SaaS Contract Job Trends in London

Software as a Service (SaaS)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring SaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 114 125
Rank change year-on-year +16 +11 -3
Contract jobs citing SaaS 508 319 339
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.85% 2.54% 1.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 6.72% 5.98% 4.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 195 217
10th Percentile £318 £388 £399
25th Percentile £400 £456 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £675 £731 £675
90th Percentile £765 £838 £775
England median daily rate £525 £538 £548
% change year-on-year -2.33% -1.83% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 15
10th Percentile £38.23 £56.22 £22.87
25th Percentile £42.91 £61.79 £25.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £76.54 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.59% +194.38% -67.50%
75th Percentile £50.00 £89.24 £34.94
90th Percentile £51.35 £93.59 £44.50
England median hourly rate £54.00 £77.19 £26.00
% change year-on-year -30.04% +196.88% -63.94%

All Cloud Computing Skills
London

SaaS 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 7,562 5,330 6,790
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.46% 42.38% 38.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,218 3,696 4,992
10th Percentile £350 £356 £350
25th Percentile £425 £438 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £638 £672 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 53 70
10th Percentile £19.72 £22.58 £17.63
25th Percentile £26.52 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £31.35 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.26% +20.56% -50.48%
75th Percentile £54.31 £48.75 £38.75
90th Percentile £72.85 £72.50 £59.13
England median hourly rate £45.50 £25.98 £21.00
% change year-on-year +75.17% +23.69% -35.19%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

SaaS job vacancy trend in London

SaaS
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SaaS

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SaaS in London over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SaaS in London

SaaS
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SaaS

SaaS
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SaaS in London over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SaaS in London

SaaS
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 SaaS within the London region over the 6 months to 11 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 -5 58 £585 -8.24% 248
West London -7 18 £450 -33.33% 15
East London -10 4 £672 +14.87% 19
South London -14 1 £775 +50.49% 6
SaaS
England

