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 8 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 73 76
Rank change year-on-year +43 +3 +11
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 515 199 436
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.96% 3.65% 3.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.07% 11.62% 10.86%
Number of salaries quoted 457 147 363
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,875 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +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 3,205 1,713 4,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.62% 31.40% 30.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,076 1,381 3,206
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,194
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,887 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% -0.23% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

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 8 July 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 8 July 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 +59 407 £60,000 - 83
East Midlands -10 107 £55,000 -8.33% 50
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 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (0.97%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.58%) CMS
3 3 (0.58%) WordPress
4 2 (0.39%) Confluence
5 1 (0.19%) IIS
Applications
1 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.58%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 37 (7.18%) Azure
2 24 (4.66%) AWS
3 17 (3.30%) PaaS
4 12 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (1.94%) Entra ID
5 10 (1.94%) Meta Ads
5 10 (1.94%) Power Platform
6 9 (1.75%) Figma
6 9 (1.75%) IaaS
7 7 (1.36%) dbt
7 7 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.97%) Google Sheets
9 4 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (0.78%) GitHub
9 4 (0.78%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.58%) Canva
10 3 (0.58%) ClickUp
10 3 (0.58%) MailChimp
10 3 (0.58%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.58%) DNS
1 3 (0.58%) Firewall
1 3 (0.58%) SSL
1 3 (0.58%) VPN
2 2 (0.39%) HTTP
2 2 (0.39%) HTTPS
2 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.19%) SAN
3 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.19%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.08%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.17%) Power BI
3 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
3 3 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.39%) Power Query
4 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.19%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.19%) MySQL
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (1.75%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
2 3 (0.58%) Storybook
3 2 (0.39%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.39%) JMeter
3 2 (0.39%) Locust
3 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Yeoman
General
1 97 (18.83%) Marketing
2 61 (11.84%) Social Skills
3 60 (11.65%) Retail
4 46 (8.93%) Legal
5 44 (8.54%) Finance
6 32 (6.21%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (3.69%) Manufacturing
8 13 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (2.52%) Public Sector
8 13 (2.52%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.33%) Automotive
10 11 (2.14%) Law
10 11 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.17%) Advertising
12 6 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.17%) German Language
13 4 (0.78%) Legal Technology
14 2 (0.39%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.39%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 57 (11.07%) Account Executive
2 39 (7.57%) Senior
3 30 (5.83%) Marketing Manager
4 28 (5.44%) Sales Executive
5 27 (5.24%) Lead
6 25 (4.85%) Sales Manager
7 24 (4.66%) Developer
8 23 (4.47%) Marketing Executive
9 22 (4.27%) Analyst
9 22 (4.27%) Designer
10 19 (3.69%) Account Manager
11 16 (3.11%) Sales Representative
12 15 (2.91%) Architect
12 15 (2.91%) Service Manager
13 13 (2.52%) Head of Marketing
13 13 (2.52%) Support Analyst
13 13 (2.52%) Support Manager
14 12 (2.33%) Development Manager
14 12 (2.33%) ERP Manager
14 12 (2.33%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.88%) .NET
2 10 (1.94%) AngularJS
3 7 (1.36%) REST
4 5 (0.97%) CSS
4 5 (0.97%) HTML
4 5 (0.97%) React
5 4 (0.78%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.78%) RESTful
6 3 (0.58%) Blazor
6 3 (0.58%) HTML5
6 3 (0.58%) Laravel
6 3 (0.58%) Sass
6 3 (0.58%) SOAP
7 2 (0.39%) Bootstrap
7 2 (0.39%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.39%) JSON
7 2 (0.39%) Node.js
7 2 (0.39%) Redux
7 2 (0.39%) WebAssembly
7 2 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.21%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.30%) PropTech
3 14 (2.72%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.14%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.55%) Mobile App
7 7 (1.36%) Digital Signage
7 7 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.17%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (0.97%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.97%) FMCG
10 4 (0.78%) NHS
11 3 (0.58%) Augmented Reality
11 3 (0.58%) BBC
11 3 (0.58%) Blog
11 3 (0.58%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.58%) iSeries
11 3 (0.58%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.58%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.50%) Windows
2 13 (2.52%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.97%) Linux
4 3 (0.58%) Solaris
5 2 (0.39%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Debian
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (13.40%) CRM
2 60 (11.65%) B2B
3 57 (11.07%) Business Development
4 52 (10.10%) AI
5 43 (8.35%) ERP
5 43 (8.35%) Lead Generation
6 39 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (7.18%) Decision-Making
8 36 (6.99%) Problem-Solving
9 35 (6.80%) Analytics
10 33 (6.41%) E-Commerce
10 33 (6.41%) Logistics
11 32 (6.21%) Mentoring
12 29 (5.63%) Service Delivery
12 29 (5.63%) Software Engineering
13 28 (5.44%) Agile
13 28 (5.44%) Roadmaps
14 26 (5.05%) Customer Service
15 25 (4.85%) Customer Experience
15 25 (4.85%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.05%) SQL
2 15 (2.91%) Python
3 11 (2.14%) C#
3 11 (2.14%) JavaScript
4 10 (1.94%) Java
5 7 (1.36%) PHP
5 7 (1.36%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.17%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.39%) Bash
7 2 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.39%) Ruby
7 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.39%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.19%) Bicep
8 1 (0.19%) Go
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) R
Qualifications
1 18 (3.50%) Degree
2 8 (1.55%) ACCA
2 8 (1.55%) CIMA
3 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (0.78%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.58%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.19%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.19%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.19%) CISM
6 1 (0.19%) CISSP
6 1 (0.19%) IISP
6 1 (0.19%) ISACA
6 1 (0.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.94%) QA
2 8 (1.55%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.36%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.97%) GDPR
5 4 (0.78%) WCAG
6 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.19%) GxP
8 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (1.94%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.36%) Docker
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 8 (1.55%) Terraform
2 7 (1.36%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
4 2 (0.39%) Grafana
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) Argo
5 1 (0.19%) CASB
5 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 39 (7.57%) Microsoft
2 13 (2.52%) HubSpot
3 10 (1.94%) ServiceNow
4 8 (1.55%) Salesforce
4 8 (1.55%) Xamarin
5 7 (1.36%) Facebook
5 7 (1.36%) Instagram
5 7 (1.36%) Oracle
6 6 (1.17%) Google
7 5 (0.97%) SAP
8 4 (0.78%) Adobe
9 3 (0.58%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.58%) Zoho
10 2 (0.39%) Databricks
10 2 (0.39%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.39%) Sybase
11 1 (0.19%) Freshdesk
11 1 (0.19%) Informatica
11 1 (0.19%) Netskope
11 1 (0.19%) VMware