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 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 441 484
Rank change year-on-year +47 +43 +30
Permanent jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 289 272 318
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.55% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.34% 1.44% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 208 113 217
10th Percentile £41,425 £47,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -18.75%
75th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,076 £60,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year +5.13% -4.43% -13.10%

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 21,636 18,838 26,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.45% 37.85% 36.02%
Number of salaries quoted 10,951 8,804 19,623
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -14.71%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% +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 13 February 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 13 February 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 +34 247 £70,000 - 89
London +88 137 £87,500 - 33
UK excluding London -47 120 £63,076 +5.13% 67
Work from Home +44 97 £71,750 +3.99% 43
North of England -34 37 £63,076 -12.38% 20
South East +14 22 £70,000 +4.48% 26
Midlands +19 17 £63,076 -9.89% 9
East of England +6 17 £27,000 -55.00% 4
North West -26 16 £66,538 -7.57% 11
West Midlands +24 15 £63,076 -9.89% 6
Yorkshire -30 13 £63,076 -5.15% 9
Northern Ireland -10 10 - -
North East -4 8 £63,076 -1.57%
Wales - 8 £55,000 -
South West -26 5 £63,750 -1.92% 9
Scotland -26 4 £45,000 -18.18% 1
East Midlands - 2 £49,000 - 3
Channel Islands - 2 £75,000 -

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 (5.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.11%) Apache Spark
2 9 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.08%) Confluence
4 4 (1.38%) Documentum
5 3 (1.04%) OpenStack
5 3 (1.04%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.35%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.35%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 183 (63.32%) Azure
2 105 (36.33%) AWS
3 61 (21.11%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (15.57%) Nutanix
5 44 (15.22%) Entra ID
6 26 (9.00%) GCP
7 24 (8.30%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (8.30%) Power Platform
8 19 (6.57%) PaaS
8 19 (6.57%) PowerApps
8 19 (6.57%) SaaS
9 18 (6.23%) Azure Sentinel
10 15 (5.19%) IaaS
11 14 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
12 12 (4.15%) GitHub
13 11 (3.81%) Amazon EKS
14 9 (3.11%) Amazon EMR
15 8 (2.77%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
17 6 (2.08%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 58 (20.07%) DNS
2 49 (16.96%) DHCP
3 43 (14.88%) Firewall
4 33 (11.42%) VPN
5 19 (6.57%) Remote Desktop
6 15 (5.19%) Network Security
7 11 (3.81%) WAN
7 11 (3.81%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (3.46%) Internet
9 8 (2.77%) LAN
9 8 (2.77%) VoIP
10 7 (2.42%) SAN
10 7 (2.42%) TCP/IP
11 6 (2.08%) VLAN
12 5 (1.73%) BGP
12 5 (1.73%) SD-WAN
13 3 (1.04%) SSL
13 3 (1.04%) Wireless
14 2 (0.69%) NAS
14 2 (0.69%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (12.80%) SQL Server
2 18 (6.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 12 (4.15%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (3.46%) MySQL
4 10 (3.46%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (3.11%) Apache Cassandra
5 9 (3.11%) Big Data
5 9 (3.11%) DataStage
5 9 (3.11%) DynamoDB
5 9 (3.11%) Hadoop
5 9 (3.11%) MongoDB
5 9 (3.11%) Neo4j
5 9 (3.11%) NoSQL
5 9 (3.11%) Pentaho
5 9 (3.11%) RDBMS
5 9 (3.11%) Relational Database
6 6 (2.08%) Power BI
7 4 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.38%) Oracle Database
8 3 (1.04%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 23 (7.96%) Octopus Deploy
2 18 (6.23%) TeamCity
3 12 (4.15%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.42%) JIRA
5 2 (0.69%) Git
5 2 (0.69%) GitLab
6 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 104 (35.99%) Social Skills
2 67 (23.18%) Finance
3 37 (12.80%) Law
4 28 (9.69%) Banking
5 23 (7.96%) Public Sector
6 22 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
7 17 (5.88%) Retail
8 12 (4.15%) Financial Institution
9 11 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.11%) Back Office
11 6 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.04%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.04%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.69%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.69%) Automotive
14 2 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.69%) Front Office
14 2 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.69%) Legal
Job Titles
1 47 (16.26%) Architect
2 37 (12.80%) Cloud Engineer
2 37 (12.80%) Senior
3 36 (12.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 29 (10.03%) DevOps Engineer
5 19 (6.57%) Infrastructure Architect
6 17 (5.88%) Lead
6 17 (5.88%) Project Manager
7 14 (4.84%) Administrator
7 14 (4.84%) Digital Project Manager
7 14 (4.84%) Senior Digital Project Manager
7 14 (4.84%) Senior Manager
7 14 (4.84%) Senior Project Manager
8 13 (4.50%) Solutions Architect
9 12 (4.15%) Consultant
10 11 (3.81%) IT Security Specialist
10 11 (3.81%) Security Specialist
11 10 (3.46%) Azure Engineer
11 10 (3.46%) Infrastructure Manager
