Platform Engineer Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 23,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£58,330
gross, per year
▲ 9.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£62,360
Jobs measured
23,000
What most platform engineers actually earn
Half of platform engineers in London earn between £50,946 and £93,135. Earning above £93,135 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in London.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of platform engineers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Information technology professionals n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 code
- 2139
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “platform engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Information technology professionals n.e.c.”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Platform Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Platform Engineer salary in London?
The median is £58,330 a year and the mean is £62,360, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Platform Engineer salary?
Half of platform engineers earn between £50,946 and £93,135. Anything above £93,135 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 23,000 jobs in this occupation.
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