2027 DevOps salary guide.
Our 2027 DevOps salary guide gives you a clearer picture of pay across the UK for DevOps engineering, cloud, SRE, security and leadership roles. Use it when setting a salary, comparing an offer or checking what your experience is worth in the market.
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SALARY TRENDS
DevOps salary trends in 2027.
DevOps salaries have risen faster than the wider UK market this year, at 5.3% against 3.8% across the disciplines we cover. DevOps is one of the fastest-growing specialisms we cover in 2027, with security-focused and SRE roles seeing the largest increases.
The market is candidate-led in 2027. Kubernetes, Terraform and cloud CI/CD skills are in short supply, and employers are moving quickly when they find them.
KEY FINDINGS
Key findings for DevOps in 2027.
These figures give you a quick view of salary movement and hiring activity in DevOps for 2027, whether you’re setting a salary for a role, reviewing your own pay or keeping an eye on the market.
- 5.3% average salary increase compared with 2026
- 60% of employers are hiring now or plan to hire within the next six months
- 42% of DevOps professionals are actively looking for a new role
- 34% of DevOps professionals feel their pay doesn’t reflect the work they do
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FAQs
DevOps salary guide FAQs.
The guide covers 13 roles across DevOps, platform engineering, cloud and site reliability, from engineer level through to Head of DevOps. Salaries are shown at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles across the UK and by region, with 2026 comparisons and 2028 projections.
The median UK salary across the 13 DevOps roles in our guide is £83,500. Salaries can vary significantly depending on the role, cloud environment, technical scope and level of responsibility, so use the figure as a broad market marker.
DevOps salaries increase as responsibility moves into larger platforms, architecture, reliability and technical leadership. Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerisation and infrastructure as code can also influence where someone sits within the salary range.
Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer are the three most in-demand roles in our research. Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and cloud CI/CD are also among the technical skills employers are looking for.
Benchmark against the exact role, region and technical environment. Roles requiring strong Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud or platform engineering experience are likely to need a stronger salary than a role with a narrower remit. Architecture and leadership responsibility should also be reflected in the benchmark.
No. The figures are base salary only. Bonuses, equity, pension contributions and other benefits should be considered separately when comparing the overall package.
Yes. We can benchmark DevOps, platform, cloud and SRE roles around the exact technology environment, responsibilities, seniority and location.