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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 107 242
Rank change year-on-year -118 +135 -61
Permanent jobs citing Serverless 426 713 700
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.78% 2.65% 1.17%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.60% 7.82% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 264 280 485
10th Percentile £50,478 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -

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 16,362 9,115 20,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.08% 33.82% 34.88%
Number of salaries quoted 8,061 6,267 16,578
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £66,500
90th Percentile £86,253 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 21 March 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 21 March 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 +43 221 £75,000 +20.00% 101
Yorkshire +42 147 £75,000 +30.43% 42
Midlands -15 80 £60,000 +9.09% 22
North West +3 69 £72,966 +6.71% 48
East Midlands -11 55 £60,000 +4.35% 3
South West -112 43 £62,500 +4.17% 33
South East -167 36 £67,500 +12.50% 66
West Midlands -35 25 £51,875 -5.68% 19
Scotland -28 19 £76,783 +33.53% 11
East of England -62 18 £60,100 -10.96% 20
Wales -23 15 £41,740 +10.62% 2
Northern Ireland -27 7 £95,000 +11.76%
North East -28 5 £68,500 +9.60% 13
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 15 (3.52%) Apache
2 14 (3.29%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.05%) OpenStack
4 11 (2.58%) Apache Spark
5 9 (2.11%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (1.88%) SAS
7 4 (0.94%) Confluence
7 4 (0.94%) GeoServer
8 3 (0.70%) JBoss
9 2 (0.47%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.47%) CMS
9 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.47%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 13 (3.05%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 349 (81.92%) AWS
2 216 (50.70%) AWS Lambda
3 183 (42.96%) Amazon S3
4 164 (38.50%) Azure
5 115 (27.00%) AWS CloudFormation
6 107 (25.12%) Amazon ECS
7 72 (16.90%) GitHub
8 71 (16.67%) AWS Step Functions
9 60 (14.08%) Amazon EKS
10 56 (13.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 54 (12.68%) Azure Functions
12 53 (12.44%) Amazon SQS
13 45 (10.56%) Amazon EC2
14 44 (10.33%) GCP
15 43 (10.09%) Azure Logic Apps
16 40 (9.39%) GitHub Actions
17 39 (9.15%) Amazon ECR
18 38 (8.92%) Azure DevOps
18 38 (8.92%) SaaS
19 35 (8.22%) Apigee
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.64%) Network Security
2 6 (1.41%) AMQP
3 3 (0.70%) Firewall
4 2 (0.47%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (20.66%) DynamoDB
2 53 (12.44%) PostgreSQL
3 47 (11.03%) NoSQL
4 43 (10.09%) Amazon RDS
5 34 (7.98%) SQL Server
6 27 (6.34%) Amazon Redshift
7 26 (6.10%) Relational Database
8 20 (4.69%) Amazon Athena
9 15 (3.52%) Data Warehouse
10 13 (3.05%) Big Data
11 11 (2.58%) MySQL
11 11 (2.58%) Power BI
12 9 (2.11%) MongoDB
12 9 (2.11%) RDBMS
13 7 (1.64%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (1.17%) Cloudera CDH
14 5 (1.17%) Data Lake
14 5 (1.17%) Hadoop
14 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 90 (21.13%) Jenkins
2 68 (15.96%) Git
3 48 (11.27%) GitLab
4 35 (8.22%) Maven
4 35 (8.22%) SonarQube
5 34 (7.98%) Cypress.io
6 10 (2.35%) JUnit
7 9 (2.11%) Crashlytics
7 9 (2.11%) XCTest
8 8 (1.88%) Bitbucket
9 7 (1.64%) JIRA
10 6 (1.41%) git-flow
10 6 (1.41%) JMeter
10 6 (1.41%) Mockito
10 6 (1.41%) Storybook
11 4 (0.94%) MLflow
12 3 (0.70%) Cucumber
12 3 (0.70%) Selenium
13 2 (0.47%) SpecFlow
13 2 (0.47%) Vagrant
General
1 114 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 37 (8.69%) Finance
2 37 (8.69%) Public Sector
3 30 (7.04%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (1.88%) Legal
4 8 (1.88%) Marketing
5 6 (1.41%) Advertising
6 5 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing
7 4 (0.94%) Aerospace
7 4 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (0.94%) Publishing
8 3 (0.70%) Banking
8 3 (0.70%) Billing
8 3 (0.70%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.47%) Games
9 2 (0.47%) Health Technology
9 2 (0.47%) Retail
9 2 (0.47%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 197 (46.24%) Developer
2 82 (19.25%) Senior
3 73 (17.14%) Java Developer
4 61 (14.32%) Lead
5 51 (11.97%) Senior Developer
6 50 (11.74%) Full-Stack Developer
7 46 (10.80%) Software Engineer
8 45 (10.56%) Architect
9 34 (7.98%) AWS Developer
10 31 (7.28%) Python Developer
11 27 (6.34%) .NET Developer
12 25 (5.87%) Software Developer
13 21 (4.93%) Full-Stack Java Developer
14 20 (4.69%) Lead Developer
15 19 (4.46%) Technical Leader
16 18 (4.23%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
