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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 314 241 205
Rank change year-on-year -73 -36 -18
Contract jobs citing PaaS 241 310 465
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 1.01% 1.20%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.05% 2.78% 3.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 213 281
10th Percentile £363 £385 £400
25th Percentile £414 £480 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +1.69%
75th Percentile £623 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £585 £575
% change year-on-year -10.26% +1.74% -1.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 8
10th Percentile £33.20 - £72.77
25th Percentile £38.00 - £77.25
Median hourly rate £46.00 - £82.75
75th Percentile £70.50 - £90.00
90th Percentile £85.20 - £93.75
UK median hourly rate £46.00 - £82.75
% change year-on-year - - +57.62%

All Cloud 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 11,731 11,147 13,681
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 38.40% 36.15% 35.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,018 7,425 9,977
10th Percentile £304 £313 £288
25th Percentile £406 £425 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £650 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 150 269
10th Percentile £15.48 £17.00 £14.36
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.47 £32.00 £25.45
Median % change year-on-year -20.41% +25.74% +13.11%
75th Percentile £51.38 £57.44 £58.00
90th Percentile £78.88 £70.00 £77.60
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £30.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year -13.33% +13.21% +20.45%

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 30 November 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PaaS in England over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for PaaS in England

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 30 November 2025. 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 -26 124 £550 -4.35% 39
North of England -29 35 £475 -6.17% 11
South East -39 26 £480 -14.29% 36
Midlands -38 23 £537 -11.53% 12
East of England +2 22 £450 +20.00% 4
West Midlands -30 19 £618 +1.39% 7
Yorkshire -17 18 £525 - 5
North West -14 17 £360 -28.89% 4
South West -14 5 £725 +16.00% 11
East Midlands -17 4 £434 -3.61% 4
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 12 (4.98%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.15%) Confluence
2 10 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (3.32%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (2.07%) SAS
5 4 (1.66%) WebSphere
6 3 (1.24%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.83%) FileNet
8 1 (0.41%) Apache
8 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.41%) CICS
8 1 (0.41%) CMS
8 1 (0.41%) Luigi
8 1 (0.41%) OpenStack
Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.83%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (3.73%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (3.73%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (2.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.66%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.66%) Workday HCM
4 3 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.83%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 175 (72.61%) Azure
2 109 (45.23%) IaaS
3 104 (43.15%) SaaS
4 53 (21.99%) AWS
5 40 (16.60%) GitHub
6 36 (14.94%) Azure DevOps
6 36 (14.94%) Entra ID
6 36 (14.94%) GCP
7 32 (13.28%) Azure AKS
8 28 (11.62%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (11.20%) Serverless
10 25 (10.37%) OCI
11 20 (8.30%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (7.47%) Azure Functions
13 16 (6.64%) Azure Service Bus
14 15 (6.22%) Power Platform
15 14 (5.81%) Azure Key Vault
15 14 (5.81%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (5.81%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (5.81%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 26 (10.79%) Firewall
2 13 (5.39%) DNS
3 11 (4.56%) VPN
4 9 (3.73%) DHCP
5 7 (2.90%) SAN
6 6 (2.49%) Network Security
7 5 (2.07%) WAN
8 3 (1.24%) Fibre Channel
8 3 (1.24%) VLAN
9 2 (0.83%) BGP
9 2 (0.83%) Internet
9 2 (0.83%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.83%) NAS
9 2 (0.83%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.41%) 3GPP
10 1 (0.41%) LAN
10 1 (0.41%) MPLS
10 1 (0.41%) OSPF
10 1 (0.41%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.05%) Relational Database
2 14 (5.81%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (4.56%) SQL Server
4 10 (4.15%) NoSQL
4 10 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (3.32%) Power BI
6 6 (2.49%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (2.49%) MySQL
7 5 (2.07%) Oracle Database
7 5 (2.07%) Redis
7 5 (2.07%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 5 (2.07%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 4 (1.66%) Amazon Aurora
8 4 (1.66%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.66%) DynamoDB
8 4 (1.66%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.66%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (1.24%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 15 (6.22%) Git
2 12 (4.98%) SonarQube
3 11 (4.56%) Jenkins
3 11 (4.56%) JIRA
4 10 (4.15%) Postman
5 7 (2.90%) GitLab
6 4 (1.66%) Gradle
6 4 (1.66%) Maven
6 4 (1.66%) SonarLint
7 3 (1.24%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (1.24%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.83%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.41%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.41%) ERwin
9 1 (0.41%) JMeter
9 1 (0.41%) Selenium
9 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 62 (25.73%) Social Skills
2 44 (18.26%) Finance
3 36 (14.94%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.30%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.81%) Banking
6 7 (2.90%) Financial Institution
6 7 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.49%) Aviation
8 5 (2.07%) Investment Banking
8 5 (2.07%) Retail
9 4 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.66%) Front Office
