PaaS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PaaS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited PaaS over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 392 182
Rank change year-on-year +22 -210 +32
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 219 429 1,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.60% 1.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.46% 1.82% 5.15%
Number of salaries quoted 120 372 495
10th Percentile £37,170 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,688 £49,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,125 £91,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £71,991 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +2.84% - -

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

PaaS 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 8,895 23,524 22,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 22.41% 32.95% 38.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,071 17,414 13,549
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,170 £36,298 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for PaaS in the UK excluding London

PaaS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for PaaS in the UK excluding London

PaaS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PaaS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PaaS in the UK excluding London

PaaS
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 PaaS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 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
South East +76 78 £66,250 +8.16% 62
Midlands +36 52 £68,750 -0.70% 22
West Midlands +20 33 £70,000 +1.11% 17
North of England -30 33 £65,000 +8.33% 34
South West +43 22 £71,991 +8.67% 16
East Midlands +33 19 £35,000 -22.22% 5
Yorkshire +43 16 £62,500 +5.00% 13
North West -51 16 £73,750 +13.46% 16
East of England +47 13 £50,000 -16.67% 3
Wales +41 9 £38,094 -26.88% 1
Scotland +80 8 £64,000 +7.52% 11
Northern Ireland +44 4 - - 11
North East +36 1 - - 6
PaaS
UK

PaaS
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 30 (13.70%) SharePoint
2 17 (7.76%) CMS
3 5 (2.28%) IIS
4 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.37%) NetWeaver
4 3 (1.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.37%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.91%) Apache
5 2 (0.91%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.46%) OpenStack
Applications
1 2 (0.91%) Oracle Smart View
1 2 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.83%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 182 (83.11%) Azure
2 132 (60.27%) SaaS
3 119 (54.34%) IaaS
4 67 (30.59%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (28.77%) AWS
6 33 (15.07%) Microsoft 365
7 31 (14.16%) Entra ID
7 31 (14.16%) Power Platform
8 26 (11.87%) GCP
9 25 (11.42%) Azure Service Bus
10 24 (10.96%) Power Automate
11 22 (10.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 20 (9.13%) Azure Monitor
13 18 (8.22%) Azure Key Vault
13 18 (8.22%) iPaaS
14 17 (7.76%) Serverless
15 16 (7.31%) GitHub
16 14 (6.39%) Azure AI
17 12 (5.48%) Azure Data Factory
17 12 (5.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (13.24%) DNS
2 26 (11.87%) Firewall
3 19 (8.68%) VPN
4 16 (7.31%) SD-WAN
4 16 (7.31%) WAN
5 7 (3.20%) Network Security
6 4 (1.83%) DHCP
6 4 (1.83%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.91%) Internet
7 2 (0.91%) LAN
7 2 (0.91%) VoIP
7 2 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.46%) Extranet
8 1 (0.46%) SAN
8 1 (0.46%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (11.87%) Power BI
2 19 (8.68%) MySQL
2 19 (8.68%) SQL Server
3 18 (8.22%) Data Lake
4 11 (5.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (4.11%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (4.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (4.11%) Star Schema
6 4 (1.83%) Big Data
7 3 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.37%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (1.37%) Oracle ODI
7 3 (1.37%) SAP BW
7 3 (1.37%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (1.37%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.91%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.91%) GIS
8 2 (0.91%) Impala
8 2 (0.91%) Metadata
8 2 (0.91%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (12.33%) Git
2 12 (5.48%) Jenkins
3 9 (4.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (3.20%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (3.20%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.91%) GitLab
5 2 (0.91%) JIRA
5 2 (0.91%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.46%) Gradle
6 1 (0.46%) Maven
6 1 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
General
1 88 (40.18%) Finance
2 65 (29.68%) Social Skills
3 45 (20.55%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (11.42%) Presentation Skills
5 23 (10.50%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (10.05%) Marketing
7 20 (9.13%) Law
8 19 (8.68%) Legal
9 15 (6.85%) Public Sector
10 13 (5.94%) Banking
11 10 (4.57%) Telecoms
12 8 (3.65%) Welsh Language
13 6 (2.74%) Advertising
13 6 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (2.28%) General Ledger
15 4 (1.83%) Retail
16 3 (1.37%) Manufacturing
16 3 (1.37%) Police
17 2 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 2 (0.91%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 56 (25.57%) Architect
2 37 (16.89%) Senior
3 32 (14.61%) Cloud Engineer
4 28 (12.79%) Lead
5 23 (10.50%) Azure Engineer
6 21 (9.59%) IT Architect
7 19 (8.68%) Developer
8 18 (8.22%) Security Engineer
8 18 (8.22%) Senior Cloud Engineer
9 17 (7.76%) Applications Architect
10 16 (7.31%) Cloud Architect
10 16 (7.31%) DevOps Engineer
11 14 (6.39%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (5.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (4.11%) Business Developer
13 9 (4.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 9 (4.11%) ETL Developer
13 9 (4.11%) Power BI Developer
13 9 (4.11%) SQL BI Developer
13 9 (4.11%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (9.13%) .NET
2 17 (7.76%) YAML
3 14 (6.39%) .NET Framework
4 11 (5.02%) ARM Templates
4 11 (5.02%) Middleware
4 11 (5.02%) React
5 9 (4.11%) Node.js
5 9 (4.11%) REST
6 8 (3.65%) AngularJS
6 8 (3.65%) SOAP
7 7 (3.20%) Azure Blueprints
7 7 (3.20%) Web Services
8 6 (2.74%) HTML
8 6 (2.74%) React Native
9 5 (2.28%) CSS
9 5 (2.28%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (1.37%) JSON
10 3 (1.37%) LDAP
10 3 (1.37%) OAuth
10 3 (1.37%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (13.70%) Management Information System
2 22 (10.05%) Public Cloud
3 17 (7.76%) Greenfield Project
4 16 (7.31%) Data Centre
5 15 (6.85%) Security Posture
6 14 (6.39%) NHS
7 9 (4.11%) Cloud Native
8 8 (3.65%) Driving Licence
8 8 (3.65%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (3.65%) IoT
8 8 (3.65%) Product Ownership
9 7 (3.20%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (3.20%) Onboarding
10 6 (2.74%) DataPower
11 4 (1.83%) PKI
11 4 (1.83%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.83%) Virtual Team
12 3 (1.37%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
13 2 (0.91%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.81%) Windows
2 29 (13.24%) Linux
3 25 (11.42%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.74%) Android
4 6 (2.74%) Apple iOS
4 6 (2.74%) Unix
5 4 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.83%) VMS
6 3 (1.37%) AIX
7 2 (0.91%) SUSE
7 2 (0.91%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (49.32%) DevOps
2 87 (39.73%) Agile
3 78 (35.62%) CI/CD
4 62 (28.31%) Mentoring
5 56 (25.57%) Coaching
6 52 (23.74%) Infrastructure as Code
7 48 (21.92%) Migration
8 42 (19.18%) Analytics
9 41 (18.72%) ITIL
10 40 (18.26%) Creative Thinking
11 39 (17.81%) Cybersecurity
12 38 (17.35%) Problem-Solving
13 36 (16.44%) Roadmaps
14 34 (15.53%) Risk Management
15 31 (14.16%) Cloud Security
16 30 (13.70%) Project Management
17 27 (12.33%) Computer Science
17 27 (12.33%) Service Management
17 27 (12.33%) Test Automation
18 26 (11.87%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 55 (25.11%) PowerShell
2 46 (21.00%) SQL
3 31 (14.16%) Python
4 26 (11.87%) Bicep
5 17 (7.76%) JavaScript
6 16 (7.31%) Java
7 13 (5.94%) Bash
8 10 (4.57%) C#
9 3 (1.37%) C
10 2 (0.91%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.91%) Ruby
10 2 (0.91%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.46%) PHP
11 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (20.09%) Degree
2 42 (19.18%) Azure Certification
3 23 (10.50%) DBS Check
4 22 (10.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (10.05%) Security Cleared
5 18 (8.22%) Master's Degree
6 17 (7.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (7.76%) MCSE
7 16 (7.31%) MCSA
8 11 (5.02%) SC Cleared
9 8 (3.65%) CCNA
9 8 (3.65%) CCNP
9 8 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.65%) MCP
10 7 (3.20%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (2.28%) CISSP
12 4 (1.83%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (1.37%) DV Cleared
13 3 (1.37%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (10.05%) NCSC
2 21 (9.59%) NIST
3 20 (9.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (5.48%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.65%) SLA
6 7 (3.20%) QA
7 6 (2.74%) GDPR
8 3 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.37%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.91%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (11.87%) Active Directory
2 18 (8.22%) Virtual Machines
3 17 (7.76%) Docker
4 8 (3.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (3.20%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (1.37%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.91%) HDFS
7 2 (0.91%) vSphere
8 1 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.46%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (18.72%) Terraform
2 24 (10.96%) Kubernetes
3 23 (10.50%) Ansible
4 14 (6.39%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (2.28%) SCCM
7 3 (1.37%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 2 (0.91%) Hadoop YARN
8 2 (0.91%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.91%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.91%) Puppet
8 2 (0.91%) SCOM
9 1 (0.46%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.46%) Grafana
9 1 (0.46%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.46%) WSUS
Vendors
1 74 (33.79%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.68%) Databricks
3 16 (7.31%) Oracle
3 16 (7.31%) VMware
4 14 (6.39%) Meraki
5 10 (4.57%) IBM
6 7 (3.20%) Google
7 6 (2.74%) Apple
7 6 (2.74%) Cisco
8 4 (1.83%) Aruba
9 3 (1.37%) Citrix
9 3 (1.37%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.37%) SAP
10 2 (0.91%) Ab Initio
10 2 (0.91%) arcserve
10 2 (0.91%) Avaya
10 2 (0.91%) Cloudera
10 2 (0.91%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.91%) MapR
10 2 (0.91%) Rapid7