IaaS Contract Job Trends

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring IaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 248 254
Rank change year-on-year -88 +6 -31
Contract jobs citing IaaS 313 313 422
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.07% 0.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.85% 2.83% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 198 240
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £480 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £650 £689
90th Percentile £825 £811 £780
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £569 £615
% change year-on-year +1.14% -7.56% +11.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £25.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 - £26.00
75th Percentile - - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -66.39%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 16,931 11,063 13,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 36.04% 37.69% 32.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,508 7,699 9,928
10th Percentile £320 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £521 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £631
90th Percentile £700 £735 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +1.05% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 485 251 346
10th Percentile £15.35 £15.44 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.51 £16.02
Median hourly rate £40.00 £27.50 £20.99
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% +31.05% -40.04%
75th Percentile £67.50 £48.75 £34.69
90th Percentile £81.00 £73.75 £61.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £22.50 £17.71
% change year-on-year +111.11% +27.08% -28.09%

IaaS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IaaS job vacancy trend in the UK

IaaS
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS

IaaS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IaaS over the 6 months to 28 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IaaS in the UK

IaaS
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS

IaaS
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
England -63 279 £600 +4.35% 94
London -44 156 £625 +6.84% 42
UK excluding London -88 130 £575 +1.14% 75
Work from Home -25 107 £620 +3.33% 44
South East -59 51 £675 +17.39% 32
North of England -63 42 £525 +0.57% 9
Yorkshire -41 27 £563 -13.46% 4
South West -26 15 £550 -1.79% 8
North West -38 15 £426 -14.71% 4
Midlands -66 10 £463 -19.57% 16
Scotland -23 8 £575 +9.52% 4
East of England -28 6 £606 -19.27% 6
East Midlands -32 5 £418 -27.39% 7
West Midlands -64 5 £634 +11.47% 9
North East -24 4 £638 +6.25% 1
Wales -14 1 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

IaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (5.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.24%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.92%) Confluence
4 5 (1.60%) Apache
5 3 (0.96%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.96%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.96%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.32%) IIS
6 1 (0.32%) Mendix
6 1 (0.32%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (2.88%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.96%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (0.96%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 218 (69.65%) PaaS
2 176 (56.23%) Azure
3 94 (30.03%) SaaS
4 72 (23.00%) AWS
5 42 (13.42%) Entra ID
6 37 (11.82%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (10.86%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (8.63%) Serverless
9 26 (8.31%) OCI
10 16 (5.11%) AWS CloudFormation
10 16 (5.11%) Azure Monitor
11 15 (4.79%) GCP
12 14 (4.47%) Amazon EKS
12 14 (4.47%) Amazon S3
12 14 (4.47%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (4.15%) Amazon ECS
13 13 (4.15%) Azure AKS
13 13 (4.15%) GitHub
14 11 (3.51%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (3.19%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 57 (18.21%) Firewall
2 52 (16.61%) DNS
3 27 (8.63%) DHCP
3 27 (8.63%) VPN
4 13 (4.15%) SAN
5 9 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (2.56%) MPLS
7 7 (2.24%) Internet
7 7 (2.24%) Network Security
7 7 (2.24%) SMTP
7 7 (2.24%) VLAN
7 7 (2.24%) WAN
8 6 (1.92%) IPsec
8 6 (1.92%) LAN
8 6 (1.92%) SSL
9 5 (1.60%) Kerberos
9 5 (1.60%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.96%) Ethernet VPN
10 3 (0.96%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.67%) SQL Server
2 18 (5.75%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (3.51%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (3.19%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.24%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (1.60%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.28%) Power BI
9 3 (0.96%) DocumentDB
9 3 (0.96%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.96%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.64%) Big Data
10 2 (0.64%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.32%) DB2
11 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.32%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 23 (7.35%) Git
2 14 (4.47%) JIRA
3 12 (3.83%) Postman
4 8 (2.56%) SoapUI
5 7 (2.24%) Chocolatey
6 6 (1.92%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.96%) GitLab
8 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.32%) Selenium
8 1 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.32%) Subversion
8 1 (0.32%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.32%) WebDriver
General
1 56 (17.89%) Social Skills
2 48 (15.34%) Finance
3 43 (13.74%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.99%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.07%) Banking
6 12 (3.83%) Legal
7 11 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.92%) Military
10 5 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.28%) Law
11 4 (1.28%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.96%) Local Government
12 3 (0.96%) Marketing
13 2 (0.64%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.64%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.64%) Japanese Language
14 1 (0.32%) Billing
14 1 (0.32%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 99 (31.63%) Architect
2 51 (16.29%) Senior
3 48 (15.34%) Azure Engineer
4 36 (11.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (9.58%) Cloud Engineer
6 26 (8.31%) Lead
7 20 (6.39%) Senior Manager
7 20 (6.39%) Technical Architect
8 19 (6.07%) Azure Architect
9 16 (5.11%) DevOps Engineer
10 15 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (4.47%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (4.47%) Service Manager
12 13 (4.15%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
12 13 (4.15%) IT Manager
13 12 (3.83%) Administrator
13 12 (3.83%) IT Services Manager
13 12 (3.83%) Senior IT Manager
13 12 (3.83%) Senior Service Manager
13 12 (3.83%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (10.86%) REST
2 31 (9.90%) JSON
3 20 (6.39%) OAuth
4 17 (5.43%) Web Services
5 14 (4.47%) .NET
5 14 (4.47%) ARM Templates
5 14 (4.47%) Oracle Fusion
5 14 (4.47%) XML
6 13 (4.15%) SOAP
7 11 (3.51%) JWT
7 11 (3.51%) XSLT
8 8 (2.56%) YAML
9 7 (2.24%) Kafka
9 7 (2.24%) OpenID
9 7 (2.24%) SAML
10 6 (1.92%) OAuth2
11 5 (1.60%) Entity Framework
11 5 (1.60%) Middleware
11 5 (1.60%) XACML
12 4 (1.28%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.90%) Cloud Native
2 26 (8.31%) PKI
3 22 (7.03%) Public Cloud
4 20 (6.39%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (5.43%) Data Centre
6 15 (4.79%) Hybrid Cloud
7 14 (4.47%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (3.19%) Enterprise Storage
8 10 (3.19%) Onboarding
8 10 (3.19%) Virtual Team
9 8 (2.56%) Clustering
10 7 (2.24%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (2.24%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
12 5 (1.60%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.60%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
14 3 (0.96%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 57 (18.21%) Windows
2 41 (13.10%) Linux
3 24 (7.67%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.24%) Android
4 7 (2.24%) Apple iOS
4 7 (2.24%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.24%) VMS
4 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (1.92%) Unix
6 5 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.28%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.32%) CentOS
9 1 (0.32%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (35.14%) DevOps
2 87 (27.80%) CI/CD
3 86 (27.48%) Infrastructure as Code
4 82 (26.20%) Agile
5 64 (20.45%) Migration
6 56 (17.89%) Roadmaps
7 49 (15.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 41 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
9 37 (11.82%) Containerisation
9 37 (11.82%) Technical Leadership
10 36 (11.50%) Configuration Management
11 34 (10.86%) Disaster Recovery
11 34 (10.86%) ITIL
11 34 (10.86%) TOGAF
12 32 (10.22%) Architectural Patterns
13 30 (9.58%) Microservices
14 28 (8.95%) Cybersecurity
15 25 (7.99%) Cloud Security
15 25 (7.99%) Identity Access Management
15 25 (7.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 61 (19.49%) PowerShell
2 41 (13.10%) SQL
3 33 (10.54%) Bicep
3 33 (10.54%) Python
4 16 (5.11%) Bash
5 11 (3.51%) Java
6 8 (2.56%) Shell Script
7 4 (1.28%) C#
7 4 (1.28%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.96%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.64%) C
9 2 (0.64%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.64%) Ruby
10 1 (0.32%) C++
10 1 (0.32%) VBA
10 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 129 (41.21%) Security Cleared
2 90 (28.75%) SC Cleared
3 47 (15.02%) Azure Certification
4 46 (14.70%) DV Cleared
5 28 (8.95%) Degree
6 22 (7.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (5.11%) TOGAF Certification
8 10 (3.19%) Master's Degree
9 9 (2.88%) CISSP
10 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.92%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.60%) PMI Certification
13 4 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (1.28%) PMP
14 3 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.96%) OSCP
14 3 (0.96%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.11%) SLA
2 12 (3.83%) GDPR
3 8 (2.56%) NCSC
4 7 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.24%) NIST
5 6 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.60%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.96%) QA
8 2 (0.64%) Basel III
8 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.64%) GAAP
8 2 (0.64%) IFRS
8 2 (0.64%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.64%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.32%) GRC
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (15.34%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.86%) Docker
3 27 (8.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (4.47%) Hyper-V
5 12 (3.83%) vCloud
6 8 (2.56%) BitLocker
7 7 (2.24%) Microsoft App-V
7 7 (2.24%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.60%) RACF
8 5 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (1.28%) NFS
9 4 (1.28%) Postfix
9 4 (1.28%) Varnish
9 4 (1.28%) vSphere
10 3 (0.96%) DFS Replication
10 3 (0.96%) Sendmail
10 3 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.64%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 90 (28.75%) Terraform
2 36 (11.50%) Kubernetes
3 31 (9.90%) Ansible
4 21 (6.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (6.07%) vCenter Server
6 15 (4.79%) Puppet
7 11 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (3.19%) SCCM
9 9 (2.88%) Grafana
10 7 (2.24%) vMotion
11 4 (1.28%) HAProxy
11 4 (1.28%) Nessus
11 4 (1.28%) Packer
12 3 (0.96%) Control-M
13 2 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.64%) Data Guard
13 2 (0.64%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
13 2 (0.64%) Oracle RMAN
13 2 (0.64%) systemd
14 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 112 (35.78%) Microsoft
2 52 (16.61%) VMware
3 29 (9.27%) Oracle
4 12 (3.83%) SAP
5 11 (3.51%) Citrix
5 11 (3.51%) Dynatrace
6 10 (3.19%) Tenable
7 8 (2.56%) NetApp
7 8 (2.56%) PagerDuty
8 7 (2.24%) AppDynamics
9 6 (1.92%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.92%) Google
9 6 (1.92%) iManage
9 6 (1.92%) Intapp
9 6 (1.92%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.60%) Cisco
10 5 (1.60%) Rapid7
10 5 (1.60%) Workday
11 4 (1.28%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.28%) Thales