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 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 306 297
Rank change year-on-year +283 -9 +68
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 4,200 441 449
As % of all permanent jobs in England 8.06% 0.91% 0.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.71% 2.48% 2.33%
Number of salaries quoted 130 206 385
10th Percentile £26,000 £41,250 £37,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £55,041 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £72,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.14% +20.83% -17.24%
75th Percentile £78,438 £90,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £128,125 £95,000
UK median annual salary £51,250 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -26.79% +16.67% -20.00%

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 18,497 17,777 19,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.51% 36.49% 41.15%
Number of salaries quoted 10,269 10,515 16,115
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +7.44% -6.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £100,064
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.14% +5.42% -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 5 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 5 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 +222 1,647 £55,000 -8.33% 21
North West +158 1,495 £47,500 -15.56% 9
Midlands +195 1,055 £25,750 -63.21% 22
West Midlands +158 918 £63,750 -8.48% 9
South East +206 612 £29,250 -58.21% 31
London +142 480 £78,750 +2.27% 33
East of England +153 362 £53,750 -17.31% 16
East Midlands +87 149 £25,750 -61.13% 12
Yorkshire +91 140 £47,500 -28.57% 10
South West -8 33 - - 14
North East +11 12 £55,000 -8.33% 2
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%) WordPress
3 2 (0.048%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.024%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.024%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.024%) Confluence
4 1 (0.024%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (0.50%) Maya
2 19 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.024%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 60 (1.43%) Azure
2 38 (0.90%) AWS
3 32 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (0.50%) Entra ID
5 20 (0.48%) GCP
6 12 (0.29%) Power Platform
6 12 (0.29%) SaaS
7 8 (0.19%) OCI
8 7 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.17%) Mimecast
8 7 (0.17%) PaaS
8 7 (0.17%) Serverless
9 6 (0.14%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (0.14%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (0.14%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.14%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.12%) GitHub
10 5 (0.12%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.12%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.095%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 4,012 (95.52%) Internet
2 17 (0.40%) Firewall
3 11 (0.26%) DHCP
4 10 (0.24%) DNS
5 9 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.14%) Network Security
7 3 (0.071%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.048%) VLAN
8 2 (0.048%) VPN
8 2 (0.048%) WAN
9 1 (0.024%) DMARC
9 1 (0.024%) FIX Connectivity
9 1 (0.024%) LAN
9 1 (0.024%) NGFW
9 1 (0.024%) VoIP
9 1 (0.024%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (1.02%) Big Data
2 13 (0.31%) SQL Server
3 10 (0.24%) Power BI
4 9 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.12%) Data Vault
7 4 (0.095%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.095%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.071%) MySQL
9 2 (0.048%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.048%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.024%) Apache Hive
10 1 (0.024%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.024%) Couchbase
10 1 (0.024%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.024%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.024%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.024%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.024%) Redis
10 1 (0.024%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (0.26%) GitLab
2 6 (0.14%) Git
2 6 (0.14%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.095%) CircleCI
4 2 (0.048%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.024%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.024%) JIRA
5 1 (0.024%) JMeter
General
1 4,081 (97.17%) Social Skills
2 4,056 (96.57%) Banking
3 4,032 (96.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 77 (1.83%) Finance
5 38 (0.90%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (0.86%) Law
7 21 (0.50%) Games
7 21 (0.50%) Marketing
8 15 (0.36%) Public Sector
9 13 (0.31%) Dutch Language
9 13 (0.31%) French Language
10 8 (0.19%) Legal
10 8 (0.19%) Local Government
11 7 (0.17%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.12%) Investment Banking
12 5 (0.12%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.071%) Advertising
14 2 (0.048%) Retail
14 2 (0.048%) Retail Banking
15 1 (0.024%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 3,125 (74.40%) Lecturer
2 23 (0.55%) Consultant
