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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 289 269
Rank change year-on-year -101 -20 -52
Contract jobs citing PaaS 264 245 291
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.57% 0.88% 0.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.66% 2.33% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 148 212
10th Percentile £413 £363 £370
25th Percentile £463 £425 £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 £726 £753 £760
UK median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile - £35.50 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £43.75 £36.75
Median hourly rate £52.50 £60.00 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +55.84% -50.64%
75th Percentile £54.63 £78.75 £40.25
90th Percentile £55.15 £88.50 -
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £60.00 £74.25
% change year-on-year -12.50% -19.19% -4.81%

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 10,519 11,399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.44% 37.87% 34.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,632 7,122 7,740
10th Percentile £320 £306 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 557 247 174
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.40 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £20.56
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.30 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.24% -20.30% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.92 £64.48
90th Percentile £82.30 £67.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £28.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year +14.04% -8.06% -11.43%

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 20 September 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 20 September 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 -53 160 £590 +2.61% 153
Midlands -37 34 £500 -12.28% 40
South East -72 26 £600 +16.22% 59
North of England -71 22 £513 +29.32% 44
West Midlands -47 19 £537 -11.82% 27
East Midlands -5 15 £500 +11.11% 13
Yorkshire -39 14 £550 - 18
East of England -26 9 £638 -11.30% 14
South West -34 9 £525 -27.59% 7
North West -58 6 £500 +38.89% 21
North East -39 5 £638 +27.50% 6
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 (3.79%) Apache Airflow
1 10 (3.79%) SAS
2 8 (3.03%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.89%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.89%) Confluence
3 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.52%) Apache
5 1 (0.38%) CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Mendix
5 1 (0.38%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.65%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (2.27%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.76%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 198 (75.00%) Azure
2 157 (59.47%) IaaS
3 109 (41.29%) SaaS
4 63 (23.86%) AWS
5 60 (22.73%) Azure DevOps
6 56 (21.21%) Entra ID
7 33 (12.50%) GitHub
8 31 (11.74%) OCI
9 26 (9.85%) Azure Monitor
9 26 (9.85%) Serverless
10 25 (9.47%) Azure AKS
11 21 (7.95%) GCP
12 18 (6.82%) Microsoft 365
13 17 (6.44%) Azure Key Vault
14 13 (4.92%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (4.92%) GitHub Actions
15 12 (4.55%) Azure Functions
15 12 (4.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 12 (4.55%) Power Platform
16 11 (4.17%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 39 (14.77%) Firewall
2 31 (11.74%) DNS
3 23 (8.71%) VPN
4 15 (5.68%) DHCP
5 12 (4.55%) SAN
6 7 (2.65%) VLAN
6 7 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (2.27%) NAS
8 5 (1.89%) Network Security
8 5 (1.89%) SMTP
9 4 (1.52%) Internet
9 4 (1.52%) Kerberos
10 3 (1.14%) FTP
10 3 (1.14%) IPv4
11 2 (0.76%) SSL
11 2 (0.76%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.38%) HTTP
12 1 (0.38%) LAN
12 1 (0.38%) PSTN
12 1 (0.38%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.58%) Azure SQL Database
1 20 (7.58%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.55%) Data Lake
3 11 (4.17%) NoSQL
3 11 (4.17%) Oracle Database
3 11 (4.17%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (3.79%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 10 (3.79%) SAS Visual Analytics
5 9 (3.41%) Big Data
6 8 (3.03%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (1.89%) Apache Hive
7 5 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.89%) Db2
7 5 (1.89%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 5 (1.89%) Power BI
8 4 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.52%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (1.52%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.76%) Metadata
9 2 (0.76%) Redis
Development Applications
1 18 (6.82%) Git
2 9 (3.41%) GitLab
3 5 (1.89%) Chocolatey
3 5 (1.89%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.89%) JIRA
4 4 (1.52%) JetBrains Rider
4 4 (1.52%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.76%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.76%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 63 (23.86%) Social Skills
2 46 (17.42%) Finance
3 37 (14.02%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (6.44%) Banking
6 16 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (5.30%) Legal
8 8 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.89%) Military
10 3 (1.14%) Law
10 3 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.76%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.76%) Aviation
11 2 (0.76%) Local Government
11 2 (0.76%) Marketing
11 2 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.76%) Retail
12 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.38%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 82 (31.06%) Architect
2 49 (18.56%) Azure Engineer
3 37 (14.02%) Cloud Engineer
4 30 (11.36%) Senior
4 30 (11.36%) Solutions Architect
