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 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 277 243
Rank change year-on-year -45 -34 -33
Contract jobs citing PaaS 361 284 422
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.71% 0.95% 0.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.00% 2.51% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 183 300
10th Percentile £413 £410 £368
25th Percentile £451 £500 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £596
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% -3.56% -0.63%
75th Percentile £688 £713 £675
90th Percentile £726 £838 £764
UK excluding London median daily rate £560 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -2.61% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £53.75 - £26.00
75th Percentile £55.13 - £26.50
90th Percentile £55.35 - £36.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.75 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -66.67%

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 18,016 11,318 14,203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.48% 37.77% 32.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,031 7,621 9,986
10th Percentile £328 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £620 £635
90th Percentile £713 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 596 281 364
10th Percentile £16.62 £15.25 £14.14
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £28.60 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.12% +30.00% -37.14%
75th Percentile £68.75 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.68 £72.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £19.14 £20.77
% change year-on-year +95.98% -7.87% -21.62%

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 23 June 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 23 June 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 -46 315 £538 -6.52% 101
London -20 181 £525 -12.50% 56
UK excluding London -66 145 £560 -2.61% 68
Work from Home -60 93 £537 -10.50% 41
South East -54 46 £700 +21.74% 33
North of England -52 44 £454 -9.20% 6
Yorkshire -33 28 £507 +19.18% 2
Midlands -41 21 £540 -10.00% 15
North West -31 16 £425 +18.72% 3
Scotland -18 15 £595 +11.32% 2
West Midlands -51 15 £540 -12.62% 9
East of England -19 12 £650 -3.77% 7
South West -37 9 £525 -34.38% 9
East Midlands -13 6 - - 6
North East -38 4 £638 +19.38% 1
Wales -13 2 - -

