IaaS Contract Job Trends in London

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring IaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 234 219
Rank change year-on-year -29 -15 +6
Contract jobs citing IaaS 142 121 173
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.90% 0.91% 0.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.04% 2.18% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 57 101
10th Percentile £450 £421 £425
25th Percentile £513 £500 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -2.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £838 £650 £745
90th Percentile - £751 £775
England median daily rate £600 £585 £575
% change year-on-year +2.56% +1.74% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £25.50
Median hourly rate - - £26.00
75th Percentile - - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £55.00 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -52.73%

All Cloud Computing Skills
London

IaaS 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,953 5,559 6,776
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 44.00% 41.58% 37.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,776 3,759 4,999
10th Percentile £350 £356 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £765
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 52 80
10th Percentile £17.99 £22.27 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.46 £24.54 £21.81
Median hourly rate £33.75 £32.75 £30.11
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% +8.77% -6.64%
75th Percentile £51.81 £56.50 £53.31
90th Percentile £70.75 £73.13 £62.63
England median hourly rate £39.50 £27.50 £21.48
% change year-on-year +43.64% +28.03% -14.08%

IaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IaaS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

IaaS job vacancy trend in London

IaaS
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IaaS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IaaS

IaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IaaS in London over the 6 months to 25 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IaaS in London

IaaS
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IaaS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing IaaS

IaaS
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the London region over the 6 months to 25 February 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
Central London -12 9 £568 -21.72% 9
South London -13 5 £530 -
IaaS
England

IaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 (7.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 3 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.11%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.41%) Apache
3 2 (1.41%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.70%) CMS
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (4.23%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (2.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (2.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (1.41%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.41%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 85 (59.86%) PaaS
2 77 (54.23%) Azure
3 45 (31.69%) SaaS
4 23 (16.20%) OCI
5 20 (14.08%) AWS
5 20 (14.08%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (14.08%) Entra ID
6 18 (12.68%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (9.15%) AWS CloudFormation
8 12 (8.45%) GCP
8 12 (8.45%) GitHub
9 11 (7.75%) Amazon ECS
10 10 (7.04%) Amazon EKS
10 10 (7.04%) Serverless
11 9 (6.34%) Azure AKS
12 7 (4.93%) Azure Key Vault
12 7 (4.93%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (4.23%) Amazon EC2
13 6 (4.23%) Amazon S3
14 5 (3.52%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 21 (14.79%) Firewall
2 16 (11.27%) DNS
3 14 (9.86%) VPN
4 9 (6.34%) DHCP
5 7 (4.93%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (4.23%) MPLS
7 5 (3.52%) VLAN
8 4 (2.82%) Network Security
8 4 (2.82%) SAN
8 4 (2.82%) SMTP
9 2 (1.41%) Internet
9 2 (1.41%) WAN
10 1 (0.70%) BGP
10 1 (0.70%) Cisco Nexus
10 1 (0.70%) DMVPN
10 1 (0.70%) IPsec
10 1 (0.70%) NGFW
10 1 (0.70%) NX-OS
10 1 (0.70%) OSPF
10 1 (0.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (9.15%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.93%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (4.23%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (3.52%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.82%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.11%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (1.41%) Big Data
7 2 (1.41%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.70%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.70%) Flink
8 1 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.70%) Power BI
8 1 (0.70%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (9.15%) Git
2 11 (7.75%) Postman
3 5 (3.52%) SoapUI
4 4 (2.82%) Chocolatey
4 4 (2.82%) JIRA
5 3 (2.11%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.70%) GitLab
6 1 (0.70%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.70%) Selenium
6 1 (0.70%) TeamCity
General
1 44 (30.99%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (20.42%) Social Skills
3 20 (14.08%) Finance
4 11 (7.75%) Presentation Skills
5 10 (7.04%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.63%) Banking
7 6 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.52%) Legal
8 5 (3.52%) Marketing
9 3 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.11%) Local Government
9 3 (2.11%) Military
10 2 (1.41%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.41%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.41%) Japanese Language
10 2 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.70%) Billing
11 1 (0.70%) Front Office
11 1 (0.70%) Law
11 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 50 (35.21%) Architect
2 22 (15.49%) Cloud Engineer
2 22 (15.49%) Senior
3 17 (11.97%) Azure Engineer
4 15 (10.56%) Azure Architect
5 10 (7.04%) Integration Engineer
6 8 (5.63%) Principal Engineer
7 7 (4.93%) IT Engineer
7 7 (4.93%) Principal Cloud Engineer
7 7 (4.93%) Senior IT Engineer
8 6 (4.23%) Cloud Specialist
8 6 (4.23%) Consultant
8 6 (4.23%) Integration Specialist
8 6 (4.23%) Lead
8 6 (4.23%) Oracle Specialist
8 6 (4.23%) Site Engineer
9 5 (3.52%) Cloud Architect
9 5 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (3.52%) Security Engineer
9 5 (3.52%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (26.76%) REST
2 37 (26.06%) JSON
3 13 (9.15%) OAuth
3 13 (9.15%) Oracle Fusion
3 13 (9.15%) XML
4 11 (7.75%) SOAP
5 10 (7.04%) JWT
5 10 (7.04%) Web Services
5 10 (7.04%) XSLT
6 8 (5.63%) .NET
6 8 (5.63%) YAML
7 7 (4.93%) ARM Templates
8 4 (2.82%) Kafka
9 3 (2.11%) .NET Core
9 3 (2.11%) Entity Framework
9 3 (2.11%) Node.js
9 3 (2.11%) React
9 3 (2.11%) XML Messaging
10 2 (1.41%) Middleware
10 2 (1.41%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 30 (21.13%) PKI
2 27 (19.01%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (10.56%) Cloud Native
4 14 (9.86%) Public Cloud
5 6 (4.23%) Virtual Team
6 5 (3.52%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.52%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.82%) Clustering
7 4 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (2.82%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.82%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (2.82%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.11%) AI Agents
8 3 (2.11%) Enterprise Cloud
8 3 (2.11%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.41%) Genomics
9 2 (1.41%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.41%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 20 (14.08%) Windows
2 15 (10.56%) Linux
3 13 (9.15%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.82%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (1.41%) CentOS
5 2 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.41%) VMS
6 1 (0.70%) Unix
6 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (32.39%) DevOps
2 44 (30.99%) Agile
3 38 (26.76%) Infrastructure as Code
4 33 (23.24%) Configuration Management
5 32 (22.54%) CI/CD
5 32 (22.54%) Migration
6 26 (18.31%) Key Management
7 25 (17.61%) Containerisation
8 20 (14.08%) Cloud Security
9 18 (12.68%) TOGAF
10 17 (11.97%) Roadmaps
10 17 (11.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 16 (11.27%) Disaster Recovery
11 16 (11.27%) Identity Access Management
11 16 (11.27%) Technical Leadership
12 15 (10.56%) ERP
12 15 (10.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 15 (10.56%) Problem-Solving
13 14 (9.86%) Project Delivery
14 13 (9.15%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 41 (28.87%) PowerShell
2 21 (14.79%) SQL
3 19 (13.38%) Python
4 9 (6.34%) Bicep
4 9 (6.34%) Java
5 7 (4.93%) Bash
6 4 (2.82%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (2.82%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.70%) C#
7 1 (0.70%) Go
7 1 (0.70%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.70%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (39.44%) Security Cleared
2 48 (33.80%) SC Cleared
3 22 (15.49%) Azure Certification
4 19 (13.38%) Degree
5 13 (9.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (6.34%) TOGAF Certification
7 7 (4.93%) DV Cleared
8 6 (4.23%) CISSP
8 6 (4.23%) Master's Degree
9 4 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (2.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (2.11%) CCSP
10 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (2.11%) OSCP
10 3 (2.11%) PMI Certification
10 3 (2.11%) SANS
11 2 (1.41%) PMP
12 1 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.70%) RHCA
12 1 (0.70%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.93%) GDPR
2 6 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.23%) NIST
3 5 (3.52%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (3.52%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (2.82%) SLA
5 3 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (1.41%) Basel III
6 2 (1.41%) GAAP
6 2 (1.41%) GRC
6 2 (1.41%) IFRS
6 2 (1.41%) IFRS 17
6 2 (1.41%) IFRS 9
6 2 (1.41%) NCSC
7 1 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.70%) QA
7 1 (0.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (15.49%) Docker
2 20 (14.08%) Active Directory
3 6 (4.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.82%) BitLocker
4 4 (2.82%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.82%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (2.82%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.70%) Firmware
5 1 (0.70%) Postfix
5 1 (0.70%) Varnish
5 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.70%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (30.99%) Terraform
2 23 (16.20%) Kubernetes
3 13 (9.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (7.75%) Ansible
5 10 (7.04%) Puppet
6 6 (4.23%) Grafana
7 4 (2.82%) SCCM
7 4 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (2.82%) vCenter Server
7 4 (2.82%) vMotion
8 3 (2.11%) Control-M
9 1 (0.70%) Argo
9 1 (0.70%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.70%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.70%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.70%) SCOM
Vendors
1 50 (35.21%) Microsoft
2 20 (14.08%) Oracle
3 14 (9.86%) VMware
4 10 (7.04%) Google
5 7 (4.93%) Citrix
6 6 (4.23%) PagerDuty
6 6 (4.23%) SAP
7 5 (3.52%) Rapid7
8 4 (2.82%) AppDynamics
8 4 (2.82%) Dynatrace
8 4 (2.82%) NetApp
8 4 (2.82%) Tenable
9 3 (2.11%) Databricks
9 3 (2.11%) Informatica
9 3 (2.11%) Workday
10 2 (1.41%) Aderant
10 2 (1.41%) Cisco
10 2 (1.41%) iManage
10 2 (1.41%) Intapp
10 2 (1.41%) Palo Alto