DevOps Engineer Pay UK 2026/27
DevOps salaries remain strong because demand for cloud, automation, and reliability skills still outpaces supply. Engineers who combine platform delivery with security capability command the best offers.
At a Glance
- Junior DevOps / Platform Engineer£2,573 / moof £38,000 gross a year
- DevOps Engineer£3,780 / moof £60,000 gross a year
- Senior / Lead / Principal DevOps£4,843 / moof £82,000 gross a year
DevOps and platform engineering is one of the most in-demand UK tech specialisms, and ongoing skills shortages keep pay above many general software engineering roles.
Hays' 2024 survey put median DevOps salary at £60,000 nationally and £78,000 in London, with premiums for Kubernetes, Terraform, and major cloud platform expertise.
The role increasingly overlaps with SRE and platform engineering, and candidates who can show both automation and security strength are especially sought after.
DevOps Engineer Salary Breakdown UK 2026/27
The table below shows typical devops engineer salaries across experience levels and regions, alongside estimated take-home pay after income tax and National Insurance. Click any gross salary figure to open it in the calculator.
Income Tax and National Insurance in 2026/27
Like all UK workers, devops engineers salaries are subject to income tax and National Insurance (NI) contributions. In the 2026/27 tax year:
| Up to £12,570 | 0% (Personal Allowance) |
| £12,571 – £50,270 | 20% (Basic Rate) |
| £50,271 – £125,140 | 40% (Higher Rate) |
| Above £125,140 | 45% (Additional Rate) |
| Up to £12,570 | 0% |
| £12,570 – £50,270 | 8% |
| Above £50,270 | 2% |
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Financial independence
- In today's money, you'll have at least £21,600 / year (£1,800 / month) when you stop working at 66 - just from your savings
- In real terms, that's £38,340 / year (£3,195 / month)
- That means all your outgoings are covered without having to make any further contributions!
- You may be able to retire earlier - try adjusting the retirement age field
Where your £5,000 a month goes
- Essentials£1,750
- Everything else£500
- Tax and NI£1,115
- Pension£250
- Left to invest in your ISA£1,385
Projected wealth
Estimated income over 50 years, in today's money, with a 5% annual return and 0.35% yearly platform and fund fees.
Projected pension
Your pension pot over 31 years at three growth rates, after 0.35% fees, in today's money.
Calculations
- FI Target = Annual outgoings (£21,600) * Years needed for 4.00% SWR (25.00) = £540,000
- Invested annual pension = £4,800
- Invested annual surplus = £16,618
- Inflation of 2.5% / year
- Assumes New State Pension, payments increasing with inflation (2.5% / year)
- Assumes student loans last 30 years max
- Assumes a flex-drawdown pension for illustration purposes
- Assumes you draw down pension up to the higher rate bracket (£50,270), then draw down your S&S ISA
- Pension lump sums are not included