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 11 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 73 79
Rank change year-on-year +35 +6 +14
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 309 297 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.40% 3.36% 3.42%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.65% 12.80% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 257 195 159
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £61,750 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +2.92% -11.11% -

All Cloud 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 1,657 2,321 2,027
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 28.98% 26.24% 39.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,324 1,357 1,752
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,375 £40,000 £39,880
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,335 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +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 11 November 2025.

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 11 November 2025. 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 +49 188 £55,000 -8.33% 111
East Midlands +19 121 £45,000 -25.00% 51
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 19 (6.15%) IIS
2 11 (3.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (3.56%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.91%) Apache
4 5 (1.62%) CMS
5 4 (1.29%) WordPress
6 3 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.94%) Shopify
3 4 (1.29%) Magento
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.32%) Maximo
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 64 (20.71%) Azure
2 45 (14.56%) AWS
3 16 (5.18%) PaaS
4 12 (3.88%) Entra ID
5 11 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.56%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (3.24%) GCP
7 8 (2.59%) GitHub
8 6 (1.94%) Azure Key Vault
8 6 (1.94%) IaaS
8 6 (1.94%) iPaaS
8 6 (1.94%) OCI
9 5 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.62%) Serverless
10 4 (1.29%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.29%) BigCommerce
10 4 (1.29%) Datadog
11 3 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.97%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 39 (12.62%) Remote Desktop
2 10 (3.24%) DNS
3 9 (2.91%) Firewall
4 8 (2.59%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.27%) DHCP
6 6 (1.94%) SAN
6 6 (1.94%) VLAN
7 3 (0.97%) VPN
8 1 (0.32%) 3G
8 1 (0.32%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.32%) GPRS
8 1 (0.32%) GSM
8 1 (0.32%) Modbus
8 1 (0.32%) RS-232
8 1 (0.32%) RS-485
8 1 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (12.62%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.88%) MySQL
3 11 (3.56%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.91%) Power BI
5 7 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.94%) Data Lake
7 4 (1.29%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.29%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.97%) Big Data
8 3 (0.97%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.97%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.97%) Tableau
9 2 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.65%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.65%) Data Hub
9 2 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.65%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.65%) SQL CLR
10 1 (0.32%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 17 (5.50%) JIRA
2 6 (1.94%) Selenium
3 5 (1.62%) Git
4 4 (1.29%) Browser DevTools
5 2 (0.65%) Postman
6 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.32%) JMeter
6 1 (0.32%) Locust
6 1 (0.32%) MLflow
General
1 111 (35.92%) Social Skills
2 58 (18.77%) Analytical Skills
3 51 (16.50%) Retail
4 26 (8.41%) Finance
5 22 (7.12%) Marketing
6 17 (5.50%) Law
7 10 (3.24%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.59%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.97%) Back Office
12 3 (0.97%) German Language
12 3 (0.97%) Health Technology
13 2 (0.65%) Automotive
13 2 (0.65%) Dutch Language
13 2 (0.65%) Games
13 2 (0.65%) Legal
13 2 (0.65%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.32%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 44 (14.24%) Lead
2 43 (13.92%) 2nd Line Support
3 32 (10.36%) Architect
4 31 (10.03%) Senior
5 27 (8.74%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 27 (8.74%) Developer
6 26 (8.41%) Analyst
6 26 (8.41%) Support Engineer
7 24 (7.77%) Applications Support
8 20 (6.47%) Support Analyst
9 17 (5.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 17 (5.50%) Support Technician
9 17 (5.50%) Technical Support
10 16 (5.18%) Infrastructure Support
10 16 (5.18%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
11 15 (4.85%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (4.53%) Software Analyst
12 14 (4.53%) Software Engineer
13 13 (4.21%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
13 13 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (12.30%) .NET
2 16 (5.18%) React
3 13 (4.21%) HTML
4 10 (3.24%) CSS
4 10 (3.24%) LAMP
4 10 (3.24%) REST
5 9 (2.91%) Node.js
6 8 (2.59%) .NET Framework
7 7 (2.27%) Entity Framework
7 7 (2.27%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (1.94%) RESTful
8 6 (1.94%) SOAP
9 5 (1.62%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.62%) Blazor
10 4 (1.29%) .NET Core
10 4 (1.29%) OAuth
11 3 (0.97%) Kafka
11 3 (0.97%) Laravel
11 3 (0.97%) OpenID
11 3 (0.97%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 62 (20.06%) Onboarding
2 23 (7.44%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.53%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (3.88%) Linux Command Line
5 11 (3.56%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (2.27%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.94%) Clustering
8 5 (1.62%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.62%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.29%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.29%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.29%) EPoS
10 3 (0.97%) Client/Server
10 3 (0.97%) Legacy Code
10 3 (0.97%) NHS
11 2 (0.65%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.65%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.65%) Social Media
11 2 (0.65%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.53%) Linux
1 14 (4.53%) Windows
1 14 (4.53%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.65%) Mac OS X
3 1 (0.32%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (28.16%) CRM
2 85 (27.51%) Mentoring
3 82 (26.54%) Problem-Solving
4 76 (24.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 65 (21.04%) Agile
6 57 (18.45%) ERP
7 53 (17.15%) E-Commerce
8 51 (16.50%) Customer Service
8 51 (16.50%) Data Privacy
9 46 (14.89%) Logistics
10 44 (14.24%) Analytical Thinking
10 44 (14.24%) Root Cause Analysis
11 40 (12.94%) Software Engineering
12 38 (12.30%) Roadmaps
13 37 (11.97%) DevOps
14 36 (11.65%) CI/CD
15 30 (9.71%) AI
16 28 (9.06%) B2B
16 28 (9.06%) Coaching
17 26 (8.41%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 109 (35.28%) SQL
2 90 (29.13%) C#
3 36 (11.65%) JavaScript
4 19 (6.15%) PHP
5 18 (5.83%) Python
6 11 (3.56%) Java
7 9 (2.91%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.27%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.62%) Bicep
9 5 (1.62%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.97%) VB
11 2 (0.65%) C
11 2 (0.65%) Delphi
11 2 (0.65%) Go
11 2 (0.65%) Groovy
11 2 (0.65%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.65%) Ruby
12 1 (0.32%) C++
12 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (9.39%) Degree
2 10 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (2.27%) Security Cleared
4 6 (1.94%) Master's Degree
4 6 (1.94%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.62%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.62%) PMP
6 4 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.29%) City & Guilds
7 3 (0.97%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.32%) CISM
9 1 (0.32%) CISSP
9 1 (0.32%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (15.21%) QA
2 10 (3.24%) GDPR
2 10 (3.24%) SLA
3 9 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.65%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.32%) COBIT
5 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.32%) MISRA
5 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.32%) PMO
5 1 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (4.53%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.94%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.29%) Docker
4 3 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.32%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (4.85%) Terraform
2 6 (1.94%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (1.94%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.29%) Ansible
4 3 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.65%) Grafana
6 1 (0.32%) Argo
6 1 (0.32%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 53 (17.15%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.41%) Oracle
3 16 (5.18%) Salesforce
4 11 (3.56%) Databricks
5 8 (2.59%) Google
5 8 (2.59%) HubSpot
6 6 (1.94%) Veeam
7 5 (1.62%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.97%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.65%) Adobe
9 2 (0.65%) ForgeRock
9 2 (0.65%) VMware
10 1 (0.32%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.32%) Pardot