Median salary
$192,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$141.8k – $303.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
23.9%
53 of 222 roles
Live roles
222
open right now
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Infrastructure)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Lightning AI
|
$200,000 | 7 |
Anthropic
|
$488,971 | 5 |
Astronomer
|
$205,314 | 5 |
OpenAI
|
$317,500 | 3 |
Sierra
|
$321,554 | 2 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 2 |
Attio
|
$156,744 | 2 |
Langfuse
|
$144,187 | 2 |
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The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in London is $192,000 per year. Most pay falls between $141,796 (25th percentile) and $303,836 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $115,736 to $325,555.
These figures are computed live from 222 active Platform Engineer roles in London on JobsRadar, of which 53 (23.9%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Platform Engineer roles in London include Anthropic, OpenAI and Perplexity.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.