Site Reliability Engineer - AWS
Spectrum IT Recruitment
£60,000 – £70,000 a year
ApplyProfessional certifications in cloud Dev. Ops, such as AWS Certified Dev. Ops Engineer or Google Cloud Professional Dev. Ops..
Site Reliability Engineer Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Site Reliability 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£70,000
median advertised salary
13
live jobs right now
93%
permanent roles
81%
via agencies
How much does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Site Reliability Engineer in the UK is £70,000 a year, based on 10 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £5,830 a month or £35.90 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 93% of current adverts are permanent, and 81% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Site Reliability Engineer adverts mention AI or automation 3% of the time.
How Site Reliability Engineer pay compares
Median advertised salary for Site Reliability 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% |
| Java Developer | £109,000 | 28 | 35% | 8.4% |
| Data Engineer | £83,000 | 159 | 79% | 8% |
| Programme Manager | £75,000 | 198 | 70% | 3% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | £70,000 | 13 | 93% | 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 Site Reliability Engineer jobs
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Spectrum IT Recruitment
£70,000 – £75,000 a year
ApplySenior Site Reliability Engineer. Southampton HQ - 2 Times a week in Office. Cloud, Saa. S, AWS. The company deliver cutting-edge..
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Spectrum IT Recruitment
£75,000 – £85,000 a year
ApplySenior Site Reliability Engineer - Azure Cloud Platform. Southampton - Hybrid. We are working alongside a global provider of..
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Synapri
£65,000 – £75,000 a year
ApplySenior Site Reliability Engineer / Senior Cloud Platform Engineer | £75,000 | Nottingham Hybrid. Synapri are partnering..
Lead Site Reliability & Observability Engineer
Amtis Professional Ltd
£500 – £575 a day
ApplyLead Site Reliability & Observability Engineer. Location: Birmingham. Rate: Up to £575/day – Inside IR35. Contract opportunity..
Junior Site Reliability Engineer
Corecom Consulting
£30,000 a year
ApplyJunior Site Reliability Engineer. Do you have an inquisitive mindset, enjoy problem solving, and have an interest in tech..
Site Reliability Engineer
The Business Connection Group
£130,000 – £150,000 a year
ApplySite Reliability Engineer | £130,000 - £150,000 | Remote. My client, a pioneering advanced technology organisation — a global..
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Pathfinder
£75,000 – £90,000 a year
ApplySenior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE. London, hybrid, one day a week onsite. Up to £90,000 + 10% cash allowance, 10% non..
Site Reliability Engineer (Remote/ EU based) - Chinese Speakers
TrueWatch
£77,691 – £86,324 a year
ApplyMaintain system reliability, availability, and performance for cloud infrastructure and services to ensure continuous operations..
Site Reliability Engineer
JAM Recruitment Ltd
£700 – £750 a day
ApplySite Reliability Engineer. Contract. £700-750 per day (inside IR35. London. 3-4 days per week on site. "Developed Vetting (DV)..
Browse 13 live Site Reliability Engineer jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Site Reliability 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 →