#06 · Technology
DevOps Engineer
AI can compress research, delivery, testing and documentation while keeping architecture and accountability human-led.
£675/day benchmark£148,500 annualised
74/100
AI work split
40%Automate
46%Augment
14%Human-critical
AI workforce pattern
01Research Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
02Delivery Agent
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03QA Agent
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04Documentation Agent
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05Project Agent
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06Architecture Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
Indicative expected opportunity
£22,700 / year
Based on a 50% capture assumption against the automatable share, less an indicative £7k AI/tooling cost. Use as a conversation starter, not a savings guarantee.