Median salary
$188,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$134.6k – $294.4k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
16.5%
43 of 260 roles
Live roles
260
open right now
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
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Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Connectivity
Member of Technical Staff (General Software Engineer, Infrastructure)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$488,971 | 5 |
Lightning AI
|
$200,000 | 5 |
OpenAI
|
$317,500 | 3 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 2 |
Omnea
|
$191,500 | 2 |
Astronomer
|
$190,510 | 2 |
Attio
|
$156,744 | 2 |
| FO Focused | $136,421 | 2 |
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The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in London is $188,250 per year. Most pay falls between $134,642 (25th percentile) and $294,361 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $110,552 to $432,588.
These figures are computed live from 260 active Platform Engineer roles in London on JobsRadar, of which 43 (16.5%) 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, Perplexity and OpenAI.
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.