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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 285 232
Rank change year-on-year +3 -53 -39
Contract jobs citing PaaS 342 208 377
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.81% 0.86% 1.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.31% 2.28% 3.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 125 262
10th Percentile £413 £413 £375
25th Percentile £454 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -2.13%
75th Percentile £688 £645 £675
90th Percentile £738 £751 £780
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £590
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.54% -0.42%
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 14,812 9,123 11,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.12% 37.73% 32.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,071 6,234 8,479
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £715 £738 £748
UK median daily rate £510 £503 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -4.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 511 218 328
10th Percentile £15.93 £14.99 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £17.88 £16.05
Median hourly rate £42.69 £25.50 £21.46
Median % change year-on-year +67.39% +18.83% -38.69%
75th Percentile £68.75 £37.75 £41.19
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £28.21 £21.50
% change year-on-year +31.18% +31.19% -42.67%

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 6 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 6 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 -5 192 £531 -11.46% 83
South East -48 54 £700 +21.74% 31
North of England -42 46 £454 -9.20% 6
Yorkshire -41 29 £507 +19.18% 2
Midlands -40 23 £537 -10.50% 15
North West -25 17 £425 -5.56% 2
West Midlands -48 16 £539 -10.25% 9
East of England -18 12 £650 -3.77% 8
South West -26 12 £550 -21.62% 11
East Midlands -18 7 £418 -27.39% 6
North East -29 4 £638 +19.38% 2
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 27 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 26 (7.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.80%) Confluence
4 10 (2.92%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (2.92%) SAS
5 5 (1.46%) Apache
6 4 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.88%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.58%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.58%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.29%) IIS
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (4.97%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.46%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.17%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (1.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (1.17%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.17%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.88%) Oracle FAH
4 3 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.58%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.29%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 222 (64.91%) IaaS
2 219 (64.04%) Azure
3 121 (35.38%) SaaS
4 75 (21.93%) AWS
5 62 (18.13%) Entra ID
6 56 (16.37%) Azure DevOps
7 51 (14.91%) OCI
8 40 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
9 39 (11.40%) Serverless
10 31 (9.06%) GitHub
11 27 (7.89%) Azure Key Vault
12 24 (7.02%) Azure Monitor
13 19 (5.56%) Azure Service Bus
13 19 (5.56%) Power Platform
14 17 (4.97%) GCP
15 16 (4.68%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (4.39%) Azure AKS
17 13 (3.80%) Azure Logic Apps
18 12 (3.51%) Azure Sentinel
18 12 (3.51%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 39 (11.40%) DNS
2 38 (11.11%) Firewall
3 26 (7.60%) VPN
4 22 (6.43%) DHCP
5 13 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (2.92%) SAN
6 10 (2.92%) WAN
7 9 (2.63%) SMTP
8 8 (2.34%) LAN
9 7 (2.05%) IPsec
9 7 (2.05%) Network Security
9 7 (2.05%) PSTN
9 7 (2.05%) Unified Communications
9 7 (2.05%) VLAN
10 6 (1.75%) Internet
11 5 (1.46%) Kerberos
11 5 (1.46%) SSL
12 3 (0.88%) BGP
12 3 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (0.88%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.97%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.80%) Oracle Database
3 12 (3.51%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (2.92%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (2.92%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.92%) Oracle Reports
4 10 (2.92%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 10 (2.92%) SAS Visual Analytics
5 8 (2.34%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.46%) Metadata
6 5 (1.46%) Power BI
7 4 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (1.17%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (0.88%) Big Data
8 3 (0.88%) DocumentDB
8 3 (0.88%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.58%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 31 (9.06%) Git
2 21 (6.14%) JIRA
3 12 (3.51%) Postman
4 9 (2.63%) Jenkins
5 8 (2.34%) SoapUI
6 7 (2.05%) Chocolatey
7 3 (0.88%) GitLab
8 2 (0.58%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.58%) ERwin
8 2 (0.58%) Gradle
8 2 (0.58%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.58%) Selenium
9 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 82 (23.98%) Social Skills
2 59 (17.25%) Finance
3 43 (12.57%) Public Sector
4 32 (9.36%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.43%) Banking
6 18 (5.26%) Legal
7 11 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.05%) Military
11 5 (1.46%) Law
12 4 (1.17%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.88%) Marketing
14 2 (0.58%) Aviation
14 2 (0.58%) Japanese Language
14 2 (0.58%) Local Government
14 2 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.58%) Retail
14 2 (0.58%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 110 (32.16%) Architect
2 59 (17.25%) Azure Engineer
3 42 (12.28%) Senior
4 37 (10.82%) Cloud Engineer
5 30 (8.77%) Lead
6 29 (8.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 29 (8.48%) Solutions Architect
6 29 (8.48%) Technical Architect
7 25 (7.31%) Azure Architect
8 17 (4.97%) DevOps Engineer
8 17 (4.97%) Platform Engineer
9 16 (4.68%) Azure Platform Engineer
9 16 (4.68%) Cloud Platform Engineer
10 14 (4.09%) Developer
10 14 (4.09%) Principal Engineer
