Cloud Specialist Job Trends in Preston

Cloud Specialist
Lancashire > Preston

The median Cloud Specialist salary in Preston is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 25 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cloud Specialist 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.85% 1.42% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% 1.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year -20.83% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 51 133 152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.33% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 44 99 109
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £39,542 £41,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% +9.78% +9.27%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £68,783 £72,500 £72,500
Lancashire median annual salary £42,384 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.23% - +13.03%

Cloud Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Cloud Specialist job vacancy trend in Preston

Cloud Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, Cloud Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Preston region featuring Cloud Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cloud Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC