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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 288 269
Rank change year-on-year -114 -19 -56
Contract jobs citing PaaS 246 239 282
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.53% 0.86% 0.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.54% 2.25% 2.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 145 202
10th Percentile £413 £363 £370
25th Percentile £463 £419 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £545 £540 £575
% change year-on-year +0.93% -6.09% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £51.68 £35.50 -
25th Percentile £52.31 £43.75 -
Median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £55.06 £78.75 -
90th Percentile £55.33 £88.50 -
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £110.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% -45.45% +41.03%

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 15,949 10,616 11,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.43% 38.24% 34.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,607 7,183 7,470
10th Percentile £320 £304 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -4.67% -3.67%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £640
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 254 165
10th Percentile £15.42 £15.50 £15.99
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -28.14% +7.99%
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £67.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £26.00 £34.47
% change year-on-year +15.38% -24.56% +4.44%

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 October 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 October 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 -77 146 £600 +6.67% 172
Midlands -26 35 £500 -12.28% 45
North of England -78 24 £510 +19.88% 54
South East -67 22 £569 +26.39% 59
West Midlands -46 18 £553 -9.28% 31
East Midlands +7 17 £500 +11.11% 14
Yorkshire -34 13 £550 +12.82% 20
North East -31 8 £638 +27.50% 6
East of England -32 8 £438 -20.45% 15
South West -34 7 £485 -33.10% 17
North West -58 6 £500 +38.89% 28
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 6 (2.44%) Apache Airflow
1 6 (2.44%) Apache Spark
1 6 (2.44%) Confluence
1 6 (2.44%) SAS
1 6 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.81%) Apache
4 1 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) Documentum
4 1 (0.41%) Mendix
4 1 (0.41%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 2 (0.81%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.85%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 193 (78.46%) Azure
2 148 (60.16%) IaaS
3 101 (41.06%) SaaS
4 68 (27.64%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (25.61%) Entra ID
6 52 (21.14%) AWS
7 32 (13.01%) Azure Monitor
7 32 (13.01%) GitHub
8 29 (11.79%) Azure AKS
9 23 (9.35%) GCP
9 23 (9.35%) OCI
10 22 (8.94%) Serverless
11 18 (7.32%) Azure Key Vault
11 18 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
12 16 (6.50%) Azure Data Factory
13 14 (5.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (5.69%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (5.28%) Azure App Service
14 13 (5.28%) Power Platform
15 12 (4.88%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 38 (15.45%) Firewall
2 26 (10.57%) DNS
3 22 (8.94%) VPN
4 13 (5.28%) DHCP
5 10 (4.07%) SAN
6 6 (2.44%) VLAN
7 5 (2.03%) NAS
7 5 (2.03%) Network Security
7 5 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.63%) Internet
8 4 (1.63%) Kerberos
8 4 (1.63%) SMTP
9 3 (1.22%) IPv4
10 2 (0.81%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.81%) SSL
10 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.41%) FTP
11 1 (0.41%) HTTP
11 1 (0.41%) SNMP
11 1 (0.41%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (10.16%) Azure SQL Database
2 23 (9.35%) SQL Server
3 15 (6.10%) NoSQL
4 14 (5.69%) Data Lake
5 12 (4.88%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (4.07%) Big Data
7 8 (3.25%) Oracle Database
8 6 (2.44%) Apache Hive
8 6 (2.44%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 6 (2.44%) SAS Visual Analytics
9 5 (2.03%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (2.03%) Power BI
9 5 (2.03%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.63%) Db2
11 3 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (1.22%) Parquet
11 3 (1.22%) Redis
Development Applications
1 16 (6.50%) Git
2 10 (4.07%) GitLab
3 6 (2.44%) JIRA
4 4 (1.63%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.63%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.63%) JetBrains Rider
4 4 (1.63%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.81%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.81%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 58 (23.58%) Social Skills
2 39 (15.85%) Finance
3 30 (12.20%) Public Sector
4 19 (7.72%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.10%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (5.69%) Banking
7 10 (4.07%) Legal
8 9 (3.66%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.03%) Military
10 4 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.22%) Marketing
12 2 (0.81%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.81%) Aviation
12 2 (0.81%) Law
12 2 (0.81%) Local Government
12 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Retail
13 1 (0.41%) Automotive
13 1 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 70 (28.46%) Architect
2 51 (20.73%) Azure Engineer
3 39 (15.85%) Cloud Engineer
4 31 (12.60%) Senior
5 27 (10.98%) Solutions Architect
6 26 (10.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (8.54%) Cloud Architect
8 20 (8.13%) Azure Architect
9 16 (6.50%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (6.50%) DevOps Engineer
9 16 (6.50%) Platform Engineer
10 14 (5.69%) Developer
11 13 (5.28%) Azure Platform Engineer
