DevOps Engineer
Adecco
£525 – £550 a day
ApplyLead Dev. Ops Engineer. Rate - £550 (A day. Location - London (Hybrid. Duration - 6 Months (Initially. IR35 - Inside (Must use..
DevOps Engineer Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a DevOps Engineer, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & Workplace · Updated 5 October 2026£122,000
median advertised salary
58
live jobs right now
57%
permanent roles
90%
via agencies
How much does a DevOps Engineer earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a DevOps Engineer in the UK is £122,000 a year, based on 50 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £10,170 a month or £62.56 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 57% of current adverts are permanent, and 90% are posted through recruitment agencies.
DevOps Engineer adverts mention AI or automation 15% of the time.
How DevOps Engineer pay compares
Median advertised salary for DevOps Engineer beside other job titles in IT, from the lowest paid to the highest.
Other roles in IT
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Engineer | £124,000 | 16 | 68% | 21% |
| DevOps Engineer | £122,000 | 58 | 57% | 15% |
| Java Developer | £109,000 | 28 | 35% | 8.4% |
| Data Engineer | £83,000 | 159 | 79% | 8% |
| Programme Manager | £75,000 | 198 | 70% | 3% |
| Software Engineer | £60,000 | 541 | 89% | 9% |
| Data Analyst | £48,000 | 103 | 72% | 3% |
| Systems Administrator | £36,000 | — | 68% | 2% |
| 1st Line Support | £30,000 | 27 | 78% | 0% |
Latest DevOps Engineer jobs
AWS DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
TXP
£450 – £465 a day
ApplyJob title: AWS Dev. Ops Engineer (SC Cleared. Role Type: Contract, full time hours. Location: Remote Working (Occasional travel..
AWS DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
TXP
£400 – £450 a day
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DevOps Engineer
Vantage Consulting
£55,000 – £65,000 a year
ApplyDev. Ops Engineer. Salary: £55,000-£65,000 DOE. Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office (including..
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Pay not stated
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Junior DevOps / MLOps Engineer
Adria Solutions Ltd
£35,000 – £45,000 a year
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DevOps Engineer - Ransomware Recovery
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£500 – £600 a day
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Senior DevOps Engineer
Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Limited
£85,000 – £110,000 a year
ApplySenior Dev. Ops Engineer. AWS / Kubernetes / Terraform / CI/CD / Infrastructure as Code. Oxfordshire (Hybrid - 2 days a week in..
Senior Devops Engineer
Ofwat Direct employer
£59,660 – £65,000 a year
ApplyJoin Ofwat's IT Operations Team as a Senior Dev. Ops Engineer. This is a Fixed Term Appointment running until 31st December 2027..
Senior DevOps / Automation Engineer
Experis
£500 – £570 a day
ApplySenior Dev. Ops / Automation Engineer. Location: Remote. Contract Length: 6 months. Rate: £500 - £570. Role Purpose. We are..
Browse 58 live DevOps Engineer jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live DevOps Engineer vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →