SaaS Contract Job Trends in the South East

Software as a Service (SaaS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 67 76
Rank change year-on-year -21 +9 +21
Contract jobs citing SaaS 106 96 148
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 2.33% 2.97% 2.79%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.42% 9.08% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 55 48
10th Percentile - £350 £340
25th Percentile £204 £453 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.52% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £632 £634 £546
90th Percentile £670 £675 £638
England median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 2
10th Percentile £22.50 £38.64 £63.13
25th Percentile £35.00 £53.10 £67.06
Median hourly rate £38.72 £77.19 £74.75
Median % change year-on-year -49.84% +3.26% -0.99%
75th Percentile £81.41 £86.35 £83.06
90th Percentile £100.55 £91.84 £87.38
England median hourly rate £40.44 £61.10 £30.50
% change year-on-year -33.82% +100.31% -58.46%

All Cloud Computing Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,428 1,057 1,480
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 31.41% 32.71% 27.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,050 712 998
10th Percentile £250 £250 £200
25th Percentile £368 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £510 £516
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% -1.19% -1.71%
75th Percentile £576 £621 £618
90th Percentile £675 £663 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 19 50
10th Percentile £12.50 £15.20 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.00 £18.90 £20.49
Median hourly rate £37.00 £29.00 £31.16
Median % change year-on-year +27.59% -6.93% +41.64%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.73 £61.11
90th Percentile £93.20 £75.84 £65.25
England median hourly rate £33.09 £27.50 £23.23
% change year-on-year +20.31% +18.39% -3.30%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SaaS job vacancy trend in the South East

SaaS
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SaaS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SaaS

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SaaS in the South East over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SaaS in the South East

SaaS
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SaaS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SaaS

SaaS
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SaaS in the South East over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SaaS in the South East

SaaS
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 January 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
Thames Valley -6 65 £600 +4.35% 344
Berkshire +2 50 £633 +10.00% 230
Surrey +2 24 £208 -60.48% 96
Hampshire -24 15 £375 -34.78% 75
Buckinghamshire -16 8 £481 -14.72% 68
Oxfordshire - 7 £550 - 47
Kent -2 3 - - 62
SaaS
England

SaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (8.49%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.83%) WebLogic
4 2 (1.89%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (6.60%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.94%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.94%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.94%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.94%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 28 (26.42%) Azure
2 21 (19.81%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (16.98%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (15.09%) Sauce Labs
5 15 (14.15%) Power Platform
6 12 (11.32%) AWS
7 9 (8.49%) IaaS
7 9 (8.49%) PaaS
8 5 (4.72%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (2.83%) Miro
9 3 (2.83%) OCI
9 3 (2.83%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.89%) AtomSphere
10 2 (1.89%) Boomi
10 2 (1.89%) GCP
10 2 (1.89%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.89%) Slack
11 1 (0.94%) GitHub
11 1 (0.94%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 13 (12.26%) Wireless
2 3 (2.83%) Firewall
2 3 (2.83%) IPsec
2 3 (2.83%) MQTT
2 3 (2.83%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.89%) BGP
3 2 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (1.89%) Ethernet VPN
3 2 (1.89%) NX-OS
3 2 (1.89%) VXLAN
4 1 (0.94%) HTTP
4 1 (0.94%) Network Security
4 1 (0.94%) SSL
4 1 (0.94%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.94%) VLAN
4 1 (0.94%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (18.87%) Relational Database
2 17 (16.04%) MySQL
3 12 (11.32%) Power BI
4 9 (8.49%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 6 (5.66%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (2.83%) Data Lake
6 3 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.83%) Oracle Database
6 3 (2.83%) Oracle Database 11g
6 3 (2.83%) Oracle Database 12c
6 3 (2.83%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (1.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (16.04%) Browser DevTools
2 16 (15.09%) Android Studio
2 16 (15.09%) Eclipse
2 16 (15.09%) Xcode
3 5 (4.72%) JIRA
4 1 (0.94%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.94%) Jenkins
General
1 41 (38.68%) Social Skills
2 10 (9.43%) Finance
3 6 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (5.66%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (3.77%) Billing
5 3 (2.83%) Law
5 3 (2.83%) Marketing
5 3 (2.83%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.83%) Publishing
6 2 (1.89%) Banking
6 2 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.89%) Military
6 2 (1.89%) Retail
7 1 (0.94%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (16.98%) Support Engineer
1 18 (16.98%) Technical Engineer
1 18 (16.98%) Technical Support
1 18 (16.98%) Technical Support Engineer
2 17 (16.04%) UX Engineer
3 14 (13.21%) Architect
4 13 (12.26%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
5 9 (8.49%) Analyst
6 8 (7.55%) Project Manager
7 7 (6.60%) Delivery Manager
7 7 (6.60%) Integration Manager
7 7 (6.60%) Lead
8 6 (5.66%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 6 (5.66%) Data Analyst
8 6 (5.66%) Security Architect
8 6 (5.66%) Senior
8 6 (5.66%) Service Transition Leader
8 6 (5.66%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (4.72%) HR Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Security Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (17.92%) GraphQL
2 18 (16.98%) Ajax
3 17 (16.04%) AngularJS
3 17 (16.04%) CSS
3 17 (16.04%) React
4 6 (5.66%) ADO
4 6 (5.66%) REST
5 5 (4.72%) SOAP
6 3 (2.83%) Oracle GoldenGate
6 3 (2.83%) XML
7 2 (1.89%) JSON
7 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (1.89%) OAuth
8 1 (0.94%) .NET
8 1 (0.94%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.94%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.94%) Node.js
8 1 (0.94%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.94%) OpenID
8 1 (0.94%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (16.04%) Mobile App
2 7 (6.60%) Security Operations Centre
3 5 (4.72%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.77%) CSOC
4 4 (3.77%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (3.77%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.83%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.83%) PKI
6 2 (1.89%) Blog
6 2 (1.89%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.89%) Educational Technology
6 2 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.89%) Legacy Applications
6 2 (1.89%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.89%) Podcast
6 2 (1.89%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.89%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.89%) Social Media
7 1 (0.94%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.94%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (21.70%) Windows
2 19 (17.92%) Linux
3 17 (16.04%) Unix
4 16 (15.09%) Android
5 2 (1.89%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (26.42%) DevOps
2 22 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (19.81%) Agile
4 20 (18.87%) User Experience
5 17 (16.04%) Mobile Application Development
6 16 (15.09%) OO
6 16 (15.09%) Waterfall
7 15 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
8 14 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (12.26%) PRINCE2
10 12 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (10.38%) ERP
11 11 (10.38%) ITIL
11 11 (10.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 9 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (8.49%) ITSM
12 9 (8.49%) Roadmaps
12 9 (8.49%) Security Operations
13 8 (7.55%) Knowledge Transfer
13 8 (7.55%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (18.87%) Java
1 20 (18.87%) JavaScript
1 20 (18.87%) Python
2 18 (16.98%) Perl
3 5 (4.72%) PowerShell
4 4 (3.77%) C#
4 4 (3.77%) SQL
5 3 (2.83%) PL/SQL
6 2 (1.89%) Bash
6 2 (1.89%) Groovy
6 2 (1.89%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.94%) PHP
7 1 (0.94%) Tcl
7 1 (0.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (15.09%) Security Cleared
2 11 (10.38%) SC Cleared
3 6 (5.66%) Degree
4 4 (3.77%) CISSP
5 3 (2.83%) ACCA
5 3 (2.83%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.83%) CIMA
5 3 (2.83%) CIPD
5 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (2.83%) TOGAF Certification
6 2 (1.89%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.94%) CISM
7 1 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.94%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.94%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.66%) NIST
2 3 (2.83%) Disclosure Scotland
2 3 (2.83%) NCSC
2 3 (2.83%) NIST 800
3 2 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.89%) GDPR
4 1 (0.94%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.94%) PMO
4 1 (0.94%) QA
System Software
1 10 (9.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.89%) vCloud
2 2 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.89%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) SCCM
2 1 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.94%) Red Hat Satellite
2 1 (0.94%) Terraform
2 1 (0.94%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 37 (34.91%) Oracle
2 29 (27.36%) Microsoft
3 21 (19.81%) ServiceNow
3 21 (19.81%) Splunk
4 8 (7.55%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.77%) Tenable
6 3 (2.83%) BiZZdesign
6 3 (2.83%) Fortinet
6 3 (2.83%) MuleSoft
6 3 (2.83%) Okta
6 3 (2.83%) SAP
7 2 (1.89%) Apple
7 2 (1.89%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.89%) Cisco
7 2 (1.89%) Dell
7 2 (1.89%) Google
7 2 (1.89%) Virgin Media
7 2 (1.89%) VMware
7 2 (1.89%) Workday
7 2 (1.89%) YouTube