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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Mid-level Release / DevOps Engineers in Birmingham earn about £65k gross a year ($82k), with most offers between £53k and £79k. Birmingham has about 1.2 million residents and is the 2nd largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list. No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based here today; United Kingdom has 1, and remote roles can be done from Birmingham.

£65kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $82k
p10 £53kp90 £79k
City factor 0.97×Rank 3 of 20
0Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Birmingham
1Open in United Kingdom
£50k–£100kJunior to lead median / yr
3 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Birmingham

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Birmingham today, so these are the nearest in United Kingdom, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Release / DevOps Engineer pay by level in Birmingham

Gross annual pay in GBP. Birmingham is 0.97× the United Kingdom median (-3%), which is £67k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior£41k£50k£60k$63k
Mid-level£53k£65k£79k$82k
Senior£68k£83k£100k$110k
Lead£84k£100k£120k$130k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Release / DevOps Engineer salary page for Birmingham.

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Birmingham

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Run release trains, branching and rollbacks
  • Manage test environments and ephemeral stacks
  • Instrument deployments with quality signals
  • Cut pipeline run time and flake rate

Skills and stack employers ask for

CI/CDDocker and KubernetesScriptingObservabilityRelease management

Tools named most often

JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDocker

Time zone

Birmingham is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Birmingham: FAQ

How much does a Release / DevOps Engineer earn in Birmingham?

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Birmingham earns a median of £65k a year ($82k), with a p10 to p90 range of £53k to £79k. Junior pay starts near £50k, senior pay is £83k and leads reach £100k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Birmingham?

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Birmingham today, but United Kingdom has 1 and Release / DevOps Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Birmingham pay compare with the rest of United Kingdom?

Birmingham ranks 3rd of 20 United Kingdom cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 0.97x the national median (-3%). The national mid-level median is £67k, so Birmingham is below it. Against the US it is 41% below the US median of $140k.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Birmingham ask for?

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule. Typical requirements: CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes, Scripting, Observability, Release management. The tools named most often are Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker.

Can a Release / DevOps Engineer work with US or European teams from Birmingham?

Birmingham is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. 80% of Release / DevOps Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a Release / DevOps Engineer job in Birmingham with PassRidge?

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