Hybrid Cloud Job Trends

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 1 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 437 473
Rank change year-on-year +42 +36 +31
Permanent jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 294 246 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.53% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.32% 1.38% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 207 108 217
10th Percentile £39,000 £47,419 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £57,597
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.15%
75th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £104,150 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,076 £60,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year +5.13% -4.43% -6.99%

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 22,289 17,862 28,498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.80% 38.21% 36.41%
Number of salaries quoted 11,275 8,653 20,534
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,700 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,445 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.92% +10.00% -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 1 March 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 1 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
England +46 252 £70,000 -2.77% 173
London +80 135 £87,500 -2.78% 40
UK excluding London -29 128 £63,076 +5.13% 152
Work from Home +28 101 £70,000 +0.72% 77
North of England -46 39 £63,076 -12.38% 32
South East -13 25 £70,000 +7.69% 60
North West -28 18 £63,076 -12.38% 15
East of England +1 17 £27,000 -55.00% 17
Midlands +1 15 £63,076 -9.89% 15
West Midlands +23 14 £63,076 -9.89% 9
Yorkshire -38 12 £63,076 -5.15% 15
Northern Ireland -18 11 - - 3
North East -5 9 £63,076 -1.57% 2
South West -25 8 £56,250 -13.46% 21
Scotland -20 5 £45,000 -18.18% 3
Channel Islands - 4 £75,000 -
Wales - 4 £55,000 - 4
East Midlands - 1 - - 6

