Cloud Computing Job Trends in England

Cloud Computing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Cloud Computing skills. It covers permanent 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 23 312 319
Rank change year-on-year +289 +7 +55
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 4,206 435 517
As % of all permanent jobs in England 7.56% 0.92% 0.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.03% 2.50% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 135 206 455
10th Percentile £26,000 £37,435 £34,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £55,279 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £72,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.40% +16.40% -13.79%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,500 £125,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -27.59% +16.00% -16.67%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

Cloud Computing 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 19,093 17,404 23,570
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.30% 36.84% 39.09%
Number of salaries quoted 10,621 10,308 19,978
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,474 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cloud Computing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Cloud Computing job vacancy trend in England

Cloud Computing
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cloud Computing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Computing in England over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cloud Computing in England

Cloud Computing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Computing within the England 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +221 1,649 £55,000 -8.33% 42
North West +162 1,497 £27,500 -53.19% 20
Midlands +186 1,057 £37,500 -45.89% 30
West Midlands +170 919 £62,500 -9.82% 12
South East +204 613 £29,500 -58.74% 52
London +147 478 £78,750 +3.62% 36
East of England +151 361 £55,000 -15.38% 24
East Midlands +84 150 £25,750 -42.78% 18
Yorkshire +88 140 £47,500 -28.57% 17
South West -12 33 - - 21
North East +1 12 £55,000 -8.33% 5
Cloud Computing
UK

