PaaS Contract Job Trends in England

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring PaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 285 239
Rank change year-on-year -31 -46 -31
Contract jobs citing PaaS 318 217 378
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 0.87% 1.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.09% 2.30% 3.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 134 270
10th Percentile £412 £413 £368
25th Percentile £453 £500 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.65% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £688 £674 £675
90th Percentile £738 £762 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £589 £596
% change year-on-year -10.87% -1.22% -0.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £53.75 - £26.00
75th Percentile £55.13 - £26.50
90th Percentile £55.35 - -
UK median hourly rate £53.75 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -66.67%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

PaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 15,211 9,449 12,035
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.01% 37.73% 32.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,308 6,418 8,595
10th Percentile £325 £310 £306
25th Percentile £413 £413 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £716 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 541 239 338
10th Percentile £16.62 £14.99 £14.00
25th Percentile £23.16 £17.14 £16.06
Median hourly rate £42.69 £25.15 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.72% +14.32% -31.89%
75th Percentile £70.00 £38.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £68.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £28.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +33.93% +27.27% -37.14%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PaaS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

PaaS job vacancy trend in England

PaaS
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PaaS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PaaS

PaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PaaS in England over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PaaS in England

PaaS
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PaaS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PaaS

PaaS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PaaS within the England region over the 6 months to 24 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -15 182 £525 -12.50% 60
South East -53 46 £700 +21.74% 31
North of England -57 44 £454 -9.20% 5
Yorkshire -33 28 £507 +19.18% 1
Midlands -42 22 £539 -10.25% 12
North West -38 16 £425 +18.72% 3
West Midlands -50 15 £540 -12.62% 6
East of England -18 13 £644 -4.70% 7
South West -35 9 £525 -34.38% 11
East Midlands -12 7 £500 -2.44% 6
North East -38 4 £638 +19.38% 1
PaaS
UK

PaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 26 (8.18%) Microsoft Exchange
1 26 (8.18%) SharePoint
2 14 (4.40%) Confluence
3 10 (3.14%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (3.14%) SAS
4 5 (1.57%) Apache
5 3 (0.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.94%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.63%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.63%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.31%) IIS
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (4.72%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (1.89%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (1.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (1.26%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle FAH
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.63%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.31%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 209 (65.72%) IaaS
2 208 (65.41%) Azure
3 121 (38.05%) SaaS
4 76 (23.90%) AWS
5 56 (17.61%) Azure DevOps
5 56 (17.61%) Entra ID
6 46 (14.47%) OCI
7 39 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
8 36 (11.32%) Serverless
9 35 (11.01%) GitHub
10 27 (8.49%) Azure Key Vault
11 24 (7.55%) Azure Monitor
12 20 (6.29%) Azure AKS
13 18 (5.66%) GCP
13 18 (5.66%) Power Platform
14 16 (5.03%) GitHub Actions
15 15 (4.72%) Azure Service Bus
16 14 (4.40%) Azure App Service
17 9 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
18 8 (2.52%) Azure WebJobs
Communications & Networking
1 35 (11.01%) DNS
1 35 (11.01%) Firewall
2 25 (7.86%) VPN
3 18 (5.66%) DHCP
4 13 (4.09%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.14%) WAN
6 9 (2.83%) SAN
7 8 (2.52%) LAN
7 8 (2.52%) SMTP
8 7 (2.20%) Network Security
8 7 (2.20%) PSTN
8 7 (2.20%) Unified Communications
8 7 (2.20%) VLAN
9 6 (1.89%) Internet
9 6 (1.89%) IPsec
10 5 (1.57%) Kerberos
11 4 (1.26%) SSL
12 3 (0.94%) BGP
12 3 (0.94%) FTP
12 3 (0.94%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.35%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.46%) Azure SQL Database
2 11 (3.46%) Oracle Database
3 10 (3.14%) NoSQL
3 10 (3.14%) SAS Enterprise Guide
3 10 (3.14%) SAS Visual Analytics
4 9 (2.83%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (2.52%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.57%) Metadata
6 5 (1.57%) Power BI
7 4 (1.26%) Big Data
7 4 (1.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (1.26%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.94%) DocumentDB
8 3 (0.94%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.63%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 28 (8.81%) Git
2 22 (6.92%) JIRA
3 7 (2.20%) Chocolatey
3 7 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.89%) Postman
5 4 (1.26%) SoapUI
6 3 (0.94%) GitLab
7 2 (0.63%) ERwin
8 1 (0.31%) JetBrains Rider
8 1 (0.31%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 75 (23.58%) Social Skills
2 60 (18.87%) Finance
3 41 (12.89%) Public Sector
4 30 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (6.60%) Banking
6 20 (6.29%) Legal
7 11 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.89%) Military
11 5 (1.57%) Law
12 4 (1.26%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.63%) Aviation
13 2 (0.63%) Japanese Language
13 2 (0.63%) Legal Technology
13 2 (0.63%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.63%) Retail
13 2 (0.63%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 106 (33.33%) Architect
2 60 (18.87%) Azure Engineer
3 42 (13.21%) Senior
4 40 (12.58%) Cloud Engineer
5 30 (9.43%) Solutions Architect
6 29 (9.12%) Lead
7 28 (8.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 24 (7.55%) Technical Architect
9 22 (6.92%) Azure Architect
10 21 (6.60%) Platform Engineer
11 19 (5.97%) Azure Platform Engineer
11 19 (5.97%) Cloud Platform Engineer
12 15 (4.72%) Developer
12 15 (4.72%) DevOps Engineer
13 13 (4.09%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 13 (4.09%) Lead Architect
13 13 (4.09%) Principal Engineer
14 12 (3.77%) Technical Leader
15 11 (3.46%) IT Engineer
15 11 (3.46%) Oracle Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.49%) Oracle Fusion
2 26 (8.18%) .NET
2 26 (8.18%) REST
3 24 (7.55%) Web Services
4 21 (6.60%) SOAP
5 16 (5.03%) Microsoft Graph
6 13 (4.09%) ARM Templates
6 13 (4.09%) OAuth
7 12 (3.77%) .NET Framework
8 11 (3.46%) Middleware
9 9 (2.83%) JSON
9 9 (2.83%) YAML
10 8 (2.52%) XML
11 7 (2.20%) Entity Framework
12 6 (1.89%) OAuth2
12 6 (1.89%) OpenID
12 6 (1.89%) SAML
13 5 (1.57%) JWT
13 5 (1.57%) Kafka
14 4 (1.26%) React
Miscellaneous
1 47 (14.78%) Cloud Native
2 20 (6.29%) Data Centre
3 19 (5.97%) Public Cloud
4 17 (5.35%) Distributed Systems
5 16 (5.03%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (5.03%) Onboarding
6 14 (4.40%) Product Ownership
7 11 (3.46%) Virtual Team
8 10 (3.14%) IoT
9 9 (2.83%) Clustering
9 9 (2.83%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (2.83%) PKI
10 7 (2.20%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (2.20%) SCADA
11 6 (1.89%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.89%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.57%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 49 (15.41%) Windows
2 36 (11.32%) Linux
3 16 (5.03%) Unix
4 14 (4.40%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.20%) Mac OS
6 6 (1.89%) Android
6 6 (1.89%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.89%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (1.57%) VMS
8 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.31%) CentOS
9 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (42.14%) DevOps
2 119 (37.42%) CI/CD
3 89 (27.99%) Infrastructure as Code
4 81 (25.47%) Migration
5 68 (21.38%) Agile
6 63 (19.81%) Roadmaps
7 48 (15.09%) Analytics
8 45 (14.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 43 (13.52%) Technical Leadership
10 40 (12.58%) Containerisation
11 39 (12.26%) Architectural Patterns
12 38 (11.95%) ERP
13 37 (11.64%) Microservices
13 37 (11.64%) Problem-Solving
13 37 (11.64%) Stakeholder Management
14 35 (11.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 35 (11.01%) RBAC
15 34 (10.69%) Cybersecurity
15 34 (10.69%) TOGAF
16 33 (10.38%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 56 (17.61%) PowerShell
2 44 (13.84%) Python
2 44 (13.84%) SQL
3 35 (11.01%) Bicep
4 15 (4.72%) C#
5 13 (4.09%) Java
6 12 (3.77%) Bash
6 12 (3.77%) Ruby
7 10 (3.14%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.89%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.57%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.63%) Groovy
10 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.63%) Perl
10 2 (0.63%) Scala
11 1 (0.31%) C++
11 1 (0.31%) R
11 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 128 (40.25%) Security Cleared
2 80 (25.16%) SC Cleared
3 44 (13.84%) Azure Certification
4 37 (11.64%) DV Cleared
5 29 (9.12%) Degree
6 14 (4.40%) TOGAF Certification
7 12 (3.77%) CISSP
8 11 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (3.14%) AWS Certification
10 9 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (2.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (2.20%) CISM
12 7 (2.20%) Master's Degree
12 7 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (2.20%) SANS
13 6 (1.89%) GIAC
14 5 (1.57%) CESG Certified Professional
14 5 (1.57%) CRISC
14 5 (1.57%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.09%) SLA
2 12 (3.77%) GDPR
3 11 (3.46%) NCSC
4 10 (3.14%) NIST
5 9 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.89%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.89%) ISO 31000
7 4 (1.26%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.26%) QA
8 3 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.63%) Basel III
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.63%) GAAP
9 2 (0.63%) IFRS
9 2 (0.63%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.63%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (11.32%) Active Directory
2 29 (9.12%) Docker
3 14 (4.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.83%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.83%) vCloud
5 8 (2.52%) BitLocker
5 8 (2.52%) Microsoft App-V
5 8 (2.52%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.89%) NFS
6 6 (1.89%) Postfix
6 6 (1.89%) Varnish
7 4 (1.26%) RACF
7 4 (1.26%) Sendmail
7 4 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.94%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.63%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.31%) Firmware
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 79 (24.84%) Terraform
2 38 (11.95%) Kubernetes
3 20 (6.29%) Ansible
3 20 (6.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (4.72%) vCenter Server
5 14 (4.40%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (2.83%) SCCM
7 8 (2.52%) Puppet
7 8 (2.52%) vMotion
8 7 (2.20%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (1.89%) HAProxy
10 5 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (1.26%) Grafana
12 3 (0.94%) Control-M
12 3 (0.94%) Nagios
13 2 (0.63%) CA Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.63%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
14 1 (0.31%) Data Guard
14 1 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 122 (38.36%) Microsoft
2 65 (20.44%) Oracle
3 29 (9.12%) VMware
4 12 (3.77%) Dynatrace
4 12 (3.77%) SAP
5 10 (3.14%) Citrix
6 9 (2.83%) Databricks
6 9 (2.83%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.52%) Google
8 7 (2.20%) AppDynamics
8 7 (2.20%) Tenable
9 5 (1.57%) iManage
9 5 (1.57%) Intapp
9 5 (1.57%) Litera
9 5 (1.57%) NetApp
10 4 (1.26%) HP
10 4 (1.26%) Informatica
10 4 (1.26%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.26%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.26%) Sybase