SaaS Job Trends in Birmingham

Software as a Service (SaaS)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring SaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 27 44
Rank change year-on-year +12 +17 +2
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 254 87 105
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 6.91% 7.27% 4.68%
As % of the Cloud Services category 25.92% 20.19% 13.74%
Number of salaries quoted 225 66 60
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,250 £35,803
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,603
Median % change year-on-year - +7.26% -6.76%
75th Percentile £99,000 £78,750 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £102,500
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% -5.83% -

All Cloud Computing Skills
Birmingham

SaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 980 431 764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 26.67% 36.04% 34.03%
Number of salaries quoted 710 355 464
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,375 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -1.97% +11.28%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £90,000
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +9.52%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SaaS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

SaaS job vacancy trend in Birmingham

SaaS
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing SaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing SaaS

SaaS
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing SaaS in Birmingham over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SaaS in Birmingham

SaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.76%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.39%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 25 (9.84%) Azure
2 24 (9.45%) AWS
3 17 (6.69%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.76%) Boomi
4 7 (2.76%) iPaaS
4 7 (2.76%) Workato
5 6 (2.36%) GCP
5 6 (2.36%) Lucidchart
5 6 (2.36%) Meta Ads
5 6 (2.36%) OCI
5 6 (2.36%) PaaS
6 5 (1.97%) IaaS
7 4 (1.57%) Google Ads
7 4 (1.57%) Google Sheets
7 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Advertising
7 4 (1.57%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.18%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.79%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.39%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.39%) Extranet
1 1 (0.39%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.36%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.79%) Power BI
2 2 (0.79%) Power Query
2 2 (0.79%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.79%) Tableau
3 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.39%) Big Data
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.39%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (1.18%) JIRA
2 2 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 45 (17.72%) Social Skills
2 32 (12.60%) Marketing
3 30 (11.81%) Finance
4 22 (8.66%) Public Sector
5 18 (7.09%) Retail
6 15 (5.91%) Legal
7 14 (5.51%) Telecoms
8 12 (4.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (4.33%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.36%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.57%) Advertising
11 4 (1.57%) Billing
12 3 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.79%) Back Office
13 2 (0.79%) Dutch Language
13 2 (0.79%) Law
13 2 (0.79%) Legal Technology
13 2 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (12.20%) Architect
2 27 (10.63%) Senior
3 23 (9.06%) Account Executive
4 22 (8.66%) Developer
5 19 (7.48%) Sales Director
6 18 (7.09%) Sales Manager
7 16 (6.30%) Lead
8 15 (5.91%) Marketing Manager
8 15 (5.91%) Project Manager
9 14 (5.51%) Full-Stack Developer
10 13 (5.12%) Digital Project Manager
10 13 (5.12%) Junior
11 12 (4.72%) Senior Developer
12 11 (4.33%) Consultant
12 11 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (3.94%) AWS Architect
13 10 (3.94%) Development Manager
13 10 (3.94%) Regional Sales Manager
14 9 (3.54%) Applications Support
15 8 (3.15%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.15%) .NET
1 8 (3.15%) Node.js
1 8 (3.15%) REST
2 7 (2.76%) SOAP
3 3 (1.18%) .NET Core
3 3 (1.18%) Vue
4 2 (0.79%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.79%) NestJS
4 2 (0.79%) React
4 2 (0.79%) Terraform
5 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.39%) AWS CDK
5 1 (0.39%) JSON
5 1 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.12%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.33%) PropTech
3 8 (3.15%) Marketing Technology
4 7 (2.76%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.76%) Educational Technology
5 5 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.97%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.57%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.18%) iSeries
7 3 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.79%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.79%) CMDB
8 2 (0.79%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.39%) Life Science
9 1 (0.39%) Social Media
9 1 (0.39%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.72%) Windows
2 8 (3.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (11.42%) AI
1 29 (11.42%) ERP
2 27 (10.63%) Agile
3 25 (9.84%) Lead Generation
3 25 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (9.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 24 (9.45%) B2B
5 23 (9.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (8.27%) Business Development
7 19 (7.48%) Coaching
8 17 (6.69%) E-Commerce
9 16 (6.30%) Analytics
9 16 (6.30%) Decision-Making
9 16 (6.30%) Logistics
10 15 (5.91%) Project Management
11 14 (5.51%) Full-Stack Development
12 13 (5.12%) Software Engineering
13 12 (4.72%) ITIL
13 12 (4.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 11 (4.33%) Event-Driven Architecture
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.27%) SQL
2 11 (4.33%) JavaScript
2 11 (4.33%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.15%) C#
4 6 (2.36%) Python
4 6 (2.36%) TypeScript
5 4 (1.57%) Go
6 3 (1.18%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.79%) Java
8 1 (0.39%) Bash
8 1 (0.39%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 11 (4.33%) Degree
2 7 (2.76%) Azure Certification
3 6 (2.36%) SC Cleared
3 6 (2.36%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.97%) TOGAF Certification
5 4 (1.57%) Master's Degree
5 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.39%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (3.15%) GDPR
3 6 (2.36%) NIST
4 2 (0.79%) GxP
4 2 (0.79%) QA
5 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.79%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.79%) SCCM
2 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 28 (11.02%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.30%) Salesforce
3 11 (4.33%) SAP
3 11 (4.33%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.54%) TikTok
5 8 (3.15%) Google
6 7 (2.76%) MuleSoft
6 7 (2.76%) Oracle
7 5 (1.97%) HubSpot
7 5 (1.97%) Samsung
8 4 (1.57%) Facebook
8 4 (1.57%) Instagram
8 4 (1.57%) Sage
9 3 (1.18%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.18%) Xamarin
10 2 (0.79%) BMC
10 2 (0.79%) LogicMonitor
10 2 (0.79%) VMware
10 2 (0.79%) Workday
10 2 (0.79%) YouTube