The highest-paying tech roles in the UK
As of June 2026, the highest-paying tech role family in the UK is Data / ML at a median of £79k, from live listings that disclose pay. Here’s the full ranking.
Source: QuantumCareer · live UK listings · updated June 2026.
- 1Data / ML465 roles£79k
- 2Software Engineer1,415 roles£73k
- 3Security80 roles£73k
- 4DevOps / Platform617 roles£72k
- 5Product419 roles£70k
- 6Management269 roles£70k
- 7AI / ML Engineer589 roles£65k
Median annual pay from live UK listings that disclose salary. Roles without enough disclosed pay are omitted.
Across the 7 UK tech role families with enough disclosed pay to rank, median salaries run from £65k to £79k — a spread of £14k between the best- and lowest-paid families here. Data / ML, Software Engineer and Security lead the table. These are medians, so individual offers swing well above and below — seniority, location and disclosed-pay coverage all move the number.
Common questions
What is the highest-paying tech role in the UK?
As of June 2026, the highest-paying tech role family in the UK is Data / ML, with a median salary of £79k (from live listings that disclose pay, via QuantumCareer).
Which tech roles round out the top five?
After Data / ML, the best-paid UK tech role families are Software Engineer (£73k), Security (£73k), DevOps / Platform (£72k), Product (£70k).
How are these salaries calculated?
Median annual pay from live UK job listings that disclose salary, by role family — normalised to annual and refreshed daily by QuantumCareer.
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