5 28 (10.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 25 (9.47%) Azure Architect
7 21 (7.95%) Cloud Architect
8 18 (6.82%) Lead
9 17 (6.44%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (5.68%) Platform Engineer
11 14 (5.30%) DevOps Engineer
11 14 (5.30%) Technical Architect
12 13 (4.92%) Developer
13 12 (4.55%) Azure Platform Engineer
13 12 (4.55%) Cloud Platform Engineer
14 11 (4.17%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
15 10 (3.79%) Release Manager
16 8 (3.03%) Analyst
16 8 (3.03%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (23.86%) Terraform
2 25 (9.47%) REST
3 18 (6.82%) .NET
3 18 (6.82%) Oracle Fusion
4 13 (4.92%) Middleware
5 12 (4.55%) .NET Framework
6 11 (4.17%) .NET Core
7 9 (3.41%) ARM Templates
8 8 (3.03%) Entity Framework
8 8 (3.03%) JSON
8 8 (3.03%) SOAP
9 7 (2.65%) React
10 6 (2.27%) OAuth
10 6 (2.27%) Web Services
10 6 (2.27%) XML
11 5 (1.89%) SAML
12 4 (1.52%) LDAP
12 4 (1.52%) YAML
13 3 (1.14%) OAuth2
13 3 (1.14%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 49 (18.56%) Cloud Native
2 18 (6.82%) Data Centre
3 17 (6.44%) Product Ownership
4 13 (4.92%) Public Cloud
5 12 (4.55%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (3.41%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (3.41%) PKI
7 8 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.65%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.65%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.65%) SCADA
9 6 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.27%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.27%) Wiki
10 5 (1.89%) Clustering
10 5 (1.89%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.89%) Mainframe
10 5 (1.89%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.52%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 44 (16.67%) Windows
2 26 (9.85%) Linux
3 16 (6.06%) Unix
4 10 (3.79%) Windows Server
5 8 (3.03%) VMS
6 7 (2.65%) Mac OS
7 6 (2.27%) Android
7 6 (2.27%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.14%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (45.08%) DevOps
2 115 (43.56%) CI/CD
3 82 (31.06%) Infrastructure as Code
4 70 (26.52%) Migration
5 44 (16.67%) Agile
6 43 (16.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 38 (14.39%) Analytics
8 37 (14.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 36 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
10 35 (13.26%) RBAC
10 35 (13.26%) Roadmaps
11 33 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (11.36%) Containerisation
13 29 (10.98%) Platform Engineering
14 26 (9.85%) Observability
14 26 (9.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 25 (9.47%) Cloud Security
15 25 (9.47%) Enterprise Architecture
16 24 (9.09%) ERP
17 23 (8.71%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 43 (16.29%) PowerShell
2 38 (14.39%) SQL
3 35 (13.26%) Python
4 33 (12.50%) Bicep
5 18 (6.82%) C#
6 15 (5.68%) Bash
7 9 (3.41%) Java
8 8 (3.03%) Ruby
9 7 (2.65%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.89%) JavaScript
11 4 (1.52%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.52%) Shell Script
12 3 (1.14%) Groovy
13 2 (0.76%) Delphi
13 2 (0.76%) Perl
14 1 (0.38%) Korn
14 1 (0.38%) R
14 1 (0.38%) RPG
14 1 (0.38%) Scala
14 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 66 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 33 (12.50%) Azure Certification
4 21 (7.95%) Degree
5 20 (7.58%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.41%) CISSP
6 9 (3.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (3.03%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.65%) CISM
8 7 (2.65%) GIAC
9 6 (2.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (2.27%) SANS
9 6 (2.27%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (1.89%) CESG Certified Professional
10 5 (1.89%) CRISC
10 5 (1.89%) SSCP
11 4 (1.52%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.55%) QA
2 11 (4.17%) GDPR
2 11 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.41%) SLA
4 8 (3.03%) NIST
5 7 (2.65%) NCSC
6 6 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.27%) ISO 31000
7 3 (1.14%) PMO
8 1 (0.38%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.38%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.38%) GRC
8 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (12.88%) Active Directory
2 20 (7.58%) Docker
3 14 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (3.03%) NFS
6 5 (1.89%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (1.52%) BitLocker
7 4 (1.52%) Hyper-V
7 4 (1.52%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (1.52%) Postfix
7 4 (1.52%) Varnish
7 4 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (1.14%) Sendmail
8 3 (1.14%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.76%) Firmware
9 2 (0.76%) vCloud
10 1 (0.38%) etcd
10 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 33 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.55%) Ansible
3 9 (3.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.27%) SCCM
4 6 (2.27%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.52%) CA Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.52%) HAProxy
5 4 (1.52%) Puppet
5 4 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.52%) vMotion
6 3 (1.14%) Grafana
6 3 (1.14%) Nagios
7 2 (0.76%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.76%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.38%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.38%) QRadar
Vendors
1 100 (37.88%) Microsoft
2 56 (21.21%) Oracle
3 20 (7.58%) VMware
4 18 (6.82%) Databricks
5 10 (3.79%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.03%) Dynatrace
6 8 (3.03%) ServiceNow
6 8 (3.03%) Splunk
7 7 (2.65%) Google
7 7 (2.65%) Okta
8 6 (2.27%) Sybase
8 6 (2.27%) Tenable
9 5 (1.89%) AppDynamics
9 5 (1.89%) Cloudera
9 5 (1.89%) Greenplum
9 5 (1.89%) OpenAI
10 4 (1.52%) Citrix
10 4 (1.52%) SAP
11 3 (1.14%) HP
11 3 (1.14%) Red Hat