PaaS Contract Job Trends

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring PaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 297 246
Rank change year-on-year -42 -51 -49
Contract jobs citing PaaS 371 280 390
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.70% 0.86% 0.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.98% 2.29% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 181 294
10th Percentile £413 £400 £339
25th Percentile £450 £493 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £650 £673 £675
90th Percentile £725 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £42.08
25th Percentile £51.25 - £50.06
Median hourly rate £53.75 £30.00 £74.25
Median % change year-on-year +79.17% -59.60% -6.01%
75th Percentile £55.13 - £107.56
90th Percentile £55.35 - £121.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.75 - £38.50
% change year-on-year - - -50.64%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

PaaS 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 18,750 12,222 13,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.39% 37.35% 33.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,376 8,174 9,529
10th Percentile £327 £313 £313
25th Percentile £418 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £749
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 618 314 305
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.11 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.50 £16.30
Median hourly rate £36.87 £27.50 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +34.05% +24.15% -36.71%
75th Percentile £70.00 £47.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £83.75 £67.35 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.24 £18.87 £21.00
% change year-on-year +97.35% -10.14% -20.00%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

PaaS job vacancy trend in the UK

PaaS
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

PaaS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PaaS over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PaaS in the UK

PaaS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

PaaS
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PaaS within the UK over the 6 months to 25 July 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 -33 320 £525 -8.70% 145
London -12 185 £525 -12.50% 88
UK excluding London -63 144 £540 -6.09% 85
Work from Home -61 102 £521 -13.13% 65
South East -69 40 £700 +21.74% 39
North of England -61 38 £460 -8.00% 11
Midlands -42 28 £525 -13.79% 15
Yorkshire -33 25 £494 +1.33% 4
West Midlands -50 18 £531 -18.31% 6
Scotland -21 15 £598 +11.89% 3
East of England -11 13 £644 -14.28% 7
North West -47 13 £426 +17.48% 5
South West -36 11 £500 -31.03% 10
East Midlands -7 10 £488 +8.33% 9
North East -43 4 £638 +27.50% 2
Wales - 2 - - 1

