The median tech salary in Outside London is £56K in 2026, across 37 roles in software, data, cybersecurity, product, and design. See every role's salary, its year-on-year change, and how it stacks up against the United Kingdom national median below.
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37
Roles covered
2026 salary guide
£56K
Median salary
City benchmark midpoint
£25K – £150K
Salary range
Lowest to highest tracked
Chief Information Officer
Highest-paying role
£150K median
Software Engineering
Most represented category
Most tracked roles
-16%
vs. national median
£10K lower
Moderate Confidence
Confidence
How much we trust this number
Market snapshot
City overview
Outside London tracks 37 distinct tech roles across 8 categories in the United Kingdom's salary data, rated moderate confidence for how much we trust the numbers.
Local hiring market
Software Engineering is Outside London's most represented category, accounting for roughly 20% of tracked roles, ahead of Cloud & Infrastructure and Data & Analytics.
How it compares
Outside London's median tracked salary of £56K sits 16% below the United Kingdom national median (£10K lower). Chief Information Officer is the highest-paying role tracked here, at £150K.
37 roles, each linked to its full country-wide salary page. Sort by any column or search for a specific title.
Showing 37 of 37 tracked roles
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| Chief Information Officer Technology Leadership | £150K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Chief Technology Officer Technology Leadership | £130K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| IT Director Technology Leadership | £120K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Engineering Manager Software Engineering | £100K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Chief Information Security Officer Technology Leadership | £95K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cloud Architect Cloud & Infrastructure | £85K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Solutions Architect Software Engineering | £80K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| IT Manager Technology Leadership | £70K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Product Owner Product & Design | £70K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cloud Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | £65K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| DevOps Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | £65K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Security Engineer Cybersecurity | £65K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Senior Software Engineer Software Engineering | £65K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Service Delivery Manager Cloud & Infrastructure | £65K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Database Administrator Data & Analytics | £60K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Scrum Master Project & Delivery | £60K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Analytics Engineer Data & Analytics | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Change Manager Project & Delivery | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Engineer Data & Analytics | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| IT Support Specialist Cloud & Infrastructure | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| .NET Developer Software Engineering | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Network Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | £55K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Project Manager Project & Delivery | £55K | N/A | N/A | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Scientist Data & Analytics | £53K | N/A | N/A | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Back End Developer Software Engineering | £50K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| ERP/CRM Specialist Enterprise Applications & ERP | £50K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Mobile Developer Software Engineering | £50K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| RPA Developer Enterprise Applications & ERP | £50K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| QA Engineer Software Engineering | £48K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Application Support Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | £45K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Business Analyst Project & Delivery | £45K | N/A | N/A | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Analyst Data & Analytics | £45K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Systems Administrator Cloud & Infrastructure | £45K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Software Engineer Software Engineering | £43K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Network Administrator Cloud & Infrastructure | £40K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| UX/UI Designer Product & Design | £35K | N/A | N/A | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cybersecurity Analyst Cybersecurity | £30K | N/A | N/A | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
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Entry
£43K
Range £30K – £60K
Mid
£53K
Range £25K – £150K
Senior
£65K
Range £60K – £70K
Manager
£61K
Range £40K – £130K
Director
£105K
Range £80K – £120K
The median tech salary in Outside London is £56K, while the average is £55K. The median is less skewed by a small number of very high or very low outlier salaries, which is why it's usually the more reliable figure to benchmark your own offer against.
The benchmark median salary in Outside London is £56K in 2026, based on published market compensation data.
Outside London is currently below the national benchmark by £10K (-16%).
Chief Information Officer is the highest-paying tech role tracked in Outside London, with a median salary of £150K. See the full role table on this page for salary ranges across every tracked discipline.
Software Engineering has more tracked roles in Outside London than any other category, ahead of the other disciplines tracked on this page.
This city benchmark is marked Moderate Confidence. High Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
A city's tech salaries move with its own mix of employers, its cost of living, and which specific roles are actually being hired there, plus how much data we've been able to collect for that city. All of that can pull a city's numbers away from the national average, in either direction.
Meaningfully. See the salary by seniority breakdown on this page for how median pay in Outside London moves from entry-level through to senior and lead roles.