IaaS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for IaaS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IaaS over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 397 197 249
Rank change year-on-year -200 +52 -22
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 416 1,080 1,027
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.58% 1.83% 1.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.77% 4.75% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 373 437 713
10th Percentile £42,238 £41,250 £36,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £73,250
90th Percentile £99,051 £88,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

IaaS is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 23,559 22,714 28,631
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.90% 38.52% 39.88%
Number of salaries quoted 17,428 13,539 19,500
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,298 £40,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +8.70%

IaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing IaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IaaS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IaaS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
North of England -99 120 £57,500 -11.54% 20
South East -98 90 £62,500 +8.70% 37
South West -68 83 £70,000 +16.67% 14
North West -93 75 £62,783 -3.41% 8
Midlands -53 64 £69,235 +15.39% 20
West Midlands +5 58 £69,617 +3.14% 16
Scotland -129 48 £62,500 +5.00% 7
Yorkshire -13 26 £56,250 -8.16% 9
North East -5 19 £45,000 -28.00% 3
East of England -44 7 £50,000 -13.04% 4
East Midlands -51 4 £45,000 -21.74% 4
Northern Ireland -29 2 £70,000 +55.56% 1
Wales -37 2 £72,500 +56.89%
IaaS
UK

IaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 32 (7.69%) SharePoint
2 31 (7.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.44%) OpenStack
4 5 (1.20%) IIS
5 4 (0.96%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.48%) Confluence
7 1 (0.24%) Apache
7 1 (0.24%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) 1Password
4 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.24%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 311 (74.76%) Azure
2 300 (72.12%) PaaS
3 167 (40.14%) SaaS
4 126 (30.29%) AWS
5 122 (29.33%) Microsoft 365
6 56 (13.46%) Azure DevOps
7 44 (10.58%) GCP
8 37 (8.89%) Entra ID
9 34 (8.17%) Power Platform
10 22 (5.29%) GitHub
11 17 (4.09%) OneDrive
12 16 (3.85%) Nutanix
12 16 (3.85%) Serverless
13 14 (3.37%) Azure Stack
13 14 (3.37%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
15 12 (2.88%) AWS Lambda
16 10 (2.40%) Azure Key Vault
16 10 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
17 7 (1.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 86 (20.67%) Firewall
2 74 (17.79%) DNS
3 59 (14.18%) WAN
4 58 (13.94%) VPN
5 42 (10.10%) DHCP
6 37 (8.89%) SD-WAN
7 31 (7.45%) LAN
8 29 (6.97%) SAN
9 28 (6.73%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (3.61%) Wireless
11 14 (3.37%) NGFW
12 12 (2.88%) Network Security
13 10 (2.40%) Internet
13 10 (2.40%) SSL
13 10 (2.40%) TCP/IP
14 7 (1.68%) HTTP
14 7 (1.68%) IPsec
14 7 (1.68%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (1.44%) iSCSI
15 6 (1.44%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (11.30%) SQL Server
2 44 (10.58%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (5.53%) NoSQL
4 17 (4.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (3.61%) Data Lake
6 12 (2.88%) Relational Database
7 9 (2.16%) MySQL
8 7 (1.68%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.68%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (1.44%) Power BI
9 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.20%) Big Data
10 5 (1.20%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.96%) GIS
12 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
13 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.24%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (5.29%) Git
2 8 (1.92%) SonarQube
3 3 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.48%) JIRA
4 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.24%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) IntelliJ
General
1 83 (19.95%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.59%) Finance
3 38 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (4.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 18 (4.33%) Public Sector
5 16 (3.85%) Banking
6 8 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.20%) Telecoms
9 4 (0.96%) Advertising
9 4 (0.96%) Aviation
9 4 (0.96%) Avionics
9 4 (0.96%) Games
10 3 (0.72%) Retail
11 2 (0.48%) Publishing
12 1 (0.24%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.24%) Law
12 1 (0.24%) Legal
12 1 (0.24%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.24%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 107 (25.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 97 (23.32%) Architect
3 67 (16.11%) Senior
4 49 (11.78%) Cloud Engineer
5 41 (9.86%) Cloud Architect
6 35 (8.41%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 34 (8.17%) Azure Engineer
8 31 (7.45%) Consultant
8 31 (7.45%) Solutions Architect
9 30 (7.21%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.81%) Infrastructure Support
11 19 (4.57%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 19 (4.57%) Cloud Consultant
12 18 (4.33%) AWS Architect
12 18 (4.33%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 17 (4.09%) 3rd Line Support
14 16 (3.85%) Enterprise Architect
15 15 (3.61%) AWS Consultant
16 14 (3.37%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
