DevOps Salaries & Hiring in India 2026: What 800+ Live Job Listings Reveal
Source: Dev.to
If you’re a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud engineer in India — or hiring one — the market in 2026 looks very different from a few years ago. Instead of guessing, we analyzed 800+ live DevOps/SRE/Cloud/Platform Engineering roles currently on PuneOps to see what’s actually being hired for right now. Here’s what the data shows. DevOps hiring in India is no longer a one-city story. Of the live roles: Bangalore — the clear leader, ~25% of all listings The single most striking pattern: DevOps hiring in India skews experienced. The largest band by far is 5–10 years of experience Across the listings, the same technologies show up again and again: Kubernetes — effectively table stakes now Compensation varies widely by company type (product vs. services), city, and exactly how senior the role is. As broad market ranges for India in 2026:
Level Experience Typical range (₹/year)
Junior DevOps 0–2 yrs ₹6–12 LPA
Mid DevOps/SRE 3–5 yrs ₹12–22 LPA
Senior DevOps/SRE 5–10 yrs ₹22–40 LPA
Lead / Principal / Architect 10+ yrs ₹40–70 LPA+
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