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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 303 313
Rank change year-on-year +280 +10 +56
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 4,197 442 486
As % of all permanent jobs in England 7.82% 0.92% 0.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.46% 2.52% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 129 212 423
10th Percentile £26,000 £41,250 £37,100
25th Percentile £26,750 £55,163 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £72,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.40% +21.25% -17.24%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £125,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -27.59% +20.83% -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 18,685 17,508 21,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.83% 36.63% 39.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,370 10,350 17,680
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £47,500 £43,750
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 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,800 £100,000
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 19 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 19 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 +224 1,647 £55,000 -8.33% 49
North West +159 1,495 £47,500 -19.15% 22
Midlands +196 1,055 £25,750 -63.03% 33
West Midlands +167 917 £62,500 -10.27% 10
South East +209 613 £29,500 -58.01% 58
London +140 475 £80,000 - 39
East of England +155 361 £55,000 -15.38% 34
East Midlands +85 150 £25,750 -50.95% 22
Yorkshire +88 140 £47,500 -28.57% 20
South West -13 33 - - 27
North East +10 12 £55,000 -8.33% 7
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 3 (0.071%) Confluence
4 2 (0.048%) Documentum
5 1 (0.024%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.024%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.024%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.024%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (0.50%) Maya
2 16 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.024%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 56 (1.33%) Azure
2 37 (0.88%) AWS
3 30 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (0.50%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.38%) GCP
6 14 (0.33%) SaaS
7 11 (0.26%) Power Platform
8 9 (0.21%) PaaS
9 8 (0.19%) OCI
10 7 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (0.17%) Serverless
11 6 (0.14%) AWS CloudFormation
11 6 (0.14%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.14%) Mimecast
11 6 (0.14%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.12%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (0.12%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.12%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (0.12%) Datadog
12 5 (0.12%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4,012 (95.59%) Internet
2 15 (0.36%) Firewall
3 10 (0.24%) DHCP
4 9 (0.21%) DNS
5 8 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.12%) Network Security
7 3 (0.071%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.048%) VLAN
8 2 (0.048%) VPN
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%) WAN
9 1 (0.024%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (1.00%) 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%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.12%) Data Vault
6 5 (0.12%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.071%) MySQL
8 2 (0.048%) Snowflake Schema
8 2 (0.048%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.024%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.024%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.024%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.024%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.024%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.024%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.024%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.024%) Redis
9 1 (0.024%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (0.29%) GitLab
2 7 (0.17%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.12%) CircleCI
3 5 (0.12%) Git
4 3 (0.071%) JIRA
5 2 (0.048%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.024%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.024%) JMeter
General
1 4,080 (97.21%) Social Skills
2 4,055 (96.62%) Banking
3 4,030 (96.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 75 (1.79%) Finance
5 36 (0.86%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (0.81%) 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 (74.46%) Lecturer
2 23 (0.55%) Consultant
3 20 (0.48%) Accountant
3 20 (0.48%) Financial Accountant
4 18 (0.43%) Senior
5 15 (0.36%) Architect
5 15 (0.36%) Developer
6 12 (0.29%) Azure Engineer
6 12 (0.29%) IT Consultant
