SaaS Job Trends in the Midlands

Software as a Service (SaaS)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring SaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 52 70
Rank change year-on-year +18 +18 +2
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 578 276 311
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.69% 4.95% 3.31%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.30% 16.92% 12.46%
Number of salaries quoted 491 215 211
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,313 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £74,375 £71,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £89,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -11.11%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,159 1,631 2,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.14% 29.23% 26.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,199 1,288 1,460
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,500 £31,975
25th Percentile £40,500 £32,094 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,938
90th Percentile £88,148 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,740 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.57% -7.69% +4.00%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

SaaS job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SaaS
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SaaS

SaaS
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SaaS in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SaaS in the Midlands

SaaS
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 October 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
West Midlands +28 448 £60,000 +7.62% 196
East Midlands -15 130 £45,000 - 84
SaaS
England

SaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 10 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.52%) CMS
3 3 (0.52%) WordPress
4 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (1.21%) MS Visio
2 6 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.87%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.69%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 54 (9.34%) Azure
2 35 (6.06%) AWS
3 26 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (2.60%) Entra ID
5 13 (2.25%) Power Platform
6 12 (2.08%) PaaS
7 11 (1.90%) IaaS
8 9 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.56%) Meta Ads
9 8 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (1.38%) GCP
9 8 (1.38%) Google Sheets
10 7 (1.21%) Boomi
10 7 (1.21%) iPaaS
10 7 (1.21%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.21%) Workato
11 6 (1.04%) Figma
11 6 (1.04%) GitHub
11 6 (1.04%) Google Ads
11 6 (1.04%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.38%) Firewall
1 8 (1.38%) VPN
2 5 (0.87%) DNS
3 4 (0.69%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.35%) Broadband
4 2 (0.35%) HTTP
4 2 (0.35%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.35%) Network Security
4 2 (0.35%) SSL
4 2 (0.35%) VoIP
5 1 (0.17%) Extranet
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
5 1 (0.17%) SAN
5 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.77%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.38%) Power BI
2 8 (1.38%) Tableau
3 5 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.69%) Power Query
4 4 (0.69%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.52%) Big Data
6 2 (0.35%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.35%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.35%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.17%) MySQL
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.17%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (1.38%) Git
2 6 (1.04%) JIRA
3 4 (0.69%) GitLab
3 4 (0.69%) Storybook
3 4 (0.69%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.17%) Yeoman
General
1 128 (22.15%) Social Skills
2 107 (18.51%) Marketing
3 97 (16.78%) Finance
4 51 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (8.48%) Legal
6 48 (8.30%) Retail
7 42 (7.27%) Analytical Skills
8 27 (4.67%) Telecoms
9 26 (4.50%) Public Sector
10 18 (3.11%) Manufacturing
11 17 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.73%) Advertising
14 10 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.56%) Automotive
16 5 (0.87%) German Language
17 4 (0.69%) Dutch Language
17 4 (0.69%) French Language
17 4 (0.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 70 (12.11%) Account Executive
2 42 (7.27%) Senior
3 37 (6.40%) Sales Executive
4 36 (6.23%) Developer
4 36 (6.23%) Lead
5 34 (5.88%) Architect
6 24 (4.15%) Sales Manager
7 23 (3.98%) Consultant
7 23 (3.98%) Sales Director
8 22 (3.81%) Account Manager
8 22 (3.81%) Development Manager
8 22 (3.81%) Marketing Manager
9 20 (3.46%) Business Development Manager
9 20 (3.46%) Business Manager
9 20 (3.46%) Project Manager
10 19 (3.29%) Full-Stack Developer
11 18 (3.11%) Sales Account Executive
12 17 (2.94%) Marketing Executive
12 17 (2.94%) Sales Representative
13 16 (2.77%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.11%) .NET
2 17 (2.94%) REST
3 9 (1.56%) Terraform
4 8 (1.38%) Node.js
4 8 (1.38%) React
4 8 (1.38%) SOAP
5 7 (1.21%) CSS
6 6 (1.04%) Laravel
7 5 (0.87%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.69%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.69%) Next.js
8 4 (0.69%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (0.69%) Vitest
8 4 (0.69%) Vue
9 3 (0.52%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (0.52%) HTML
9 3 (0.52%) Web Services
10 2 (0.35%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.35%) Spring
10 2 (0.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (11.59%) Onboarding
2 26 (4.50%) Marketing Technology
3 20 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.11%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.08%) PropTech
6 10 (1.73%) Cloud Native
6 10 (1.73%) Educational Technology
6 10 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.21%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.04%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.04%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
10 5 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (0.87%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.69%) Housing Association
11 4 (0.69%) NHS
11 4 (0.69%) Social Media
12 3 (0.52%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.50%) Windows
2 16 (2.77%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.21%) Linux
4 3 (0.52%) Solaris
5 2 (0.35%) Unix
6 1 (0.17%) Debian
6 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (16.96%) AI
2 77 (13.32%) CRM
3 71 (12.28%) Business Development
4 67 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
5 58 (10.03%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (8.82%) B2B
6 51 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (8.65%) Agile
8 49 (8.48%) Decision-Making
9 43 (7.44%) Lead Generation
9 43 (7.44%) SEO
10 41 (7.09%) ERP
11 39 (6.75%) Analytics
12 38 (6.57%) Coaching
13 37 (6.40%) E-Commerce
14 36 (6.23%) Presales
14 36 (6.23%) Roadmaps
15 35 (6.06%) Content Marketing
15 35 (6.06%) Digital Marketing
16 34 (5.88%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 36 (6.23%) SQL
2 18 (3.11%) PowerShell
3 17 (2.94%) C#
4 16 (2.77%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.90%) TypeScript
6 10 (1.73%) PHP
7 9 (1.56%) Python
8 4 (0.69%) Bash
8 4 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.69%) Go
9 3 (0.52%) Java
9 3 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.35%) Bicep
10 2 (0.35%) Ruby
10 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 40 (6.92%) Degree
2 17 (2.94%) Master's Degree
3 14 (2.42%) Security Cleared
4 12 (2.08%) SC Cleared
5 10 (1.73%) ACCA
5 10 (1.73%) CIMA
6 9 (1.56%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.35%) CISM
10 2 (0.35%) CISSP
10 2 (0.35%) PMP
11 1 (0.17%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.17%) City & Guilds
11 1 (0.17%) IISP
11 1 (0.17%) ISACA
11 1 (0.17%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (2.42%) GDPR
3 7 (1.21%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.21%) NIST
4 6 (1.04%) QA
4 6 (1.04%) SLA
5 5 (0.87%) SOC 2
6 4 (0.69%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.35%) COBIT
8 2 (0.35%) GxP
8 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 17 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.56%) Docker
3 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.04%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.35%) Ansible
3 2 (0.35%) Nessus
3 2 (0.35%) SCCM
4 1 (0.17%) Argo
4 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (10.55%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.36%) Salesforce
2 31 (5.36%) TikTok
3 29 (5.02%) HubSpot
4 27 (4.67%) Samsung
5 15 (2.60%) Google
6 13 (2.25%) SAP
7 12 (2.08%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.73%) Oracle
9 8 (1.38%) Botify
9 8 (1.38%) Facebook
9 8 (1.38%) Instagram
10 7 (1.21%) MuleSoft
11 5 (0.87%) BMC
11 5 (0.87%) Zoho
12 4 (0.69%) Adobe
12 4 (0.69%) Sage
13 3 (0.52%) SolarWinds
13 3 (0.52%) VMware
14 2 (0.35%) Sybase