DevOps / Cloud Engineer jobs in the UK

Live devops / cloud engineer roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

21695 live devops / cloud engineer roles

EMEA Platform Engineering Director

London

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Volta is seeking a platform engineering leader to oversee EMEA delivery, bringing together Europe-based engineers into a cohesive regional structure.

Engineering
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Network Engineer

Manchester

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Opticore IT is a specialist Network Engineer and Project Management consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within fast-paced…

IT & Technology
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DevOps / Cloud Engineer salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£60,000 – £100,000 (midpoint £80,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£48,000 – £80,000 (midpoint £64,000)
North West
7 live adverts
£52,000 – £62,500 (£57,500 · 25th–75th pct)
South East
11 live adverts
£51,125 – £60,000 (£55,000 · 25th–75th pct)
East of England (indicative)
12 live adverts
£41,000 – £85,000 (midpoint £52,250)
North East (indicative)
5 live adverts
£47,000 – £80,000 (midpoint £51,500)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£42,000 – £64,000 (midpoint £50,000)
Midlands
6 live adverts
£42,125 – £63,125 (£49,250 · 25th–75th pct)
Wales (indicative)
5 live adverts
£34,250 – £80,000 (midpoint £47,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
1 live advert
£35,500 – £75,000 (midpoint £35,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Systems administration sits at the bottom of the band, cloud and platform engineering in the middle, and site-reliability and principal roles at the top; a cloud certification (AWS SA, AZ-104/305) and infrastructure-as-code set the premium. Contract day rates £500–£750 are common.
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FAQs

What does a DevOps engineer earn?

Indicatively £45,000–£100,000 permanent, London and senior roles at the top; contract £500–£750 a day.

Which cloud pays most?

AWS and Azure dominate UK demand; multi-cloud and Kubernetes experience commands the highest rates.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and a practical exercise; regulated employers add background checks.

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