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🇬🇧 the UK · 2026

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

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