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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 66 71
Rank change year-on-year +40 +5 +3
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 576 228 339
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.97% 3.92% 3.19%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.21% 12.68% 11.63%
Number of salaries quoted 521 173 279
10th Percentile £36,800 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £90,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

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 3,346 1,798 2,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 23.04% 30.91% 27.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,225 1,438 2,192
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,838 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £79,125 £80,000
England median annual salary £64,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -7.69%

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 17 August 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 17 August 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 +57 460 £60,000 -3.23% 82
East Midlands -16 115 £50,000 -20.00% 46
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 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.52%) CMS
2 3 (0.52%) WordPress
3 2 (0.35%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.17%) Confluence
4 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 49 (8.51%) Azure
2 31 (5.38%) AWS
3 21 (3.65%) PaaS
4 20 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.95%) Entra ID
6 16 (2.78%) Power Platform
7 11 (1.91%) IaaS
8 10 (1.74%) Meta Ads
9 9 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.39%) Google Sheets
10 8 (1.39%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.22%) Boomi
11 7 (1.22%) dbt
11 7 (1.22%) iPaaS
11 7 (1.22%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.22%) Workato
12 6 (1.04%) GCP
12 6 (1.04%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.39%) Firewall
1 8 (1.39%) VPN
2 5 (0.87%) DNS
3 4 (0.69%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.35%) HTTP
4 2 (0.35%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.35%) Network Security
4 2 (0.35%) SSL
5 1 (0.17%) SAN
5 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.65%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.56%) Power BI
3 4 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.69%) Power Query
3 4 (0.69%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.35%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.35%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.17%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.17%) MySQL
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.17%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Git
1 9 (1.56%) JIRA
2 5 (0.87%) Storybook
3 4 (0.69%) GitLab
4 3 (0.52%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.35%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.35%) JMeter
5 2 (0.35%) Locust
5 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.17%) Yeoman
General
1 95 (16.49%) Marketing
2 93 (16.15%) Social Skills
3 67 (11.63%) Finance
4 55 (9.55%) Retail
5 51 (8.85%) Legal
6 39 (6.77%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (4.51%) Manufacturing
8 25 (4.34%) Telecoms
9 21 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (3.47%) Public Sector
11 17 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.08%) Automotive
13 11 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.74%) Advertising
15 8 (1.39%) Law
16 7 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.04%) German Language
18 4 (0.69%) Billing
18 4 (0.69%) Health Technology
19 3 (0.52%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 56 (9.72%) Account Executive
2 41 (7.12%) Lead
3 39 (6.77%) Developer
3 39 (6.77%) Senior
4 31 (5.38%) Sales Executive
5 29 (5.03%) Marketing Manager
6 24 (4.17%) Architect
6 24 (4.17%) Sales Representative
7 23 (3.99%) Marketing Executive
8 22 (3.82%) Sales Manager
9 21 (3.65%) Account Manager
10 20 (3.47%) Analyst
11 17 (2.95%) Full-Stack Developer
11 17 (2.95%) Project Manager
12 16 (2.78%) Consultant
13 15 (2.60%) Development Manager
14 14 (2.43%) Support Manager
15 13 (2.26%) Business Manager
15 13 (2.26%) Digital Project Manager
15 13 (2.26%) Sales Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.82%) .NET
2 16 (2.78%) REST
3 10 (1.74%) React
4 8 (1.39%) CSS
4 8 (1.39%) Node.js
4 8 (1.39%) SOAP
5 7 (1.22%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.87%) Laravel
7 4 (0.69%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.69%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.69%) HTML
7 4 (0.69%) Next.js
7 4 (0.69%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (0.69%) Vitest
8 3 (0.52%) Vue
8 3 (0.52%) Web Services
9 2 (0.35%) Gherkin
9 2 (0.35%) NestJS
9 2 (0.35%) RESTful
9 2 (0.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 14 (2.43%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.08%) PropTech
5 10 (1.74%) Educational Technology
5 10 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.56%) Cloud Native
6 9 (1.56%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.39%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.04%) NHS
8 6 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (0.87%) Digital Signage
9 5 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.69%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.69%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.52%) Blog
11 3 (0.52%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.52%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.69%) Windows
2 18 (3.13%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.22%) Linux
4 3 (0.52%) Solaris
5 2 (0.35%) Unix
6 1 (0.17%) Debian
6 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (13.19%) CRM
2 69 (11.98%) Business Development
3 61 (10.59%) AI
4 51 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 51 (8.85%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (8.51%) Decision-Making
5 49 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (8.16%) B2B
7 45 (7.81%) Agile
7 45 (7.81%) ERP
8 43 (7.47%) Lead Generation
9 37 (6.42%) Analytics
10 35 (6.08%) E-Commerce
11 32 (5.56%) Logistics
12 31 (5.38%) Mentoring
13 30 (5.21%) Software Engineering
14 29 (5.03%) CI/CD
14 29 (5.03%) Coaching
15 25 (4.34%) Customer Service
15 25 (4.34%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (5.38%) SQL
2 17 (2.95%) C#
3 15 (2.60%) JavaScript
3 15 (2.60%) Python
4 14 (2.43%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.08%) TypeScript
6 11 (1.91%) Java
7 9 (1.56%) PHP
8 4 (0.69%) Bash
8 4 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.69%) Go
9 2 (0.35%) Ruby
9 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.35%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.17%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (3.47%) Degree
2 11 (1.91%) ACCA
2 11 (1.91%) CIMA
3 8 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (1.39%) Security Cleared
4 7 (1.22%) SC Cleared
5 5 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.52%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.35%) CISM
7 2 (0.35%) CISSP
8 1 (0.17%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.17%) IISP
8 1 (0.17%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.74%) QA
3 8 (1.39%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.39%) GDPR
4 7 (1.22%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.04%) SOC 2
6 5 (0.87%) SLA
7 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.35%) COBIT
8 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.35%) WCAG
9 1 (0.17%) GxP
System Software
1 18 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.08%) Docker
3 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (2.08%) Terraform
2 9 (1.56%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.35%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) Grafana
4 2 (0.35%) Nessus
4 2 (0.35%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) Argo
5 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 51 (8.85%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.17%) HubSpot
3 17 (2.95%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.43%) ServiceNow
5 12 (2.08%) Google
6 10 (1.74%) Facebook
6 10 (1.74%) Instagram
6 10 (1.74%) SAP
7 7 (1.22%) MuleSoft
7 7 (1.22%) Oracle
8 6 (1.04%) Xamarin
9 5 (0.87%) Zoho
10 4 (0.69%) Adobe
10 4 (0.69%) TikTok
11 3 (0.52%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.52%) VMware
12 2 (0.35%) CrowdStrike
12 2 (0.35%) LogicMonitor
12 2 (0.35%) Sybase
12 2 (0.35%) Tenable