Cloud Specialist Job Trends
Cloud Specialist
UK
The median Cloud Specialist salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 779 | 663 | 701 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -116 | +38 | +14 |
| Permanent Cloud Specialist jobs | 53 | 8 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.043% | 0.016% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.018% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,959 | £49,925 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,347 | £57,875 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | -3.57% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,696 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £94,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 112,404 | 45,250 | 64,603 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.91% | 90.18% | 95.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,014 | 27,416 | 36,585 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,975 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Cloud Specialist Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Cloud Specialist job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Specialist Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cloud Specialist job vacancies in the UK.
Cloud Specialist Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Cloud Specialist jobs over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
Cloud Specialist Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Cloud Specialist jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 2 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -91 | 42 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 38 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 14 |
| South East | - | 23 | £55,000 | - | 4 |
| London | -76 | 15 | £90,000 | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 14 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 11 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -78 | 3 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North West | -50 | 1 | £30,000 | -36.84% | |
| South West | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
Cloud Specialist Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, Cloud Specialist job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Cloud Specialist job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 20.8% | 11 |
| 2 | Azure | 17.0% | 9 |
| 3 | FinOps | 15.1% | 8 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 13.2% | 7 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 13.2% | 7 |
| 6 | Cloud Operations | 11.3% | 6 |
| 7 | Cloud Security | 9.4% | 5 |
| 7 | DevOps | 9.4% | 5 |
| 7 | IaaS | 9.4% | 5 |
| 7 | Infrastructure as Code | 9.4% | 5 |
| 7 | Microsoft 365 | 9.4% | 5 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 9.4% | 5 |
| 13 | Platform Engineering | 7.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Project Delivery | 7.5% | 4 |
| 13 | SQL Server | 7.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Virtual Machines | 7.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Windows | 7.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Windows Server | 7.5% | 4 |
| 19 | Active Directory | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Azure DevOps | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Business Continuity | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | CI/CD | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Continuous Improvement | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | CSS | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | DBS Check | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Disaster Recovery | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Failover Clustering | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | Firewall | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | High Availability | 5.7% | 3 |
| 19 | HTML | 5.7% | 3 |
Cloud Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 43.4% | 23 |
| 1 | Senior Data Warehouse Specialist | 43.4% | 23 |
| 1 | Senior Server Engineer | 43.4% | 23 |
| 1 | Senior Server Specialist | 43.4% | 23 |
| 1 | Senior Systems Engineer | 43.4% | 23 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Specialist | 24.5% | 13 |
| 7 | ICT Specialist | 20.8% | 11 |
| 8 | Cloud Consultant | 15.1% | 8 |
| 9 | Marketing Specialist | 5.7% | 3 |
| 9 | Salesforce Specialist | 5.7% | 3 |
| 11 | Azure Specialist | 3.8% | 2 |
| 11 | Engineering Specialist | 3.8% | 2 |
| 11 | Platform Specialist | 3.8% | 2 |
| 14 | Cloud Security Specialist | 1.9% | 1 |
| 14 | Infrastructure Operations Specialist | 1.9% | 1 |
| 14 | Migration Specialist | 1.9% | 1 |