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 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 65 71
Rank change year-on-year +21 +6 +52
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 430 192 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.73% 3.99% 3.34%
As % of the Cloud Services category 11.52% 11.66% 9.71%
Number of salaries quoted 375 155 299
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,250 £29,300
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £80,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £81,250 £91,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

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 3,732 1,647 3,749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.39% 34.21% 34.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,714 1,293 3,215
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,000 £78,350
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 10 April 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 10 April 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 +49 328 £60,000 - 54
East Midlands -40 101 £56,000 -6.67% 27
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 5 (1.16%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.93%) WordPress
3 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.47%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.47%) Trello
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.70%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (0.23%) Maximo
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 69 (16.05%) Azure
2 25 (5.81%) AWS
3 22 (5.12%) PaaS
4 13 (3.02%) IaaS
5 11 (2.56%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.33%) GitHub
7 9 (2.09%) Figma
8 8 (1.86%) dbt
8 8 (1.86%) GitHub Copilot
9 6 (1.40%) Datadog
9 6 (1.40%) GCP
9 6 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
10 5 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (1.16%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.16%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.70%) Firebase
11 3 (0.70%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.70%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.02%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (0.93%) DNS
2 4 (0.93%) VPN
3 3 (0.70%) Firewall
4 2 (0.47%) HTTP
5 1 (0.23%) SSL
5 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.40%) MySQL
3 4 (0.93%) Data Lake
3 4 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.70%) Big Data
4 3 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.70%) Power BI
4 3 (0.70%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.47%) Tableau
6 1 (0.23%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 15 (3.49%) JIRA
2 8 (1.86%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.40%) Git
4 3 (0.70%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.70%) JMeter
4 3 (0.70%) Locust
4 3 (0.70%) Storybook
5 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.23%) Selenium
5 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 51 (11.86%) Social Skills
2 50 (11.63%) Retail
3 48 (11.16%) Marketing
4 34 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (6.98%) Legal
6 20 (4.65%) Finance
7 19 (4.42%) Law
8 15 (3.49%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.33%) Public Sector
10 9 (2.09%) German Language
11 8 (1.86%) Games
12 7 (1.63%) Automotive
13 5 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.47%) Digital Health
15 2 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
16 1 (0.23%) Advertising
16 1 (0.23%) Digital Healthcare
16 1 (0.23%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 50 (11.63%) Senior
2 45 (10.47%) Account Executive
3 35 (8.14%) Sales Manager
4 31 (7.21%) Developer
5 27 (6.28%) Analyst
6 25 (5.81%) Support Analyst
7 23 (5.35%) Account Manager
7 23 (5.35%) ERP Support
8 22 (5.12%) Lead
9 20 (4.65%) Designer
10 19 (4.42%) Channel Sales Manager
11 17 (3.95%) 2nd Line Support
12 16 (3.72%) Architect
13 15 (3.49%) Sales Executive
13 15 (3.49%) Sales Representative
13 15 (3.49%) Service Manager
13 15 (3.49%) Support Engineer
14 14 (3.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (3.26%) Infrastructure Support
14 14 (3.26%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (6.98%) .NET
2 12 (2.79%) HTML
2 12 (2.79%) React
3 11 (2.56%) CSS
4 10 (2.33%) Node.js
5 9 (2.09%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.86%) Blazor
6 8 (1.86%) Material Design
6 8 (1.86%) WebAssembly
7 5 (1.16%) Laravel
7 5 (1.16%) Vue
8 4 (0.93%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.70%) Gherkin
9 3 (0.70%) HTML5
9 3 (0.70%) Next.js
9 3 (0.70%) PySpark
9 3 (0.70%) React Native
9 3 (0.70%) REST
9 3 (0.70%) RESTful
9 3 (0.70%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.47%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.88%) PropTech
3 19 (4.42%) EPoS
4 15 (3.49%) Mobile App
5 14 (3.26%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.63%) Digital Signage
8 6 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.70%) FMCG
9 3 (0.70%) Low-Code
9 3 (0.70%) NHS
10 2 (0.47%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.47%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.47%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.47%) Web Conferencing
11 1 (0.23%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.23%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.23%) Data Structures
11 1 (0.23%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.42%) Windows
2 16 (3.72%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.70%) Linux
4 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (15.58%) CRM
2 57 (13.26%) B2B
3 51 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
4 46 (10.70%) Mentoring
5 45 (10.47%) Business Development
6 41 (9.53%) AI
6 41 (9.53%) ERP
7 38 (8.84%) Service Delivery
8 36 (8.37%) Customer Service
8 36 (8.37%) Logistics
9 35 (8.14%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (7.21%) Roadmaps
11 29 (6.74%) Software Engineering
12 28 (6.51%) Agile
12 28 (6.51%) CI/CD
12 28 (6.51%) Customer Experience
12 28 (6.51%) DevOps
13 27 (6.28%) Analytics
13 27 (6.28%) Data Privacy
14 25 (5.81%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 53 (12.33%) SQL
2 33 (7.67%) C#
3 17 (3.95%) JavaScript
4 12 (2.79%) Python
5 9 (2.09%) Java
6 8 (1.86%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.40%) PHP
7 6 (1.40%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.23%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 21 (4.88%) Degree
2 6 (1.40%) SC Cleared
2 6 (1.40%) Security Cleared
3 4 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (0.70%) ACCA
4 3 (0.70%) CIMA
4 3 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.23%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.05%) QA
2 14 (3.26%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.56%) WCAG
4 4 (0.93%) SLA
5 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.47%) GDPR
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.23%) HL7
6 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (1.40%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.40%) Docker
2 3 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 7 (1.63%) Terraform
2 6 (1.40%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.70%) Grafana
5 2 (0.47%) Ansible
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.23%) CASB
Vendors
1 23 (5.35%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.79%) Xamarin
3 10 (2.33%) Salesforce
3 10 (2.33%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.09%) Google
5 7 (1.63%) Databricks
6 5 (1.16%) HubSpot
7 4 (0.93%) Oracle
8 3 (0.70%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.70%) SAP
9 2 (0.47%) Facebook
9 2 (0.47%) Instagram
10 1 (0.23%) Adobe
10 1 (0.23%) Freshdesk
10 1 (0.23%) Netskope
10 1 (0.23%) Okta
10 1 (0.23%) Pardot
10 1 (0.23%) Zoho