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DevOps / Cloud Engineering Salary in East Midlands

The East Midlands offers some of the UK's most affordable living combined with a diverse employment base spanning logistics, manufacturing, food production and professional services. Salaries are generally 10-20% below the national median.

Among the most affordable UK regions for housing, offering strong purchasing power. The cost-of-living advantage can offset lower nominal salaries.

Entry Salary
£31,960
Peak Salary
£94,000
Growth
+194%
Lifetime (25yr)
£1.6m

Salary Trajectory

Stage Years Exp P25 Median P75 P90
Junior DevOps / Cloud Engineer 0+ £26,320 £31,960 £37,600 £42,300
DevOps / Cloud Engineer 2+ £37,600 £47,000 £56,400 £63,920
Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer 5+ £51,700 £61,100 £73,320 £82,720
Lead / Staff Engineer 8+ £63,920 £75,200 £89,300 £101,520
Head of Platform / Cloud Architecture 12+ £77,080 £94,000 £112,800 £131,600

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Based on ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) via NOMIS. Regional salary adjustments derived from ONS regional pay differentials. Career progression timelines based on industry research. All figures are gross annual pay estimates for full-time workers.