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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 57 69
Rank change year-on-year +23 +12 -1
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 555 242 314
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.62% 4.33% 3.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.82% 14.43% 11.88%
Number of salaries quoted 507 187 233
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,475 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £88,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -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 3,300 1,677 2,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.51% 30.01% 26.49%
Number of salaries quoted 2,243 1,328 1,735
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,675 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £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 £71,242 £65,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £64,635 £60,000 £62,900
% change year-on-year +7.73% -4.61% -3.23%

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 15 September 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 15 September 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 +32 448 £60,000 - 195
East Midlands -23 107 £45,000 -26.53% 99
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 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.54%) CMS
2 3 (0.54%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.54%) WordPress
3 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (1.26%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 49 (8.83%) Azure
2 29 (5.23%) AWS
3 25 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (2.88%) PaaS
5 15 (2.70%) Entra ID
5 15 (2.70%) Power Platform
6 12 (2.16%) IaaS
7 10 (1.80%) Meta Ads
8 8 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (1.44%) Google Sheets
9 7 (1.26%) Boomi
9 7 (1.26%) GCP
9 7 (1.26%) iPaaS
9 7 (1.26%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.26%) Workato
10 6 (1.08%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (1.08%) Figma
10 6 (1.08%) OCI
10 6 (1.08%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.44%) Firewall
1 8 (1.44%) VPN
2 5 (0.90%) DNS
3 4 (0.72%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.36%) HTTP
4 2 (0.36%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.36%) Network Security
4 2 (0.36%) SSL
5 1 (0.18%) SAN
5 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.44%) Power BI
3 4 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.72%) Power Query
3 4 (0.72%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.18%) MySQL
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.18%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (1.44%) Git
2 6 (1.08%) JIRA
3 4 (0.72%) GitLab
3 4 (0.72%) Storybook
4 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 97 (17.48%) Social Skills
2 84 (15.14%) Marketing
3 65 (11.71%) Finance
4 49 (8.83%) Legal
5 38 (6.85%) Retail
6 34 (6.13%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (4.50%) Telecoms
8 22 (3.96%) Public Sector
9 19 (3.42%) Manufacturing
10 18 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.80%) Advertising
14 9 (1.62%) Automotive
15 7 (1.26%) Law
15 7 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (1.08%) German Language
17 4 (0.72%) Billing
17 4 (0.72%) Health Technology
18 3 (0.54%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 52 (9.37%) Account Executive
2 41 (7.39%) Senior
3 38 (6.85%) Developer
4 33 (5.95%) Architect
5 32 (5.77%) Lead
5 32 (5.77%) Sales Executive
6 27 (4.86%) Marketing Manager
7 24 (4.32%) Sales Representative
8 23 (4.14%) Development Manager
8 23 (4.14%) Marketing Executive
9 22 (3.96%) Account Manager
9 22 (3.96%) Consultant
10 21 (3.78%) Business Development Manager
10 21 (3.78%) Business Manager
11 19 (3.42%) Project Manager
12 18 (3.24%) Analyst
12 18 (3.24%) Full-Stack Developer
12 18 (3.24%) Sales Director
12 18 (3.24%) Sales Manager
13 14 (2.52%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.42%) .NET
2 15 (2.70%) REST
3 8 (1.44%) Node.js
3 8 (1.44%) React
3 8 (1.44%) SOAP
3 8 (1.44%) Terraform
4 7 (1.26%) CSS
5 5 (0.90%) Laravel
6 4 (0.72%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.72%) Next.js
6 4 (0.72%) Tailwind CSS
6 4 (0.72%) Vitest
7 3 (0.54%) HTML
7 3 (0.54%) Vue
7 3 (0.54%) Web Services
8 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.36%) Spring
8 2 (0.36%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.36%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.77%) Onboarding
2 15 (2.70%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (1.80%) Educational Technology
5 9 (1.62%) Cloud Native
5 9 (1.62%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.44%) PropTech
7 7 (1.26%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.08%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.08%) NHS
8 6 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (0.90%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (0.72%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.54%) Blog
11 3 (0.54%) iSeries
11 3 (0.54%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.50%) Windows
2 16 (2.88%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.26%) Linux
4 3 (0.54%) Solaris
5 2 (0.36%) Unix
6 1 (0.18%) Debian
6 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (12.97%) Business Development
2 70 (12.61%) CRM
3 58 (10.45%) AI
4 51 (9.19%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (9.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (8.29%) Decision-Making
8 45 (8.11%) Agile
9 43 (7.75%) Lead Generation
10 41 (7.39%) ERP
11 38 (6.85%) B2B
12 34 (6.13%) E-Commerce
13 31 (5.59%) Coaching
13 31 (5.59%) Logistics
14 30 (5.41%) Mentoring
14 30 (5.41%) Presales
15 27 (4.86%) Software Engineering
15 27 (4.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 26 (4.68%) Commercial Awareness
17 25 (4.50%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.13%) SQL
2 17 (3.06%) PowerShell
3 15 (2.70%) JavaScript
4 14 (2.52%) C#
5 10 (1.80%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.62%) PHP
6 9 (1.62%) Python
7 4 (0.72%) Bash
7 4 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (0.72%) Go
7 4 (0.72%) Java
8 2 (0.36%) Ruby
8 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (3.60%) Degree
2 8 (1.44%) ACCA
2 8 (1.44%) CIMA
2 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (1.44%) Security Cleared
3 7 (1.26%) SC Cleared
4 5 (0.90%) Azure Certification
4 5 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.36%) CISM
5 2 (0.36%) CISSP
5 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.18%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.18%) IISP
6 1 (0.18%) ISACA
6 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (2.52%) GDPR
3 8 (1.44%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.08%) NIST
4 6 (1.08%) QA
4 6 (1.08%) SLA
5 5 (0.90%) SOC 2
6 4 (0.72%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.36%) COBIT
8 2 (0.36%) GxP
8 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.62%) Docker
3 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.08%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.36%) Ansible
3 2 (0.36%) Nessus
3 2 (0.36%) SCCM
4 1 (0.18%) Argo
4 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (9.91%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.05%) HubSpot
3 17 (3.06%) Salesforce
4 13 (2.34%) SAP
4 13 (2.34%) ServiceNow
5 12 (2.16%) Google
6 11 (1.98%) Oracle
7 10 (1.80%) Facebook
7 10 (1.80%) Instagram
8 7 (1.26%) MuleSoft
9 6 (1.08%) Xamarin
10 5 (0.90%) Zoho
11 4 (0.72%) Adobe
11 4 (0.72%) Sage
11 4 (0.72%) TikTok
12 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.54%) VMware
13 2 (0.36%) Sybase
13 2 (0.36%) Tenable
13 2 (0.36%) YouTube