11 10 (3.46%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.34%) .NET
2 5 (1.73%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.38%) RESTful
4 2 (0.69%) DPDK
4 2 (0.69%) eBPF
4 2 (0.69%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.69%) Middleware
4 2 (0.69%) OpenID
4 2 (0.69%) OpenTelemetry
4 2 (0.69%) REST
4 2 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.69%) Streamlit
5 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.35%) CSS
5 1 (0.35%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.35%) HTML
5 1 (0.35%) JMS
5 1 (0.35%) SOAP
5 1 (0.35%) WAMP
5 1 (0.35%) WSDL
Miscellaneous
1 47 (16.26%) Data Centre
2 36 (12.46%) Legacy Systems
2 36 (12.46%) Public Cloud
3 23 (7.96%) Cloud Native
4 20 (6.92%) Onboarding
4 20 (6.92%) Virtual Team
5 18 (6.23%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (5.54%) Management Information System
7 15 (5.19%) Legacy Applications
7 15 (5.19%) Low-Code
8 14 (4.84%) Private Cloud
9 9 (3.11%) Product Ownership
9 9 (3.11%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (2.42%) Driving Licence
12 6 (2.08%) Blog
12 6 (2.08%) iPad
13 5 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
14 4 (1.38%) ARM Cortex
14 4 (1.38%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 77 (26.64%) Windows
2 61 (21.11%) Windows Server
3 23 (7.96%) Linux
4 13 (4.50%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.08%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.04%) CentOS
6 3 (1.04%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Rocky
8 1 (0.35%) Unix
8 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (25.95%) Infrastructure as Code
2 71 (24.57%) CI/CD
2 71 (24.57%) DevOps
3 56 (19.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (19.03%) Disaster Recovery
5 54 (18.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 54 (18.69%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (16.61%) ITIL
7 47 (16.26%) Cloud Security
8 46 (15.92%) Cybersecurity
9 45 (15.57%) Mentoring
9 45 (15.57%) Roadmaps
10 44 (15.22%) Agile
11 39 (13.49%) ITSM
12 37 (12.80%) Analytics
12 37 (12.80%) Migration
13 36 (12.46%) AI
14 33 (11.42%) Business Continuity
14 33 (11.42%) Coaching
15 31 (10.73%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (25.61%) PowerShell
2 65 (22.49%) Python
3 41 (14.19%) SQL
4 20 (6.92%) Bicep
4 20 (6.92%) Java
5 14 (4.84%) VBA
6 12 (4.15%) Bash
7 8 (2.77%) Go
7 8 (2.77%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.73%) C#
9 4 (1.38%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (1.04%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.69%) PHP
11 2 (0.69%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.69%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.35%) C++
12 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.35%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 30 (10.38%) Security Cleared
2 25 (8.65%) Azure Certification
3 22 (7.61%) AWS Certification
4 15 (5.19%) Degree
4 15 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (4.84%) SC Cleared
6 13 (4.50%) CEH
7 11 (3.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 11 (3.81%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (3.81%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.11%) CISSP
9 7 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.42%) CISM
10 6 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.08%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.73%) CITP
11 5 (1.73%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (1.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (1.38%) CCNP
12 4 (1.38%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (10.03%) NIST
3 24 (8.30%) SLA
4 14 (4.84%) GDPR
5 13 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (4.50%) ISO 22301
6 11 (3.81%) PCI DSS
7 9 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (3.11%) SOC 2
8 7 (2.42%) NCSC
9 6 (2.08%) QA
10 4 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (1.04%) Basel III
11 3 (1.04%) MiFID
12 2 (0.69%) COBIT
12 2 (0.69%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.69%) HIPAA
System Software
1 67 (23.18%) Active Directory
2 39 (13.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (9.34%) Hyper-V
4 10 (3.46%) Docker
5 7 (2.42%) Firmware
6 6 (2.08%) KVM
6 6 (2.08%) vSphere
7 5 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.69%) QEMU
10 1 (0.35%) iptables
10 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.35%) vCloud
10 1 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 78 (26.99%) Terraform
2 27 (9.34%) Ansible
2 27 (9.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (7.61%) Kubernetes
4 12 (4.15%) SCCM
5 10 (3.46%) Prometheus
6 9 (3.11%) Grafana
7 6 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.73%) Proxmox
8 5 (1.73%) SCOM
9 3 (1.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.69%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.69%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.69%) VxRail
11 1 (0.35%) Suricata
Vendors
1 87 (30.10%) Microsoft
2 82 (28.37%) VMware
3 23 (7.96%) Dell
4 21 (7.27%) Cisco
5 20 (6.92%) HP
6 19 (6.57%) Dell Compellent
6 19 (6.57%) Nimble Storage
7 18 (6.23%) Commvault
8 14 (4.84%) Oracle
9 11 (3.81%) Juniper
9 11 (3.81%) ServiceNow
9 11 (3.81%) Veeam
10 10 (3.46%) Freshdesk
10 10 (3.46%) Splunk
11 9 (3.11%) Informatica
11 9 (3.11%) Palo Alto
11 9 (3.11%) Talend
12 6 (2.08%) Apple
12 6 (2.08%) Datto
12 6 (2.08%) SAP