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Cambridge tech salary guide

Median advertised salary by role and seniority, derived from 125 live Cambridge job adverts over the last 180 days. We exclude predicted salaries — these are the figures employers actually publish.

125 advertised salaries analysed · 2026 · agency ads and outliers excluded

Backend

£50k£86k

Median advertised range · from 62 adverts · full spread £35k–£98k

Mid £50k–£60k 38 ads
Senior £55k–£70k 15 ads
Principal £57k–£86k 4 ads

Data Scientist

£38k£75k

Median advertised range · from 25 adverts · full spread £35k–£109k

Mid £38k–£42k 9 ads
Senior £59k–£69k 8 ads
Lead £75k–£75k 7 ads

DevOps

£55k£83k

Median advertised range · from 28 adverts · full spread £40k–£90k

Mid £55k–£60k 21 ads
Lead £65k–£83k 4 ads

Methodology

We aggregate verified salary bands from Cambridge job adverts on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, Personio, Pinpoint, Teamtailor, Workday, SmartRecruiters, Reed, and Adzuna. Predicted salaries (Adzuna's ML estimates) are excluded. We only publish a role/seniority combination once we have at least 3 data points.

What this is NOT: the salary you'll get when you negotiate. Advertised ranges are typically conservative; the actual offer depends on your level, leverage, and what the role's been signed off at. Use these as a floor for "is the conversation worth having?".