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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 208 228
Rank change year-on-year -62 +20 -18
Contract jobs citing IaaS 138 142 170
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.76% 1.16% 0.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.81% 2.73% 2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 73 101
10th Percentile £406 £438 £413
25th Percentile £450 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £688 £660 £775
90th Percentile £725 £749 £780
England median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -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 7,631 5,205 6,774
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.18% 42.54% 38.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,283 3,579 4,996
10th Percentile £350 £356 £350
25th Percentile £425 £433 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £672 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 56 69
10th Percentile £20.87 £23.01 £17.47
25th Percentile £26.88 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.21 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.52% +16.18% -40.91%
75th Percentile £53.94 £47.81 £38.75
90th Percentile £73.23 £67.50 £57.75
England median hourly rate £41.78 £26.45 £21.37
% change year-on-year +57.96% +23.77% -34.04%

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 22 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 22 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 7 £650 +8.33% 6
South London -21 1 £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 (11.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (5.07%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.62%) Apache
4 3 (2.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (2.17%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.45%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.72%) Confluence
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (2.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (2.17%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (1.45%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.45%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.45%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 118 (85.51%) PaaS
2 103 (74.64%) Azure
3 54 (39.13%) SaaS
4 23 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (15.94%) Entra ID
6 21 (15.22%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (15.22%) OCI
7 20 (14.49%) AWS
8 14 (10.14%) Serverless
9 11 (7.97%) Azure Key Vault
10 10 (7.25%) Azure AKS
11 9 (6.52%) GitHub
12 8 (5.80%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (5.80%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (5.80%) GCP
12 8 (5.80%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (5.07%) Datadog
13 7 (5.07%) Power Platform
14 6 (4.35%) Azure API Management
15 5 (3.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 30 (21.74%) DNS
2 26 (18.84%) Firewall
3 14 (10.14%) DHCP
3 14 (10.14%) VPN
4 8 (5.80%) SAN
5 7 (5.07%) MPLS
5 7 (5.07%) SMTP
6 6 (4.35%) VLAN
6 6 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (2.90%) Internet
7 4 (2.90%) Network Security
8 1 (0.72%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.97%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.07%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.90%) Power BI
5 2 (1.45%) Big Data
5 2 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.45%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.45%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.45%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.72%) DB2
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (10.87%) Git
2 9 (6.52%) Postman
3 7 (5.07%) Chocolatey
4 6 (4.35%) JIRA
4 6 (4.35%) SoapUI
5 4 (2.90%) Jenkins
General
1 28 (20.29%) Finance
1 28 (20.29%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.04%) Banking
3 14 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (7.97%) Legal
5 9 (6.52%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (5.07%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.62%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.62%) Law
8 4 (2.90%) Military
9 3 (2.17%) Marketing
10 2 (1.45%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.45%) Japanese Language
10 2 (1.45%) Local Government
11 1 (0.72%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.72%) French Language
11 1 (0.72%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (26.09%) Architect
2 32 (23.19%) Azure Engineer
3 26 (18.84%) Cloud Engineer
4 22 (15.94%) Senior
5 16 (11.59%) Azure Architect
6 15 (10.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Integration Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) IT Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Principal Engineer
7 9 (6.52%) Senior IT Engineer
8 8 (5.80%) Oracle Specialist
8 8 (5.80%) Principal Cloud Engineer
9 7 (5.07%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 7 (5.07%) Applications Architect
9 7 (5.07%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (5.07%) NetApp Engineer