17 17 (3.99%) Cloud Engineer
18 16 (3.76%) Solutions Architect
19 15 (3.52%) Full-Stack Engineer
19 15 (3.52%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 145 (34.04%) React
2 110 (25.82%) Node.js
3 88 (20.66%) Spring Boot
4 78 (18.31%) AngularJS
5 67 (15.73%) .NET
5 67 (15.73%) Spring
6 59 (13.85%) REST
7 57 (13.38%) HTML
8 43 (10.09%) CSS
9 35 (8.22%) AWS CDK
10 34 (7.98%) Gherkin
10 34 (7.98%) Jest
10 34 (7.98%) RESTful
11 25 (5.87%) Vue
12 21 (4.93%) .NET Core
13 20 (4.69%) Next.js
14 19 (4.46%) Django
14 19 (4.46%) FastAPI
14 19 (4.46%) Web Services
15 18 (4.23%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 88 (20.66%) Cloud Native
2 37 (8.69%) Distributed Systems
3 27 (6.34%) Enterprise Software
4 22 (5.16%) Greenfield Project
5 20 (4.69%) Mobile App
6 15 (3.52%) Data Structures
7 14 (3.29%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.17%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (1.17%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.94%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.70%) Animation
11 3 (0.70%) IoT
11 3 (0.70%) Life Science
11 3 (0.70%) NHS
12 2 (0.47%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.47%) Private Cloud
12 2 (0.47%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.87%) Linux
2 9 (2.11%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.17%) CentOS
3 5 (1.17%) Debian
3 5 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.17%) Ubuntu
3 5 (1.17%) Windows
4 4 (0.94%) Unix
5 1 (0.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (56.81%) CI/CD
2 216 (50.70%) DevOps
3 206 (48.36%) Agile
4 137 (32.16%) Infrastructure as Code
5 123 (28.87%) Microservices
6 117 (27.46%) Mentoring
7 104 (24.41%) Full-Stack Development
8 96 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
9 90 (21.13%) Software Engineering
10 85 (19.95%) Continuous Improvement
11 79 (18.54%) Containerisation
12 55 (12.91%) TDD
13 53 (12.44%) Scrum
14 52 (12.21%) Test Automation
15 48 (11.27%) Observability
16 47 (11.03%) Computer Science
17 43 (10.09%) Data Modelling
17 43 (10.09%) SDLC
18 38 (8.92%) Collaborative Working
19 37 (8.69%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 151 (35.45%) Python
2 144 (33.80%) JavaScript
3 143 (33.57%) TypeScript
4 141 (33.10%) Java
5 101 (23.71%) SQL
6 68 (15.96%) C#
7 45 (10.56%) Bash
8 33 (7.75%) Groovy
9 27 (6.34%) Kotlin
10 13 (3.05%) PowerShell
11 10 (2.35%) Shell Script
12 9 (2.11%) Swift
13 7 (1.64%) PHP
14 6 (1.41%) C++
15 5 (1.17%) Bicep
16 3 (0.70%) C
17 2 (0.47%) VB
17 2 (0.47%) VB.NET
18 1 (0.23%) Perl
18 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (16.43%) AWS Certification
2 52 (12.21%) Degree
3 42 (9.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 32 (7.51%) Security Cleared
5 30 (7.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 28 (6.57%) Azure Certification
7 24 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (5.16%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 21 (4.93%) TOGAF Certification
10 19 (4.46%) AWS Certified Developer
10 19 (4.46%) SC Cleared
11 18 (4.23%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (2.82%) DBS Check
13 11 (2.58%) Master's Degree
14 8 (1.88%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.70%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
15 3 (0.70%) IIBA
16 1 (0.23%) HND
16 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.46%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.52%) QA
3 10 (2.35%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.41%) WCAG
6 3 (0.70%) GDPR
6 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (0.47%) NIST
8 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.23%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 153 (35.92%) Docker
2 10 (2.35%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.94%) iptables
3 4 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 105 (24.65%) Terraform
2 76 (17.84%) Kubernetes
3 34 (7.98%) HP Fortify
4 28 (6.57%) Ansible
5 15 (3.52%) Prometheus
6 14 (3.29%) Grafana
7 10 (2.35%) Kibana
7 10 (2.35%) Puppet
8 7 (1.64%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.94%) Argo
9 4 (0.94%) Control-M
10 3 (0.70%) Kubeflow
10 3 (0.70%) Nagios
11 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.47%) Packer
12 1 (0.23%) Scalr
12 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (15.02%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.35%) Oracle
3 9 (2.11%) Amplitude
4 7 (1.64%) Dynatrace
5 6 (1.41%) Splunk
6 5 (1.17%) Google
6 5 (1.17%) Informatica
6 5 (1.17%) Pega
6 5 (1.17%) Red Hat
6 5 (1.17%) SaltStack
6 5 (1.17%) WSO2
7 4 (0.94%) Databricks
7 4 (0.94%) PagerDuty
8 3 (0.70%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.23%) Foundry
9 1 (0.23%) SAP
9 1 (0.23%) Tenable