Hybrid Cloud
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hybrid Cloud in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Hybrid Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 452 314 326
Rank change year-on-year -138 +12 +46
Permanent jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 405 413 560
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.84% 0.79%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.25% 2.07% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 317 199 167
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,238
25th Percentile £48,959 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £76,011
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £64,080
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.47% -8.46%

All Generic Skills
UK

Hybrid Cloud falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 32,271 19,951 22,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.17% 40.55% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 19,765 10,181 11,357
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £45,000 £53,400
% change year-on-year +14.44% -15.73% -2.91%

Hybrid Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Hybrid Cloud relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Hybrid Cloud job vacancy trend in the UK

Hybrid Cloud
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hybrid Cloud.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hybrid Cloud over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Hybrid Cloud in the UK

Hybrid Cloud
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hybrid Cloud within the UK over the 6 months to 15 October 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
England -129 378 £70,000 -3.45% 131
UK excluding London -100 290 £65,000 +4.00% 71
Work from Home -16 120 £70,000 -12.50% 130
London -128 95 £80,000 - 67
North of England -30 83 £52,500 -19.23% 26
South East -60 80 £70,000 -17.65% 19
Midlands -16 59 £70,000 -12.50% 7
West Midlands -1 58 £70,000 -12.50% 7
South West -53 57 £85,000 +6.25% 13
North West -6 43 £65,000 +4.84% 13
Yorkshire -32 26 £50,000 -23.08% 9
East of England -46 19 £55,000 -8.33% 5
North East - 14 £47,000 - 4
Scotland +20 8 £77,500 +106.67% 1
Wales -81 6 £54,085 -1.66% 2
East Midlands -42 1 £60,000 +21.21%