10 14 (4.09%) Technical Leader
11 12 (3.51%) Lead Architect
12 11 (3.22%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
12 11 (3.22%) IT Engineer
12 11 (3.22%) Oracle Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.36%) REST
2 31 (9.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 30 (8.77%) .NET
3 30 (8.77%) Web Services
4 28 (8.19%) SOAP
5 22 (6.43%) ARM Templates
6 19 (5.56%) OAuth
7 16 (4.68%) Microsoft Graph
7 16 (4.68%) YAML
8 15 (4.39%) JSON
9 13 (3.80%) Entity Framework
9 13 (3.80%) XML
10 11 (3.22%) .NET Framework
11 9 (2.63%) JWT
11 9 (2.63%) Middleware
12 8 (2.34%) OAuth2
12 8 (2.34%) XSLT
13 7 (2.05%) OpenID
13 7 (2.05%) SailPoint
13 7 (2.05%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (14.04%) Cloud Native
2 22 (6.43%) Public Cloud
3 17 (4.97%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.97%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (4.39%) Distributed Systems
5 14 (4.09%) Onboarding
5 14 (4.09%) Product Ownership
6 13 (3.80%) Virtual Team
7 10 (2.92%) Clustering
8 9 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.63%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (2.63%) PKI
9 8 (2.34%) IoT
10 7 (2.05%) Enterprise Storage
11 6 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 6 (1.75%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.46%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.46%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.46%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 54 (15.79%) Windows
2 39 (11.40%) Linux
3 17 (4.97%) Windows Server
4 15 (4.39%) Unix
5 8 (2.34%) Windows Server 2003
6 7 (2.05%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.75%) Android
7 6 (1.75%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.46%) VMS
9 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.29%) CentOS
10 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (43.57%) DevOps
2 127 (37.13%) CI/CD
3 101 (29.53%) Infrastructure as Code
4 83 (24.27%) Migration
5 73 (21.35%) Agile
6 72 (21.05%) Roadmaps
7 49 (14.33%) Technical Leadership
8 46 (13.45%) Analytics
9 45 (13.16%) Architectural Patterns
9 45 (13.16%) Microservices
9 45 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
9 45 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 41 (11.99%) ERP
11 37 (10.82%) Containerisation
11 37 (10.82%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (10.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 37 (10.82%) TOGAF
12 35 (10.23%) RBAC
13 33 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
14 32 (9.36%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 59 (17.25%) PowerShell
2 54 (15.79%) SQL
3 42 (12.28%) Python
4 38 (11.11%) Bicep
5 15 (4.39%) C#
6 14 (4.09%) Java
7 11 (3.22%) Ruby
8 10 (2.92%) Bash
8 10 (2.92%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (2.34%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.46%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.88%) JavaScript
12 2 (0.58%) Groovy
12 2 (0.58%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.58%) Perl
12 2 (0.58%) Scala
13 1 (0.29%) C++
13 1 (0.29%) R
13 1 (0.29%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 141 (41.23%) Security Cleared
2 87 (25.44%) SC Cleared
3 52 (15.20%) Azure Certification
4 43 (12.57%) DV Cleared
5 33 (9.65%) Degree
6 16 (4.68%) TOGAF Certification
7 13 (3.80%) CISSP
7 13 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.63%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (2.05%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.05%) CISM
10 7 (2.05%) Master's Degree
10 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (2.05%) SANS
11 6 (1.75%) GIAC
12 5 (1.46%) CESG Certified Professional
12 5 (1.46%) CRISC
12 5 (1.46%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.39%) SLA
2 14 (4.09%) GDPR
3 11 (3.22%) NCSC
4 10 (2.92%) NIST
5 9 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.75%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.75%) ISO 31000
7 4 (1.17%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.58%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.58%) Basel III
9 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.58%) GAAP
9 2 (0.58%) IFRS
9 2 (0.58%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.58%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.58%) QA
10 1 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 33 (9.65%) Docker
3 18 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (3.51%) Hyper-V
5 11 (3.22%) vCloud
6 10 (2.92%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.63%) BitLocker
7 9 (2.63%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (1.75%) NFS
8 6 (1.75%) Postfix
8 6 (1.75%) Varnish
9 5 (1.46%) RACF
9 5 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (1.17%) Sendmail
11 3 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (0.88%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.58%) DFS Replication
12 2 (0.58%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.58%) vSphere
13 1 (0.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 86 (25.15%) Terraform
2 37 (10.82%) Kubernetes
3 20 (5.85%) Ansible
4 19 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (5.26%) Single Sign-On
5 18 (5.26%) vCenter Server
6 9 (2.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (2.63%) Puppet
6 9 (2.63%) SCCM
6 9 (2.63%) vMotion
7 7 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (1.75%) HAProxy
9 4 (1.17%) Grafana
10 3 (0.88%) Control-M
10 3 (0.88%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.88%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.58%) Nagios
11 2 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.58%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.58%) systemd
Vendors
1 133 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 73 (21.35%) Oracle
3 36 (10.53%) VMware
4 13 (3.80%) Dynatrace
4 13 (3.80%) SAP
5 11 (3.22%) Citrix
6 9 (2.63%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.34%) Databricks
7 8 (2.34%) Tenable
8 7 (2.05%) AppDynamics
8 7 (2.05%) Google
8 7 (2.05%) NetApp
9 6 (1.75%) iManage
9 6 (1.75%) Intapp
10 4 (1.17%) Aderant
10 4 (1.17%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.17%) Informatica
10 4 (1.17%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.17%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.17%) Workday