Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 472 | 518 | 665 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +147 | -251 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 490 | 546 | 675 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 275 | 381 | 468 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | £43,750 | £44,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £55,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £66,425 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.91% | +20.77% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Platform Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +42 | 415 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 96 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 294 | £62,500 | -5.91% | 50 |
| London | +77 | 173 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 49 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 146 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 48 |
| North of England | +38 | 115 | £60,000 | -13.95% | 14 |
| North West | -8 | 57 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +86 | 47 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 6 |
| Scotland | -26 | 47 | £62,500 | -10.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -4 | 38 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 5 |
| South West | -25 | 38 | £67,500 | -2.80% | 11 |
| South East | -13 | 32 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 20 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 18 | £60,000 | -18.64% | 2 |
| East of England | +20 | 13 | £80,000 | +72.04% | 7 |
| North East | +7 | 13 | £80,000 | +14.29% | |
| Wales | +12 | 11 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Platform Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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