Hybrid Cloud
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 34 (8.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (6.67%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.73%) Confluence
4 6 (1.48%) IIS
5 4 (0.99%) SAS
6 1 (0.25%) Apache
6 1 (0.25%) JBoss
6 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Weka
2 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Distributed Ledger
1 1 (0.25%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 253 (62.47%) Azure
2 152 (37.53%) AWS
3 95 (23.46%) Entra ID
4 89 (21.98%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (9.38%) Serverless
6 36 (8.89%) GCP
7 35 (8.64%) Amazon EC2
7 35 (8.64%) Azure DevOps
7 35 (8.64%) PaaS
8 34 (8.40%) Amazon EKS
9 31 (7.65%) Azure AKS
9 31 (7.65%) IaaS
10 30 (7.41%) AWS Lambda
11 29 (7.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 27 (6.67%) GitHub
13 22 (5.43%) Amazon S3
14 21 (5.19%) AWS CloudFormation
14 21 (5.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 20 (4.94%) Amazon ECS
16 19 (4.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 105 (25.93%) Firewall
2 81 (20.00%) VPN
3 57 (14.07%) DNS
4 47 (11.60%) DHCP
5 46 (11.36%) Network Security
5 46 (11.36%) WAN
6 36 (8.89%) LAN
7 26 (6.42%) Wireless
8 25 (6.17%) SD-WAN
9 20 (4.94%) TCP/IP
10 14 (3.46%) Unified Communications
11 13 (3.21%) Software-Defined Networking
11 13 (3.21%) VLAN
12 12 (2.96%) Cisco Nexus
13 11 (2.72%) SAN
14 10 (2.47%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (2.22%) BGP
16 8 (1.98%) OSPF
16 8 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
17 7 (1.73%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.20%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (3.95%) Elasticsearch
2 16 (3.95%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.70%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (2.96%) Spark SQL
5 8 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.48%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.99%) Flink
8 3 (0.74%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.74%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.49%) Redis
10 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (3.46%) GitLab
1 14 (3.46%) Jenkins
2 12 (2.96%) Git
3 11 (2.72%) JIRA
4 6 (1.48%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.99%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.49%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.25%) rollup.js
General
1 93 (22.96%) Social Skills
2 51 (12.59%) Finance
3 42 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (8.40%) Public Sector
5 20 (4.94%) Retail
6 19 (4.69%) Law
7 17 (4.20%) Telecoms
8 11 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.47%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.22%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.73%) Banking
11 7 (1.73%) Marketing
12 6 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.99%) Local Government
15 3 (0.74%) Legal
16 2 (0.49%) Automotive
16 2 (0.49%) Aviation
16 2 (0.49%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 70 (17.28%) Architect
2 60 (14.81%) Senior
3 52 (12.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 51 (12.59%) Cloud Engineer
5 48 (11.85%) Lead
6 36 (8.89%) Azure Engineer
7 28 (6.91%) Network Engineer
8 26 (6.42%) Data Engineer
9 25 (6.17%) Consultant
10 23 (5.68%) AWS Engineer
11 22 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
12 21 (5.19%) Platform Engineer
13 20 (4.94%) Azure Architect
13 20 (4.94%) Technical Architect
14 18 (4.44%) Cloud Consultant
15 17 (4.20%) IT Engineer
16 16 (3.95%) Cloud Platform Engineer
17 15 (3.70%) Administrator
17 15 (3.70%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
18 14 (3.46%) AWS Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (31.60%) Terraform
2 20 (4.94%) Kafka
3 13 (3.21%) ARM Templates
3 13 (3.21%) Keycloak
4 12 (2.96%) .NET
4 12 (2.96%) PySpark
5 6 (1.48%) 802.1X
6 5 (1.23%) boto
6 5 (1.23%) XMPP
7 4 (0.99%) SAML
7 4 (0.99%) YAML
8 3 (0.74%) REST
9 2 (0.49%) Loki
9 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
9 2 (0.49%) OpenTelemetry
10 1 (0.25%) AWS CDK
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.25%) Middleware
10 1 (0.25%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.25%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 42 (10.37%) Data Centre
2 30 (7.41%) Cloud Native
3 26 (6.42%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.42%) Private Cloud
4 19 (4.69%) Security Posture
5 17 (4.20%) PKI
5 17 (4.20%) Public Cloud
6 15 (3.70%) Linux Command Line
7 14 (3.46%) Management Information System
8 12 (2.96%) Driving Licence
9 11 (2.72%) Enterprise Storage
10 10 (2.47%) AI Agents
10 10 (2.47%) Replication
11 7 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.48%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (1.23%) FlexPod
13 5 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
14 4 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.99%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 127 (31.36%) Windows
2 103 (25.43%) Windows Server
3 68 (16.79%) Linux
4 11 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.99%) VMS
7 3 (0.74%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.49%) AIX
8 2 (0.49%) CentOS
8 2 (0.49%) macOS
8 2 (0.49%) Unix
9 1 (0.25%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.25%) Rocky
9 1 (0.25%) SUSE
9 1 (0.25%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (33.33%) Infrastructure as Code
2 120 (29.63%) CI/CD
3 107 (26.42%) DevOps
4 100 (24.69%) Cloud Security
5 97 (23.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 95 (23.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 83 (20.49%) Migration
8 72 (17.78%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (16.79%) Disaster Recovery
10 64 (15.80%) Analytics
11 63 (15.56%) Roadmaps
12 62 (15.31%) AI
13 59 (14.57%) Cybersecurity
13 59 (14.57%) Zero Trust
14 58 (14.32%) Agile
15 56 (13.83%) Mentoring
16 53 (13.09%) Decision-Making
17 49 (12.10%) ITIL
17 49 (12.10%) Technical Leadership
18 47 (11.60%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 81 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 79 (19.51%) Python
3 47 (11.60%) Bash
4 32 (7.90%) SQL
5 29 (7.16%) Bicep
6 25 (6.17%) Go
7 18 (4.44%) Java
8 12 (2.96%) C#
8 12 (2.96%) C++
8 12 (2.96%) JavaScript
9 6 (1.48%) Clojure
9 6 (1.48%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.49%) Korn
10 2 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 94 (23.21%) Security Cleared
2 66 (16.30%) SC Cleared
3 50 (12.35%) Azure Certification
4 39 (9.63%) AWS Certification
5 38 (9.38%) DV Cleared
6 27 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
6 27 (6.67%) Degree
7 22 (5.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (4.20%) CCNP
9 12 (2.96%) ISTQB
10 11 (2.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 11 (2.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 10 (2.47%) CISSP
12 9 (2.22%) CCNA
13 8 (1.98%) RHCE
13 8 (1.98%) RHCSA
14 7 (1.73%) CCIE
14 7 (1.73%) OSCP
15 5 (1.23%) CISM
15 5 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.20%) NIST
3 16 (3.95%) SLA
4 13 (3.21%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.98%) NCSC
6 6 (1.48%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.23%) GDPR
8 4 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.99%) GRC
8 4 (0.99%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.49%) PMO
10 1 (0.25%) COBIT
System Software
1 111 (27.41%) Active Directory
2 68 (16.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (9.38%) Docker
4 25 (6.17%) vSphere
5 22 (5.43%) Hyper-V
6 17 (4.20%) VMware NSX
7 16 (3.95%) Virtual Machines
8 12 (2.96%) VMware ESXi
9 10 (2.47%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (1.48%) Squid
11 3 (0.74%) Firmware
11 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.25%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 1 (0.25%) NFS
Systems Management
1 74 (18.27%) Ansible
2 56 (13.83%) Kubernetes
3 45 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (6.17%) Grafana
5 20 (4.94%) Prometheus
6 15 (3.70%) Puppet
7 13 (3.21%) Progress Chef
8 8 (1.98%) Proxmox
8 8 (1.98%) SCCM
8 8 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (1.73%) FortiGate
9 7 (1.73%) ZABBIX
10 6 (1.48%) Packer
11 5 (1.23%) Cisco CUCM
11 5 (1.23%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.74%) Istio
12 3 (0.74%) linkerd
12 3 (0.74%) Nagios
13 2 (0.49%) Argo
13 2 (0.49%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 162 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 104 (25.68%) VMware
3 49 (12.10%) Cisco
4 26 (6.42%) Veeam
5 21 (5.19%) Palo Alto
6 18 (4.44%) Fortinet
7 16 (3.95%) Splunk
8 15 (3.70%) Red Hat
9 14 (3.46%) Oracle
10 13 (3.21%) Google
10 13 (3.21%) Meraki
11 9 (2.22%) Aruba
11 9 (2.22%) NetApp
12 8 (1.98%) Citrix
13 7 (1.73%) SolarWinds
13 7 (1.73%) Tenable
14 6 (1.48%) IFS
14 6 (1.48%) Juniper
14 6 (1.48%) Zerto
14 6 (1.48%) Zscaler