7 11 (0.26%) Support Engineer
8 10 (0.24%) Analyst
8 10 (0.24%) IT Manager
8 10 (0.24%) IT Services Manager
8 10 (0.24%) IT Support
9 9 (0.21%) Cloud Engineer
9 9 (0.21%) Senior Consultant
9 9 (0.21%) Senior IT Consultant
10 8 (0.19%) Oracle Consultant
10 8 (0.19%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (0.19%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.21%) .NET
2 7 (0.17%) ASP.NET
2 7 (0.17%) Kafka
3 5 (0.12%) gRPC
3 5 (0.12%) HTML
3 5 (0.12%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (0.12%) RESTful
3 5 (0.12%) web3js
4 4 (0.095%) .NET Core
4 4 (0.095%) Spring
5 3 (0.071%) ASP.NET Core
5 3 (0.071%) CSS
5 3 (0.071%) Entity Framework
5 3 (0.071%) Hibernate
5 3 (0.071%) jQuery
5 3 (0.071%) OAuth
5 3 (0.071%) OpenID
5 3 (0.071%) Snowpark
5 3 (0.071%) Spring MVC
6 2 (0.048%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4,025 (95.90%) IoT
2 37 (0.88%) Data Centre
3 30 (0.71%) Social Media
4 27 (0.64%) Blockchain
5 22 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (0.48%) Social Network
7 13 (0.31%) Onboarding
8 12 (0.29%) Management Information System
9 11 (0.26%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (0.24%) Cloud Native
11 9 (0.21%) NHS
12 6 (0.14%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.14%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.12%) Product Ownership
13 5 (0.12%) Web3
14 4 (0.095%) Distributed Computing
14 4 (0.095%) Spread Betting
15 3 (0.071%) Virtual Team
16 2 (0.048%) Data Structures
16 2 (0.048%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (0.50%) Windows
2 11 (0.26%) Windows 10
3 9 (0.21%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.17%) Linux
5 3 (0.071%) Unix
6 1 (0.024%) Solaris
6 1 (0.024%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,060 (96.74%) Cybersecurity
2 4,051 (96.52%) AI
3 4,023 (95.85%) Web Development
4 4,014 (95.64%) Machine Learning
5 4,003 (95.38%) User Experience
6 47 (1.12%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (1.07%) Agile
8 37 (0.88%) Containerisation
8 37 (0.88%) Customer Service
9 34 (0.81%) Mentoring
10 33 (0.79%) DevOps
11 31 (0.74%) Microservices
12 28 (0.67%) IT Strategy
12 28 (0.67%) Risk Management
13 27 (0.64%) Project Management
14 25 (0.60%) Infrastructure as Code
15 22 (0.52%) Technology Strategy
16 21 (0.50%) Business Strategy
16 21 (0.50%) CI/CD
16 21 (0.50%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 25 (0.60%) PowerShell
2 20 (0.48%) Python
3 19 (0.45%) SQL
4 16 (0.38%) C#
5 13 (0.31%) Java
6 6 (0.14%) Go
7 5 (0.12%) ANSI SQL
7 5 (0.12%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.095%) Bicep
8 4 (0.095%) C++
9 3 (0.071%) PHP
10 2 (0.048%) Bash
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 4,063 (96.81%) Degree
2 4,024 (95.88%) Master's Degree
3 4,005 (95.43%) PhD
4 4,003 (95.38%) Postgraduate
5 20 (0.48%) ACCA
5 20 (0.48%) HND
6 16 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (0.26%) Azure Certification
8 10 (0.24%) Security Cleared
9 9 (0.21%) SC Cleared
10 6 (0.14%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.095%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.095%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.095%) CCSP
11 4 (0.095%) CEH
11 4 (0.095%) CISA
11 4 (0.095%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.095%) CISM
11 4 (0.095%) CISSP
12 3 (0.071%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (0.48%) IFRS
2 16 (0.38%) GAAP
3 9 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.095%) NIST
5 3 (0.071%) GRC
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 22 (0.52%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.29%) Firmware
3 11 (0.26%) Docker
4 3 (0.071%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.024%) KVM
5 1 (0.024%) QEMU
5 1 (0.024%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.024%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (0.57%) Terraform
2 22 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 18 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (0.33%) SCCM
5 11 (0.26%) Ansible
6 7 (0.17%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.071%) Grafana
8 2 (0.048%) Sysdig
9 1 (0.024%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.024%) Kibana
9 1 (0.024%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.024%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.024%) VxRail
Vendors
1 35 (0.83%) Microsoft
2 15 (0.36%) Oracle
3 14 (0.33%) Cisco
4 11 (0.26%) Palo Alto
5 8 (0.19%) Google
5 8 (0.19%) ServiceNow
6 7 (0.17%) Juniper
7 6 (0.14%) Sophos
8 4 (0.095%) VMware
9 3 (0.071%) Duck Creek
9 3 (0.071%) Guidewire
9 3 (0.071%) Red Hat
9 3 (0.071%) Tenable
10 2 (0.048%) OpenText
10 2 (0.048%) Pega
10 2 (0.048%) Symantec
10 2 (0.048%) Veeam
10 2 (0.048%) YouTube
11 1 (0.024%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.024%) Barracuda Networks