9 4 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.66%) Local Government
9 4 (1.66%) Military
10 3 (1.24%) Billing
10 3 (1.24%) Marketing
10 3 (1.24%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.83%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.83%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (23.24%) Architect
2 27 (11.20%) Senior
3 24 (9.96%) Developer
3 24 (9.96%) Lead
4 22 (9.13%) Azure Engineer
5 19 (7.88%) DevOps Engineer
6 16 (6.64%) Cloud Engineer
6 16 (6.64%) Solutions Architect
7 14 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (4.56%) Azure Architect
8 11 (4.56%) Consultant
9 9 (3.73%) Environment Manager
10 8 (3.32%) .NET Developer
10 8 (3.32%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 8 (3.32%) Oracle Specialist
11 7 (2.90%) Administrator
11 7 (2.90%) Data Engineer
11 7 (2.90%) Security Architect
12 6 (2.49%) Infrastructure Architect
12 6 (2.49%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (19.50%) .NET
2 29 (12.03%) Oracle Fusion
3 28 (11.62%) RESTful
4 26 (10.79%) REST
5 22 (9.13%) SOAP
6 19 (7.88%) Web Services
7 17 (7.05%) AngularJS
8 13 (5.39%) Node.js
9 12 (4.98%) JSON
9 12 (4.98%) SAML
10 11 (4.56%) OpenID
10 11 (4.56%) PyTorch
10 11 (4.56%) Semantic Kernel
10 11 (4.56%) TensorFlow
11 9 (3.73%) OAuth
12 8 (3.32%) ARM Templates
12 8 (3.32%) React
13 7 (2.90%) .NET Framework
13 7 (2.90%) JWT
14 5 (2.07%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (17.01%) Cloud Native
2 14 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
3 12 (4.98%) Algorithms
4 10 (4.15%) Private Cloud
5 9 (3.73%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.73%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.73%) Product Ownership
6 8 (3.32%) Data Centre
6 8 (3.32%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.90%) Legacy Applications
8 6 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.07%) IoT
10 4 (1.66%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.66%) Mainframe
10 4 (1.66%) N-Tier
10 4 (1.66%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.66%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.24%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.24%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.94%) Windows
2 35 (14.52%) Linux
3 11 (4.56%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.90%) VMS
5 5 (2.07%) Unix
6 1 (0.41%) AIX
6 1 (0.41%) Solaris
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (37.34%) DevOps
2 68 (28.22%) Agile
3 59 (24.48%) CI/CD
4 58 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (21.16%) Infrastructure as Code
6 40 (16.60%) Migration
7 37 (15.35%) Roadmaps
8 34 (14.11%) AI
8 34 (14.11%) Containerisation
9 28 (11.62%) Observability
10 27 (11.20%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (11.20%) ERP
10 27 (11.20%) Machine Learning
11 25 (10.37%) Analytics
11 25 (10.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 24 (9.96%) Cloud Security
12 24 (9.96%) TOGAF
13 23 (9.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 23 (9.54%) Software Engineering
13 23 (9.54%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 58 (24.07%) Python
2 44 (18.26%) SQL
3 32 (13.28%) PowerShell
4 25 (10.37%) Bicep
5 20 (8.30%) C#
6 11 (4.56%) JavaScript
6 11 (4.56%) PHP
7 10 (4.15%) Java
8 9 (3.73%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (3.32%) Shell Script
10 7 (2.90%) Bash
11 4 (1.66%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.66%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.41%) C
12 1 (0.41%) COBOL
12 1 (0.41%) Scala
12 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (24.48%) Security Cleared
2 39 (16.18%) SC Cleared
3 20 (8.30%) Degree
4 15 (6.22%) Azure Certification
5 11 (4.56%) MCP
6 8 (3.32%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.32%) CISSP
7 7 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.07%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.66%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.24%) CCNP
10 3 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.83%) CCIE
11 2 (0.83%) CCSP
11 2 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.83%) ISEB
11 2 (0.83%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.83%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.05%) GDPR
2 16 (6.64%) NIST
3 15 (6.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (4.56%) EU AI Act
5 6 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.49%) SLA
6 5 (2.07%) QA
6 5 (2.07%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.66%) COBIT
8 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.24%) NCSC
8 3 (1.24%) PMO
9 2 (0.83%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.83%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.83%) GRC
10 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (13.28%) Docker
2 28 (11.62%) Active Directory
3 11 (4.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.66%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.66%) vSphere
5 3 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.83%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.41%) Firmware
7 1 (0.41%) NFS
7 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 67 (27.80%) Terraform
2 47 (19.50%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.98%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (4.56%) Grafana
5 10 (4.15%) Ansible
6 7 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (1.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.24%) SCCM
9 2 (0.83%) logstash
9 2 (0.83%) Puppet
9 2 (0.83%) SCOM
10 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.41%) vRealize
10 1 (0.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 104 (43.15%) Microsoft
2 58 (24.07%) Oracle
3 21 (8.71%) Google
4 17 (7.05%) VMware
5 14 (5.81%) Databricks
5 14 (5.81%) Foundry
6 13 (5.39%) AppDynamics
7 12 (4.98%) Salesforce
8 11 (4.56%) Dynatrace
9 9 (3.73%) Workday
10 7 (2.90%) HP
10 7 (2.90%) SAP
11 6 (2.49%) Cisco
11 6 (2.49%) Citrix
11 6 (2.49%) DocuSign
11 6 (2.49%) F5
11 6 (2.49%) IBM
12 5 (2.07%) MuleSoft
12 5 (2.07%) Palo Alto
13 4 (1.66%) Gigya