9 7 (5.07%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (5.07%) Storage Engineer
10 6 (4.35%) Cloud Specialist
10 6 (4.35%) Integration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (8.70%) REST
1 12 (8.70%) XML
2 11 (7.97%) Oracle Fusion
3 10 (7.25%) .NET
3 10 (7.25%) OAuth
4 9 (6.52%) JSON
4 9 (6.52%) SOAP
4 9 (6.52%) Web Services
5 8 (5.80%) ARM Templates
5 8 (5.80%) JWT
5 8 (5.80%) XSLT
6 6 (4.35%) YAML
7 4 (2.90%) Entity Framework
7 4 (2.90%) Middleware
8 3 (2.17%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.17%) XML Messaging
9 2 (1.45%) Kafka
10 1 (0.72%) React
10 1 (0.72%) Spring
10 1 (0.72%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (12.32%) Public Cloud
2 13 (9.42%) Cloud Native
3 8 (5.80%) Clustering
3 8 (5.80%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (5.80%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (5.07%) Enterprise Storage
4 7 (5.07%) PKI
4 7 (5.07%) Virtual Team
5 6 (4.35%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.62%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.62%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.90%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.17%) Distributed Applications
9 2 (1.45%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.45%) IoT
9 2 (1.45%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.72%) FMCG
10 1 (0.72%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (22.46%) Windows
2 20 (14.49%) Linux
3 18 (13.04%) Windows Server
4 7 (5.07%) Unix
4 7 (5.07%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (1.45%) Android
5 2 (1.45%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.45%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.72%) CentOS
6 1 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (34.78%) DevOps
2 46 (33.33%) Migration
3 35 (25.36%) Infrastructure as Code
4 32 (23.19%) CI/CD
5 28 (20.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 26 (18.84%) Disaster Recovery
7 25 (18.12%) TOGAF
8 22 (15.94%) Containerisation
9 21 (15.22%) Roadmaps
10 19 (13.77%) Technical Leadership
11 17 (12.32%) Cloud Security
12 16 (11.59%) Identity Access Management
12 16 (11.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 15 (10.87%) Project Delivery
14 14 (10.14%) Architectural Patterns
14 14 (10.14%) Cybersecurity
14 14 (10.14%) DevSecOps
14 14 (10.14%) ERP
15 12 (8.70%) Incident Management
15 12 (8.70%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 24 (17.39%) PowerShell
2 20 (14.49%) SQL
3 18 (13.04%) Python
4 12 (8.70%) Bicep
5 8 (5.80%) Bash
6 7 (5.07%) Java
7 5 (3.62%) Shell Script
8 4 (2.90%) Ruby
9 3 (2.17%) PL/SQL
10 2 (1.45%) C#
10 2 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (1.45%) Perl
11 1 (0.72%) C
11 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 38 (27.54%) Security Cleared
2 32 (23.19%) Azure Certification
3 24 (17.39%) SC Cleared
4 13 (9.42%) Degree
5 11 (7.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (7.97%) DV Cleared
5 11 (7.97%) TOGAF Certification
6 6 (4.35%) CISSP
6 6 (4.35%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (1.45%) CCSP
7 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.45%) OSCP
7 2 (1.45%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.45%) PMP
7 2 (1.45%) SANS
8 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.72%) CISM
8 1 (0.72%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) SLA
2 7 (5.07%) GDPR
3 4 (2.90%) NIST
3 4 (2.90%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.45%) Basel III
5 2 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.45%) GAAP
5 2 (1.45%) IFRS
5 2 (1.45%) IFRS 17
5 2 (1.45%) IFRS 9
5 2 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.72%) NCSC
6 1 (0.72%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (19.57%) Active Directory
2 20 (14.49%) Docker
3 9 (6.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (5.07%) BitLocker
4 7 (5.07%) Hyper-V
4 7 (5.07%) Microsoft App-V
4 7 (5.07%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (4.35%) Postfix
5 6 (4.35%) Varnish
6 5 (3.62%) NFS
7 4 (2.90%) Sendmail
8 2 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (1.45%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 40 (28.99%) Terraform
2 23 (16.67%) Kubernetes
3 16 (11.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (8.70%) Ansible
5 8 (5.80%) Puppet
6 7 (5.07%) SCCM
6 7 (5.07%) vCenter Server
6 7 (5.07%) vMotion
7 6 (4.35%) HAProxy
8 3 (2.17%) Control-M
9 2 (1.45%) Progress Chef
9 2 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.72%) Grafana
10 1 (0.72%) QRadar
10 1 (0.72%) SCOM
Vendors
1 60 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (15.22%) Oracle
3 17 (12.32%) VMware
4 11 (7.97%) Citrix
4 11 (7.97%) SAP
5 7 (5.07%) AppDynamics
5 7 (5.07%) Dynatrace
5 7 (5.07%) NetApp
5 7 (5.07%) Tenable
6 6 (4.35%) iManage
6 6 (4.35%) Intapp
7 5 (3.62%) Databricks
7 5 (3.62%) Workday
8 4 (2.90%) Aderant
8 4 (2.90%) Google
8 4 (2.90%) Rapid7
8 4 (2.90%) ServiceNow
9 3 (2.17%) Informatica
10 2 (1.45%) Ariba
10 2 (1.45%) IBM