11 13 (5.28%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 13 (5.28%) Lead
12 11 (4.47%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (4.07%) Technical Architect
14 9 (3.66%) Analyst
14 9 (3.66%) Full-Stack Developer
15 8 (3.25%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (28.05%) Terraform
2 24 (9.76%) REST
3 19 (7.72%) .NET
4 14 (5.69%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (5.28%) .NET Core
5 13 (5.28%) .NET Framework
6 12 (4.88%) ARM Templates
6 12 (4.88%) Middleware
7 10 (4.07%) Entity Framework
7 10 (4.07%) JSON
8 9 (3.66%) React
9 8 (3.25%) OAuth
10 7 (2.85%) SAML
10 7 (2.85%) YAML
11 6 (2.44%) XML
12 5 (2.03%) OpenID
13 4 (1.63%) LDAP
13 4 (1.63%) RESTful
13 4 (1.63%) SOAP
14 3 (1.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 46 (18.70%) Cloud Native
2 20 (8.13%) Data Centre
3 16 (6.50%) Product Ownership
4 10 (4.07%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (3.66%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (3.66%) Public Cloud
6 8 (3.25%) Onboarding
6 8 (3.25%) PKI
7 7 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (2.85%) SCADA
7 7 (2.85%) Wiki
8 6 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (2.44%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (2.03%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.63%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.63%) Replication
10 4 (1.63%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (17.07%) Windows
2 24 (9.76%) Linux
3 13 (5.28%) Unix
4 11 (4.47%) Windows Server
5 9 (3.66%) VMS
6 7 (2.85%) Mac OS
7 6 (2.44%) Android
7 6 (2.44%) Apple iOS
8 5 (2.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (1.63%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (45.93%) DevOps
2 111 (45.12%) CI/CD
3 85 (34.55%) Infrastructure as Code
4 64 (26.02%) Migration
5 37 (15.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 36 (14.63%) Analytics
6 36 (14.63%) RBAC
7 35 (14.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 34 (13.82%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (13.01%) Agile
9 32 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (12.20%) Platform Engineering
11 29 (11.79%) Containerisation
12 26 (10.57%) Roadmaps
13 24 (9.76%) Enterprise Architecture
13 24 (9.76%) Observability
14 23 (9.35%) Cloud Security
15 22 (8.94%) Disaster Recovery
15 22 (8.94%) Validation
16 20 (8.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 46 (18.70%) PowerShell
2 43 (17.48%) SQL
3 33 (13.41%) Python
4 32 (13.01%) Bicep
5 20 (8.13%) C#
6 14 (5.69%) Bash
7 7 (2.85%) Java
7 7 (2.85%) TypeScript
8 5 (2.03%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.03%) Ruby
9 3 (1.22%) Groovy
10 2 (0.81%) Delphi
10 2 (0.81%) Perl
10 2 (0.81%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.81%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.41%) Korn
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) RPG
11 1 (0.41%) Scala
11 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 78 (31.71%) Security Cleared
2 54 (21.95%) SC Cleared
3 35 (14.23%) Azure Certification
4 23 (9.35%) Degree
5 12 (4.88%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.66%) CISSP
6 9 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (3.25%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.25%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.85%) CISM
8 7 (2.85%) GIAC
9 6 (2.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (2.44%) SANS
10 5 (2.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (2.03%) CESG Certified Professional
10 5 (2.03%) CRISC
10 5 (2.03%) SSCP
10 5 (2.03%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.63%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.10%) QA
2 13 (5.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.66%) GDPR
3 9 (3.66%) NIST
4 7 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.85%) SLA
5 6 (2.44%) ISO 31000
6 4 (1.63%) NCSC
7 3 (1.22%) PMO
8 2 (0.81%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.41%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.41%) GAMP
9 1 (0.41%) GMP
9 1 (0.41%) GRC
9 1 (0.41%) GxP
9 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (15.04%) Active Directory
2 19 (7.72%) Docker
3 12 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
3 12 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.03%) NFS
5 4 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (1.22%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.22%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.22%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (1.22%) Terminal Services
6 3 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.81%) Firmware
7 2 (0.81%) Postfix
7 2 (0.81%) Varnish
8 1 (0.41%) etcd
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.41%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 34 (13.82%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.47%) Ansible
3 8 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (2.03%) SCCM
5 4 (1.63%) CA Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.63%) Grafana
6 3 (1.22%) Nagios
6 3 (1.22%) Puppet
6 3 (1.22%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.22%) vMotion
7 2 (0.81%) HAProxy
7 2 (0.81%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.81%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.41%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.41%) QRadar
Vendors
1 96 (39.02%) Microsoft
2 44 (17.89%) Oracle
3 20 (8.13%) Databricks
4 16 (6.50%) VMware
5 12 (4.88%) Salesforce
6 10 (4.07%) Dynatrace
6 10 (4.07%) Google
6 10 (4.07%) ServiceNow
7 8 (3.25%) Splunk
8 7 (2.85%) Okta
9 6 (2.44%) Cloudera
10 5 (2.03%) OpenAI
10 5 (2.03%) Sybase
10 5 (2.03%) Tenable
11 4 (1.63%) AppDynamics
11 4 (1.63%) Commvault
11 4 (1.63%) Greenplum
11 4 (1.63%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.63%) Veeam
12 3 (1.22%) Foundry