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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 61 91
Rank change year-on-year +22 +30 +32
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 371 256 227
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.57% 4.11% 3.06%
As % of the Cloud Services category 12.87% 12.49% 8.44%
Number of salaries quoted 326 167 187
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,400 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,625 £45,507
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,650
% change year-on-year -7.69% -0.99% -6.22%

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 2,882 2,050 2,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.53% 32.94% 36.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,405 1,186 2,392
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,425 £78,750 £77,425
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -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 26 January 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 26 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
West Midlands +48 275 £55,000 -8.33% 174
East Midlands -18 96 £36,250 -39.58% 333
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 17 (4.58%) IIS
2 15 (4.04%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.89%) Apache
5 5 (1.35%) CMS
6 4 (1.08%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (0.81%) Trello
2 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.81%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 2 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.79%) Azure
2 37 (9.97%) AWS
3 16 (4.31%) PaaS
4 13 (3.50%) GitHub
4 13 (3.50%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.70%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.70%) Figma
6 9 (2.43%) GCP
6 9 (2.43%) IaaS
7 8 (2.16%) GitHub Copilot
8 7 (1.89%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.62%) iPaaS
10 5 (1.35%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.35%) OCI
11 4 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.08%) Datadog
11 4 (1.08%) Serverless
12 3 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.81%) Firebase
12 3 (0.81%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.43%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (2.96%) DNS
3 9 (2.43%) Firewall
3 9 (2.43%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.89%) DHCP
5 6 (1.62%) SAN
5 6 (1.62%) VLAN
6 4 (1.08%) VPN
7 2 (0.54%) HTTP
7 2 (0.54%) SSL
8 1 (0.27%) 3G
8 1 (0.27%) GPRS
8 1 (0.27%) GSM
8 1 (0.27%) Modbus
8 1 (0.27%) RS-232
8 1 (0.27%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.97%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.96%) MySQL
3 10 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.89%) Data Lake
4 7 (1.89%) Power BI
5 6 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.81%) Big Data
8 2 (0.54%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.54%) Tableau
9 1 (0.27%) Looker
9 1 (0.27%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.27%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle ODI
9 1 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (4.58%) JIRA
2 8 (2.16%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.35%) Git
4 4 (1.08%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (1.08%) Selenium
5 2 (0.54%) Postman
6 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) JMeter
6 1 (0.27%) Locust
General
1 95 (25.61%) Social Skills
2 51 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (11.32%) Retail
4 23 (6.20%) Law
5 19 (5.12%) Marketing
6 18 (4.85%) Finance
7 15 (4.04%) Legal
8 9 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.43%) Games
9 8 (2.16%) German Language
9 8 (2.16%) Public Sector
10 6 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.62%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.54%) Dutch Language
12 2 (0.54%) Health Technology
12 2 (0.54%) Local Government
13 1 (0.27%) Banking
13 1 (0.27%) Billing
Job Titles
1 39 (10.51%) 2nd Line Support
1 39 (10.51%) Senior
2 30 (8.09%) Developer
3 29 (7.82%) Account Executive
3 29 (7.82%) Analyst
4 27 (7.28%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 26 (7.01%) Sales Manager
5 26 (7.01%) Support Engineer
6 24 (6.47%) Applications Support
7 23 (6.20%) Architect
7 23 (6.20%) Lead
7 23 (6.20%) Support Analyst
8 20 (5.39%) Account Manager
8 20 (5.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 19 (5.12%) Channel Sales Manager
9 19 (5.12%) Infrastructure Support
9 19 (5.12%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 16 (4.31%) Technical Support
11 14 (3.77%) Software Analyst
12 13 (3.50%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (10.78%) .NET
2 15 (4.04%) React
3 10 (2.70%) HTML
3 10 (2.70%) LAMP
3 10 (2.70%) REST
4 9 (2.43%) Blazor
4 9 (2.43%) CSS
4 9 (2.43%) Node.js
5 8 (2.16%) Material Design
5 8 (2.16%) WebAssembly
6 6 (1.62%) SOAP
7 5 (1.35%) Laravel
7 5 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (1.35%) Vue
8 3 (0.81%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.81%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.81%) Next.js
8 3 (0.81%) OAuth
8 3 (0.81%) PySpark
8 3 (0.81%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 57 (15.36%) Onboarding
2 22 (5.93%) Product Ownership
3 19 (5.12%) EPoS
4 13 (3.50%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (3.23%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (2.16%) PropTech
7 6 (1.62%) Clustering
8 4 (1.08%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.81%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.81%) FMCG
9 3 (0.81%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.54%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.54%) NHS
11 1 (0.27%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.27%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.27%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.27%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.66%) Windows
2 18 (4.85%) Windows Server
3 14 (3.77%) Linux
4 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (22.64%) CRM
2 80 (21.56%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (19.95%) Mentoring
4 63 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (14.02%) Logistics
6 45 (12.13%) ERP
7 43 (11.59%) E-Commerce
8 42 (11.32%) Agile
8 42 (11.32%) Customer Service
9 40 (10.78%) Analytical Thinking
9 40 (10.78%) Root Cause Analysis
10 37 (9.97%) Data Privacy
11 36 (9.70%) AI
11 36 (9.70%) Software Engineering
12 34 (9.16%) B2B
13 33 (8.89%) CI/CD
14 32 (8.63%) Roadmaps
15 31 (8.36%) DevOps
16 27 (7.28%) Service Delivery
16 27 (7.28%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 98 (26.42%) SQL
2 72 (19.41%) C#
3 29 (7.82%) JavaScript
4 21 (5.66%) PHP
5 15 (4.04%) Python
6 10 (2.70%) Java
7 7 (1.89%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.08%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.08%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.54%) Go
9 2 (0.54%) Groovy
9 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.54%) Ruby
10 1 (0.27%) Bicep
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) C++
10 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 28 (7.55%) Degree
2 9 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (1.62%) Master's Degree
3 6 (1.62%) SC Cleared
3 6 (1.62%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.35%) PMI Certification
4 5 (1.35%) PMP
5 4 (1.08%) AWS Certification
5 4 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 2 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.27%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.27%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (12.94%) QA
2 9 (2.43%) Accessibility
2 9 (2.43%) GDPR
2 9 (2.43%) SLA
2 9 (2.43%) WCAG
3 6 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.54%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.27%) HL7
5 1 (0.27%) MISRA
System Software
1 14 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.62%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.54%) Docker
4 2 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (2.43%) Terraform
2 6 (1.62%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (1.62%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.08%) Ansible
3 4 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.54%) Grafana
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.27%) Argo
5 1 (0.27%) CASB
5 1 (0.27%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 40 (10.78%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.74%) Oracle
3 20 (5.39%) Salesforce
4 11 (2.96%) Databricks
5 10 (2.70%) Google
6 9 (2.43%) HubSpot
7 8 (2.16%) Xamarin
8 6 (1.62%) Veeam
9 4 (1.08%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.81%) Guidewire
10 3 (0.81%) SAP
11 2 (0.54%) ForgeRock
12 1 (0.27%) Adobe
12 1 (0.27%) Netskope
12 1 (0.27%) Okta
12 1 (0.27%) Pardot
12 1 (0.27%) Zoho