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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 207 230
Rank change year-on-year -60 +23 -29
Contract jobs citing IaaS 155 144 175
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.87% 1.14% 0.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.04% 2.70% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 73 104
10th Percentile £413 £405 £416
25th Percentile £475 £495 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -2.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £650 £775
90th Percentile £838 £743 £780
England median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
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 £53.75 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -66.67%

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 7,600 5,326 6,754
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.84% 42.33% 37.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,241 3,696 4,985
10th Percentile £350 £357 £350
25th Percentile £425 £440 £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 £775
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 51 72
10th Percentile £19.21 £22.27 £17.78
25th Percentile £25.25 £24.66 £21.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.07 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.12% +16.28% -37.50%
75th Percentile £52.16 £53.75 £38.28
90th Percentile £71.50 £73.75 £58.75
England median hourly rate £46.40 £25.50 £20.77
% change year-on-year +81.96% +22.77% -35.70%

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 2 May 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 2 May 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 -27 8 £606 +1.04% 8
South London -16 5 £530 +17.78%
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 16 (10.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.52%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.58%) Apache
4 3 (1.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.94%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.65%) Confluence
6 1 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 7 (4.52%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.94%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (1.94%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (1.29%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.29%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.29%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 114 (73.55%) PaaS
2 96 (61.94%) Azure
3 57 (36.77%) SaaS
4 26 (16.77%) AWS
5 24 (15.48%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (14.19%) OCI
7 19 (12.26%) Entra ID
8 17 (10.97%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (9.03%) AWS CloudFormation
10 11 (7.10%) Amazon ECS
10 11 (7.10%) GitHub
10 11 (7.10%) Serverless
11 10 (6.45%) Azure AKS
12 9 (5.81%) Amazon EKS
12 9 (5.81%) Azure Key Vault
12 9 (5.81%) GCP
13 8 (5.16%) Datadog
13 8 (5.16%) SuccessFactors
14 7 (4.52%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (4.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 27 (17.42%) DNS
1 27 (17.42%) Firewall
2 16 (10.32%) VPN
3 14 (9.03%) DHCP
4 8 (5.16%) SAN
4 8 (5.16%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (4.52%) MPLS
5 7 (4.52%) SMTP
6 6 (3.87%) VLAN
7 4 (2.58%) Internet
7 4 (2.58%) Network Security
8 1 (0.65%) LAN
8 1 (0.65%) NAS
8 1 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (10.32%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.52%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (4.52%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (3.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (3.87%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.58%) Power BI
5 3 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.94%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.29%) Big Data
6 2 (1.29%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.29%) RDBMS
6 2 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.65%) DB2
7 1 (0.65%) Flink
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (9.03%) Git
2 10 (6.45%) Postman
3 7 (4.52%) Chocolatey
4 6 (3.87%) JIRA
4 6 (3.87%) SoapUI
5 2 (1.29%) Jenkins
General
1 30 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
1 30 (19.35%) Social Skills
2 28 (18.06%) Finance
3 16 (10.32%) Banking
4 11 (7.10%) Legal
5 10 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
5 10 (6.45%) Public Sector
6 7 (4.52%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.23%) Law
8 4 (2.58%) Military
9 3 (1.94%) Local Government
9 3 (1.94%) Marketing
10 2 (1.29%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.29%) Japanese Language
11 1 (0.65%) Billing
11 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.65%) French Language
11 1 (0.65%) Front Office
11 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.65%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 50 (32.26%) Architect
2 29 (18.71%) Azure Engineer
3 23 (14.84%) Senior
4 22 (14.19%) Cloud Engineer
5 16 (10.32%) Azure Architect
6 15 (9.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (6.45%) Integration Engineer
8 9 (5.81%) IT Engineer
8 9 (5.81%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (5.81%) Senior IT Engineer
9 8 (5.16%) Oracle Specialist