SaaS
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 21 (4.13%) Confluence
2 18 (3.54%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.59%) Apache
5 3 (0.59%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.20%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.59%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.59%) Revit
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.20%) Camtasia
5 1 (0.20%) Sketch
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (4.53%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.18%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (1.18%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 6 (1.18%) Oracle Receivables
2 6 (1.18%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 5 (0.98%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (0.79%) Oracle FAH
4 4 (0.79%) Sprinklr
5 3 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.20%) Remedy AR System
7 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.20%) SAP BRIM
Cloud Services
1 136 (26.77%) Azure
2 79 (15.55%) AWS
3 72 (14.17%) PaaS
4 57 (11.22%) IaaS
5 43 (8.46%) GCP
6 34 (6.69%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (5.12%) Entra ID
7 26 (5.12%) Power Platform
8 16 (3.15%) GitHub
8 16 (3.15%) Google Workspace
9 15 (2.95%) OCI
10 14 (2.76%) Datadog
10 14 (2.76%) iPaaS
10 14 (2.76%) Slack
11 13 (2.56%) SuccessFactors
12 11 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (1.97%) AWS CloudFormation
13 10 (1.97%) Serverless
14 9 (1.77%) Figma
14 9 (1.77%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.92%) Firewall
2 22 (4.33%) DNS
3 10 (1.97%) DHCP
3 10 (1.97%) Network Security
3 10 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.77%) WAN
5 8 (1.57%) SAN
5 8 (1.57%) VPN
6 6 (1.18%) HTTP
6 6 (1.18%) LAN
6 6 (1.18%) VLAN
7 5 (0.98%) DKIM
7 5 (0.98%) DMARC
8 4 (0.79%) Internet
8 4 (0.79%) PSTN
8 4 (0.79%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.59%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.39%) BGP
10 2 (0.39%) IPv4
10 2 (0.39%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.54%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.35%) Power BI
3 8 (1.57%) Tableau
4 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.38%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.98%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.59%) Looker
7 3 (0.59%) Metadata
7 3 (0.59%) MySQL
7 3 (0.59%) Pinecone
7 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.59%) Weaviate
8 2 (0.39%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.39%) Flink
8 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 41 (8.07%) JIRA
2 9 (1.77%) Git
3 7 (1.38%) Chocolatey
3 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.39%) ERwin
5 1 (0.20%) GitLab
5 1 (0.20%) Mocha
5 1 (0.20%) Postman
5 1 (0.20%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.20%) Selenium
General
1 181 (35.63%) Finance
2 136 (26.77%) Social Skills
3 82 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (14.17%) Marketing
5 49 (9.65%) Banking
6 31 (6.10%) Public Sector
7 29 (5.71%) Legal
8 20 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (3.94%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.97%) Billing
10 10 (1.97%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.77%) Advertising
11 9 (1.77%) Financial Institution
11 9 (1.77%) German Language
12 8 (1.57%) General Ledger
13 6 (1.18%) Law
13 6 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.98%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 84 (16.54%) Architect
2 71 (13.98%) Senior
3 37 (7.28%) Analyst
4 33 (6.50%) Consultant
5 29 (5.71%) Solutions Architect
6 28 (5.51%) Lead
7 24 (4.72%) Finance Manager
8 20 (3.94%) Azure Engineer
9 19 (3.74%) Developer
10 17 (3.35%) Cloud Architect
10 17 (3.35%) Integration Architect
10 17 (3.35%) Product Manager
11 16 (3.15%) Designer
11 16 (3.15%) Project Manager
12 15 (2.95%) Accountant
12 15 (2.95%) Business Analyst
12 15 (2.95%) Marketing Manager
12 15 (2.95%) Senior Manager
13 13 (2.56%) Technical Consultant
14 12 (2.36%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.31%) Middleware
2 26 (5.12%) REST
3 17 (3.35%) .NET
3 17 (3.35%) GraphQL
4 13 (2.56%) Node.js
4 13 (2.56%) SOAP
5 12 (2.36%) JSON
5 12 (2.36%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (2.17%) Kafka
6 11 (2.17%) XML
7 10 (1.97%) OAuth
8 9 (1.77%) OpenID
8 9 (1.77%) SAML
9 7 (1.38%) Playwright
9 7 (1.38%) React
9 7 (1.38%) RESTful
9 7 (1.38%) SailPoint
10 6 (1.18%) Vitest
10 6 (1.18%) Web Services
11 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 51 (10.04%) Onboarding
2 37 (7.28%) Cloud Native
3 19 (3.74%) PMI
4 17 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (2.56%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.36%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.17%) Security Posture
8 10 (1.97%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.97%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.77%) AI Agents
9 9 (1.77%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (1.77%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (1.77%) IoT
9 9 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.57%) FMCG
10 8 (1.57%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.98%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.31%) Windows
2 10 (1.97%) Linux
3 5 (0.98%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.59%) Android
6 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Unix
7 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (15.75%) Agile
2 72 (14.17%) AI
3 71 (13.98%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (13.78%) Decision-Making
5 69 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
6 67 (13.19%) Migration
6 67 (13.19%) Roadmaps
7 57 (11.22%) DevOps
8 55 (10.83%) Project Management
9 54 (10.63%) B2B
9 54 (10.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 52 (10.24%) CI/CD
11 49 (9.65%) Analytics
12 48 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 44 (8.66%) ERP
14 43 (8.46%) Cybersecurity
15 38 (7.48%) Project Delivery
16 34 (6.69%) CRM
16 34 (6.69%) Microservices
16 34 (6.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.07%) SQL
2 27 (5.31%) Python
3 21 (4.13%) TypeScript
4 14 (2.76%) Java
4 14 (2.76%) PowerShell
5 13 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.18%) Bicep
7 4 (0.79%) C#
8 3 (0.59%) Bash
8 3 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.39%) Go
9 2 (0.39%) Haskell
9 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.39%) Rust
10 1 (0.20%) ABAP
10 1 (0.20%) C
10 1 (0.20%) C++
10 1 (0.20%) Groovy
10 1 (0.20%) PHP
Qualifications
1 48 (9.45%) Degree
2 37 (7.28%) Security Cleared
3 24 (4.72%) PMI Certification
4 23 (4.53%) ACCA
4 23 (4.53%) SC Cleared
5 22 (4.33%) Azure Certification
6 21 (4.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (4.13%) PMP
7 18 (3.54%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.36%) CISSP
9 8 (1.57%) CBAP
10 6 (1.18%) AWS Certification
10 6 (1.18%) CIMA
10 6 (1.18%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (0.98%) CSPO
12 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.79%) CCSP
12 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.79%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.59%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.94%) GDPR
1 20 (3.94%) IFRS
2 14 (2.76%) NIST
3 11 (2.17%) SLA
4 9 (1.77%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.38%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.38%) GRC
5 7 (1.38%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.38%) QA
6 5 (0.98%) GAAP
7 4 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 4 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.59%) NCSC
8 3 (0.59%) PMO
8 3 (0.59%) SOC 1
9 2 (0.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 26 (5.12%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.56%) Docker
3 4 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.59%) IAG
5 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.20%) NFS
6 1 (0.20%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 26 (5.12%) Terraform
2 24 (4.72%) Kubernetes
3 16 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.77%) SCCM
6 5 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.79%) Ansible
8 3 (0.59%) Control-M
8 3 (0.59%) QRadar
9 2 (0.39%) CASB
9 2 (0.39%) Fluentd
9 2 (0.39%) logstash
9 2 (0.39%) SCOM
10 1 (0.20%) Amdocs OSS
10 1 (0.20%) Grafana
10 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 97 (19.09%) Microsoft
2 58 (11.42%) Salesforce
3 32 (6.30%) ServiceNow
4 27 (5.31%) Oracle
4 27 (5.31%) SAP
5 24 (4.72%) Google
6 15 (2.95%) Dynatrace
7 14 (2.76%) Databricks
8 12 (2.36%) Software AG
9 10 (1.97%) CyberArk
9 10 (1.97%) Splunk
9 10 (1.97%) Workday
10 9 (1.77%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.57%) AppDynamics
12 7 (1.38%) Adobe
12 7 (1.38%) Tenable
12 7 (1.38%) VMware
13 6 (1.18%) Ariba
13 6 (1.18%) Cisco
13 6 (1.18%) iManage