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 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 336 295
Rank change year-on-year -129 -41 +16
Permanent jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 361 407 779
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.82% 0.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.33% 1.98% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 270 173 218
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £42,238
25th Percentile £50,750 £56,250 £51,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £84,813
90th Percentile £93,875 £100,000 £96,042
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.92% -7.14% -

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 27,160 20,553 27,987
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.03% 41.43% 33.39%
Number of salaries quoted 17,155 10,324 16,624
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -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 5 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Hybrid Cloud in the UK

Hybrid Cloud
Top 18 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 5 August 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 -116 333 £66,538 -8.22% 292
UK excluding London -61 274 £63,750 -1.92% 151
Work from Home +12 113 £70,000 -12.50% 134
North of England +2 88 £65,000 - 48
London -104 81 £84,500 +16.55% 146
South East -51 66 £70,000 -17.65% 58
North West +34 55 £70,000 +27.27% 27
South West -61 54 £60,500 -24.38% 20
Midlands -23 39 £63,500 -20.63% 9
West Midlands -6 38 £62,000 -22.50% 5
Yorkshire -39 19 £51,500 -20.77% 19
East of England -30 15 £34,000 -43.33% 6
North East - 14 £44,000 - 2
Scotland +15 8 £77,500 +67.57% 7
Wales -57 6 £54,085 -32.39% 3
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 1
East Midlands -36 1 £77,500 +55.00% 4

