PaaS Job Trends

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring PaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 236 269
Rank change year-on-year -88 +33 -79
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 408 619 874
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.57% 1.35% 1.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.74% 3.63% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 284 313 740
10th Percentile £42,123 £48,389 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,563 £56,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,250 £71,991 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.36% -0.70% +3.57%
75th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £69,308 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.00% +10.89% +4.17%

All Cloud Computing 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 23,515 17,043 29,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.75% 37.28% 38.09%
Number of salaries quoted 12,639 10,876 24,338
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.57% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PaaS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

PaaS job vacancy trend in the UK

PaaS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PaaS

PaaS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PaaS over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for PaaS in the UK

PaaS
Top 19 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 5 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 -120 337 £70,542 -2.36% 176
UK excluding London -134 192 £70,000 +1.00% 144
London +3 152 £90,000 +5.88% 67
Work from Home -47 119 £70,932 +1.33% 109
North of England -23 51 £70,079 +12.13% 30
South East -49 46 £65,000 -13.33% 47
Midlands -16 42 £70,039 -6.61% 17
North West -9 32 £65,250 +8.75% 17
West Midlands -14 31 £70,542 -5.94% 9
East of England 0 17 £62,500 +25.00% 15
South West -134 13 £65,000 -9.71% 21
Scotland -17 12 £73,801 +34.18% 5
North East -8 11 £75,000 +8.21% 5
East Midlands -20 11 £33,500 -58.13% 8
Yorkshire -42 8 £65,466 +0.72% 8
Wales -6 7 £73,801 +6.48% 8
Northern Ireland -33 5 £75,509 +8.95% 4
Isle of Man - 2 - - 4
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -

