2027 tech salary guide.
Our 2027 tech salary guide brings together pay benchmarks across software engineering, DevOps, UX and UI, creative, product, project management and QA. Compare salaries across 84 roles to plan pay across your team or see how your own salary stacks up.
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SALARY TRENDS
Tech salary trends in 2027.
Tech salaries have risen in line with the wider UK market this year, at 3.7% against 3.8% across the disciplines we cover. Growth is uneven across tech. DevOps and software engineering are well above the average, while QA and creative design have seen much smaller rises.
Most tech specialisms are balanced in 2027. DevOps is the exception, where Kubernetes, Terraform and cloud CI/CD skills are in short supply and the market is candidate-led. Demand is strongest for people who can design and run cloud platforms and lead delivery, which is why Solutions Architect, Platform Engineer and Delivery Manager top the list.
KEY FINDINGS
Key findings for tech in 2027.
These figures give you a quick view of salary movement and hiring activity across tech in 2027, whether you’re planning salaries across your team, reviewing your own pay or keeping an eye on the market.
- 3.7% average salary increase compared with 2026
- 58% of employers are hiring now or plan to hire within the next six months
- 45% of tech professionals are actively looking for a new role
- 42% of tech professionals feel their pay doesn’t reflect the work they do
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FAQs
Tech salary guide FAQs.
The guide covers 84 roles across software engineering, DevOps, UX and UI design, creative and design, product, project management and quality assurance. It includes 25th, 50th and 75th percentile salaries across the UK and by region, with 2026 comparisons, 2028 projections and our latest tech hiring findings.
The median UK salary across the 84 tech roles in our guide is £61,000. The roles covered vary significantly in seniority and specialism, so use that as a broad marker and compare the individual role and region for a more useful benchmark.
Tech salaries vary according to experience, technical depth, responsibility and the complexity of the environment. Roles involving architecture, leadership or specialist technical skills are more likely to sit towards the upper end of the range, while developing and lower-scope positions generally sit nearer the 25th percentile.
Solutions Architect, Platform Engineer and Delivery Manager are the three most in-demand tech roles in our research. Cloud architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD and observability are also among the technical skills employers are prioritising.
Use the median for the exact role and region rather than one overall tech figure. Specialist cloud, platform or architecture requirements, leadership responsibility and how difficult the skills are to find can all justify moving the salary further towards the 75th percentile.
No. The figures are base salary only. Bonuses, equity, pension contributions and other benefits vary between employers and should be compared separately when assessing the full package.
Yes. We can benchmark a tech role around its stack, responsibilities, seniority, location, industry and the level of experience required where the standard guide is too broad.