PaaS
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 34 (9.16%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (4.04%) Confluence
4 12 (3.23%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (2.96%) SAS
6 5 (1.35%) Apache
7 4 (1.08%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.54%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.27%) CMS
9 1 (0.27%) IIS
9 1 (0.27%) Mendix
Applications
1 3 (0.81%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (4.04%) Oracle ERP
2 13 (3.50%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.27%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 260 (70.08%) Azure
2 223 (60.11%) IaaS
3 136 (36.66%) SaaS
4 87 (23.45%) AWS
5 76 (20.49%) Entra ID
6 64 (17.25%) Azure DevOps
7 53 (14.29%) GitHub
8 50 (13.48%) OCI
9 48 (12.94%) Microsoft 365
10 38 (10.24%) Azure Monitor
10 38 (10.24%) Serverless
11 32 (8.63%) Azure Key Vault
12 28 (7.55%) Azure AKS
13 27 (7.28%) GitHub Actions
14 24 (6.47%) Azure App Service
15 20 (5.39%) GCP
16 19 (5.12%) Azure Service Bus
17 17 (4.58%) Power Platform
18 12 (3.23%) Azure WebJobs
18 12 (3.23%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.59%) DNS
2 42 (11.32%) Firewall
3 31 (8.36%) VPN
4 21 (5.66%) DHCP
5 15 (4.04%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (3.77%) SAN
6 14 (3.77%) WAN
7 12 (3.23%) LAN
8 9 (2.43%) VLAN
9 8 (2.16%) Kerberos
10 7 (1.89%) PSTN
10 7 (1.89%) SMTP
10 7 (1.89%) Unified Communications
11 6 (1.62%) Internet
11 6 (1.62%) IPsec
11 6 (1.62%) Network Security
12 5 (1.35%) NAS
12 5 (1.35%) SD-WAN
13 4 (1.08%) SSL
14 3 (0.81%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.28%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.93%) Azure SQL Database
3 14 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (3.23%) Oracle Database
5 11 (2.96%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 11 (2.96%) SAS Visual Analytics
6 9 (2.43%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (2.16%) Elasticsearch
8 7 (1.89%) Big Data
8 7 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.89%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.62%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.62%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.35%) Db2
10 5 (1.35%) Metadata
10 5 (1.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 5 (1.35%) Power BI
11 4 (1.08%) DynamoDB
11 4 (1.08%) MySQL
11 4 (1.08%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 30 (8.09%) Git
2 20 (5.39%) JIRA
3 9 (2.43%) Chocolatey
4 7 (1.89%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.62%) Postman
6 5 (1.35%) GitLab
7 4 (1.08%) JetBrains Rider
7 4 (1.08%) SoapUI
7 4 (1.08%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.81%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.81%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.54%) ERwin
9 2 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.27%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.27%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.27%) JMeter
10 1 (0.27%) JUnit
10 1 (0.27%) Selenium
10 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 82 (22.10%) Social Skills
2 62 (16.71%) Finance
3 52 (14.02%) Public Sector
4 33 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.47%) Banking
6 22 (5.93%) Legal
7 19 (5.12%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.62%) Law
9 6 (1.62%) Military
10 4 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.81%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.54%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.54%) Legal Technology
12 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.27%) Aviation
13 1 (0.27%) Billing
13 1 (0.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.27%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 126 (33.96%) Architect
2 59 (15.90%) Azure Engineer
3 46 (12.40%) Senior
4 37 (9.97%) Solutions Architect
5 33 (8.89%) Cloud Engineer
5 33 (8.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 30 (8.09%) Technical Architect
7 29 (7.82%) Azure Architect
8 28 (7.55%) Developer
9 26 (7.01%) Lead
10 21 (5.66%) Cloud Architect
11 18 (4.85%) Azure Developer
11 18 (4.85%) Platform Engineer
12 16 (4.31%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (4.31%) Azure Platform Engineer
12 16 (4.31%) Cloud Platform Engineer
13 15 (4.04%) DevOps Engineer
14 14 (3.77%) Lead Architect
15 13 (3.50%) Oracle Architect
16 12 (3.23%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (10.78%) REST
2 35 (9.43%) .NET
3 26 (7.01%) SOAP
3 26 (7.01%) Web Services
4 25 (6.74%) Oracle Fusion
5 23 (6.20%) .NET Framework
6 21 (5.66%) Microsoft Graph
7 15 (4.04%) OAuth
8 13 (3.50%) Middleware
9 12 (3.23%) .NET Core
9 12 (3.23%) ARM Templates
10 11 (2.96%) Entity Framework
10 11 (2.96%) JSON
11 9 (2.43%) OpenID
11 9 (2.43%) SAML
12 6 (1.62%) OAuth2
12 6 (1.62%) React
12 6 (1.62%) YAML
13 5 (1.35%) XML
13 5 (1.35%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 61 (16.44%) Cloud Native
2 20 (5.39%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (4.85%) Data Centre
3 18 (4.85%) Hybrid Cloud
3 18 (4.85%) Public Cloud
