Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring PaaS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited PaaS over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 344 132 219
Rank change year-on-year -212 +87 -50
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 683 2,125 3,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 2.63% 1.93%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.31% 6.25% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 539 1,048 1,928
10th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -4.00%

All Cloud Skills
UK

PaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 29,506 33,998 84,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.65% 42.13% 47.94%
Number of salaries quoted 21,274 25,227 42,049
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,548 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PaaS in the UK

PaaS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PaaS.

Salary trend for PaaS in the UK

PaaS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PaaS over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for PaaS in the UK

PaaS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PaaS within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 -205 583 £70,000 -6.67% 92
UK excluding London -276 331 £60,000 -11.11% 68
London -96 274 £75,000 -6.25% 35
Work from Home -214 254 £65,000 -7.14% 49
South East -103 79 £65,000 - 22
Midlands -80 71 £65,000 +8.33% 13
North of England -206 67 £50,000 -29.15% 16
South West -74 66 £58,750 -9.44% 3
West Midlands -14 62 £65,000 +13.04% 11
North West -170 44 £52,500 -30.00% 3
Scotland -152 32 £52,500 -25.00% 8
Yorkshire -60 18 £48,745 -18.11% 8
East of England -6 12 £61,500 +11.82% 5
East Midlands -85 8 £45,000 -25.00% 2
North East -15 5 £43,125 -42.50% 5
Wales -39 5 £45,000 -10.00%
Northern Ireland -31 3 £100,000 +100.00% 5

PaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 27 (3.95%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.90%) Confluence
4 8 (1.17%) Apache
4 8 (1.17%) CMS
4 8 (1.17%) WordPress
5 6 (0.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.88%) Apache Solr
5 6 (0.88%) IIS
5 6 (0.88%) Sitecore CMS
5 6 (0.88%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.44%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.44%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.44%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Pig
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Service Bus
Applications
1 23 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.02%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.59%) Trello
5 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 33 (4.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 4 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.15%) HFM
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 532 (77.89%) Azure
2 471 (68.96%) IaaS
3 336 (49.19%) SaaS
4 213 (31.19%) AWS
5 152 (22.25%) Azure DevOps
6 129 (18.89%) Microsoft 365
7 83 (12.15%) GCP
8 76 (11.13%) Entra ID
9 62 (9.08%) Power Platform
10 56 (8.20%) GitHub
11 44 (6.44%) Cloud Computing
11 44 (6.44%) Dynamics 365
12 35 (5.12%) Serverless
13 33 (4.83%) Azure AKS
14 29 (4.25%) GitHub Actions
15 24 (3.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 22 (3.22%) Azure Stack
17 19 (2.78%) Azure Monitor
18 16 (2.34%) Azure Data Factory
18 16 (2.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 114 (16.69%) Firewall
2 76 (11.13%) WAN
3 71 (10.40%) DNS
4 56 (8.20%) VPN
5 45 (6.59%) SD-WAN
6 43 (6.30%) LAN
7 33 (4.83%) Wi-Fi
8 24 (3.51%) DHCP
8 24 (3.51%) Network Security
9 19 (2.78%) BGP
10 18 (2.64%) Unified Communications
11 17 (2.49%) SAN
12 16 (2.34%) Wireless
13 13 (1.90%) DMZ
14 12 (1.76%) Cisco ISE
15 11 (1.61%) MPLS
15 11 (1.61%) TCP/IP
16 10 (1.46%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (1.46%) Internet
16 10 (1.46%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (12.45%) SQL Server
2 57 (8.35%) Azure SQL Database
3 31 (4.54%) NoSQL
4 27 (3.95%) Relational Database
5 25 (3.66%) Power BI
6 24 (3.51%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (2.93%) MySQL
8 13 (1.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 12 (1.76%) MongoDB
9 12 (1.76%) Redis
10 11 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (1.46%) Big Data
12 8 (1.17%) DynamoDB
12 8 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
13 6 (0.88%) Data Mining
13 6 (0.88%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.73%) Metadata
15 4 (0.59%) Data Lake
15 4 (0.59%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 61 (8.93%) Git
2 26 (3.81%) Jenkins
3 22 (3.22%) SonarQube
4 21 (3.07%) JIRA
5 17 (2.49%) Octopus Deploy
6 12 (1.76%) GitLab
7 7 (1.02%) Postman
8 6 (0.88%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.44%) Fiddler
10 3 (0.44%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.29%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.29%) Maven
11 2 (0.29%) MLflow
11 2 (0.29%) Moq
11 2 (0.29%) MSTest
11 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
11 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
12 1 (0.15%) JProfiler
12 1 (0.15%) PHPUnit
General
1 176 (25.77%) Social Skills
2 101 (14.79%) Finance
3 65 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (7.76%) Public Sector
5 34 (4.98%) Legal
6 27 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (3.81%) Marketing
8 22 (3.22%) Law
9 16 (2.34%) Banking
10 15 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (1.90%) Retail
12 13 (1.90%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.76%) Games
14 8 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.88%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.73%) Japanese Language
17 4 (0.59%) Aviation
17 4 (0.59%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 137 (20.06%) Architect
2 113 (16.54%) Senior
3 99 (14.49%) Developer
4 74 (10.83%) Azure Engineer
5 63 (9.22%) Lead
6 57 (8.35%) Cloud Engineer
7 50 (7.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 49 (7.17%) Solutions Architect
9 48 (7.03%) Cloud Architect
10 47 (6.88%) DevOps Engineer
11 46 (6.73%) Platform Engineer
12 42 (6.15%) Consultant
13 40 (5.86%) Analyst
14 35 (5.12%) Cloud Platform Engineer
15 25 (3.66%) Senior Developer
16 24 (3.51%) Azure Architect
16 24 (3.51%) Technical Manager
17 22 (3.22%) AWS Architect
17 22 (3.22%) Azure Platform Engineer
18 19 (2.78%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (14.64%) .NET
2 54 (7.91%) ARM Templates
3 38 (5.56%) JSON
4 25 (3.66%) Middleware
4 25 (3.66%) RESTful
5 22 (3.22%) Azure Blueprints
6 21 (3.07%) React
6 21 (3.07%) Web Services
6 21 (3.07%) YAML
7 19 (2.78%) Node.js
8 18 (2.64%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.90%) CSS
9 13 (1.90%) HTML
10 12 (1.76%) Vue
10 12 (1.76%) XML
11 11 (1.61%) REST
12 10 (1.46%) .NET Core
12 10 (1.46%) Elastic Stack
12 10 (1.46%) Entity Framework
