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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 405 356 324
Rank change year-on-year -49 -32 -50
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 244 473 524
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.69% 0.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.74% 2.17% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 159 280 383
10th Percentile £25,300 £30,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £28,750 £47,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £84,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £119,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -13.33%

All Cloud 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 13,995 21,770 23,484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.48% 31.75% 42.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,732 14,154 19,565
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.08% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £105,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cloud Computing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cloud Computing 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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025. 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
London -3 132 £75,750 -0.33% 142
Midlands +51 34 £25,750 -57.08% 14
North of England +4 30 £62,500 +15.21% 20
West Midlands +54 25 £15,000 -73.33% 9
South East -17 23 £29,000 -47.27% 41
North West -18 22 £50,000 +16.14% 12
South West +50 13 £29,000 -33.32% 14
East of England 0 12 £53,000 -9.79% 22
North East +19 7 £62,500 -3.33% 4
East Midlands +7 7 £25,750 -57.08% 5
Yorkshire -10 1 £110,000 +83.33% 5
Cloud Computing
UK

Cloud Computing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (6.56%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.46%) Apache
4 5 (2.05%) WordPress
5 4 (1.64%) CMS
5 4 (1.64%) Headless CMS
5 4 (1.64%) Liferay
6 2 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.41%) Luigi
Applications
1 13 (5.33%) Maya
2 12 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.05%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (1.64%) Shopify
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.41%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 100 (40.98%) Azure
2 82 (33.61%) AWS
3 46 (18.85%) GCP
4 28 (11.48%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (11.07%) Entra ID
6 25 (10.25%) Serverless
7 23 (9.43%) SaaS
8 15 (6.15%) PaaS
9 14 (5.74%) Power Platform
10 11 (4.51%) Amazon S3
10 11 (4.51%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (4.10%) OneDrive
12 9 (3.69%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (3.69%) IaaS
13 8 (3.28%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (2.87%) GitHub
15 6 (2.46%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 6 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
16 5 (2.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (9.02%) Firewall
2 10 (4.10%) Network Security
3 9 (3.69%) DHCP
3 9 (3.69%) DNS
4 8 (3.28%) HTTP
4 8 (3.28%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.87%) LAN
6 6 (2.46%) WAN
7 4 (1.64%) NGFW
7 4 (1.64%) Wireless
8 3 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (1.23%) VLAN
8 3 (1.23%) VPN
9 2 (0.82%) Internet
9 2 (0.82%) SAN
9 2 (0.82%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.41%) Fast Ethernet
10 1 (0.41%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.41%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.20%) Big Data
2 18 (7.38%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.51%) NoSQL
3 11 (4.51%) Power BI
4 10 (4.10%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (3.69%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (3.28%) DynamoDB
7 5 (2.05%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (1.64%) Apache Iceberg
8 4 (1.64%) BigQuery
9 3 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.23%) GIS
9 3 (1.23%) MySQL
9 3 (1.23%) Tableau
10 2 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.82%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.82%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.82%) Spark SQL
10 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (3.28%) Git
1 8 (3.28%) GitLab
2 7 (2.87%) Jenkins
2 7 (2.87%) PowerBuilder
3 6 (2.46%) JIRA
4 4 (1.64%) CircleCI
General
1 107 (43.85%) Social Skills
2 101 (41.39%) Finance
3 45 (18.44%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (16.80%) Banking
5 38 (15.57%) Law
6 26 (10.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (6.97%) Marketing
8 14 (5.74%) Games
8 14 (5.74%) Legal
9 11 (4.51%) Dutch Language
9 11 (4.51%) French Language
10 8 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.46%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.46%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.05%) Advertising
12 5 (2.05%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.64%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.82%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.82%) Retail
Job Titles
1 37 (15.16%) Architect
2 36 (14.75%) Senior
3 30 (12.30%) IT Support
4 28 (11.48%) Developer
5 26 (10.66%) Solutions Architect
6 19 (7.79%) Senior Architect
7 18 (7.38%) Lead
8 17 (6.97%) Senior Solutions Architect
9 14 (5.74%) IT Engineer
10 13 (5.33%) Cloud Engineer
