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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 233 235
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 -29
Contract jobs citing IaaS 165 127 167
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.95% 1.00% 0.93%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.20% 2.35% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 64 102
10th Percentile £413 £408 £425
25th Percentile £513 £480 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -2.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £650 £774
90th Percentile £838 £749 £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 £55.00 - £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 7,505 5,404 6,721
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 43.34% 42.67% 37.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,164 3,747 4,931
10th Percentile £350 £356 £331
25th Percentile £425 £438 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £638 £664 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 52 77
10th Percentile £18.71 £22.27 £17.47
25th Percentile £25.42 £24.66 £21.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.07 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.12% +11.81% -25.71%
75th Percentile £52.56 £54.13 £40.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.13 £61.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £26.50 £20.77
% change year-on-year +69.81% +27.59% -24.47%

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 16 April 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 16 April 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 -20 10 £563 -15.09% 8
South London -15 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 (9.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.42%) Apache
4 3 (1.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.82%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.21%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.61%) Confluence
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 7 (4.24%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.82%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (1.82%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (1.21%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.21%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.21%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 112 (67.88%) PaaS
2 96 (58.18%) Azure
3 58 (35.15%) SaaS
4 26 (15.76%) OCI
5 25 (15.15%) AWS
5 25 (15.15%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (11.52%) Entra ID
8 14 (8.48%) AWS CloudFormation
9 11 (6.67%) Amazon ECS
9 11 (6.67%) GitHub
9 11 (6.67%) Serverless
10 10 (6.06%) Azure AKS
11 9 (5.45%) Amazon EKS
11 9 (5.45%) Azure Key Vault
12 8 (4.85%) Datadog
12 8 (4.85%) GCP
13 7 (4.24%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (4.24%) SuccessFactors
14 6 (3.64%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 27 (16.36%) DNS
1 27 (16.36%) Firewall
2 16 (9.70%) VPN
3 14 (8.48%) DHCP
4 8 (4.85%) SAN
4 8 (4.85%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (4.24%) MPLS
5 7 (4.24%) SMTP
6 6 (3.64%) VLAN
7 5 (3.03%) Network Security
8 4 (2.42%) Internet
9 1 (0.61%) LAN
9 1 (0.61%) NAS
9 1 (0.61%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.70%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.24%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (4.24%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (3.64%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (3.64%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.82%) Oracle ODI
4 3 (1.82%) Power BI
4 3 (1.82%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.21%) Big Data
5 2 (1.21%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.21%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.61%) DB2
6 1 (0.61%) Flink
6 1 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (8.48%) Git
2 11 (6.67%) Postman
3 7 (4.24%) Chocolatey
4 6 (3.64%) JIRA
4 6 (3.64%) SoapUI
5 3 (1.82%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (1.21%) Jenkins
General
1 43 (26.06%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (18.18%) Finance
3 28 (16.97%) Social Skills
4 16 (9.70%) Banking
5 11 (6.67%) Public Sector
6 10 (6.06%) Legal
6 10 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (4.24%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.42%) Law
8 4 (2.42%) Military
9 3 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.82%) Local Government
9 3 (1.82%) Marketing
10 2 (1.21%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.21%) Japanese Language
11 1 (0.61%) Billing
11 1 (0.61%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.61%) French Language
11 1 (0.61%) Front Office
11 1 (0.61%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (36.36%) Architect
2 29 (17.58%) Azure Engineer
3 23 (13.94%) Cloud Engineer
3 23 (13.94%) Senior
4 18 (10.91%) Azure Architect
5 15 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 11 (6.67%) Integration Engineer
7 9 (5.45%) IT Engineer
7 9 (5.45%) Principal Engineer
7 9 (5.45%) Senior IT Engineer
