Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 741 | 703 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -51 | -114 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 183 | 245 | 778 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 165 | 211 | 551 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,500 | £42,874 | £57,046 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.25% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £143,750 | £105,000 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £62,825 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.44% | -10.25% | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Site Reliability Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Site Reliability Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Site Reliability Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -12 | 177 | £95,500 | +27.33% | 57 |
| London | +83 | 132 | £107,500 | +26.47% | 28 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 94 | £87,500 | +27.71% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | -120 | 49 | £67,500 | +7.44% | 31 |
| South East | -16 | 15 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 9 |
| North of England | -6 | 12 | £80,000 | +81.68% | 4 |
| South West | -37 | 8 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 8 |
| North West | -15 | 7 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| Midlands | -30 | 7 | £55,000 | -45.00% | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 7 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +41 | 5 | £82,500 | +87.36% | 2 |
| Wales | +14 | 3 | £55,000 | -13.25% | 1 |
| East of England | -19 | 3 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 3 |
| Scotland | -71 | 1 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 2 |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Site Reliability Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Site Reliability Engineer in the job title.
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Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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