Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in the UK is £96,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 May 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 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 732 | 679 | 657 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | -22 | -132 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 176 | 291 | 757 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 246 | 545 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,625 | £42,874 | £57,046 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £56,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £96,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.67% | -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 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
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 | 95,996 | 89,726 | 157,614 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.76% | 91.49% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,581 | 56,645 | 84,697 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,001 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 24 May 2024.
Site Reliability Engineer
Top 13 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 24 May 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 | -3 | 172 | £97,500 | +25.81% | 90 |
| London | +85 | 130 | £107,500 | +22.86% | 57 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 91 | £87,500 | +34.62% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 43 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 63 |
| South East | +13 | 15 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 29 |
| North of England | -3 | 9 | £80,000 | +81.68% | 13 |
| South West | -29 | 9 | £68,750 | +5.77% | 6 |
| North West | -9 | 6 | £77,500 | +30.20% | 6 |
| Midlands | -14 | 6 | £55,000 | -45.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 6 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 3 | £80,000 | +81.68% | 7 |
| East of England | +5 | 3 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 5 |
| Wales | +13 | 1 | £55,000 | -13.25% | 4 |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 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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