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UK edition2026/27 HMRC rates

Compare Tech Role Salaries in the UK

Side-by-side salary breakdowns for the most compared tech role pairs in the UK. Median pay, salary ranges, year-on-year growth, and market signals, all in one page per comparison.

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AI & Data

8 comparisons
Data EngineervsData ScientistData EngineervsAnalytics EngineerData ScientistvsMachine Learning EngineerAI EngineervsSoftware EngineerData AnalystvsData EngineerData ScientistvsData AnalystMachine Learning EngineervsAI EngineerData EngineervsSoftware Engineer

Infrastructure & Architecture

8 comparisons
Cloud ArchitectvsSolutions ArchitectDevOps EngineervsCloud EngineerDevOps EngineervsSite Reliability EngineerSolutions ArchitectvsEnterprise ArchitectNetwork EngineervsCloud EngineerCloud EngineervsSite Reliability EngineerDevOps EngineervsPlatform EngineerCloud ArchitectvsDevOps Engineer

Management vs IC

8 comparisons
Principal Software EngineervsEngineering ManagerProduct ManagervsProduct OwnerProject ManagervsScrum MasterBusiness AnalystvsProduct OwnerProgramme ManagervsProject ManagerProduct ManagervsProject ManagerEngineering ManagervsProduct ManagerScrum MastervsProduct Owner

Developer Specialisations

8 comparisons
Frontend DevelopervsBackend DeveloperFull Stack DevelopervsSoftware EngineerPython DevelopervsJava DeveloperQA EngineervsSoftware EngineerMobile DevelopervsFrontend DeveloperBackend DevelopervsSoftware EngineerFull Stack DevelopervsFrontend DeveloperiOS DevelopervsAndroid Developer

Security & Compliance

3 comparisons
Cybersecurity AnalystvsSecurity EngineerSecurity EngineervsSoftware EngineerCybersecurity AnalystvsNetwork Engineer

Analytics & Business

3 comparisons
Data AnalystvsBusiness AnalystBusiness AnalystvsData AnalystFinancial AnalystvsData Analyst

Core Engineering

6 comparisons
Software EngineervsSolutions ArchitectSoftware EngineervsDevOps EngineerSenior Software EngineervsSoftware EngineerSoftware EngineervsCloud EngineerBackend DevelopervsDevOps EngineerSoftware EngineervsCybersecurity Analyst

Testing & Quality

2 comparisons
QA EngineervsDevOps EngineerQA EngineervsData Analyst

Project & Delivery

4 comparisons
Business AnalystvsProject ManagerScrum MastervsProject ManagerProgramme ManagervsEngineering ManagerProduct OwnervsProject Manager

Project & Change

5 comparisons
Project ManagervsChange ManagerChange ManagervsHead Of Projects ChangeHead Of Projects ChangevsBusiness AnalystBusiness AnalystvsProgramme ManagerProgramme ManagervsPortfolio Manager

Data & Analytics

4 comparisons
Data EngineervsDatabase AdministratorDatabase AdministratorvsAI EngineerAI EngineervsData AnalystData AnalystvsAnalytics Engineer

Software Engineering

5 comparisons
Solutions ArchitectvsQA EngineerQA EngineervsEngineering ManagerEngineering ManagervsLead Software EngineerLead Software EngineervsFrontend DeveloperFrontend DevelopervsNet Developer

Infrastructure & Cloud

4 comparisons
Site Reliability EngineervsNetwork EngineerCloud EngineervsApplication Support EngineerApplication Support EngineervsInfrastructure EngineerInfrastructure EngineervsCloud Architect

Leadership

5 comparisons
Chief Technology OfficervsIT DirectorIT DirectorvsChief Data OfficerChief Data OfficervsChief Information Security OfficerChief Information Security OfficervsChief Digital OfficerChief Digital OfficervsChief Information Officer

Cybersecurity

5 comparisons
Cybersecurity AnalystvsGRC SpecialistGRC SpecialistvsSecurity Operations ManagerSecurity Operations ManagervsGRC AnalystGRC AnalystvsSecurity ArchitectSecurity ArchitectvsSecurity Engineer

Enterprise Applications

5 comparisons
SAP SpecialistvsERP CRM SpecialistERP CRM SpecialistvsSharepoint DeveloperSharepoint DevelopervsWorkday SpecialistWorkday SpecialistvsOracle SpecialistOracle SpecialistvsSalesforce Specialist

Product & Design

4 comparisons
Product ManagervsService DesignerService DesignervsUX UI DesignerUX UI DesignervsProduct OwnerProduct OwnervsUX Researcher

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