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 16 (5.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.40%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.38%) Apache Spark
4 6 (2.04%) Confluence
5 4 (1.36%) Documentum
6 3 (1.02%) OpenStack
6 3 (1.02%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.34%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.34%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 187 (63.61%) Azure
2 104 (35.37%) AWS
3 64 (21.77%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (17.69%) Nutanix
5 45 (15.31%) Entra ID
6 24 (8.16%) GCP
6 24 (8.16%) Power Platform
7 21 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (6.80%) PaaS
9 19 (6.46%) PowerApps
9 19 (6.46%) SaaS
10 18 (6.12%) IaaS
11 15 (5.10%) Azure Sentinel
12 14 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (4.42%) GitHub
14 12 (4.08%) Amazon EKS
15 8 (2.72%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (2.38%) Amazon EMR
16 7 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
17 6 (2.04%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 62 (21.09%) DNS
2 53 (18.03%) DHCP
3 48 (16.33%) Firewall
4 34 (11.56%) VPN
5 22 (7.48%) Remote Desktop
6 15 (5.10%) WAN
7 12 (4.08%) LAN
8 11 (3.74%) Network Security
8 11 (3.74%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (3.40%) Internet
10 9 (3.06%) VLAN
11 8 (2.72%) SAN
11 8 (2.72%) TCP/IP
12 7 (2.38%) VoIP
13 5 (1.70%) BGP
13 5 (1.70%) SD-WAN
14 4 (1.36%) Unified Communications
15 3 (1.02%) NAS
15 3 (1.02%) WebEx
15 3 (1.02%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.88%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 10 (3.40%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.72%) MySQL
4 8 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.38%) Apache Cassandra
5 7 (2.38%) Big Data
5 7 (2.38%) DataStage
5 7 (2.38%) DynamoDB
5 7 (2.38%) Hadoop
5 7 (2.38%) MongoDB
5 7 (2.38%) Neo4j
5 7 (2.38%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.38%) Pentaho
5 7 (2.38%) RDBMS
5 7 (2.38%) Relational Database
6 6 (2.04%) Power BI
7 4 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.36%) Oracle Database
8 3 (1.02%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 20 (6.80%) Octopus Deploy
2 15 (5.10%) TeamCity
3 11 (3.74%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.38%) JIRA
5 4 (1.36%) Git
6 1 (0.34%) GitLab
6 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 104 (35.37%) Social Skills
2 61 (20.75%) Finance
3 36 (12.24%) Law
4 27 (9.18%) Banking
5 25 (8.50%) Public Sector
6 22 (7.48%) Retail
7 21 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (3.74%) Financial Institution
8 11 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.06%) Back Office
10 5 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.70%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.02%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.68%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.68%) Automotive
12 2 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.68%) Legal
12 2 (0.68%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 43 (14.63%) Cloud Engineer
2 42 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 41 (13.95%) Architect
3 41 (13.95%) Senior
4 26 (8.84%) DevOps Engineer
5 16 (5.44%) Lead
5 16 (5.44%) Project Manager
6 14 (4.76%) Administrator
6 14 (4.76%) Digital Project Manager
6 14 (4.76%) Senior Digital Project Manager
6 14 (4.76%) Senior Manager
6 14 (4.76%) Senior Project Manager
7 13 (4.42%) Infrastructure Architect
7 13 (4.42%) IT Security Specialist
7 13 (4.42%) Security Specialist
7 13 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (4.08%) Consultant
9 11 (3.74%) Azure Engineer
9 11 (3.74%) Infrastructure Manager
10 10 (3.40%) Senior DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (7.82%) .NET
2 5 (1.70%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.36%) RESTful
4 3 (1.02%) XMPP
5 2 (0.68%) DPDK
5 2 (0.68%) eBPF
5 2 (0.68%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.68%) Middleware
5 2 (0.68%) OpenID
5 2 (0.68%) OpenTelemetry
5 2 (0.68%) REST
5 2 (0.68%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.68%) Streamlit
6 1 (0.34%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.34%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.34%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.34%) Kafka
6 1 (0.34%) WAMP
Miscellaneous
1 41 (13.95%) Data Centre
2 38 (12.93%) Public Cloud
3 33 (11.22%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (8.50%) Onboarding
5 23 (7.82%) Cloud Native
6 17 (5.78%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (5.44%) Virtual Team
8 15 (5.10%) Legacy Applications
8 15 (5.10%) Low-Code
8 15 (5.10%) Private Cloud
9 14 (4.76%) Management Information System
10 8 (2.72%) Replication
10 8 (2.72%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (2.38%) Driving Licence
11 7 (2.38%) Product Ownership
12 6 (2.04%) Blog
12 6 (2.04%) Enterprise Storage
13 5 (1.70%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (1.70%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 82 (27.89%) Windows
2 69 (23.47%) Windows Server
3 25 (8.50%) Linux
4 12 (4.08%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.38%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.36%) CentOS
6 4 (1.36%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (26.19%) Infrastructure as Code
2 72 (24.49%) CI/CD
3 70 (23.81%) DevOps
3 70 (23.81%) Disaster Recovery
4 63 (21.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 57 (19.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (17.35%) ITIL
8 49 (16.67%) Mentoring
9 47 (15.99%) Cybersecurity
10 45 (15.31%) Cloud Security
11 44 (14.97%) Agile
12 43 (14.63%) Roadmaps
13 40 (13.61%) ITSM
14 37 (12.59%) Business Continuity
14 37 (12.59%) Coaching
15 35 (11.90%) Analytics
15 35 (11.90%) Migration
16 34 (11.56%) AI
17 32 (10.88%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (26.19%) PowerShell
2 68 (23.13%) Python
3 35 (11.90%) SQL
4 22 (7.48%) Bicep
5 19 (6.46%) Java
6 14 (4.76%) VBA
7 13 (4.42%) Bash
8 9 (3.06%) Go
8 9 (3.06%) JavaScript
9 6 (2.04%) C#
10 4 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (1.02%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.68%) C++
12 2 (0.68%) PHP
12 2 (0.68%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.68%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.34%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 31 (10.54%) Security Cleared
2 24 (8.16%) Azure Certification
3 20 (6.80%) AWS Certification
4 18 (6.12%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (5.78%) Degree
6 15 (5.10%) CEH
7 14 (4.76%) SC Cleared
8 13 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (3.74%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (2.04%) CCNP
12 6 (2.04%) CISSP
12 6 (2.04%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.70%) CISM
13 5 (1.70%) CITP
13 5 (1.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 4 (1.36%) CCSP
14 4 (1.36%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (9.52%) NIST
3 27 (9.18%) SLA
4 15 (5.10%) ISO 22301
5 13 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (4.42%) GDPR
6 11 (3.74%) PCI DSS
7 9 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (3.06%) SOC 2
8 7 (2.38%) NCSC
9 5 (1.70%) QA
10 4 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (1.02%) Basel III
11 3 (1.02%) MiFID
12 2 (0.68%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.68%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.34%) COBIT
System Software
1 70 (23.81%) Active Directory
2 51 (17.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (10.20%) Hyper-V
4 11 (3.74%) vSphere
5 9 (3.06%) Docker
6 8 (2.72%) KVM
7 7 (2.38%) Firmware
8 5 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.68%) QEMU
12 1 (0.34%) iptables
12 1 (0.34%) vCloud
12 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 81 (27.55%) Terraform
2 33 (11.22%) Ansible
3 31 (10.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (8.50%) Kubernetes
5 13 (4.42%) Grafana
6 12 (4.08%) SCCM
7 11 (3.74%) Prometheus
8 6 (2.04%) Proxmox
9 5 (1.70%) SCOM
10 4 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (1.02%) Cisco CUCM
11 3 (1.02%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.68%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.68%) VxRail
13 1 (0.34%) Nessus
Vendors
1 99 (33.67%) VMware
2 90 (30.61%) Microsoft
3 25 (8.50%) Dell
4 23 (7.82%) Cisco
4 23 (7.82%) HP
5 22 (7.48%) Commvault
5 22 (7.48%) Dell Compellent
5 22 (7.48%) Nimble Storage
6 13 (4.42%) Veeam
7 12 (4.08%) Oracle
7 12 (4.08%) Palo Alto
7 12 (4.08%) Splunk
8 11 (3.74%) Juniper
8 11 (3.74%) ServiceNow
9 9 (3.06%) Freshdesk
10 7 (2.38%) Informatica
10 7 (2.38%) Red Hat
10 7 (2.38%) Talend
11 6 (2.04%) Fortinet
11 6 (2.04%) SAP