3 21 (0.50%) Accountant
3 21 (0.50%) Financial Accountant
4 19 (0.45%) Senior
5 16 (0.38%) Architect
6 15 (0.36%) Developer
7 13 (0.31%) Azure Engineer
8 12 (0.29%) IT Consultant
9 11 (0.26%) Cloud Engineer
9 11 (0.26%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (0.26%) Support Engineer
10 10 (0.24%) Analyst
10 10 (0.24%) IT Manager
10 10 (0.24%) IT Services Manager
10 10 (0.24%) IT Support
11 9 (0.21%) Senior Consultant
11 9 (0.21%) Senior IT Consultant
12 8 (0.19%) IT Engineer
12 8 (0.19%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.21%) .NET
2 7 (0.17%) ASP.NET
3 6 (0.14%) Kafka
4 5 (0.12%) HTML
4 5 (0.12%) Spring
5 4 (0.095%) .NET Core
5 4 (0.095%) gRPC
5 4 (0.095%) OAuth
5 4 (0.095%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (0.095%) RESTful
5 4 (0.095%) web3js
6 3 (0.071%) ASP.NET Core
6 3 (0.071%) CSS
6 3 (0.071%) Entity Framework
6 3 (0.071%) Hibernate
6 3 (0.071%) jQuery
6 3 (0.071%) OpenID
6 3 (0.071%) Snowpark
6 3 (0.071%) Spring MVC
7 2 (0.048%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 4,025 (95.83%) IoT
2 37 (0.88%) Data Centre
3 30 (0.71%) Social Media
4 26 (0.62%) Blockchain
5 22 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (0.50%) Social Network
7 14 (0.33%) Management Information System
7 14 (0.33%) Onboarding
8 10 (0.24%) NHS
9 9 (0.21%) Cloud Native
9 9 (0.21%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (0.14%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.14%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (0.14%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.12%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.095%) Spread Betting
12 4 (0.095%) Web3
13 3 (0.071%) Virtual Team
14 2 (0.048%) Algorithms
14 2 (0.048%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 23 (0.55%) Windows
2 11 (0.26%) Windows 10
3 10 (0.24%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.19%) Linux
5 3 (0.071%) Unix
6 1 (0.024%) Solaris
6 1 (0.024%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.024%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,061 (96.69%) Cybersecurity
2 4,053 (96.50%) AI
3 4,023 (95.79%) Web Development
4 4,015 (95.60%) Machine Learning
5 4,003 (95.31%) User Experience
6 50 (1.19%) Problem-Solving
7 44 (1.05%) Agile
8 37 (0.88%) Containerisation
8 37 (0.88%) Customer Service
9 36 (0.86%) Mentoring
10 31 (0.74%) DevOps
11 30 (0.71%) Microservices
12 28 (0.67%) IT Strategy
13 27 (0.64%) Project Management
13 27 (0.64%) Risk Management
14 25 (0.60%) Infrastructure as Code
15 21 (0.50%) Business Strategy
15 21 (0.50%) CI/CD
15 21 (0.50%) Strategic Thinking
16 20 (0.48%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 27 (0.64%) PowerShell
2 22 (0.52%) Python
3 21 (0.50%) SQL
4 16 (0.38%) C#
5 14 (0.33%) Java
6 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.12%) ANSI SQL
7 5 (0.12%) Go
8 4 (0.095%) Bicep
8 4 (0.095%) C++
9 3 (0.071%) PHP
10 2 (0.048%) Bash
11 1 (0.024%) Perl
11 1 (0.024%) R
11 1 (0.024%) Ruby
11 1 (0.024%) Scala
11 1 (0.024%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.024%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4,066 (96.81%) Degree
2 4,025 (95.83%) Master's Degree
3 4,005 (95.36%) PhD
4 4,003 (95.31%) Postgraduate
5 21 (0.50%) ACCA
6 20 (0.48%) HND
7 17 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (0.29%) Azure Certification
9 11 (0.26%) Security Cleared
10 10 (0.24%) SC Cleared
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%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.071%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (0.50%) IFRS
2 19 (0.45%) GAAP
3 9 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.12%) NIST
5 4 (0.095%) QA
6 3 (0.071%) GRC
6 3 (0.071%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.024%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.024%) GDPR
7 1 (0.024%) GLP
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 12 (0.29%) Firmware
3 11 (0.26%) Docker
4 4 (0.095%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.048%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.024%) KVM
6 1 (0.024%) QEMU
6 1 (0.024%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.024%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (0.57%) Terraform
2 22 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (0.36%) SCCM
5 12 (0.29%) Ansible
6 6 (0.14%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.071%) Grafana
8 2 (0.048%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.048%) Sysdig
9 1 (0.024%) CASB
9 1 (0.024%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.024%) Kibana
9 1 (0.024%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.024%) QRadar
9 1 (0.024%) VxRail
Vendors
1 37 (0.88%) Microsoft
2 15 (0.36%) Cisco
2 15 (0.36%) Oracle
3 12 (0.29%) Palo Alto
4 9 (0.21%) Google
5 7 (0.17%) Juniper
6 6 (0.14%) ServiceNow
6 6 (0.14%) Sophos
7 5 (0.12%) VMware
8 3 (0.071%) Duck Creek
8 3 (0.071%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.071%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.071%) Tenable
9 2 (0.048%) Citrix
9 2 (0.048%) Dell
9 2 (0.048%) Splunk
9 2 (0.048%) Symantec
9 2 (0.048%) Veeam
10 1 (0.024%) Barracuda Networks
10 1 (0.024%) Trayport