01Salary report

DevOps Engineer salary in Leeds.

Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.

02Distribution

The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.

25th percentile

£65,000

Median (50th)

£85,000

Calibrated estimate

75th percentile

£115,000

Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.

03Market context

DevOps Engineer market in Leeds.

DevOps and platform engineers are the second-highest paid engineering specialism after AI/ML. The clearest premium is for engineers who can run a multi-cluster Kubernetes platform with observability and cost discipline. Contract day rates run £550-£900 for senior platform work.

Leeds specifically: Leeds anchors the Yorkshire tech market and houses major banking, insurance and channel-4 / media operations. Salaries sit broadly with Manchester; the contract market for finance-adjacent tech work is particularly strong.

04Side income on top

Members in this role typically add £9,400/year.

Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent (£47/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.

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