DevOps Salary Calculator
Estimate what a DevOps engineer earns in the UK based on experience level, city, and cloud specialism. Use our free calculator to see a realistic salary range built from current market data.
Estimate a DevOps Salary
Choose an experience level, city, and cloud specialism to see an estimated UK salary range for a DevOps engineer role, built from current market benchmarks.
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Salary Estimate
Estimated annual base salary and range
What Affects the Number
DevOps pay tends to sit above other IT roles because it blends software, infrastructure, and reliability skills into one high-impact position.
Experience Level
Pay rises quickly once an engineer can own a full CI/CD pipeline and production infrastructure independently, rather than working under close supervision.
Location
London and the South East still pay a premium, though widespread remote and hybrid working has narrowed regional pay gaps more than in most tech roles.
Cloud Specialism
Kubernetes and multi-cloud orchestration skills tend to command the highest premium, since they’re scarcer and more complex than working within a single provider.
Average Base Salary by Experience
Baseline UK figures before location and specialism adjustments (Manchester / UK-average weighting).
| Experience Level | Typical Range | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-Level (0–2 yrs) | £28,000 – £40,000 | £34,000 |
| Junior (2–4 yrs) | £36,000 – £48,000 | £42,000 |
| Mid-Level (4–7 yrs) | £45,000 – £60,000 | £52,000 |
| Senior (7–12 yrs) | £56,000 – £76,000 | £65,000 |
| Lead / Principal (12+ yrs) | £70,000 – £95,000 | £82,000 |
DevOps Salary FAQ
Everything you need to know about how DevOps engineer pay works in the UK.
UK DevOps engineer salaries typically range from around £32,000 to £42,000 for entry-level roles up to £65,000 to £90,000 or more for senior and lead engineers, depending on location, cloud specialism, and specific tooling experience.
DevOps roles combine software engineering, infrastructure, and security skills, and directly affect how reliably and quickly a company can ship software. This broad, high-impact skill set is in short supply relative to demand, which pushes salaries above many single-discipline IT roles.
Yes. Engineers with strong Kubernetes and multi-cloud experience typically command the highest salaries, since orchestrating workloads across environments is a scarcer and more complex skill than working with a single cloud provider.
Less than it used to, but it still matters. Many DevOps roles are advertised as remote or hybrid, which has narrowed regional pay gaps, though London-based and London-anchored teams often still pay a premium over fully regional roles.