DevOps engineers bridge the gap between software development and IT operations — automating deployments, managing cloud infrastructure and keeping systems reliable at scale.
DevOps engineers automate the delivery of software — writing pipelines that test, build and deploy code dozens of times a day without manual intervention.
Build automated pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab that test and deploy code on every commit.
Provision cloud infrastructure with Terraform and CloudFormation — repeatable, version-controlled environments.
Set up Prometheus, Grafana and ELK stacks to detect and alert on problems before users notice them.
Package applications in Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes for consistent, scalable deployments.
DevOps draws on cloud and programming skills — most students spend 8–14 months getting job-ready.
DevOps engineers write Python daily — for automation scripts, API calls, and tooling. Start here if you have no programming background.
Understand the cloud platform that most DevOps pipelines run on. Foundation-level, no experience needed.
The core course. Covers Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins CI/CD and AWS automation. This is the cert that gets you hired as a DevOps engineer.
DevOps is one of the highest-paid disciplines in UK tech, with strong demand from startups to FTSE 100 companies.
| Level | Role | Typical UK salary |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Junior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer | £35k – £48k |
| Mid | DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer | £50k – £65k |
| Senior | Senior DevOps / Senior SRE | £65k – £85k |
| Lead | Principal Engineer / Head of DevOps | £85k – £110k |
Start with Python or AWS Practitioner and work up to DevOps & Cloud Automation. Pay monthly from £49.
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