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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 61 71
Rank change year-on-year +28 +10 -4
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 555 241 317
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.63% 4.27% 3.16%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.86% 14.16% 11.89%
Number of salaries quoted 507 186 236
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,313 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £47,188
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 3,291 1,702 2,665
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.53% 30.18% 26.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,239 1,352 1,758
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,106 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £39,813
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 £65,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £64,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -4.00% -3.85%

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 14 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 14 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 +37 448 £60,000 - 180
East Midlands -23 107 £45,000 -26.53% 103
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%) Confluence
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 30 (5.41%) 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%) Lucidchart
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 Mining
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 9 (1.62%) Git
2 7 (1.26%) 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%) Bitbucket
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%) Marketing Executive
9 22 (3.96%) Account Manager
9 22 (3.96%) Consultant
9 22 (3.96%) Development Manager
10 20 (3.60%) Business Development Manager
10 20 (3.60%) 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%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.42%) .NET
2 16 (2.88%) REST
3 9 (1.62%) React
4 8 (1.44%) Node.js
4 8 (1.44%) SOAP
4 8 (1.44%) Terraform
5 7 (1.26%) CSS
6 5 (0.90%) Laravel
7 4 (0.72%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.72%) Next.js
7 4 (0.72%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (0.72%) Vitest
8 3 (0.54%) HTML
8 3 (0.54%) Vue
8 3 (0.54%) Web Services
9 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.36%) JSON
9 2 (0.36%) Spring
9 2 (0.36%) XML
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%) PropTech
7 7 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
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
10 4 (0.72%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.72%) Marketing Technology
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 71 (12.79%) Business Development
2 70 (12.61%) CRM
3 59 (10.63%) AI
4 52 (9.37%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (9.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 48 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (8.29%) Agile
8 45 (8.11%) Decision-Making
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
13 31 (5.59%) Mentoring
14 30 (5.41%) Presales
15 28 (5.05%) Software Engineering
16 27 (4.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 26 (4.68%) Commercial Awareness
18 25 (4.50%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.13%) SQL
2 17 (3.06%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.88%) JavaScript
4 14 (2.52%) C#
5 11 (1.98%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.62%) PHP
6 9 (1.62%) Python
7 5 (0.90%) Java
8 4 (0.72%) Bash
8 4 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.72%) Go
9 2 (0.36%) Ruby
9 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.18%) Bicep
10 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (3.78%) 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 6 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.90%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.36%) CISM
6 2 (0.36%) CISSP
6 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.18%) City & Guilds
7 1 (0.18%) IISP
7 1 (0.18%) ISACA
7 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
7 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 10 (1.80%) 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 7 (1.26%) 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%) Meraki
13 2 (0.36%) Sybase
13 2 (0.36%) Veracode