PaaS
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 24 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
1 24 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.19%) Confluence
3 6 (1.47%) IIS
4 4 (0.98%) Documentum
5 2 (0.49%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.25%) Apache
6 1 (0.25%) FileNet
6 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.47%) Trello
3 4 (0.98%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (0.98%) Oracle ERP
1 4 (0.98%) SAP FS
2 3 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.49%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.25%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.25%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 301 (73.77%) Azure
2 234 (57.35%) IaaS
3 194 (47.55%) SaaS
4 88 (21.57%) AWS
5 83 (20.34%) Azure DevOps
5 83 (20.34%) Entra ID
6 79 (19.36%) Microsoft 365
7 54 (13.24%) Power Platform
8 50 (12.25%) GCP
9 47 (11.52%) Serverless
10 42 (10.29%) GitHub
11 34 (8.33%) Azure Logic Apps
12 33 (8.09%) dbt
13 30 (7.35%) Azure AKS
14 26 (6.37%) AWS CloudFormation
14 26 (6.37%) Datadog
15 23 (5.64%) Azure Monitor
16 22 (5.39%) Azure App Service
17 20 (4.90%) Azure Service Bus
18 19 (4.66%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 62 (15.20%) Firewall
2 49 (12.01%) DNS
3 44 (10.78%) VPN
4 35 (8.58%) DHCP
5 25 (6.13%) TCP/IP
6 19 (4.66%) VLAN
7 17 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (3.92%) SAN
9 15 (3.68%) WAN
10 9 (2.21%) LAN
11 6 (1.47%) Network Security
11 6 (1.47%) PuTTY
11 6 (1.47%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.47%) SSH
12 3 (0.74%) Kerberos
12 3 (0.74%) VoIP
13 2 (0.49%) Internet
13 2 (0.49%) MPLS
13 2 (0.49%) NAS
13 2 (0.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (13.97%) SQL Server
2 26 (6.37%) Power BI
3 24 (5.88%) Amazon RDS
4 19 (4.66%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (4.17%) Elasticsearch
5 17 (4.17%) Redis
6 14 (3.43%) Data Lake
7 13 (3.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (2.94%) NoSQL
9 10 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.47%) Power Query
11 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.98%) Relational Database
13 3 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
13 3 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.74%) SQLite
14 2 (0.49%) Big Data
14 2 (0.49%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 2 (0.49%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 29 (7.11%) Git
2 25 (6.13%) JIRA
3 12 (2.94%) Chocolatey
4 10 (2.45%) Cucumber
4 10 (2.45%) JMeter
4 10 (2.45%) Locust
5 6 (1.47%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.47%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.98%) Balsamiq
6 4 (0.98%) GitLab
7 2 (0.49%) Selenium
7 2 (0.49%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 126 (30.88%) Social Skills
2 119 (29.17%) Finance
3 41 (10.05%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (6.13%) Legal
5 24 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (5.64%) Law
7 21 (5.15%) Banking
7 21 (5.15%) Public Sector
8 14 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.70%) Marketing
10 9 (2.21%) Billing
11 8 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.98%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.98%) French Language
12 4 (0.98%) Games
12 4 (0.98%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.74%) Advertising
13 3 (0.74%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 106 (25.98%) Architect
2 75 (18.38%) Senior
3 74 (18.14%) Lead
4 71 (17.40%) Cloud Engineer
5 62 (15.20%) Azure Engineer
6 36 (8.82%) Solutions Architect
7 32 (7.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 29 (7.11%) Developer
9 27 (6.62%) Azure Architect
10 26 (6.37%) Support Engineer
11 25 (6.13%) Analyst
11 25 (6.13%) Technical Architect
12 22 (5.39%) Platform Engineer
12 22 (5.39%) Security Engineer
13 21 (5.15%) IT Engineer
13 21 (5.15%) Senior Cloud Engineer
14 19 (4.66%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 18 (4.41%) Senior Platform Engineer
16 16 (3.92%) .NET Developer
16 16 (3.92%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (9.07%) .NET
2 28 (6.86%) React
3 26 (6.37%) .NET Framework
4 19 (4.66%) RESTful
5 18 (4.41%) CSS
5 18 (4.41%) Django
6 16 (3.92%) YAML
7 14 (3.43%) ARM Templates
7 14 (3.43%) HTML
8 12 (2.94%) ASP.NET Web API
8 12 (2.94%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 12 (2.94%) Entity Framework
8 12 (2.94%) JSON
8 12 (2.94%) Razor View Engine
9 10 (2.45%) Gherkin
10 9 (2.21%) Middleware
11 7 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
12 6 (1.47%) REST
13 5 (1.23%) .NET Core
13 5 (1.23%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 61 (14.95%) Cloud Native
2 40 (9.80%) Enterprise Software
3 25 (6.13%) Security Posture
4 20 (4.90%) Hybrid Cloud
5 18 (4.41%) Management Information System
6 17 (4.17%) Linux Command Line
7 16 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (3.19%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (2.70%) Hedge funds
9 11 (2.70%) Public Cloud
10 10 (2.45%) AI Agents
10 10 (2.45%) PKI
11 8 (1.96%) Enterprise Cloud
11 8 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.96%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.96%) Social Media
12 7 (1.72%) Data Centre
12 7 (1.72%) Product Ownership
13 6 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.23%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 63 (15.44%) Windows
2 46 (11.27%) Linux
3 32 (7.84%) Windows Server
4 30 (7.35%) Unix
5 14 (3.43%) VMS
6 4 (0.98%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.74%) Android
8 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (48.77%) DevOps
2 143 (35.05%) Agile
3 138 (33.82%) Infrastructure as Code
4 133 (32.60%) CI/CD
5 94 (23.04%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (19.36%) Mentoring
7 71 (17.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 70 (17.16%) AI
9 68 (16.67%) Roadmaps
10 65 (15.93%) Test Automation
11 62 (15.20%) Computer Science
12 61 (14.95%) Migration
13 58 (14.22%) Cybersecurity
14 52 (12.75%) Analytics
15 51 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
16 49 (12.01%) Project Delivery
17 48 (11.76%) Decision-Making
17 48 (11.76%) Microservices
18 47 (11.52%) Enterprise Architecture
19 46 (11.27%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 78 (19.12%) PowerShell
2 72 (17.65%) Python
3 67 (16.42%) SQL
4 39 (9.56%) Bicep
5 28 (6.86%) Java
6 24 (5.88%) C#
7 19 (4.66%) Bash
7 19 (4.66%) JavaScript
8 15 (3.68%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.47%) DCL
9 6 (1.47%) Tcl
10 3 (0.74%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.49%) Delphi
11 2 (0.49%) Go
11 2 (0.49%) PHP
11 2 (0.49%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.49%) VB
11 2 (0.49%) VB6
12 1 (0.25%) Ruby
12 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (17.40%) Degree
2 60 (14.71%) Security Cleared
3 53 (12.99%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (12.01%) SC Cleared
5 42 (10.29%) Azure Certification
6 23 (5.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 21 (5.15%) Master's Degree
8 17 (4.17%) CISSP
9 12 (2.94%) AWS Certification
10 11 (2.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 11 (2.70%) CCSK
11 9 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (2.21%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.21%) PMP
12 8 (1.96%) IIBA
13 6 (1.47%) TOGAF Certification
14 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 4 (0.98%) CITP
15 4 (0.98%) Network+ Certification
16 3 (0.74%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.33%) QA
2 25 (6.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (5.88%) NIST
4 17 (4.17%) SLA
5 15 (3.68%) NCSC
6 11 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (2.45%) Accessibility
7 10 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (2.45%) WCAG
8 6 (1.47%) GDPR
8 6 (1.47%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.23%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.98%) IFRS
10 4 (0.98%) IFRS 17
10 4 (0.98%) Solvency II
11 3 (0.74%) GRC
12 1 (0.25%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 78 (19.12%) Active Directory
2 64 (15.69%) Docker
3 33 (8.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.90%) Hyper-V
5 19 (4.66%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (1.96%) vCloud
7 7 (1.72%) vSphere
8 6 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 120 (29.41%) Terraform
2 52 (12.75%) Kubernetes
3 31 (7.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (4.66%) Ansible
5 17 (4.17%) AWS Copilot
6 16 (3.92%) SCCM
7 14 (3.43%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (2.94%) Grafana
9 7 (1.72%) Puppet
9 7 (1.72%) SCOM
10 5 (1.23%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.98%) SolarWinds Orion
12 3 (0.74%) CASB
12 3 (0.74%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.74%) VxRail
13 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.49%) Packer
14 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
14 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 193 (47.30%) Microsoft
2 47 (11.52%) Google
3 45 (11.03%) VMware
4 28 (6.86%) Oracle
5 15 (3.68%) AppDynamics
6 13 (3.19%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.94%) Dynatrace
7 12 (2.94%) Tenable
8 10 (2.45%) BiZZdesign
8 10 (2.45%) Palo Alto
9 9 (2.21%) Informatica
10 8 (1.96%) Alteryx
10 8 (1.96%) Anaplan
10 8 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (1.96%) Fortinet
11 7 (1.72%) SAP
12 6 (1.47%) Cisco
12 6 (1.47%) Databricks
13 5 (1.23%) Sage
13 5 (1.23%) Veeam