Teardowns

The salary gap, in the open.

One per role and level we hold enough postings to measure: the real market median, the gap most people don’t see, and how many roles already pay above it. Every figure comes from postings that disclosed a salary — where we can’t measure, we don’t publish. No gatekeeping.

Senior Product Manager · UK

The £21,514 gap and the roles closing it

Across 62 UK senior-PM postings, a bottom-quartile earner sits ~£21.5k below the median — and 31 of them pay at or above it. The real numbers, and what to do.

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Senior Software Engineer · UK

The £19,608 gap and the roles closing it

Across 50 UK senior-engineer postings, a bottom-quartile earner sits ~£19.6k below the median — and 25 of them pay at or above it, many through ATSs where auto-apply is reliable.

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Data Analyst · UK

Why your title is costing you £6,987

Across 122 UK data-analyst postings, the gap from bottom quartile to median is real — and the same title carrying a "Senior" prefix pays meaningfully more. What that actually means for you.

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Machine Learning Engineer · UK

The £9,940 gap and the roles closing it

Across 200 UK machine-learning-engineer postings, a bottom-quartile earner sits ~£9.9k below the median — and 106 of them pay at or above it. Title drift between "ML," "AI," and "Applied Scientist" hides a lot of it.

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Senior Platform Engineer · UK

The £16,072 gap and the roles closing it

Across 64 UK senior-platform-engineer postings, a bottom-quartile earner sits ~£16.1k below the median — and 32 of them pay at or above it. Most people never see them, because the same job is posted as DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure.

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Mid-level Product Manager · UK

The £10,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 255 UK mid-level product managers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £10,000 below the median — and 129 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Analytics Engineer · UK

The £5,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 175 UK mid-level analytics engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £5,000 below the median — and 93 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Data Engineer · UK

The £7,769 gap and the roles closing it

Across 169 UK mid-level data engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £7,769 below the median — and 89 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Data Scientist · UK

The £16,547 gap and the roles closing it

Across 157 UK mid-level data scientists postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £16,547 below the median — and 82 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Consultant · UK

The £7,944 gap and the roles closing it

Across 127 UK mid-level consultants postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £7,944 below the median — and 64 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Data Engineer · UK

The £16,312 gap and the roles closing it

Across 82 UK senior data engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £16,312 below the median — and 41 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Analytics Engineer · UK

The £16,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 71 UK senior analytics engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £16,000 below the median — and 50 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer · UK

The £29,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 65 UK senior machine learning engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £29,000 below the median — and 34 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Data Scientist · UK

The £15,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 65 UK senior data scientists postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £15,000 below the median — and 40 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Product Owner · UK

The £5,223 gap and the roles closing it

Across 61 UK mid-level product owners postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £5,223 below the median — and 36 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Platform Engineer · UK

The £8,918 gap and the roles closing it

Across 44 UK mid-level platform engineers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £8,918 below the median — and 22 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Account Manager · UK

The £15,000 gap and the roles closing it

Across 42 UK mid-level account managers postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £15,000 below the median — and 24 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Consultant · UK

The £29,842 gap and the roles closing it

Across 33 UK senior consultants postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £29,842 below the median — and 20 of them pay at or above it.

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Mid-level Business Analyst · UK

The £3,789 gap and the roles closing it

Across 28 UK mid-level business analysts postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £3,789 below the median — and 20 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Data Analyst · UK

The £28,601 gap and the roles closing it

Across 26 UK senior data analysts postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £28,601 below the median — and 13 of them pay at or above it.

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Senior Product Owner · UK

The £8,138 gap and the roles closing it

Across 23 UK senior product owners postings that disclosed a salary, a bottom-quartile earner sits £8,138 below the median — and 16 of them pay at or above it.

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