8 8 (4.85%) Oracle Specialist
8 8 (4.85%) Principal Cloud Engineer
9 7 (4.24%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 7 (4.24%) Applications Architect
9 7 (4.24%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.24%) Lead
9 7 (4.24%) NetApp Engineer
9 7 (4.24%) Storage Engineer
10 6 (3.64%) Integration Specialist
10 6 (3.64%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (23.03%) REST
2 36 (21.82%) JSON
3 13 (7.88%) Oracle Fusion
3 13 (7.88%) XML
4 12 (7.27%) OAuth
5 11 (6.67%) SOAP
6 10 (6.06%) .NET
6 10 (6.06%) JWT
6 10 (6.06%) Web Services
6 10 (6.06%) XSLT
7 8 (4.85%) YAML
8 6 (3.64%) ARM Templates
9 4 (2.42%) Kafka
10 3 (1.82%) .NET Core
10 3 (1.82%) Entity Framework
10 3 (1.82%) Middleware
10 3 (1.82%) Node.js
10 3 (1.82%) XML Messaging
11 2 (1.21%) Spring
12 1 (0.61%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (20.00%) PKI
2 27 (16.36%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (10.30%) Public Cloud
4 15 (9.09%) Cloud Native
5 8 (4.85%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (4.24%) Clustering
6 7 (4.24%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (4.24%) Enterprise Storage
6 7 (4.24%) Virtual Team
7 6 (3.64%) Data Centre
8 5 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (2.42%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.82%) AI Agents
10 3 (1.82%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.82%) Product Ownership
11 2 (1.21%) Distributed Applications
11 2 (1.21%) Mobile App
12 1 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 28 (16.97%) Windows
2 22 (13.33%) Linux
3 16 (9.70%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.24%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (3.03%) Unix
6 2 (1.21%) Android
6 2 (1.21%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.21%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.61%) CentOS
7 1 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (30.30%) DevOps
2 46 (27.88%) Migration
3 41 (24.85%) Agile
4 40 (24.24%) Infrastructure as Code
5 35 (21.21%) CI/CD
6 34 (20.61%) Configuration Management
7 28 (16.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 27 (16.36%) Key Management
9 25 (15.15%) Disaster Recovery
9 25 (15.15%) TOGAF
10 24 (14.55%) Containerisation
11 23 (13.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (12.12%) Cloud Security
12 20 (12.12%) Roadmaps
13 19 (11.52%) Technical Leadership
14 16 (9.70%) DevSecOps
14 16 (9.70%) ERP
15 15 (9.09%) Identity Access Management
15 15 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
15 15 (9.09%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 45 (27.27%) PowerShell
2 23 (13.94%) SQL
3 20 (12.12%) Python
4 12 (7.27%) Bicep
5 8 (4.85%) Bash
5 8 (4.85%) Java
6 6 (3.64%) PL/SQL
7 4 (2.42%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (1.21%) Ruby
9 1 (0.61%) C
9 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (38.79%) Security Cleared
2 52 (31.52%) SC Cleared
3 31 (18.79%) Azure Certification
4 17 (10.30%) Degree
5 14 (8.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (6.67%) DV Cleared
6 11 (6.67%) TOGAF Certification
7 6 (3.64%) Master's Degree
8 5 (3.03%) CISSP
9 4 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.82%) CCSP
10 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.82%) OSCP
10 3 (1.82%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.82%) SANS
11 2 (1.21%) PMP
12 1 (0.61%) CCDP
12 1 (0.61%) CCIE
12 1 (0.61%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.85%) SLA
2 6 (3.64%) GDPR
3 5 (3.03%) NIST
3 5 (3.03%) PCI DSS
3 5 (3.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.21%) Basel III
5 2 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.21%) GAAP
5 2 (1.21%) IFRS
5 2 (1.21%) IFRS 17
5 2 (1.21%) IFRS 9
5 2 (1.21%) NCSC
6 1 (0.61%) GRC
6 1 (0.61%) PMO
System Software
1 25 (15.15%) Active Directory
2 23 (13.94%) Docker
3 11 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (4.24%) BitLocker
4 7 (4.24%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.24%) Microsoft App-V
4 7 (4.24%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (2.42%) NFS
5 4 (2.42%) Postfix
5 4 (2.42%) Varnish
6 3 (1.82%) Sendmail
7 2 (1.21%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (1.21%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 46 (27.88%) Terraform
2 22 (13.33%) Kubernetes
3 16 (9.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (9.09%) Ansible
5 13 (7.88%) Puppet
6 7 (4.24%) SCCM
6 7 (4.24%) vCenter Server
6 7 (4.24%) vMotion
7 6 (3.64%) Grafana
8 4 (2.42%) HAProxy
9 3 (1.82%) Control-M
10 2 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.61%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.61%) SCOM
Vendors
1 63 (38.18%) Microsoft
2 25 (15.15%) Oracle
3 19 (11.52%) VMware
4 11 (6.67%) Citrix
5 10 (6.06%) SAP
6 7 (4.24%) AppDynamics
6 7 (4.24%) Dynatrace
6 7 (4.24%) NetApp
6 7 (4.24%) Tenable
7 6 (3.64%) iManage
7 6 (3.64%) Intapp
7 6 (3.64%) PagerDuty
8 5 (3.03%) Google
8 5 (3.03%) Rapid7
9 4 (2.42%) Aderant
9 4 (2.42%) Databricks
9 4 (2.42%) Workday
10 3 (1.82%) Informatica
10 3 (1.82%) ServiceNow
11 2 (1.21%) IBM