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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Edinburgh earns a median of £67k a year ($85k gross). Edinburgh has about 515,000 residents and is the 7th largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list. PassRidge lists 1 open Release / DevOps Engineer role based here.

£67kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $85k
p10 £55kp90 £82k
City factor 1.00×Rank 2 of 20
1Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Edinburgh
1Open in United Kingdom
£51k–£100kJunior to lead median / yr
3 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Edinburgh

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

Gross annual pay in GBP. Edinburgh is 1.00× the United Kingdom median (same), which is £67k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior£42k£51k£62k$65k
Mid-level£55k£67k£82k$85k
Senior£70k£86k£100k$110k
Lead£86k£100k£130k$130k

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

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Edinburgh

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh: FAQ

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

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Edinburgh earns a median of £67k a year ($85k), with a p10 to p90 range of £55k to £82k. Junior pay starts near £51k, senior pay is £86k and leads reach £100k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Edinburgh?

Yes: 1 open Release / DevOps Engineer role is based in Edinburgh right now, 0 of them remote, and 1 in United Kingdom. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

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

Edinburgh ranks 2nd of 20 United Kingdom cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 1.00x the national median (0%). The national mid-level median is £67k, so Edinburgh is at it. Against the US it is 39% below the US median of $140k.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh?

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh with PassRidge?

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