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 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 443 350 371
Rank change year-on-year -93 +21 -15
Permanent jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 328 345 716
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.80% 0.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.30% 1.85% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 227 120 249
10th Percentile £37,948 £50,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £56,250 £57,597
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - -
75th Percentile £78,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £115,000 £112,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,861 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% - -3.57%

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 25,147 18,610 35,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.01% 42.91% 34.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,387 8,753 23,099
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,029
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,857 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% +8.83% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,050 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -9.09%

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 30 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Hybrid Cloud in the UK

Hybrid Cloud
Top 17 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 30 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
England -90 295 £65,000 -7.17% 108
UK excluding London -64 211 £62,861 -6.87% 70
Work from Home +54 115 £65,576 -8.91% 53
London -48 92 £78,000 +9.44% 44
North of England -25 76 £65,000 -9.71% 24
South East -55 47 £65,000 -23.53% 12
North West +20 44 £70,000 -2.77% 15
South West -67 34 £55,000 +15.79% 17
Midlands -33 25 £52,000 -25.71% 8
West Midlands -17 24 £47,500 -32.14% 7
Yorkshire -52 16 £63,076 -2.96% 7
North East - 16 £45,500 - 2
East of England -20 9 £30,500 -46.96% 2
Northern Ireland -31 9 - -
Scotland +10 6 £45,000 -18.18% 6
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
East Midlands -33 1 £77,500 - 1