9 8 (5.16%) Principal Cloud Engineer
10 7 (4.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 7 (4.52%) Applications Architect
10 7 (4.52%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (4.52%) Lead
10 7 (4.52%) NetApp Engineer
10 7 (4.52%) Storage Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Site Engineer
11 6 (3.87%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (17.42%) REST
2 25 (16.13%) JSON
3 13 (8.39%) XML
4 12 (7.74%) Oracle Fusion
5 11 (7.10%) .NET
5 11 (7.10%) OAuth
6 10 (6.45%) SOAP
7 9 (5.81%) JWT
7 9 (5.81%) Web Services
7 9 (5.81%) XSLT
8 6 (3.87%) ARM Templates
9 5 (3.23%) Kafka
9 5 (3.23%) YAML
10 4 (2.58%) Middleware
11 3 (1.94%) .NET Core
11 3 (1.94%) Entity Framework
11 3 (1.94%) XML Messaging
12 2 (1.29%) Spring
13 1 (0.65%) React
13 1 (0.65%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 22 (14.19%) PKI
2 16 (10.32%) Public Cloud
2 16 (10.32%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (9.03%) Cloud Native
4 8 (5.16%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (5.16%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (4.52%) Clustering
5 7 (4.52%) Enterprise Storage
5 7 (4.52%) Virtual Team
6 6 (3.87%) Data Centre
7 5 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (3.23%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (2.58%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.94%) Distributed Applications
10 2 (1.29%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (1.29%) Mobile App
11 1 (0.65%) FMCG
11 1 (0.65%) IoT
11 1 (0.65%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (18.71%) Windows
2 23 (14.84%) Linux
3 16 (10.32%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.52%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (3.23%) Unix
6 2 (1.29%) Android
6 2 (1.29%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.29%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.65%) CentOS
7 1 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (28.39%) DevOps
1 44 (28.39%) Migration
2 38 (24.52%) Infrastructure as Code
3 32 (20.65%) CI/CD
4 28 (18.06%) Agile
5 27 (17.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 26 (16.77%) TOGAF
7 24 (15.48%) Containerisation
8 23 (14.84%) Configuration Management
8 23 (14.84%) Disaster Recovery
9 21 (13.55%) Roadmaps
10 19 (12.26%) Cloud Security
11 18 (11.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (10.32%) ERP
12 16 (10.32%) Key Management
12 16 (10.32%) Technical Leadership
13 15 (9.68%) DevSecOps
13 15 (9.68%) Identity Access Management
13 15 (9.68%) ITSM
14 14 (9.03%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 35 (22.58%) PowerShell
2 21 (13.55%) Python
3 20 (12.90%) SQL
4 13 (8.39%) Bicep
5 9 (5.81%) Bash
6 8 (5.16%) Java
7 4 (2.58%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.94%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (1.29%) Ruby
10 1 (0.65%) C
10 1 (0.65%) C#
10 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 53 (34.19%) Security Cleared
2 40 (25.81%) SC Cleared
3 29 (18.71%) Azure Certification
4 15 (9.68%) Degree
5 14 (9.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (7.10%) DV Cleared
6 11 (7.10%) TOGAF Certification
7 7 (4.52%) CISSP
8 6 (3.87%) Master's Degree
9 4 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.94%) CCSP
10 3 (1.94%) OSCP
10 3 (1.94%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.94%) SANS
11 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.29%) PMP
12 1 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.65%) RHCE
12 1 (0.65%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.16%) SLA
2 7 (4.52%) GDPR
3 5 (3.23%) NIST
3 5 (3.23%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.29%) Basel III
6 2 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (1.29%) GAAP
6 2 (1.29%) IFRS
6 2 (1.29%) IFRS 17
6 2 (1.29%) IFRS 9
6 2 (1.29%) NCSC
7 1 (0.65%) GRC
7 1 (0.65%) PMO
System Software
1 25 (16.13%) Active Directory
2 23 (14.84%) Docker
3 9 (5.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (4.52%) BitLocker
4 7 (4.52%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.52%) Microsoft App-V
4 7 (4.52%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (2.58%) NFS
5 4 (2.58%) Postfix
5 4 (2.58%) Varnish
6 3 (1.94%) Sendmail
7 2 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (1.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (27.74%) Terraform
2 22 (14.19%) Kubernetes
3 16 (10.32%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (9.68%) Ansible
5 13 (8.39%) Puppet
6 7 (4.52%) SCCM
6 7 (4.52%) vCenter Server
6 7 (4.52%) vMotion
7 6 (3.87%) Grafana
8 4 (2.58%) HAProxy
9 3 (1.94%) Control-M
10 2 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.65%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.65%) QRadar
11 1 (0.65%) SCOM
Vendors
1 61 (39.35%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.55%) Oracle
3 17 (10.97%) VMware
4 11 (7.10%) Citrix
4 11 (7.10%) SAP
5 7 (4.52%) AppDynamics
5 7 (4.52%) Dynatrace
5 7 (4.52%) NetApp
5 7 (4.52%) Tenable
6 6 (3.87%) iManage
6 6 (3.87%) Intapp
6 6 (3.87%) PagerDuty
7 5 (3.23%) Databricks
7 5 (3.23%) Google
7 5 (3.23%) Rapid7
7 5 (3.23%) Workday
8 4 (2.58%) Aderant
8 4 (2.58%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.94%) Informatica
10 2 (1.29%) Splunk