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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TRADES N.E.C.▲ 65% /10yrBUSINESS, RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS N.E.C.▲ 60% /10yrFINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS▲ 55% /10yrASSEMBLERS (VEHICLES AND METAL GOODS)▼ 1% /10yrHIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS▲ 5% /10yrSOFTWARE ENGINEER£55,000▲ 38% /5yrCYBER SECURITY ANALYST£62,000▲ 35% /5yr

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
WINDOW: TRAJECTORY

Salary Trajectory

StageYrs ExpP25MedianP75P90
Junior DevOps / Cloud Engineer0+£27,440£33,320£39,200£44,100
DevOps / Cloud Engineer2+£39,200£49,000£58,800£66,640
Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer5+£53,900£63,700£76,440£86,240
Lead / Staff Engineer8+£66,640£78,400£93,100£105,840
Head of Platform / Cloud Architecture12+£80,360£98,000£117,600£137,200

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WINDOW: REGIONAL COMPARISON

How Northern Ireland Compares

Mid-career DevOps / Cloud Engineering median salary by region

London
£85,800
South East
£68,900
Scotland
£68,250
East of England
£66,300
South West
£64,350
North West
£64,350
West Midlands
£63,700
Northern Ireland
£63,700
Yorkshire and The Humber
£61,750
Wales
£61,750
East Midlands
£61,100
North East
£59,150
WINDOW: RELATED

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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.