13 9 (1.32%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 98 (14.35%) Cloud Native
2 75 (10.98%) Public Cloud
3 54 (7.91%) Management Information System
4 48 (7.03%) Data Centre
5 26 (3.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (3.66%) Onboarding
7 22 (3.22%) Enterprise Cloud
8 20 (2.93%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (2.64%) Replication
10 16 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (2.20%) Distributed Systems
12 13 (1.90%) Product Ownership
13 12 (1.76%) Mobile App
14 10 (1.46%) Cyberattack
14 10 (1.46%) Data Structures
15 9 (1.32%) Algorithms
15 9 (1.32%) Clustering
15 9 (1.32%) Distributed Computing
15 9 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 103 (15.08%) Windows
2 83 (12.15%) Linux
3 54 (7.91%) Windows Server
4 17 (2.49%) Unix
5 10 (1.46%) Ubuntu
5 10 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (1.32%) Solaris
6 9 (1.32%) VMS
6 9 (1.32%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.73%) Android
8 5 (0.73%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.44%) CentOS
10 1 (0.15%) Alpine Linux
10 1 (0.15%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (42.46%) DevOps
2 161 (23.57%) Agile
3 136 (19.91%) Infrastructure as Code
4 134 (19.62%) CI/CD
5 95 (13.91%) Cybersecurity
6 93 (13.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 78 (11.42%) Microservices
7 78 (11.42%) Problem-Solving
8 77 (11.27%) Analytics
8 77 (11.27%) ITIL
8 77 (11.27%) Mentoring
9 68 (9.96%) Platform Engineering
10 66 (9.66%) Cloud Security
11 65 (9.52%) Containerisation
11 65 (9.52%) Roadmaps
11 65 (9.52%) Test Automation
12 63 (9.22%) Information Security
13 57 (8.35%) Continuous Integration
14 55 (8.05%) Continuous Improvement
14 55 (8.05%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 134 (19.62%) SQL
2 132 (19.33%) PowerShell
3 81 (11.86%) Python
4 72 (10.54%) C#
5 50 (7.32%) Bash
6 49 (7.17%) Bicep
7 46 (6.73%) JavaScript
8 39 (5.71%) Java
9 10 (1.46%) Go
10 8 (1.17%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.73%) C++
11 5 (0.73%) Ruby
12 4 (0.59%) PHP
13 3 (0.44%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.15%) Perl
15 1 (0.15%) Rust
15 1 (0.15%) Scala
15 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 99 (14.49%) Degree
2 87 (12.74%) Security Cleared
3 79 (11.57%) Azure Certification
4 34 (4.98%) Cisco Certification
4 34 (4.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (4.98%) SC Cleared
5 28 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (3.95%) AWS Certification
7 26 (3.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 22 (3.22%) TOGAF Certification
9 19 (2.78%) CCNA
10 17 (2.49%) DV Cleared
11 16 (2.34%) CISSP
11 16 (2.34%) Master's Degree
12 15 (2.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 10 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (1.32%) CCSP
15 6 (0.88%) CISM
15 6 (0.88%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (4.10%) NCSC
3 23 (3.37%) GDPR
3 23 (3.37%) NIST
4 21 (3.07%) SLA
5 20 (2.93%) QA
6 17 (2.49%) HIPAA
7 13 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.32%) PCI DSS
9 8 (1.17%) NIST 800
10 7 (1.02%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.88%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.73%) Data Quality
13 3 (0.44%) COBIT
13 3 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.44%) PMO
13 3 (0.44%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.29%) FedRAMP
14 2 (0.29%) Web Application Security Consortium
System Software
1 87 (12.74%) Active Directory
2 80 (11.71%) Docker
3 46 (6.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (3.22%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (2.64%) Hyper-V
6 15 (2.20%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (1.90%) VMware NSX
8 8 (1.17%) vSphere
9 4 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.44%) XenApp
10 3 (0.44%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.15%) Firmware
12 1 (0.15%) KVM
12 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 181 (26.50%) Terraform
2 117 (17.13%) Kubernetes
3 98 (14.35%) Ansible
4 45 (6.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 25 (3.66%) Puppet
6 22 (3.22%) FortiGate
7 20 (2.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 11 (1.61%) Istio
9 9 (1.32%) Nessus
10 8 (1.17%) Progress Chef
10 8 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.73%) Grafana
11 5 (0.73%) Kibana
11 5 (0.73%) Packer
11 5 (0.73%) SCCM
12 4 (0.59%) IBM BigFix
12 4 (0.59%) Nagios
13 3 (0.44%) CA Single Sign-On
13 3 (0.44%) Graphite
13 3 (0.44%) QRadar
Vendors
1 289 (42.31%) Microsoft
2 61 (8.93%) Cisco
3 59 (8.64%) VMware
4 40 (5.86%) Oracle
5 29 (4.25%) Google
5 29 (4.25%) ServiceNow
6 22 (3.22%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.78%) SAP
8 16 (2.34%) Palo Alto
9 15 (2.20%) Meraki
9 15 (2.20%) Splunk
10 14 (2.05%) NetApp
11 12 (1.76%) Databricks
12 11 (1.61%) CheckPoint
13 10 (1.46%) CA
14 8 (1.17%) Citrix
14 8 (1.17%) Veeam
15 7 (1.02%) SolarWinds
15 7 (1.02%) Sparx
16 6 (0.88%) Sitecore