10 13 (5.33%) Support Engineer
11 12 (4.92%) Accountant
11 12 (4.92%) Azure Engineer
11 12 (4.92%) Financial Accountant
11 12 (4.92%) Head of Engineering
12 11 (4.51%) IT Manager
13 10 (4.10%) IT Services Manager
13 10 (4.10%) Python Developer
14 9 (3.69%) Consultant
14 9 (3.69%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (10.66%) React
2 17 (6.97%) .NET
3 15 (6.15%) GraphQL
3 15 (6.15%) HTML
4 14 (5.74%) REST
5 13 (5.33%) CSS
5 13 (5.33%) Node.js
6 10 (4.10%) Kafka
7 7 (2.87%) AngularJS
7 7 (2.87%) Django
7 7 (2.87%) Flask
7 7 (2.87%) SOAP
8 5 (2.05%) Next.js
8 5 (2.05%) SAML
8 5 (2.05%) Vue
9 4 (1.64%) ARM Templates
9 4 (1.64%) gRPC
9 4 (1.64%) Material-UI
9 4 (1.64%) Tailwind CSS
9 4 (1.64%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.02%) Management Information System
2 17 (6.97%) Blockchain
2 17 (6.97%) Onboarding
3 16 (6.56%) Distributed Computing
3 16 (6.56%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (6.15%) Data Centre
4 15 (6.15%) Product Ownership
5 13 (5.33%) EPoS
5 13 (5.33%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (4.92%) Social Network
7 10 (4.10%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.10%) LIMS
8 9 (3.69%) Social Media
9 7 (2.87%) Clustering
9 7 (2.87%) Reinsurance
10 6 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (2.05%) Driving Licence
11 5 (2.05%) Replication
12 4 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (13.93%) Windows
2 18 (7.38%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.92%) Linux
4 7 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (2.46%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2008
6 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.23%) Android
7 3 (1.23%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.82%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.41%) CentOS
9 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (31.15%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (30.33%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (29.51%) Agile
4 54 (22.13%) DevOps
5 51 (20.90%) Artificial Intelligence
6 47 (19.26%) CI/CD
7 46 (18.85%) Containerisation
8 37 (15.16%) Computer Science
8 37 (15.16%) Mentoring
9 36 (14.75%) Software Engineering
10 35 (14.34%) Microservices
11 33 (13.52%) Analytics
11 33 (13.52%) Continuous Improvement
12 29 (11.89%) Risk Management
13 28 (11.48%) Customer Service
13 28 (11.48%) Infrastructure as Code
13 28 (11.48%) IT Strategy
14 27 (11.07%) Decision-Making
15 26 (10.66%) Project Management
15 26 (10.66%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 36 (14.75%) Python
2 35 (14.34%) SQL
3 30 (12.30%) JavaScript
4 26 (10.66%) PowerShell
5 19 (7.79%) C#
6 10 (4.10%) Java
7 6 (2.46%) PHP
7 6 (2.46%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.64%) Go
9 3 (1.23%) C++
10 2 (0.82%) ANSI SQL
10 2 (0.82%) Bicep
10 2 (0.82%) Scala
11 1 (0.41%) Bash
11 1 (0.41%) Perl
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (32.79%) Degree
2 24 (9.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (8.20%) Azure Certification
4 15 (6.15%) AWS Certification
5 13 (5.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (4.92%) ACCA
7 10 (4.10%) Master's Degree
8 7 (2.87%) CISSP
9 6 (2.46%) A+ Certification
9 6 (2.46%) PMI Certification
9 6 (2.46%) PMP
9 6 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (2.05%) MCSA
11 4 (1.64%) AWS Certified Developer
11 4 (1.64%) SC Cleared
11 4 (1.64%) Security Cleared
12 3 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (1.23%) CCSP
12 3 (1.23%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.92%) GAAP
1 12 (4.92%) NIST
2 10 (4.10%) GLP
2 10 (4.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.69%) IFRS
3 9 (3.69%) QA
4 8 (3.28%) GDPR
5 7 (2.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.46%) SLA
7 4 (1.64%) Software Quality Assurance
8 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.82%) COBIT
9 2 (0.82%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.41%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.41%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
System Software
1 30 (12.30%) Active Directory
2 21 (8.61%) Docker
3 17 (6.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.69%) Hyper-V
5 6 (2.46%) Firmware
6 5 (2.05%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.41%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.41%) Postfix
7 1 (0.41%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (13.11%) Kubernetes
2 31 (12.70%) Terraform
3 19 (7.79%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (6.97%) Ansible
5 6 (2.46%) SCCM
6 5 (2.05%) Prometheus
6 5 (2.05%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.23%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.82%) Grafana
8 2 (0.82%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.41%) Argo
9 1 (0.41%) CASB
9 1 (0.41%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.41%) QRadar
Vendors
1 61 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 18 (7.38%) VMware
3 14 (5.74%) Google
4 10 (4.10%) Cisco
5 8 (3.28%) Oracle
6 6 (2.46%) Palo Alto
7 5 (2.05%) Databricks
7 5 (2.05%) EMC
7 5 (2.05%) Ping Identity
7 5 (2.05%) Splunk
8 4 (1.64%) Dell
8 4 (1.64%) Gigya
8 4 (1.64%) Okta
8 4 (1.64%) PayPal
8 4 (1.64%) TOWER Software
9 2 (0.82%) Citrix
9 2 (0.82%) Forcepoint
9 2 (0.82%) ForgeRock
10 1 (0.41%) Guidewire
10 1 (0.41%) SimCorp