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 32 (8.86%) Microsoft Exchange
1 32 (8.86%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.88%) Confluence
3 12 (3.32%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (3.05%) SAS
5 5 (1.39%) Apache
6 4 (1.11%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.83%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.55%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.28%) IIS
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (4.71%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (2.22%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.11%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (1.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (1.11%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.83%) Oracle FAH
4 3 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.55%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.28%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 237 (65.65%) Azure
2 228 (63.16%) IaaS
3 135 (37.40%) SaaS
4 86 (23.82%) AWS
5 64 (17.73%) Azure DevOps
5 64 (17.73%) Entra ID
6 56 (15.51%) OCI
7 45 (12.47%) Microsoft 365
8 43 (11.91%) GitHub
8 43 (11.91%) Serverless
9 32 (8.86%) Azure Key Vault
10 30 (8.31%) Azure Monitor
11 20 (5.54%) GitHub Actions
12 19 (5.26%) Azure AKS
12 19 (5.26%) Azure Service Bus
12 19 (5.26%) GCP
12 19 (5.26%) Power Platform
13 18 (4.99%) Azure App Service
14 12 (3.32%) Azure WebJobs
15 9 (2.49%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 39 (10.80%) DNS
1 39 (10.80%) Firewall
2 26 (7.20%) VPN
3 18 (4.99%) DHCP
4 14 (3.88%) WAN
5 13 (3.60%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (3.32%) LAN
7 9 (2.49%) SAN
8 8 (2.22%) SMTP
9 7 (1.94%) PSTN
9 7 (1.94%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.94%) VLAN
10 6 (1.66%) Internet
10 6 (1.66%) IPsec
10 6 (1.66%) Network Security
11 5 (1.39%) Kerberos
11 5 (1.39%) SD-WAN
12 4 (1.11%) SSL
13 3 (0.83%) FTP
13 3 (0.83%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (3.32%) Oracle Database
4 11 (3.05%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 11 (3.05%) SAS Visual Analytics
5 10 (2.77%) NoSQL
5 10 (2.77%) Oracle Reports
6 9 (2.49%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.94%) Big Data
7 7 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.66%) DynamoDB
8 6 (1.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (1.39%) Metadata
9 5 (1.39%) Power BI
10 4 (1.11%) MySQL
10 4 (1.11%) Oracle Exadata
11 3 (0.83%) Apache Hive
11 3 (0.83%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (8.86%) Git
2 23 (6.37%) JIRA
3 10 (2.77%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.22%) Postman
5 7 (1.94%) Chocolatey
5 7 (1.94%) GitLab
6 5 (1.39%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.83%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.55%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.55%) ERwin
8 2 (0.55%) Selenium
8 2 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.28%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.28%) JetBrains Rider
9 1 (0.28%) JMeter
9 1 (0.28%) JUnit
9 1 (0.28%) Subversion
9 1 (0.28%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.28%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 82 (22.71%) Social Skills
2 61 (16.90%) Finance
3 48 (13.30%) Public Sector
4 35 (9.70%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (5.82%) Banking
5 21 (5.82%) Legal
6 13 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.66%) Military
10 5 (1.39%) Law
11 4 (1.11%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.55%) Aviation
12 2 (0.55%) Japanese Language
12 2 (0.55%) Legal Technology
12 2 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.55%) Retail
12 2 (0.55%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.28%) Billing
13 1 (0.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 117 (32.41%) Architect
2 61 (16.90%) Azure Engineer
3 45 (12.47%) Senior
4 40 (11.08%) Cloud Engineer
5 35 (9.70%) Solutions Architect
6 32 (8.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 30 (8.31%) Lead
8 27 (7.48%) Technical Architect
9 24 (6.65%) Azure Architect
10 21 (5.82%) Platform Engineer
11 20 (5.54%) Developer
11 20 (5.54%) DevOps Engineer
12 19 (5.26%) Azure Platform Engineer
12 19 (5.26%) Cloud Platform Engineer
13 14 (3.88%) Azure Developer
13 14 (3.88%) Lead Architect
14 13 (3.60%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
14 13 (3.60%) Oracle Architect
14 13 (3.60%) Principal Engineer
14 13 (3.60%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (9.14%) REST
2 32 (8.86%) .NET
3 30 (8.31%) Oracle Fusion
4 29 (8.03%) Web Services
5 28 (7.76%) SOAP
6 21 (5.82%) Microsoft Graph
7 15 (4.16%) .NET Framework
7 15 (4.16%) OAuth
8 12 (3.32%) ARM Templates
8 12 (3.32%) JSON
9 11 (3.05%) Middleware
10 9 (2.49%) XML
10 9 (2.49%) YAML
11 7 (1.94%) Entity Framework
11 7 (1.94%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.94%) OpenID
11 7 (1.94%) SAML
12 6 (1.66%) JWT
12 6 (1.66%) XSLT
13 5 (1.39%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 55 (15.24%) Cloud Native
2 20 (5.54%) Data Centre
2 20 (5.54%) Public Cloud
3 18 (4.99%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (4.99%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.43%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.16%) Hybrid Cloud
6 14 (3.88%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.77%) Clustering
7 10 (2.77%) IoT
7 10 (2.77%) Virtual Team
8 9 (2.49%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.49%) PKI
9 7 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (1.94%) SCADA
9 7 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.66%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.66%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 52 (14.40%) Windows
2 42 (11.63%) Linux
3 16 (4.43%) Unix
4 15 (4.16%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.49%) VMS
6 8 (2.22%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.94%) Android
7 7 (1.94%) Apple iOS
8 6 (1.66%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.28%) CentOS
9 1 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (43.21%) DevOps
2 133 (36.84%) CI/CD
3 97 (26.87%) Infrastructure as Code
4 86 (23.82%) Migration
5 74 (20.50%) Agile
6 71 (19.67%) Roadmaps
7 54 (14.96%) Analytics
8 46 (12.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 44 (12.19%) Architectural Patterns
9 44 (12.19%) Containerisation
9 44 (12.19%) ERP
10 43 (11.91%) Technical Leadership
11 41 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
12 40 (11.08%) Microservices
13 39 (10.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 39 (10.80%) Stakeholder Management
14 38 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
14 38 (10.53%) Observability
15 37 (10.25%) Platform Engineering
15 37 (10.25%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 60 (16.62%) PowerShell
2 54 (14.96%) Python
3 52 (14.40%) SQL
4 40 (11.08%) Bicep
5 21 (5.82%) C#
6 16 (4.43%) Java
7 14 (3.88%) Kusto Query Language
8 13 (3.60%) Ruby
9 12 (3.32%) Bash
10 9 (2.49%) PL/SQL
11 8 (2.22%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
13 3 (0.83%) Groovy
14 2 (0.55%) C++
14 2 (0.55%) Perl
14 2 (0.55%) Scala
14 2 (0.55%) VBA
15 1 (0.28%) R
15 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.28%) XPath
Qualifications
1 150 (41.55%) Security Cleared
2 98 (27.15%) SC Cleared
3 47 (13.02%) Azure Certification
4 41 (11.36%) DV Cleared
5 32 (8.86%) Degree
6 14 (3.88%) TOGAF Certification
7 12 (3.32%) CISSP
8 11 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.77%) AWS Certification
10 9 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (1.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.94%) CISM
12 7 (1.94%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.94%) SANS
13 6 (1.66%) GIAC
14 5 (1.39%) PMI Certification
14 5 (1.39%) PMP
14 5 (1.39%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.60%) SLA
2 12 (3.32%) GDPR
3 11 (3.05%) NCSC
4 10 (2.77%) NIST
5 9 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.94%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.66%) Disclosure Scotland
7 6 (1.66%) ISO 31000
7 6 (1.66%) QA
8 4 (1.11%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.83%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.55%) Basel III
10 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.55%) GAAP
10 2 (0.55%) IFRS
10 2 (0.55%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.55%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.55%) PMO
System Software
1 39 (10.80%) Active Directory
2 30 (8.31%) Docker
3 13 (3.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.49%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.49%) vCloud
5 8 (2.22%) BitLocker
5 8 (2.22%) Microsoft App-V
5 8 (2.22%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.66%) NFS
6 6 (1.66%) Postfix
6 6 (1.66%) Varnish
6 6 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.11%) RACF
8 4 (1.11%) Sendmail
9 3 (0.83%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.55%) HDFS
10 2 (0.55%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.28%) Firmware
11 1 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 86 (23.82%) Terraform
2 41 (11.36%) Kubernetes
3 22 (6.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (5.54%) Ansible
5 15 (4.16%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (4.16%) vCenter Server
6 9 (2.49%) SCCM
7 8 (2.22%) Grafana
7 8 (2.22%) Puppet
7 8 (2.22%) vMotion
8 7 (1.94%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (1.66%) HAProxy
10 5 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (1.11%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.83%) Control-M
12 3 (0.83%) Nagios
13 2 (0.55%) CA Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.55%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.28%) Amdocs OSS
14 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 139 (38.50%) Microsoft
2 79 (21.88%) Oracle
3 28 (7.76%) VMware
4 13 (3.60%) Dynatrace
4 13 (3.60%) SAP
5 12 (3.32%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.77%) Citrix
6 10 (2.77%) Tenable
7 8 (2.22%) Databricks
7 8 (2.22%) Google
8 7 (1.94%) AppDynamics
9 5 (1.39%) iManage
9 5 (1.39%) Intapp
9 5 (1.39%) Litera
9 5 (1.39%) NetApp
9 5 (1.39%) Splunk
9 5 (1.39%) Workday
10 4 (1.11%) Informatica
10 4 (1.11%) OpenAI
10 4 (1.11%) Salesforce