4 17 (4.58%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.77%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.96%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (2.96%) PKI
6 11 (2.96%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.70%) IoT
8 9 (2.43%) Virtual Team
9 8 (2.16%) Clustering
9 8 (2.16%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (1.89%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.89%) SCADA
10 7 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.62%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.35%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 56 (15.09%) Windows
2 39 (10.51%) Linux
3 18 (4.85%) Unix
4 13 (3.50%) Windows Server
5 12 (3.23%) VMS
6 8 (2.16%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.89%) Android
7 7 (1.89%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.35%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.81%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (41.78%) DevOps
2 137 (36.93%) CI/CD
3 92 (24.80%) Infrastructure as Code
4 91 (24.53%) Migration
5 70 (18.87%) Agile
6 64 (17.25%) Roadmaps
7 57 (15.36%) Analytics
8 53 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (12.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 45 (12.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 45 (12.13%) Observability
11 44 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
11 44 (11.86%) RBAC
12 43 (11.59%) Architectural Patterns
12 43 (11.59%) ERP
13 42 (11.32%) Containerisation
13 42 (11.32%) Platform Engineering
14 41 (11.05%) Cybersecurity
15 35 (9.43%) Data Modelling
15 35 (9.43%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 63 (16.98%) PowerShell
2 60 (16.17%) Python
3 48 (12.94%) SQL
4 44 (11.86%) Bicep
5 29 (7.82%) C#
6 16 (4.31%) Ruby
7 14 (3.77%) Bash
7 14 (3.77%) Java
8 13 (3.50%) Kusto Query Language
9 8 (2.16%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.62%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.35%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.81%) Delphi
12 3 (0.81%) Groovy
13 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
13 2 (0.54%) Perl
13 2 (0.54%) Scala
13 2 (0.54%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.27%) C++
14 1 (0.27%) RPG
Qualifications
1 154 (41.51%) Security Cleared
2 104 (28.03%) SC Cleared
3 51 (13.75%) Azure Certification
4 37 (9.97%) DV Cleared
5 28 (7.55%) Degree
6 14 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.96%) CISSP
8 10 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (2.43%) AWS Certification
9 9 (2.43%) CISM
9 9 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (2.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (1.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (1.62%) GIAC
12 5 (1.35%) CESG Certified Professional
12 5 (1.35%) CRISC
12 5 (1.35%) PMP
12 5 (1.35%) SANS
12 5 (1.35%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.50%) GDPR
1 13 (3.50%) SLA
2 11 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.43%) NIST
4 8 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.16%) NCSC
5 7 (1.89%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.62%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (1.62%) ISO 31000
7 5 (1.35%) PMO
7 5 (1.35%) QA
8 3 (0.81%) GRC
9 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (13.75%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.20%) Docker
3 13 (3.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.43%) NFS
4 9 (2.43%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (2.16%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.89%) BitLocker
6 7 (1.89%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (1.89%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.62%) vCloud
8 5 (1.35%) Postfix
8 5 (1.35%) Varnish
8 5 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (1.08%) RACF
9 4 (1.08%) Sendmail
10 3 (0.81%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.54%) HDFS
12 1 (0.27%) Firmware
12 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 81 (21.83%) Terraform
2 33 (8.89%) Kubernetes
3 24 (6.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (4.85%) Ansible
5 13 (3.50%) vCenter Server
6 11 (2.96%) Grafana
6 11 (2.96%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (2.43%) SCCM
8 7 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (1.89%) Prometheus
8 7 (1.89%) Puppet
8 7 (1.89%) vMotion
9 5 (1.35%) CA Single Sign-On
9 5 (1.35%) HAProxy
10 3 (0.81%) Nagios
11 2 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.54%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.27%) Amdocs OSS
12 1 (0.27%) CASB
12 1 (0.27%) QRadar
Vendors
1 154 (41.51%) Microsoft
2 84 (22.64%) Oracle
3 29 (7.82%) VMware
4 14 (3.77%) Databricks
4 14 (3.77%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.50%) Dynatrace
6 12 (3.23%) Tenable
7 10 (2.70%) SAP
8 9 (2.43%) AppDynamics
9 8 (2.16%) Citrix
10 7 (1.89%) Sybase
11 6 (1.62%) Google
11 6 (1.62%) OpenAI
12 5 (1.35%) Foundry
12 5 (1.35%) Greenplum
12 5 (1.35%) iManage
12 5 (1.35%) Intapp
12 5 (1.35%) Litera
12 5 (1.35%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.35%) Splunk