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 23 (7.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (4.88%) SharePoint
3 11 (3.35%) Confluence
4 4 (1.22%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.22%) Documentum
4 4 (1.22%) IIS
5 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.30%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 7 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Distributed Ledger
1 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 200 (60.98%) Azure
2 119 (36.28%) AWS
3 77 (23.48%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (15.55%) Nutanix
5 45 (13.72%) Entra ID
6 27 (8.23%) Amazon EKS
7 26 (7.93%) Power Platform
8 24 (7.32%) GCP
9 22 (6.71%) PaaS
10 20 (6.10%) SaaS
11 19 (5.79%) IaaS
11 19 (5.79%) PowerApps
12 18 (5.49%) Azure DevOps
13 15 (4.57%) GitHub
14 14 (4.27%) AWS CloudFormation
15 13 (3.96%) Azure AKS
16 10 (3.05%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 9 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
18 8 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
18 8 (2.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 66 (20.12%) Firewall
2 62 (18.90%) DNS
3 52 (15.85%) DHCP
4 35 (10.67%) WAN
5 28 (8.54%) LAN
6 25 (7.62%) VPN
7 24 (7.32%) Remote Desktop
8 17 (5.18%) Network Security
9 12 (3.66%) VLAN
10 11 (3.35%) Unified Communications
11 10 (3.05%) TCP/IP
11 10 (3.05%) WebEx
11 10 (3.05%) Wireless
12 9 (2.74%) BGP
12 9 (2.74%) Cisco ASA
12 9 (2.74%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (2.74%) SAN
12 9 (2.74%) VoIP
13 8 (2.44%) Software-Defined Networking
14 7 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.32%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.44%) Oracle Database
3 7 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.13%) Power BI
4 6 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.52%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.22%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.22%) Big Data
6 4 (1.22%) DataStage
6 4 (1.22%) DynamoDB
6 4 (1.22%) Hadoop
6 4 (1.22%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.22%) MySQL
6 4 (1.22%) Neo4j
6 4 (1.22%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.22%) Pentaho
6 4 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.22%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.22%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 18 (5.49%) GitLab
2 16 (4.88%) Git
3 12 (3.66%) Jenkins
4 11 (3.35%) JIRA
5 9 (2.74%) Octopus Deploy
6 7 (2.13%) Bitbucket
7 6 (1.83%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.61%) rollup.js
8 2 (0.61%) Terragrunt
General
1 97 (29.57%) Social Skills
2 50 (15.24%) Finance
3 38 (11.59%) Public Sector
4 37 (11.28%) Retail
5 24 (7.32%) Law
6 17 (5.18%) Banking
7 15 (4.57%) Aerospace
8 14 (4.27%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.96%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.74%) Automotive
10 9 (2.74%) Marketing
10 9 (2.74%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.44%) Financial Institution
12 7 (2.13%) Electronics
13 6 (1.83%) Back Office
14 5 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.61%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 74 (22.56%) Cloud Engineer
2 51 (15.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 48 (14.63%) Senior
4 38 (11.59%) Lead
5 34 (10.37%) Architect
6 25 (7.62%) Network Engineer
7 19 (5.79%) DevOps Engineer
8 16 (4.88%) Consultant
8 16 (4.88%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (4.57%) Azure Infrastructure Lead
10 14 (4.27%) Administrator
10 14 (4.27%) Analyst
10 14 (4.27%) Digital Project Manager
10 14 (4.27%) Project Manager
10 14 (4.27%) Senior Digital Project Manager
10 14 (4.27%) Senior Manager
10 14 (4.27%) Senior Project Manager
11 12 (3.66%) Azure Engineer
11 12 (3.66%) Cloud Consultant
12 11 (3.35%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.05%) XMPP
2 9 (2.74%) .NET
3 7 (2.13%) ARM Templates
4 4 (1.22%) 802.1X
4 4 (1.22%) Kafka
4 4 (1.22%) YAML
5 3 (0.91%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.91%) boto
5 3 (0.91%) OpenID
6 2 (0.61%) AWS CDK
6 2 (0.61%) OAuth
6 2 (0.61%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.61%) Streamlit
6 2 (0.61%) WAMP
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.30%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.30%) REST
7 1 (0.30%) SAML
7 1 (0.30%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (10.67%) Public Cloud
2 27 (8.23%) Legacy Systems
3 26 (7.93%) Cloud Native
3 26 (7.93%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.88%) Data Centre
4 16 (4.88%) Private Cloud
5 15 (4.57%) Low-Code
6 14 (4.27%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (4.27%) Legacy Applications
7 13 (3.96%) Management Information System
8 12 (3.66%) PKI
8 12 (3.66%) Replication
9 10 (3.05%) FlexPod
9 10 (3.05%) Video Conferencing
10 9 (2.74%) Security Posture
11 8 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (2.13%) Enterprise Storage
12 7 (2.13%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (2.13%) Virtual Team
13 6 (1.83%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 116 (35.37%) Windows
2 99 (30.18%) Windows Server
3 51 (15.55%) Linux
4 7 (2.13%) Android
4 7 (2.13%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.52%) CentOS
5 5 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.52%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.91%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.61%) VMS
7 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (28.35%) Infrastructure as Code
2 84 (25.61%) ITIL
3 82 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 81 (24.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 75 (22.87%) Agile
6 73 (22.26%) DevOps
7 67 (20.43%) Disaster Recovery
8 61 (18.60%) Mentoring
9 55 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
10 50 (15.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 47 (14.33%) Cybersecurity
12 45 (13.72%) Coaching
13 43 (13.11%) Cloud Security
14 42 (12.80%) Roadmaps
15 40 (12.20%) Business Continuity
15 40 (12.20%) High Availability
16 36 (10.98%) AI
17 35 (10.67%) Migration
18 33 (10.06%) ITSM
19 31 (9.45%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (21.04%) PowerShell
2 64 (19.51%) Python
3 28 (8.54%) SQL
4 22 (6.71%) Bicep
5 20 (6.10%) Java
6 19 (5.79%) Bash
7 14 (4.27%) VBA
8 9 (2.74%) Go
8 9 (2.74%) JavaScript
9 7 (2.13%) C#
9 7 (2.13%) Clojure
10 3 (0.91%) C++
10 3 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.61%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.61%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 38 (11.59%) Security Cleared
2 26 (7.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (7.62%) AWS Certification
4 21 (6.40%) Azure Certification
5 20 (6.10%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (5.49%) Degree
7 14 (4.27%) ISTQB
8 12 (3.66%) SC Cleared
9 10 (3.05%) CCNA
10 9 (2.74%) CEH
10 9 (2.74%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.74%) MCSE
11 8 (2.44%) CCNP
12 7 (2.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (2.13%) OSCP
12 7 (2.13%) RHCE
12 7 (2.13%) RHCSA
12 7 (2.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 6 (1.83%) CISSP
14 5 (1.52%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (11.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (9.45%) SLA
3 25 (7.62%) NIST
4 11 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (3.35%) PCI DSS
5 9 (2.74%) ISO 22301
6 8 (2.44%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.83%) GDPR
8 5 (1.52%) NCSC
9 4 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.61%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.61%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.61%) QA
12 1 (0.30%) COBIT
12 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 96 (29.27%) Active Directory
2 77 (23.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (10.98%) Hyper-V
4 23 (7.01%) Docker
4 23 (7.01%) vSphere
5 9 (2.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 9 (2.74%) Virtual Servers
6 8 (2.44%) VMware NSX
7 7 (2.13%) Squid
8 5 (1.52%) KVM
9 4 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.30%) iptables
Systems Management
1 96 (29.27%) Terraform
2 56 (17.07%) Ansible
3 49 (14.94%) Kubernetes
4 33 (10.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (6.40%) Grafana
6 11 (3.35%) Prometheus
7 10 (3.05%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (2.74%) FortiGate
9 8 (2.44%) Proxmox
9 8 (2.44%) ZABBIX
10 7 (2.13%) Packer
10 7 (2.13%) SCCM
11 4 (1.22%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.91%) Nagios
13 2 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.61%) Nessus
13 2 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
14 1 (0.30%) Autotask
14 1 (0.30%) VxRail
Vendors
1 126 (38.41%) Microsoft
2 113 (34.45%) VMware
3 31 (9.45%) Cisco
4 26 (7.93%) Dell
5 25 (7.62%) HP
6 24 (7.32%) Dell Compellent
6 24 (7.32%) Nimble Storage
7 21 (6.40%) Splunk
7 21 (6.40%) Veeam
8 20 (6.10%) Oracle
9 17 (5.18%) Red Hat
10 16 (4.88%) Palo Alto
11 14 (4.27%) Commvault
12 11 (3.35%) Fortinet
13 8 (2.44%) Google
13 8 (2.44%) ServiceNow
14 7 (2.13%) IFS
14 7 (2.13%) NetApp
14 7 (2.13%) SolarWinds
15 6 (1.83%) Ubiquiti