SaaS Contracts in London

Software as a Service (SaaS)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring SaaS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SaaS over the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 121 143
Rank change year-on-year -7 +22 -27
Contract jobs citing SaaS 282 350 580
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.09% 1.89% 1.90%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.04% 5.06% 4.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 242 390
10th Percentile £378 £387 £409
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% - -2.17%
75th Percentile £663 £694 £700
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 12 4
10th Percentile £30.10 - £39.03
25th Percentile £38.50 £25.50 £58.94
Median hourly rate £60.00 £34.13 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year +75.82% -52.11% +46.15%
75th Percentile £81.99 £54.69 £73.94
90th Percentile £90.69 £62.00 £74.29
England median hourly rate £60.00 £30.50 £72.50
% change year-on-year +96.72% -57.93% +22.80%

All Cloud 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 5,594 6,919 11,737
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 41.52% 37.40% 38.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,742 5,109 8,391
10th Percentile £355 £325 £385
25th Percentile £450 £444 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year - -6.38% +2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £788 £763 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 78 100
10th Percentile £22.07 £17.55 £18.60
25th Percentile £23.80 £21.44 £22.39
Median hourly rate £31.50 £30.50 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.28% -10.29% +13.33%
75th Percentile £55.75 £53.69 £64.06
90th Percentile £68.75 £62.88 £75.17
England median hourly rate £27.50 £22.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year +23.32% -10.80% +19.05%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SaaS in London

SaaS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SaaS in London.

Daily rate trend for SaaS in London

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SaaS in London over the 6 months to 16 February 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SaaS in London

SaaS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SaaS in London.

Hourly rate trend for SaaS in London

SaaS
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SaaS in London over the 6 months to 16 February 2025.

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 16 February 2025. 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 +19 46 £650 +17.12% 41
East London +7 4 £585 -22.00% 7
South London +6 3 £380 - 1
West London +3 2 £565 -3.83% 11
North London -6 1 £714 +67.88%
SaaS
England

SaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (4.96%) Confluence
2 7 (2.48%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.13%) Oracle Workflow
4 5 (1.77%) nginx
4 5 (1.77%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (1.42%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.71%) Camunda
6 2 (0.71%) CMS
7 1 (0.35%) Apache
7 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.35%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.35%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.35%) SAS
7 1 (0.35%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.42%) Adobe XD
2 4 (1.42%) Sketch
3 2 (0.71%) 1Password
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.35%) Notion
Business Applications
1 8 (2.84%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (2.13%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (2.13%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.77%) Oracle Assets
3 5 (1.77%) Oracle EBS R12
3 5 (1.77%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (1.42%) Aladdin
4 4 (1.42%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 3 (1.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.71%) Eloqua
6 2 (0.71%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.71%) Oracle FAH
6 2 (0.71%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.71%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 86 (30.50%) Azure
2 66 (23.40%) AWS
3 64 (22.70%) PaaS
4 55 (19.50%) IaaS
5 25 (8.87%) GCP
5 25 (8.87%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (8.16%) OCI
7 19 (6.74%) Cloud Computing
8 17 (6.03%) GitHub
9 16 (5.67%) Entra ID
10 13 (4.61%) Serverless
11 9 (3.19%) Amazon S3
11 9 (3.19%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (2.84%) Figma
12 8 (2.84%) Power Platform
13 7 (2.48%) Azure AKS
13 7 (2.48%) dbt
13 7 (2.48%) Nutanix
14 5 (1.77%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.74%) DNS
2 12 (4.26%) TCP/IP
3 9 (3.19%) DHCP
4 8 (2.84%) Kerberos
5 6 (2.13%) BGP
5 6 (2.13%) Firewall
5 6 (2.13%) HTTP
5 6 (2.13%) HTTPS
5 6 (2.13%) OSPF
6 2 (0.71%) Internet
6 2 (0.71%) LAN
6 2 (0.71%) PuTTY
6 2 (0.71%) SAN
6 2 (0.71%) SMTP
6 2 (0.71%) SSL
6 2 (0.71%) WAN
7 1 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.35%) SMS
7 1 (0.35%) VPN
7 1 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.45%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 10 (3.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 8 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.48%) Oracle ODI
5 6 (2.13%) Amazon Redshift
5 6 (2.13%) Power BI
6 5 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.77%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.42%) Oracle BI EE
7 4 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (1.06%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.06%) Tableau
9 2 (0.71%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.71%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.71%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.71%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.71%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 18 (6.38%) JIRA
2 15 (5.32%) Jenkins
3 12 (4.26%) GitLab
4 9 (3.19%) Git
5 8 (2.84%) TeamCity
6 6 (2.13%) Subversion
7 4 (1.42%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (1.06%) Selenium
8 3 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.71%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.71%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.71%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.71%) Dreamweaver
9 2 (0.71%) JMeter
9 2 (0.71%) Postman
9 2 (0.71%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.71%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.35%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.35%) JUnit
10 1 (0.35%) Serena SBM
General
1 80 (28.37%) Social Skills
2 79 (28.01%) Finance
3 36 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.09%) Public Sector
5 16 (5.67%) Banking
5 16 (5.67%) Marketing
6 13 (4.61%) Legal
7 10 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (3.55%) Retail
8 6 (2.13%) Back Office
8 6 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.42%) Advertising
9 4 (1.42%) Automotive
9 4 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.42%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.06%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.06%) French Language
10 3 (1.06%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 73 (25.89%) Architect
2 35 (12.41%) Senior
3 24 (8.51%) Solutions Architect
4 22 (7.80%) Analyst
5 18 (6.38%) Lead
6 17 (6.03%) Consultant
6 17 (6.03%) Developer
7 14 (4.96%) AWS Architect
7 14 (4.96%) Project Manager
7 14 (4.96%) Technical Architect
8 12 (4.26%) Applications Support
9 11 (3.90%) Azure Architect
10 10 (3.55%) Designer
11 9 (3.19%) Cloud Architect
12 8 (2.84%) SaaS Architect
13 7 (2.48%) Administrator
13 7 (2.48%) Business Analyst
13 7 (2.48%) Oracle Consultant
13 7 (2.48%) Security Architect
13 7 (2.48%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.96%) .NET
2 13 (4.61%) HTML
3 12 (4.26%) REST
4 11 (3.90%) CSS
5 10 (3.55%) AngularJS
5 10 (3.55%) LDAP
5 10 (3.55%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (2.84%) Kafka
6 8 (2.84%) React
7 6 (2.13%) Node.js
7 6 (2.13%) Web Services
8 5 (1.77%) OAuth
8 5 (1.77%) SAML
8 5 (1.77%) XML
9 4 (1.42%) ARM Templates
9 4 (1.42%) RESTful
10 3 (1.06%) OpenID
10 3 (1.06%) SailPoint
10 3 (1.06%) Spring Boot
10 3 (1.06%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.61%) Product Ownership
2 12 (4.26%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.90%) Cloud Native
3 11 (3.90%) Hybrid Cloud
3 11 (3.90%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.55%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (3.55%) Public Cloud
5 7 (2.48%) Clustering
5 7 (2.48%) Private Cloud
5 7 (2.48%) Replication
6 6 (2.13%) CSOC
6 6 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.13%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.13%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (1.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.77%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 28 (9.93%) Windows
2 20 (7.09%) Windows Server
3 15 (5.32%) Linux
4 7 (2.48%) Solaris
4 7 (2.48%) Unix
5 4 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.71%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.35%) Android
7 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (21.63%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (20.21%) Agile
3 41 (14.54%) DevOps
4 35 (12.41%) CI/CD
5 33 (11.70%) Migration
6 29 (10.28%) Project Management
7 27 (9.57%) Analytics
8 25 (8.87%) Data Modelling
8 25 (8.87%) Infrastructure as Code
8 25 (8.87%) Roadmaps
9 24 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (7.09%) Test Automation
11 18 (6.38%) High Availability
11 18 (6.38%) User Experience
12 17 (6.03%) B2B
12 17 (6.03%) Computer Science
12 17 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
12 17 (6.03%) ERP
12 17 (6.03%) Project Delivery
13 16 (5.67%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 47 (16.67%) SQL
2 31 (10.99%) Python
3 16 (5.67%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.32%) JavaScript
5 10 (3.55%) Java
6 9 (3.19%) Bash
7 7 (2.48%) C#
7 7 (2.48%) Ruby
8 6 (2.13%) Bicep
8 6 (2.13%) Perl
9 5 (1.77%) PHP
10 3 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (1.06%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.71%) ActionScript
11 2 (0.71%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.35%) Groovy
12 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 32 (11.35%) Security Cleared
2 28 (9.93%) Degree
3 27 (9.57%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (2.13%) Oracle Certification
5 5 (1.77%) AWS Certification
5 5 (1.77%) CCSAS
5 5 (1.77%) CEH
5 5 (1.77%) CREST Certified
5 5 (1.77%) GIAC
5 5 (1.77%) GPEN
5 5 (1.77%) GWAPT
5 5 (1.77%) OSCP
6 4 (1.42%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (1.42%) CISSP
6 4 (1.42%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.42%) PMP
7 3 (1.06%) CISM
7 3 (1.06%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.06%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.32%) GDPR
2 11 (3.90%) QA
3 8 (2.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (2.48%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.77%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.06%) GRC
6 3 (1.06%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.71%) GAAP
7 2 (0.71%) IFRS
7 2 (0.71%) NCSC
7 2 (0.71%) SLA
8 1 (0.35%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.35%) NIST
8 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.35%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (7.09%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.19%) Docker
4 8 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.77%) NFS
6 5 (1.77%) Veritas File System
6 5 (1.77%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 5 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.35%) RACF
Systems Management
1 23 (8.16%) Terraform
2 11 (3.90%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.55%) Ansible
4 9 (3.19%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.48%) EMC NetWorker
5 7 (2.48%) Tivoli
5 7 (2.48%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 6 (2.13%) Control-M
6 6 (2.13%) Netcool
6 6 (2.13%) QRadar
7 5 (1.77%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.71%) Argo
9 2 (0.71%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.71%) SCCM
10 1 (0.35%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
10 1 (0.35%) Grafana
10 1 (0.35%) Istio
10 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 45 (15.96%) Microsoft
1 45 (15.96%) Oracle
2 14 (4.96%) Salesforce
2 14 (4.96%) Splunk
3 11 (3.90%) Adobe
3 11 (3.90%) VMware
4 9 (3.19%) IBM
5 8 (2.84%) CyberArk
5 8 (2.84%) EMC
5 8 (2.84%) SAP
6 7 (2.48%) Qualys
6 7 (2.48%) Red Hat
7 6 (2.13%) BMC
7 6 (2.13%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.77%) Google
8 5 (1.77%) SaltStack
9 4 (1.42%) Cisco
9 4 (1.42%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.06%) CheckPoint
10 3 (1.06%) Siebel