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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 239 205
Rank change year-on-year -69 -34 -30
Contract jobs citing PaaS 244 319 489
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.81% 1.02% 1.22%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.10% 2.86% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 227 301
10th Percentile £363 £374 £400
25th Percentile £416 £500 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +2.13%
75th Percentile £623 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £580 £575
% change year-on-year -9.48% +0.87% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile £33.20 - £75.00
25th Percentile £38.00 - -
Median hourly rate £46.00 - £78.00
75th Percentile £70.50 - £89.38
90th Percentile £85.20 - £93.75
UK median hourly rate £46.00 - £78.00
% change year-on-year - - +48.57%

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 11,619 11,168 14,146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 38.67% 35.88% 35.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,910 7,441 10,315
10th Percentile £304 £313 £295
25th Percentile £406 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 142 284
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.58 £14.40
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.80 £18.27
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £30.86
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +13.42% +40.27%
75th Percentile £44.09 £60.71 £60.00
90th Percentile £71.67 £70.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.27 £32.00
% change year-on-year -24.41% +3.97% +45.45%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -38 130 £550 -2.22% 86
North of England -22 34 £425 -29.17% 25
South East -29 26 £465 -19.83% 28
Midlands -41 23 £537 -11.89% 27
East of England -5 20 £475 +35.71% 2
West Midlands -30 19 £618 +0.98% 17
North West -17 17 £360 -36.00% 14
Yorkshire -29 16 £525 -16.83% 11
South West -18 5 £725 +16.00% 15
East Midlands -10 4 £434 -11.03% 10
North East -12 1 £500 -
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 10 (4.10%) Confluence
2 9 (3.69%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.28%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (2.05%) SAS
5 4 (1.64%) WebSphere
6 3 (1.23%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.82%) FileNet
8 1 (0.41%) Apache
8 1 (0.41%) CICS
8 1 (0.41%) CMS
8 1 (0.41%) Luigi
8 1 (0.41%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.82%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (3.28%) Oracle ERP
1 8 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.64%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.64%) Workday HCM
4 3 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (1.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.82%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.82%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 179 (73.36%) Azure
2 118 (48.36%) IaaS
3 108 (44.26%) SaaS
4 52 (21.31%) AWS
5 42 (17.21%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (15.98%) Entra ID
7 38 (15.57%) GitHub
8 36 (14.75%) Azure AKS
8 36 (14.75%) GCP
9 28 (11.48%) Microsoft 365
10 26 (10.66%) Serverless
11 22 (9.02%) OCI
12 17 (6.97%) Power Platform
13 16 (6.56%) Azure Functions
14 15 (6.15%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (5.74%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (5.74%) OpenShift
16 13 (5.33%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (5.33%) Azure Service Bus
17 12 (4.92%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 30 (12.30%) Firewall
2 14 (5.74%) DNS
3 12 (4.92%) VPN
4 9 (3.69%) DHCP
5 7 (2.87%) SAN
6 6 (2.46%) Network Security
7 5 (2.05%) WAN
8 3 (1.23%) Fibre Channel
8 3 (1.23%) HTTPS
8 3 (1.23%) SSL
8 3 (1.23%) VLAN
9 2 (0.82%) BGP
9 2 (0.82%) Internet
9 2 (0.82%) NAS
9 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
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 (6.97%) Azure SQL Database
1 17 (6.97%) Relational Database
2 13 (5.33%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.10%) NoSQL
3 10 (4.10%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (4.10%) Power BI
4 6 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (2.46%) MySQL
5 5 (2.05%) BigQuery
5 5 (2.05%) Oracle Database
5 5 (2.05%) Redis
5 5 (2.05%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 5 (2.05%) SAS Visual Analytics
6 4 (1.64%) Amazon Aurora
6 4 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.64%) DynamoDB
6 4 (1.64%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.64%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (1.23%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 14 (5.74%) SonarQube
2 13 (5.33%) JIRA
3 12 (4.92%) Git
4 11 (4.51%) Jenkins
5 8 (3.28%) Postman
6 7 (2.87%) GitLab
7 4 (1.64%) Gradle
7 4 (1.64%) Maven
7 4 (1.64%) SonarLint
8 3 (1.23%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (1.23%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.82%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.41%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.41%) ERwin
10 1 (0.41%) JMeter
10 1 (0.41%) Selenium
10 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 57 (23.36%) Social Skills
2 44 (18.03%) Finance
3 31 (12.70%) Public Sector
4 20 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.15%) Banking
6 7 (2.87%) Financial Institution
6 7 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.46%) Retail
8 5 (2.05%) Aviation
8 5 (2.05%) Investment Banking
9 4 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.64%) Local Government