Cloud Computing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (0.38%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.12%) Confluence
2 5 (0.12%) WordPress
3 4 (0.095%) Documentum
4 2 (0.048%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.048%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.024%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.024%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.024%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (0.50%) Maya
2 15 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.048%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.024%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 55 (1.31%) Azure
2 41 (0.97%) AWS
3 30 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (0.50%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.38%) GCP
6 15 (0.36%) SaaS
7 11 (0.26%) PaaS
8 10 (0.24%) Power Platform
9 9 (0.21%) Serverless
10 8 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (0.19%) OCI
11 7 (0.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (0.17%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (0.17%) Amazon S3
11 7 (0.17%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.17%) Datadog
11 7 (0.17%) Mimecast
12 6 (0.14%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.14%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4,013 (95.41%) Internet
2 15 (0.36%) Firewall
3 11 (0.26%) DHCP
4 10 (0.24%) DNS
5 8 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.14%) Network Security
7 3 (0.071%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.071%) VLAN
7 3 (0.071%) VPN
8 2 (0.048%) LAN
8 2 (0.048%) VoIP
8 2 (0.048%) WAN
8 2 (0.048%) Wireless
9 1 (0.024%) FIX Connectivity
9 1 (0.024%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (1.02%) Big Data
2 13 (0.31%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (0.21%) Power BI
4 8 (0.19%) NoSQL
5 7 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.17%) DynamoDB
6 4 (0.095%) Data Vault
7 3 (0.071%) MySQL
8 2 (0.048%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.048%) Snowflake Schema
8 2 (0.048%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.024%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.024%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.024%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.024%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.024%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.024%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.024%) Redis
9 1 (0.024%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (0.31%) GitLab
2 9 (0.21%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.17%) CircleCI
4 5 (0.12%) Git
4 5 (0.12%) JIRA
5 2 (0.048%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.048%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.024%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.024%) JMeter
General
1 4,085 (97.12%) Social Skills
2 4,055 (96.41%) Banking
3 4,029 (95.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 78 (1.85%) Finance
5 38 (0.90%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (0.78%) Law
7 21 (0.50%) Games
7 21 (0.50%) Marketing
8 16 (0.38%) French Language
9 15 (0.36%) Public Sector
10 13 (0.31%) Dutch Language
11 8 (0.19%) Local Government
11 8 (0.19%) Manufacturing
12 7 (0.17%) Legal
13 5 (0.12%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.095%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.095%) Retail
15 3 (0.071%) Italian Language
15 3 (0.071%) Portuguese Language
15 3 (0.071%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 3,125 (74.30%) Lecturer
2 24 (0.57%) Consultant
3 21 (0.50%) Accountant
3 21 (0.50%) Financial Accountant
4 19 (0.45%) Senior
5 16 (0.38%) Architect
5 16 (0.38%) Developer
6 13 (0.31%) IT Consultant
7 12 (0.29%) Azure Engineer
8 11 (0.26%) Support Engineer
9 10 (0.24%) Analyst
9 10 (0.24%) IT Manager
9 10 (0.24%) IT Services Manager
9 10 (0.24%) IT Support
10 9 (0.21%) Cloud Engineer
10 9 (0.21%) Senior Consultant
10 9 (0.21%) Senior IT Consultant
11 8 (0.19%) Oracle Consultant
11 8 (0.19%) Telesales Executive
12 7 (0.17%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (0.29%) .NET
2 9 (0.21%) Kafka
3 8 (0.19%) HTML
4 7 (0.17%) ASP.NET
4 7 (0.17%) gRPC
4 7 (0.17%) RabbitMQ
4 7 (0.17%) RESTful
4 7 (0.17%) web3js
5 6 (0.14%) CSS
6 4 (0.095%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.095%) Spring
7 3 (0.071%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (0.071%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.071%) Hibernate
7 3 (0.071%) jQuery
7 3 (0.071%) Node.js
7 3 (0.071%) OAuth
7 3 (0.071%) OpenID
7 3 (0.071%) Spring MVC
8 2 (0.048%) Matplotlib
Miscellaneous
1 4,025 (95.70%) IoT
2 41 (0.97%) Data Centre
3 30 (0.71%) Social Media
4 29 (0.69%) Blockchain
5 22 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (0.50%) Social Network
7 16 (0.38%) Cloud Native
7 16 (0.38%) Onboarding
8 14 (0.33%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (0.29%) Management Information System
10 8 (0.19%) NHS
11 7 (0.17%) Web3
12 6 (0.14%) Algorithms
12 6 (0.14%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.14%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.095%) Product Ownership
13 4 (0.095%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.095%) Spread Betting
14 3 (0.071%) Distributed Computing
14 3 (0.071%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 22 (0.52%) Windows
2 11 (0.26%) Windows 10
3 9 (0.21%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.19%) Linux
5 3 (0.071%) Android
5 3 (0.071%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.071%) Unix
6 1 (0.024%) Solaris
6 1 (0.024%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,063 (96.60%) Cybersecurity
2 4,057 (96.46%) AI
3 4,023 (95.65%) Web Development
4 4,018 (95.53%) Machine Learning
5 4,003 (95.17%) User Experience
6 49 (1.17%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (1.09%) Agile
8 39 (0.93%) Containerisation
8 39 (0.93%) Customer Service
9 38 (0.90%) DevOps
9 38 (0.90%) Mentoring
10 33 (0.78%) Microservices
11 30 (0.71%) Risk Management
12 29 (0.69%) IT Strategy
13 28 (0.67%) Infrastructure as Code
14 27 (0.64%) Project Management
15 26 (0.62%) CI/CD
16 24 (0.57%) Technology Strategy
17 21 (0.50%) Business Strategy
17 21 (0.50%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 26 (0.62%) PowerShell
2 25 (0.59%) Python
3 21 (0.50%) SQL
4 16 (0.38%) C#
5 13 (0.31%) Java
6 9 (0.21%) Go
7 8 (0.19%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.095%) ANSI SQL
8 4 (0.095%) Bicep
8 4 (0.095%) C++
9 3 (0.071%) Bash
9 3 (0.071%) PHP
10 2 (0.048%) Ruby
11 1 (0.024%) R
11 1 (0.024%) Scala
11 1 (0.024%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.024%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4,067 (96.70%) Degree
2 4,025 (95.70%) Master's Degree
3 4,006 (95.24%) PhD
4 4,003 (95.17%) Postgraduate
5 21 (0.50%) ACCA
6 20 (0.48%) HND
7 17 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (0.24%) Azure Certification
8 10 (0.24%) Security Cleared
9 9 (0.21%) SC Cleared
10 7 (0.17%) AWS Certification
11 6 (0.14%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.095%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.095%) CCSP
12 4 (0.095%) CEH
12 4 (0.095%) CISA
12 4 (0.095%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.095%) CISM
12 4 (0.095%) CISSP
12 4 (0.095%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (0.50%) IFRS
2 15 (0.36%) GAAP
3 10 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.071%) GRC
5 3 (0.071%) NIST
5 3 (0.071%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.048%) QA
7 1 (0.024%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.024%) GDPR
7 1 (0.024%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.024%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.024%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.31%) Docker
3 12 (0.29%) Firmware
4 4 (0.095%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.048%) vSphere
6 1 (0.024%) KVM
6 1 (0.024%) QEMU
6 1 (0.024%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (0.64%) Terraform
2 25 (0.59%) Kubernetes
3 18 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (0.36%) SCCM
5 12 (0.29%) Ansible
6 9 (0.21%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.071%) Grafana
8 2 (0.048%) Sysdig
8 2 (0.048%) VxRail
9 1 (0.024%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.024%) Kibana
9 1 (0.024%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.024%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (0.86%) Microsoft
2 14 (0.33%) Cisco
2 14 (0.33%) Oracle
3 11 (0.26%) Palo Alto
4 10 (0.24%) ServiceNow
5 9 (0.21%) Google
6 7 (0.17%) Juniper
6 7 (0.17%) Sophos
7 5 (0.12%) VMware
8 4 (0.095%) OpenText
8 4 (0.095%) Pega
8 4 (0.095%) YouTube
9 3 (0.071%) Duck Creek
9 3 (0.071%) Guidewire
9 3 (0.071%) Red Hat
9 3 (0.071%) Tenable
9 3 (0.071%) Veeam
10 2 (0.048%) IBM
10 2 (0.048%) Meraki
10 2 (0.048%) Symantec