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DevOps / Cloud Engineering Salary in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has a distinct labour market with salaries generally below the UK median but the lowest housing costs in the UK. Belfast is the primary employment hub, with strengths in technology, financial services (particularly fintech) and the public sector.

The UK's lowest housing costs in most areas. Belfast salaries in technology and financial services can be competitive when adjusted for cost of living.

Entry Salary
£33,320
Peak Salary
£98,000
Growth
+194%
Lifetime (25yr)
£1.6m

Salary Trajectory

Stage Years Exp P25 Median P75 P90
Junior DevOps / Cloud Engineer 0+ £27,440 £33,320 £39,200 £44,100
DevOps / Cloud Engineer 2+ £39,200 £49,000 £58,800 £66,640
Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer 5+ £53,900 £63,700 £76,440 £86,240
Lead / Staff Engineer 8+ £66,640 £78,400 £93,100 £105,840
Head of Platform / Cloud Architecture 12+ £80,360 £98,000 £117,600 £137,200

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How Northern Ireland Compares

Mid-career DevOps / Cloud Engineering median salary by region

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DevOps / Cloud Engineering in Other Regions

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.