17 13 (3.13%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.97%) ARM Templates
2 23 (5.53%) JSON
3 17 (4.09%) Web Services
4 16 (3.85%) Middleware
4 16 (3.85%) OpenID
5 15 (3.61%) .NET
5 15 (3.61%) YAML
6 11 (2.64%) RESTful
7 8 (1.92%) Azure Blueprints
7 8 (1.92%) XML
8 7 (1.68%) gRPC
9 5 (1.20%) SAML
10 4 (0.96%) Node.js
11 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
11 3 (0.72%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.72%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (0.72%) CSS3
11 3 (0.72%) Entity Framework
11 3 (0.72%) HTML5
11 3 (0.72%) React
Miscellaneous
1 85 (20.43%) Public Cloud
2 55 (13.22%) Cloud Native
3 51 (12.26%) Data Centre
4 46 (11.06%) Management Information System
5 23 (5.53%) Driving Licence
5 23 (5.53%) Replication
6 19 (4.57%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (4.09%) Enterprise Cloud
8 16 (3.85%) IoT
9 15 (3.61%) Blockchain
9 15 (3.61%) Mainframe
10 11 (2.64%) Private Cloud
11 8 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.92%) Life Science
11 8 (1.92%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.92%) Product Ownership
12 7 (1.68%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.68%) Operational Technology
12 7 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.44%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 139 (33.41%) Windows
2 70 (16.83%) Linux
3 68 (16.35%) Windows Server
4 53 (12.74%) Unix
5 17 (4.09%) Windows 10
6 13 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.92%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.68%) Solaris
10 6 (1.44%) Windows 7
10 6 (1.44%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.48%) VMS
14 1 (0.24%) Android
14 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (35.58%) DevOps
2 137 (32.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 106 (25.48%) ITIL
4 80 (19.23%) Mentoring
5 73 (17.55%) Agile
6 72 (17.31%) Infrastructure as Code
7 64 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
8 63 (15.14%) Problem-Solving
9 59 (14.18%) CI/CD
9 59 (14.18%) Roadmaps
10 52 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
11 49 (11.78%) Network Virtualisation
12 47 (11.30%) Microservices
13 46 (11.06%) Containerisation
14 42 (10.10%) Change Management
14 42 (10.10%) Information Security
15 40 (9.62%) Coaching
16 39 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
17 37 (8.89%) Cloud Security
18 35 (8.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 92 (22.12%) PowerShell
2 50 (12.02%) Python
3 32 (7.69%) Bash
3 32 (7.69%) SQL
4 22 (5.29%) Bicep
5 14 (3.37%) Perl
6 13 (3.13%) C#
7 8 (1.92%) Ruby
8 4 (0.96%) Java
8 4 (0.96%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.72%) Go
9 3 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.48%) PHP
10 2 (0.48%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.24%) Julia
11 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (12.02%) Degree
2 46 (11.06%) Security Cleared
3 38 (9.13%) Azure Certification
4 23 (5.53%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.05%) DV Cleared
6 18 (4.33%) CCNA
7 17 (4.09%) SC Cleared
8 16 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.13%) Master's Degree
9 13 (3.13%) Network+ Certification
10 12 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (2.40%) AWS Certification
11 10 (2.40%) DBS Check
12 9 (2.16%) A+ Certification
12 9 (2.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (1.92%) CISSP
13 8 (1.92%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (1.44%) MCP
14 6 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.29%) GDPR
3 17 (4.09%) NIST
4 16 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (3.37%) PCI DSS
6 13 (3.13%) Data Quality
7 10 (2.40%) HIPAA
8 9 (2.16%) NCSC
9 8 (1.92%) SLA
10 7 (1.68%) COBIT
11 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.20%) QA
12 3 (0.72%) PMO
12 3 (0.72%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.24%) GRC
13 1 (0.24%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.24%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
System Software
1 91 (21.88%) Active Directory
2 62 (14.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (8.17%) Virtual Machines
4 26 (6.25%) Docker
4 26 (6.25%) Hyper-V
5 20 (4.81%) vSphere
6 16 (3.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (3.61%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (3.13%) VMware NSX
9 5 (1.20%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.48%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.24%) Firmware
11 1 (0.24%) RACF
Systems Management
1 104 (25.00%) Terraform
2 55 (13.22%) Kubernetes
3 49 (11.78%) Ansible
4 39 (9.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 23 (5.53%) Puppet
6 16 (3.85%) FortiGate
7 15 (3.61%) SCCM
8 8 (1.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Clustering
9 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 6 (1.44%) NetCrunch
9 6 (1.44%) SCDPM
10 5 (1.20%) SCOM
11 4 (0.96%) EMC NetWorker
12 3 (0.72%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.48%) CASB
13 2 (0.48%) Grafana
13 2 (0.48%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.48%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 159 (38.22%) Microsoft
2 83 (19.95%) VMware
3 41 (9.86%) Cisco
4 27 (6.49%) Splunk
5 22 (5.29%) Veeam
6 17 (4.09%) Dynatrace
7 15 (3.61%) NetApp
8 13 (3.13%) Dell
9 12 (2.88%) Citrix
10 11 (2.64%) Aruba
10 11 (2.64%) BMC
10 11 (2.64%) Palo Alto
11 9 (2.16%) SolarWinds
12 7 (1.68%) Barracuda Networks
12 7 (1.68%) Fortinet
13 6 (1.44%) Dell Compellent
13 6 (1.44%) Google
13 6 (1.44%) Ivanti
13 6 (1.44%) Oracle
14 5 (1.20%) Salesforce