SaaS Jobs in the South East

Software as a Service (SaaS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring SaaS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SaaS over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 90 32
Rank change year-on-year -32 -58 +14
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 229 500 948
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.38% 2.85% 6.75%
As % of the Cloud Services category 10.92% 9.49% 18.19%
Number of salaries quoted 163 406 694
10th Percentile £31,450 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £47,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,421 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.52% -7.88% +2.08%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £92,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -7.41% -

All Cloud Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,098 5,269 5,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 21.77% 30.04% 37.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,237 4,062 3,592
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -12.28% +3.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing SaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for SaaS in the South East

SaaS
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SaaS in the South East.

Salary trend for SaaS in the South East

SaaS
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing SaaS in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SaaS in the South East

SaaS
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Hampshire +1 75 £50,000 -16.67% 647
Thames Valley -20 56 £70,000 +33.33% 1,574
Middlesex +10 31 - -
Berkshire -7 30 £80,000 +52.38% 929
Surrey -18 26 £60,000 - 454
Kent +41 20 £55,000 +29.41% 404
Buckinghamshire +11 14 £73,750 +34.09% 423
Oxfordshire -7 12 £37,000 -27.80% 224
West Sussex +33 9 £60,000 +20.00% 198
East Sussex +4 6 £55,000 -26.67% 210
SaaS
England

SaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (7.42%) CMS
2 9 (3.93%) IIS
3 7 (3.06%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.75%) Apache
5 3 (1.31%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.87%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (5.24%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.31%) Productboard
3 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.44%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.44%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.44%) TrackWise
1 1 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 85 (37.12%) Azure
2 52 (22.71%) AWS
3 49 (21.40%) PaaS
4 35 (15.28%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (8.30%) IaaS
6 17 (7.42%) iPaaS
7 14 (6.11%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (4.37%) GCP
8 10 (4.37%) GitHub
9 9 (3.93%) Power Platform
10 8 (3.49%) Entra ID
11 6 (2.62%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 6 (2.62%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (2.62%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.18%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.75%) Azure AI
13 4 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.75%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (1.75%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.75%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.42%) Firewall
2 16 (6.99%) VPN
3 10 (4.37%) DNS
4 9 (3.93%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.75%) BGP
5 4 (1.75%) IPsec
5 4 (1.75%) OSPF
5 4 (1.75%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.75%) SSL
5 4 (1.75%) VoIP
5 4 (1.75%) WAN
6 2 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.87%) Network Security
6 2 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.44%) DHCP
7 1 (0.44%) Internet
7 1 (0.44%) LAN
7 1 (0.44%) VLAN
7 1 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.30%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.42%) MySQL
3 10 (4.37%) Data Lake
4 7 (3.06%) Big Data
4 7 (3.06%) Power BI
5 5 (2.18%) SQLite
6 3 (1.31%) BigQuery
6 3 (1.31%) Tableau
7 2 (0.87%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.87%) Bigtable
7 2 (0.87%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (0.87%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.87%) HBase
7 2 (0.87%) Impala
7 2 (0.87%) Metadata
7 2 (0.87%) Redis
8 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (6.99%) Git
2 13 (5.68%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.18%) JIRA
4 4 (1.75%) Selenium
5 3 (1.31%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.44%) GitLab
6 1 (0.44%) JMeter
6 1 (0.44%) MSTest
6 1 (0.44%) NUnit
6 1 (0.44%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.44%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 88 (38.43%) Social Skills
2 48 (20.96%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (20.52%) Finance
4 34 (14.85%) Marketing
5 31 (13.54%) Legal
6 23 (10.04%) Presentation Skills
7 19 (8.30%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (6.99%) Law
8 16 (6.99%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.49%) Automotive
9 8 (3.49%) Pharmaceutical
9 8 (3.49%) Tech for Good
10 7 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.62%) Retail
12 5 (2.18%) Advertising
13 3 (1.31%) Games
13 3 (1.31%) Local Government
13 3 (1.31%) Military
13 3 (1.31%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.87%) Billing
Job Titles
1 33 (14.41%) Architect
2 32 (13.97%) Senior
3 30 (13.10%) Cloud Engineer
4 27 (11.79%) Developer
5 26 (11.35%) Analyst
6 21 (9.17%) Full-Stack Developer
7 20 (8.73%) Lead
8 17 (7.42%) Applications Architect
8 17 (7.42%) IT Architect
9 15 (6.55%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 11 (4.80%) IT Support
11 9 (3.93%) Marketing Manager
11 9 (3.93%) Support Engineer
12 8 (3.49%) Account Manager
12 8 (3.49%) Product Manager
13 7 (3.06%) Data Analyst
13 7 (3.06%) Product Marketing Manager
13 7 (3.06%) Service Desk Manager
13 7 (3.06%) Service Manager
13 7 (3.06%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (12.66%) .NET
2 19 (8.30%) React
3 12 (5.24%) AngularJS
3 12 (5.24%) Node.js
3 12 (5.24%) REST
4 9 (3.93%) Laravel
5 8 (3.49%) .NET Core
5 8 (3.49%) Blazor
5 8 (3.49%) Vue
6 6 (2.62%) .NET Framework
6 6 (2.62%) CSS
6 6 (2.62%) HTML
6 6 (2.62%) Pandas
7 5 (2.18%) JSON
7 5 (2.18%) LAMP
7 5 (2.18%) PySpark
8 4 (1.75%) Jest
8 4 (1.75%) Next.js
8 4 (1.75%) RESTful
8 4 (1.75%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.86%) Management Information System
2 17 (7.42%) Greenfield Project
3 16 (6.99%) Onboarding
4 12 (5.24%) Social Media
5 10 (4.37%) Private Cloud
6 9 (3.93%) Client/Server
6 9 (3.93%) Public Cloud
7 8 (3.49%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.49%) Data Centre
7 8 (3.49%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.62%) NHS
9 3 (1.31%) Distributed Architecture
9 3 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.31%) PKI
9 3 (1.31%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.31%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.87%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.87%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.99%) Windows
2 14 (6.11%) Linux
3 5 (2.18%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.87%) Unix
4 2 (0.87%) VMS
4 2 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.44%) CentOS
5 1 (0.44%) Debian
5 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (25.33%) Agile
2 53 (23.14%) DevOps
3 45 (19.65%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (15.72%) Analytics
4 36 (15.72%) Mentoring
5 34 (14.85%) Cloud Security
6 32 (13.97%) Migration
7 30 (13.10%) CI/CD
7 30 (13.10%) CRM
8 29 (12.66%) B2B
9 28 (12.23%) ERP
10 27 (11.79%) ITIL
11 26 (11.35%) Coaching
12 25 (10.92%) Risk Management
13 24 (10.48%) Marketing Automation
14 22 (9.61%) Creative Thinking
14 22 (9.61%) Full-Stack Development
14 22 (9.61%) Project Delivery
14 22 (9.61%) Regulatory Compliance
15 20 (8.73%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.85%) Python
2 32 (13.97%) JavaScript
3 29 (12.66%) SQL
4 22 (9.61%) C#
5 14 (6.11%) TypeScript
6 12 (5.24%) PowerShell
7 11 (4.80%) PHP
8 8 (3.49%) Bash
8 8 (3.49%) Java
9 4 (1.75%) Bicep
9 4 (1.75%) Perl
10 2 (0.87%) C
10 2 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.87%) Ruby
10 2 (0.87%) Search Processing Language
10 2 (0.87%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.44%) Go
11 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 28 (12.23%) Degree
2 16 (6.99%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.93%) Azure Certification
3 9 (3.93%) ITIL Certification
4 7 (3.06%) ISTQB
4 7 (3.06%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.62%) CISSP
5 6 (2.62%) DBS Check
6 5 (2.18%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.87%) CCNP
8 2 (0.87%) CEH
8 2 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.87%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.87%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.44%) CBAP
9 1 (0.44%) CISM
9 1 (0.44%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.92%) QA
2 16 (6.99%) SLA
3 10 (4.37%) GDPR
4 7 (3.06%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.75%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.31%) HIPAA
6 3 (1.31%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.87%) PMO
7 2 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.44%) GLP
8 1 (0.44%) GMP
8 1 (0.44%) GRC
8 1 (0.44%) GxP
8 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.44%) NIST
8 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (4.80%) Docker
2 6 (2.62%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.87%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.87%) HDFS
3 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (5.24%) Kubernetes
1 12 (5.24%) Terraform
2 8 (3.49%) Ansible
3 5 (2.18%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.87%) Hadoop YARN
6 1 (0.44%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.44%) Puppet
Vendors
1 47 (20.52%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.11%) Oracle
3 7 (3.06%) Google
3 7 (3.06%) Salesforce
3 7 (3.06%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.18%) Databricks
5 4 (1.75%) Cisco
5 4 (1.75%) Meraki
6 3 (1.31%) HubSpot
7 2 (0.87%) Aruba
7 2 (0.87%) Cloudera
7 2 (0.87%) Dataiku
7 2 (0.87%) Juniper
7 2 (0.87%) MapR
7 2 (0.87%) Ruckus Wireless
7 2 (0.87%) Splunk
7 2 (0.87%) VMware
8 1 (0.44%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.44%) Foundry
8 1 (0.44%) SIMUL8