Serverless Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Serverless Computing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Serverless skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 215 244
Rank change year-on-year -15 +29 -49
Permanent jobs citing Serverless 479 399 796
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.73% 1.41% 1.16%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.54% 4.58% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 299 294 491
10th Percentile £50,375 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £80,625 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK excluding London

Serverless 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 18,858 8,713 22,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.77% 30.68% 33.15%
Number of salaries quoted 9,122 6,201 17,420
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

Serverless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Serverless relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Serverless job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Serverless
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Serverless.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Serverless

Serverless
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Serverless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Serverless in the UK excluding London

Serverless
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 Serverless within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2026. 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 +58 257 £75,000 +15.38% 82
Yorkshire +34 151 £75,000 +30.43% 26
North West +26 99 £75,000 - 49
Midlands -2 95 £55,000 - 20
East Midlands +25 68 £60,000 +9.09% 12
South East -95 48 £62,500 +4.17% 40
South West -66 40 £62,500 +4.17% 29
West Midlands -50 27 £50,000 -9.09% 8
East of England -25 20 £60,050 -29.35% 9
Scotland -13 17 £76,783 +39.60% 11
Wales -29 13 £46,679 -6.64% 3
North East -33 7 £95,000 +52.00% 7
Northern Ireland - 5 £95,000 - 1
Serverless
UK

Serverless
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.51%) Apache
3 11 (2.30%) OpenStack
4 10 (2.09%) Apache Spark
5 9 (1.88%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (1.67%) SAS
7 4 (0.84%) Apache Solr
7 4 (0.84%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.84%) JBoss
8 3 (0.63%) Confluence
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.21%) CMS
10 1 (0.21%) IIS
10 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 3 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 13 (2.71%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 367 (76.62%) AWS
2 240 (50.10%) AWS Lambda
3 203 (42.38%) Amazon S3
4 155 (32.36%) Azure
5 130 (27.14%) Amazon ECS
6 125 (26.10%) AWS CloudFormation
7 91 (19.00%) AWS Step Functions
8 66 (13.78%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 64 (13.36%) Azure Functions
10 62 (12.94%) GitHub
11 61 (12.73%) Amazon SQS
12 54 (11.27%) Amazon EKS
13 52 (10.86%) Amazon ECR
14 50 (10.44%) Apigee
15 46 (9.60%) Amazon EC2
16 45 (9.39%) GCP
17 42 (8.77%) Azure DevOps
17 42 (8.77%) Azure Logic Apps
17 42 (8.77%) GitHub Actions
18 37 (7.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.09%) Network Security
2 6 (1.25%) AMQP
3 4 (0.84%) Firewall
4 2 (0.42%) DHCP
4 2 (0.42%) DNS
4 2 (0.42%) LTE
4 2 (0.42%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.42%) VLAN
4 2 (0.42%) WAN
4 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.21%) Internet
5 1 (0.21%) IPv4
5 1 (0.21%) MQTT
5 1 (0.21%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (22.55%) DynamoDB
2 55 (11.48%) PostgreSQL
3 45 (9.39%) Amazon RDS
3 45 (9.39%) NoSQL
4 37 (7.72%) SQL Server
5 30 (6.26%) Amazon Athena
6 28 (5.85%) Amazon Redshift
7 25 (5.22%) Relational Database
8 19 (3.97%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (3.55%) Power BI
10 15 (3.13%) Big Data
11 11 (2.30%) MongoDB
12 9 (1.88%) Spark SQL
13 8 (1.67%) Azure SQL Database
13 8 (1.67%) Elasticsearch
14 7 (1.46%) MySQL
14 7 (1.46%) RDBMS
15 5 (1.04%) Cloudera CDH
15 5 (1.04%) Hadoop
15 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 101 (21.09%) Jenkins
2 76 (15.87%) Git
3 61 (12.73%) GitLab
4 49 (10.23%) SonarQube
5 42 (8.77%) Cypress.io
6 41 (8.56%) Maven
7 17 (3.55%) Snyk
8 12 (2.51%) Crashlytics
8 12 (2.51%) XCTest
9 11 (2.30%) JIRA
10 9 (1.88%) Cucumber
11 7 (1.46%) Bitbucket
11 7 (1.46%) JUnit
12 4 (0.84%) Artifactory
12 4 (0.84%) JMeter
12 4 (0.84%) Mockito
12 4 (0.84%) Postman
12 4 (0.84%) Selenium
12 4 (0.84%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.63%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 107 (22.34%) Social Skills
2 37 (7.72%) Finance
3 34 (7.10%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (7.10%) Public Sector
4 19 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (1.67%) Legal
6 6 (1.25%) Advertising
6 6 (1.25%) Banking
6 6 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (1.04%) Aerospace
7 5 (1.04%) Marketing
8 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (0.84%) Health Technology
8 4 (0.84%) Publishing
9 3 (0.63%) Billing
9 3 (0.63%) Investment Banking
9 3 (0.63%) Manufacturing
9 3 (0.63%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.42%) Games
11 1 (0.21%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 197 (41.13%) Developer
2 120 (25.05%) Senior
3 81 (16.91%) Java Developer
3 81 (16.91%) Lead
4 57 (11.90%) Architect
5 53 (11.06%) Senior Developer
6 50 (10.44%) Software Engineer
7 46 (9.60%) Full-Stack Developer
8 37 (7.72%) AWS Developer
9 30 (6.26%) Cloud Architect
10 26 (5.43%) Data Engineer
11 25 (5.22%) .NET Developer
11 25 (5.22%) Software Developer
12 23 (4.80%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 23 (4.80%) Technical Leader
13 21 (4.38%) Lead Developer
13 21 (4.38%) Python Developer
13 21 (4.38%) Senior Architect
14 20 (4.18%) Cloud Security Architect
14 20 (4.18%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (26.51%) React
2 120 (25.05%) Node.js
3 99 (20.67%) Spring Boot
4 98 (20.46%) AngularJS
5 80 (16.70%) REST
6 72 (15.03%) Spring
7 60 (12.53%) .NET
8 42 (8.77%) Gherkin
9 40 (8.35%) Jest
10 37 (7.72%) HTML
11 35 (7.31%) AWS CDK
12 30 (6.26%) RESTful
13 24 (5.01%) CSS
14 22 (4.59%) Next.js
15 21 (4.38%) Kafka
15 21 (4.38%) Web Services
16 19 (3.97%) Elastic Stack
17 18 (3.76%) .NET Core
17 18 (3.76%) Vue
18 16 (3.34%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 80 (16.70%) Cloud Native
2 43 (8.98%) Distributed Systems
3 37 (7.72%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (4.80%) Mobile App
5 19 (3.97%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (3.76%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.30%) Data Structures
7 11 (2.30%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.04%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (1.04%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.84%) IoT
11 4 (0.84%) Low-Code
11 4 (0.84%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.63%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.63%) NHS
12 3 (0.63%) PKI
13 2 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.05%) Linux
2 12 (2.51%) Apple iOS
3 8 (1.67%) Windows
4 5 (1.04%) CentOS
4 5 (1.04%) Debian
4 5 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.04%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.84%) Unix
6 3 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (58.04%) CI/CD
2 222 (46.35%) DevOps
3 202 (42.17%) Agile
4 141 (29.44%) Infrastructure as Code
5 117 (24.43%) Microservices
6 113 (23.59%) Mentoring
7 107 (22.34%) Full-Stack Development
8 105 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
9 96 (20.04%) Software Engineering
10 86 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
11 84 (17.54%) Containerisation
12 77 (16.08%) Test Automation
13 67 (13.99%) Observability
14 63 (13.15%) SDLC
14 63 (13.15%) TDD
15 60 (12.53%) AI
16 56 (11.69%) Clean Code
16 56 (11.69%) Computer Science
17 53 (11.06%) Event-Driven
17 53 (11.06%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 171 (35.70%) Python
2 152 (31.73%) Java
3 148 (30.90%) TypeScript
4 129 (26.93%) SQL
5 118 (24.63%) JavaScript
6 64 (13.36%) C#
7 54 (11.27%) Bash
8 47 (9.81%) Groovy
9 38 (7.93%) Kotlin
10 14 (2.92%) PowerShell
11 12 (2.51%) Swift
12 10 (2.09%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.46%) PHP
14 4 (0.84%) Perl
14 4 (0.84%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.63%) C
15 3 (0.63%) C++
15 3 (0.63%) Rust
15 3 (0.63%) VB
16 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 65 (13.57%) AWS Certification
2 60 (12.53%) Degree
3 46 (9.60%) Computer Science Degree
4 37 (7.72%) Security Cleared
5 31 (6.47%) SC Cleared
6 27 (5.64%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 23 (4.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 23 (4.80%) ITIL Certification
7 23 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (4.18%) Azure Certification
9 17 (3.55%) AWS Certified Developer
10 15 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
11 12 (2.51%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.88%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.67%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (0.63%) CISM
15 3 (0.63%) CISSP
15 3 (0.63%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.01%) Data Quality
2 17 (3.55%) GRC
2 17 (3.55%) QA
3 16 (3.34%) GDPR
4 11 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.67%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.63%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.63%) NIST
6 3 (0.63%) WCAG
7 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 171 (35.70%) Docker
2 18 (3.76%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.25%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.84%) iptables
5 3 (0.63%) Firmware
6 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.21%) Squid
7 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 113 (23.59%) Terraform
2 84 (17.54%) Kubernetes
3 40 (8.35%) HP Fortify
4 34 (7.10%) Ansible
5 16 (3.34%) Grafana
5 16 (3.34%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.51%) Puppet
7 10 (2.09%) Kibana
8 7 (1.46%) Packer
8 7 (1.46%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.84%) Control-M
10 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (0.63%) Nagios
10 3 (0.63%) Scalr
11 1 (0.21%) Podman
11 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 58 (12.11%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.18%) Oracle
2 20 (4.18%) Tenable
3 17 (3.55%) CrowdStrike
3 17 (3.55%) Palo Alto
4 13 (2.71%) Databricks
5 12 (2.51%) Amplitude
5 12 (2.51%) Braze
6 9 (1.88%) AppDynamics
7 8 (1.67%) IBM
8 7 (1.46%) Google
9 6 (1.25%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.25%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.04%) Informatica
10 5 (1.04%) SaltStack
10 5 (1.04%) Splunk
11 4 (0.84%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.42%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.42%) Pega
12 2 (0.42%) WSO2