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 27 (7.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (6.09%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.22%) Confluence
4 5 (1.39%) IIS
5 4 (1.11%) SAS
6 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.55%) Distributed Ledger
2 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.28%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 243 (67.31%) Azure
2 128 (35.46%) AWS
3 95 (26.32%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (19.11%) Entra ID
5 31 (8.59%) IaaS
6 30 (8.31%) Amazon EKS
6 30 (8.31%) GCP
6 30 (8.31%) PaaS
7 28 (7.76%) Azure AKS
7 28 (7.76%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (7.76%) Nutanix
8 20 (5.54%) AWS CloudFormation
9 19 (5.26%) Serverless
10 18 (4.99%) SaaS
11 14 (3.88%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (3.88%) Amazon S3
12 13 (3.60%) GitHub
12 13 (3.60%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 12 (3.32%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 12 (3.32%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 91 (25.21%) Firewall
2 57 (15.79%) DNS
3 50 (13.85%) VPN
4 48 (13.30%) WAN
5 46 (12.74%) DHCP
6 39 (10.80%) LAN
6 39 (10.80%) Network Security
7 17 (4.71%) SD-WAN
7 17 (4.71%) Wireless
8 16 (4.43%) VLAN
9 15 (4.16%) Cisco Firepower
9 15 (4.16%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.32%) Remote Desktop
10 12 (3.32%) Software-Defined Networking
11 11 (3.05%) SAN
11 11 (3.05%) Unified Communications
11 11 (3.05%) WebEx
12 10 (2.77%) Cisco ASA
13 9 (2.49%) BGP
13 9 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.88%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
2 8 (2.22%) Oracle Database
2 8 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.39%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.83%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.83%) Flink
6 2 (0.55%) Power BI
6 2 (0.55%) Redis
6 2 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.28%) Big Data
7 1 (0.28%) DataStage
7 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.28%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.28%) Pentaho
7 1 (0.28%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (6.65%) GitLab
2 18 (4.99%) Git
2 18 (4.99%) Jenkins
3 12 (3.32%) JIRA
4 8 (2.22%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.55%) rollup.js
5 2 (0.55%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 95 (26.32%) Social Skills
2 46 (12.74%) Finance
3 30 (8.31%) Retail
4 29 (8.03%) Public Sector
5 22 (6.09%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.99%) Law
7 16 (4.43%) Aerospace
7 16 (4.43%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.16%) Manufacturing
9 12 (3.32%) Banking
10 10 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.77%) Marketing
11 7 (1.94%) Automotive
11 7 (1.94%) Electronics
12 5 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.11%) Local Government
14 3 (0.83%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.55%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 58 (16.07%) Cloud Engineer
2 57 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 53 (14.68%) Architect
4 50 (13.85%) Lead
5 43 (11.91%) Senior
6 26 (7.20%) Network Engineer
7 19 (5.26%) Azure Engineer
7 19 (5.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (4.99%) Analyst
8 18 (4.99%) Azure Infrastructure Lead
9 17 (4.71%) DevOps Engineer
9 17 (4.71%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (4.43%) Consultant
11 14 (3.88%) IT Engineer
12 13 (3.60%) Azure Architect
12 13 (3.60%) Support Engineer
13 12 (3.32%) AWS Engineer
13 12 (3.32%) Cloud Consultant
14 11 (3.05%) IT Manager
14 11 (3.05%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.32%) ARM Templates
2 11 (3.05%) Kafka
2 11 (3.05%) XMPP
3 6 (1.66%) YAML
4 5 (1.39%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.39%) boto
4 5 (1.39%) Keycloak
5 3 (0.83%) OpenID
6 2 (0.55%) .NET
6 2 (0.55%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.55%) AWS CDK
6 2 (0.55%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.55%) OAuth
6 2 (0.55%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.55%) WAMP
7 1 (0.28%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.28%) Loki
7 1 (0.28%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.28%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.42%) Data Centre
2 31 (8.59%) Cloud Native
3 28 (7.76%) Onboarding
4 23 (6.37%) Public Cloud
5 19 (5.26%) Security Posture
6 17 (4.71%) PKI
7 16 (4.43%) Replication
8 15 (4.16%) Private Cloud
9 11 (3.05%) FlexPod
9 11 (3.05%) Management Information System
9 11 (3.05%) Video Conferencing
10 9 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.94%) Enterprise Storage
11 7 (1.94%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.66%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.66%) Linux Command Line
13 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 134 (37.12%) Windows
2 113 (31.30%) Windows Server
3 64 (17.73%) Linux
4 9 (2.49%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.94%) Android
5 7 (1.94%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.39%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.39%) VMS
8 4 (1.11%) CentOS
8 4 (1.11%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.28%) AIX
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.28%) SUSE
9 1 (0.28%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (32.13%) Infrastructure as Code
2 95 (26.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 94 (26.04%) CI/CD
4 88 (24.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (22.16%) DevOps
6 76 (21.05%) ITIL
7 72 (19.94%) Disaster Recovery
8 70 (19.39%) Cloud Security
9 60 (16.62%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (14.96%) Agile
11 52 (14.40%) Roadmaps
12 50 (13.85%) Migration
13 48 (13.30%) Mentoring
14 47 (13.02%) Cybersecurity
15 38 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 37 (10.25%) High Availability
17 36 (9.97%) Business Continuity
18 33 (9.14%) Infrastructure Automation
18 33 (9.14%) Technical Leadership
19 32 (8.86%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 76 (21.05%) PowerShell
2 67 (18.56%) Python
3 32 (8.86%) Bash
4 31 (8.59%) Bicep
5 23 (6.37%) SQL
6 13 (3.60%) Go
7 12 (3.32%) Java
8 8 (2.22%) Clojure
9 4 (1.11%) C#
9 4 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.83%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.83%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.55%) C++
12 1 (0.28%) Korn
12 1 (0.28%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 65 (18.01%) Security Cleared
2 38 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 33 (9.14%) Azure Certification
4 30 (8.31%) Cisco Certification
5 29 (8.03%) AWS Certification
6 26 (7.20%) DV Cleared
6 26 (7.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 22 (6.09%) Degree
8 18 (4.99%) CCNP
9 16 (4.43%) ISTQB
10 14 (3.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 12 (3.32%) CCNA
12 9 (2.49%) MCSE
12 9 (2.49%) RHCE
12 9 (2.49%) RHCSA
13 8 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.22%) OSCP
14 7 (1.94%) CISSP
14 7 (1.94%) TOGAF Certification
15 5 (1.39%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (6.37%) NIST
2 23 (6.37%) SLA
3 8 (2.22%) NCSC
4 7 (1.94%) PCI DSS
4 7 (1.94%) SOC 2
5 6 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.66%) GDPR
6 4 (1.11%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.55%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 109 (30.19%) Active Directory
2 85 (23.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (9.42%) Docker
4 31 (8.59%) Hyper-V
5 27 (7.48%) vSphere
6 16 (4.43%) VMware NSX
7 10 (2.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (2.77%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (2.22%) Squid
9 7 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (1.39%) KVM
11 4 (1.11%) VMware ESXi
12 2 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
13 1 (0.28%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 1 (0.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 111 (30.75%) Terraform
2 67 (18.56%) Ansible
3 59 (16.34%) Kubernetes
4 36 (9.97%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (5.26%) Grafana
6 11 (3.05%) Cisco CUCM
7 9 (2.49%) Prometheus
7 9 (2.49%) SCCM
7 9 (2.49%) ZABBIX
8 8 (2.22%) FortiGate
8 8 (2.22%) Packer
9 5 (1.39%) Puppet
10 4 (1.11%) Nagios
10 4 (1.11%) Progress Chef
10 4 (1.11%) Proxmox
11 3 (0.83%) Istio
11 3 (0.83%) linkerd
11 3 (0.83%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 146 (40.44%) Microsoft
2 111 (30.75%) VMware
3 44 (12.19%) Cisco
4 26 (7.20%) Palo Alto
5 25 (6.93%) Veeam
6 24 (6.65%) Splunk
7 19 (5.26%) Oracle
8 18 (4.99%) Fortinet
8 18 (4.99%) Red Hat
9 14 (3.88%) Dell
10 13 (3.60%) HP
10 13 (3.60%) Meraki
11 12 (3.32%) Dell Compellent
11 12 (3.32%) Google
11 12 (3.32%) Nimble Storage
12 8 (2.22%) Commvault
12 8 (2.22%) IFS
12 8 (2.22%) NetApp
13 7 (1.94%) Zerto
14 6 (1.66%) Ubiquiti