9 4 (1.64%) Marketing
9 4 (1.64%) Military
10 3 (1.23%) Billing
10 3 (1.23%) Front Office
10 3 (1.23%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.82%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.82%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.82%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 61 (25.00%) Architect
2 25 (10.25%) Azure Engineer
3 23 (9.43%) Senior
4 22 (9.02%) Developer
4 22 (9.02%) Lead
5 21 (8.61%) DevOps Engineer
6 17 (6.97%) Solutions Architect
7 15 (6.15%) Azure Architect
7 15 (6.15%) Cloud Engineer
8 14 (5.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.92%) Consultant
10 11 (4.51%) Azure DevOps Engineer
11 9 (3.69%) Environment Manager
11 9 (3.69%) Infrastructure Architect
12 7 (2.87%) .NET Developer
12 7 (2.87%) Administrator
12 7 (2.87%) Cloud Architect
12 7 (2.87%) Security Architect
12 7 (2.87%) Site Engineer
12 7 (2.87%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (17.62%) .NET
2 28 (11.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 28 (11.48%) RESTful
3 23 (9.43%) REST
4 18 (7.38%) SOAP
5 17 (6.97%) AngularJS
6 15 (6.15%) Web Services
7 13 (5.33%) Node.js
8 11 (4.51%) ARM Templates
8 11 (4.51%) PyTorch
8 11 (4.51%) Semantic Kernel
8 11 (4.51%) TensorFlow
9 10 (4.10%) JSON
9 10 (4.10%) SAML
10 9 (3.69%) ADO
10 9 (3.69%) OpenID
11 8 (3.28%) OAuth
12 7 (2.87%) React
13 6 (2.46%) CSS
13 6 (2.46%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.80%) Cloud Native
2 15 (6.15%) Hybrid Cloud
3 12 (4.92%) Algorithms
4 10 (4.10%) Private Cloud
5 9 (3.69%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.69%) Product Ownership
6 8 (3.28%) Data Centre
6 8 (3.28%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.87%) Legacy Applications
7 7 (2.87%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.05%) IoT
10 4 (1.64%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.64%) Mainframe
10 4 (1.64%) N-Tier
10 4 (1.64%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.23%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.23%) Public Cloud
11 3 (1.23%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (15.57%) Linux
1 38 (15.57%) Windows
2 12 (4.92%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.87%) VMS
4 5 (2.05%) Unix
5 1 (0.41%) AIX
5 1 (0.41%) Solaris
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (38.11%) DevOps
2 70 (28.69%) Agile
3 63 (25.82%) CI/CD
4 60 (24.59%) Problem-Solving
5 55 (22.54%) Infrastructure as Code
6 38 (15.57%) Migration
7 36 (14.75%) Roadmaps
8 34 (13.93%) Containerisation
9 32 (13.11%) AI
10 30 (12.30%) Observability
11 28 (11.48%) Cloud Security
12 27 (11.07%) Machine Learning
12 27 (11.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 26 (10.66%) Continuous Improvement
13 26 (10.66%) ERP
14 25 (10.25%) Analytics
15 24 (9.84%) TOGAF
16 23 (9.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 23 (9.43%) Software Engineering
17 22 (9.02%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 59 (24.18%) Python
2 50 (20.49%) SQL
3 33 (13.52%) PowerShell
4 28 (11.48%) Bicep
5 17 (6.97%) C#
6 10 (4.10%) JavaScript
6 10 (4.10%) PHP
7 9 (3.69%) Java
8 8 (3.28%) Bash
8 8 (3.28%) Shell Script
9 7 (2.87%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (2.05%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.64%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.41%) C
12 1 (0.41%) COBOL
12 1 (0.41%) Scala
12 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (23.77%) Security Cleared
2 39 (15.98%) SC Cleared
3 21 (8.61%) Azure Certification
3 21 (8.61%) Degree
4 11 (4.51%) MCP
5 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.87%) CISSP
7 5 (2.05%) AWS Certification
7 5 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.23%) CCNP
8 3 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.82%) CCIE
9 2 (0.82%) ISEB
9 2 (0.82%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.82%) MCITP
9 2 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.97%) GDPR
2 15 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (6.15%) NIST
3 11 (4.51%) EU AI Act
4 6 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (2.46%) SLA
5 5 (2.05%) QA
5 5 (2.05%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.64%) COBIT
7 3 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.23%) NCSC
8 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.82%) PMO
9 1 (0.41%) GAAP
9 1 (0.41%) GRC
9 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 31 (12.70%) Active Directory
1 31 (12.70%) Docker
2 11 (4.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.64%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.64%) vSphere
4 3 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.82%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.41%) Firmware
6 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 73 (29.92%) Terraform
2 53 (21.72%) Kubernetes
3 13 (5.33%) Ansible
3 13 (5.33%) Grafana
3 13 (5.33%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.23%) SCCM
7 2 (0.82%) logstash
7 2 (0.82%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.82%) Puppet
7 2 (0.82%) SCOM
8 1 (0.41%) Control-M
8 1 (0.41%) Istio
8 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 102 (41.80%) Microsoft
2 57 (23.36%) Oracle
3 20 (8.20%) Google
4 16 (6.56%) VMware
5 14 (5.74%) Databricks
5 14 (5.74%) Foundry
6 13 (5.33%) AppDynamics
7 12 (4.92%) Salesforce
8 11 (4.51%) Dynatrace
9 9 (3.69%) Workday
10 8 (3.28%) SAP
11 7 (2.87%) HP
11 7 (2.87%) IBM
12 6 (2.46%) Cisco
12 6 (2.46%) Citrix
12 6 (2.46%) DocuSign
12 6 (2.46%) F5
13 5 (2.05%) MuleSoft
13 5 (2.05%) Palo Alto
13 5 (2.05%) ServiceNow