Private Cloud
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Private Cloud in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Private Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 646 530 602
Rank change year-on-year -116 +72 -170
Permanent jobs citing Private Cloud 126 159 239
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.32% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.48% 0.78% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 66 95 169
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,250 £38,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £55,625 £49,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +16.00% -4.36%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,625 £96,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £77,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.71% +16.67% -7.69%

All Generic Skills
UK

Private 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 26,213 20,324 29,942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.93% 41.22% 33.64%
Number of salaries quoted 16,641 10,179 18,395
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +3.64% -14.06%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,470 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

Private Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Private Cloud job vacancy trend in the UK

Private Cloud
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Private Cloud.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Private Cloud

Private Cloud
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Private Cloud over the 6 months to 26 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Private Cloud in the UK

Private Cloud
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Private Cloud within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 -100 115 £77,500 +10.71% 82
UK excluding London -119 81 £77,500 +10.71% 48
Work from Home -33 52 £76,250 +1.67% 25
London -32 35 £102,500 +28.13% 39
South East -17 31 £62,500 -19.35% 15
Midlands -33 18 £80,000 +45.45% 9
North of England -49 18 £80,000 - 11
North West -4 12 £98,500 +40.71% 8
East Midlands -23 12 £80,000 +33.33% 4
South West -70 9 £70,000 +16.67% 8
West Midlands -27 6 £80,000 +45.45% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 1
Yorkshire -49 3 £47,500 -62.80% 1
North East - 3 £50,000 - 2
East of England -24 1 £75,000 +57.89% 3

Private 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 5 (3.97%) Apache
1 5 (3.97%) JBoss
2 4 (3.17%) nginx
3 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.59%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (7.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.17%) SAP APO
2 4 (3.17%) SAP IBP
3 3 (2.38%) SAP CO
3 3 (2.38%) SAP FI
3 3 (2.38%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (2.38%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (1.59%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 58 (46.03%) Azure
2 42 (33.33%) AWS
3 18 (14.29%) GitHub
4 13 (10.32%) GitHub Actions
5 8 (6.35%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 8 (6.35%) GCP
5 8 (6.35%) Nutanix
6 6 (4.76%) Amazon EKS
6 6 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (3.97%) OpenShift
8 4 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (3.17%) Datadog
8 4 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.17%) SaaS
8 4 (3.17%) WeChat
9 2 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (1.59%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.59%) Azure Stack
9 2 (1.59%) Rubrik
9 2 (1.59%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (21.43%) Firewall
2 15 (11.90%) VPN
3 14 (11.11%) LAN
4 10 (7.94%) DNS
5 9 (7.14%) WAN
6 7 (5.56%) Network Security
7 6 (4.76%) DHCP
8 5 (3.97%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (3.97%) Cisco Nexus
8 5 (3.97%) NGFW
8 5 (3.97%) SD-WAN
9 4 (3.17%) SSL
9 4 (3.17%) WLAN
10 3 (2.38%) ATM
10 3 (2.38%) Frame Relay
10 3 (2.38%) MPLS
10 3 (2.38%) SNMP
10 3 (2.38%) TCP/IP
10 3 (2.38%) VoIP
11 2 (1.59%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.17%) Big Data
1 4 (3.17%) NoSQL
2 3 (2.38%) MongoDB
2 3 (2.38%) SAP HANA
3 2 (1.59%) KNIME
3 2 (1.59%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Hudi
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Iceberg
4 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.79%) Delta Lake
4 1 (0.79%) Metadata
4 1 (0.79%) MySQL
4 1 (0.79%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (11.90%) Git
1 15 (11.90%) GitLab
2 10 (7.94%) JUnit
2 10 (7.94%) Spock
3 9 (7.14%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (3.17%) Bitbucket
4 4 (3.17%) Jenkins
4 4 (3.17%) Maven
5 3 (2.38%) JIRA
5 3 (2.38%) Subversion
6 2 (1.59%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.79%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.79%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.79%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.79%) Selenium
7 1 (0.79%) TeamCity
General
1 35 (27.78%) Finance
2 28 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 12 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 11 (8.73%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.73%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (7.94%) Marketing
6 8 (6.35%) Retail
7 4 (3.17%) Mandarin Language
7 4 (3.17%) Military
7 4 (3.17%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.38%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.38%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.59%) Banking
9 2 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.59%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Back Office
10 1 (0.79%) Front Office
10 1 (0.79%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.79%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 36 (28.57%) Senior
2 27 (21.43%) Consultant
3 16 (12.70%) Platform Engineer
4 14 (11.11%) Architect
5 11 (8.73%) Azure Engineer
6 10 (7.94%) Cloud Platform Engineer
6 10 (7.94%) Presales Consultant
6 10 (7.94%) VMware Consultant
7 9 (7.14%) Cloud Consultant
7 9 (7.14%) Developer
7 9 (7.14%) Senior Consultant
7 9 (7.14%) Solutions Consultant
8 8 (6.35%) Azure Platform Engineer
8 8 (6.35%) DevOps Engineer
8 8 (6.35%) Marketing Executive
8 8 (6.35%) Senior DevOps
9 7 (5.56%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 7 (5.56%) SAP Consultant
10 6 (4.76%) Java Developer
10 6 (4.76%) Senior VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (8.73%) Spring
2 8 (6.35%) AngularJS
3 5 (3.97%) React
4 4 (3.17%) CSS
4 4 (3.17%) CSS3
4 4 (3.17%) HTML
4 4 (3.17%) HTML5
4 4 (3.17%) Keycloak
4 4 (3.17%) OAuth
4 4 (3.17%) OAuth2
4 4 (3.17%) OpenID
5 3 (2.38%) Flask
6 1 (0.79%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.79%) HEVC
6 1 (0.79%) JSON
6 1 (0.79%) LAMP
6 1 (0.79%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.79%) Node.js
6 1 (0.79%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.79%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.63%) Data Centre
2 24 (19.05%) Public Cloud
3 16 (12.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (9.52%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (4.76%) Cloud Native
5 6 (4.76%) CMDB
5 6 (4.76%) Life Science
5 6 (4.76%) Social Media
6 5 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.17%) Onboarding
7 4 (3.17%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (3.17%) Virtual Team
8 3 (2.38%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.38%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (2.38%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 2 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.79%) Over-the-Top Content
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.22%) Linux
2 19 (15.08%) Windows
3 12 (9.52%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.79%) CentOS
5 1 (0.79%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (34.13%) CI/CD
2 36 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (26.19%) DevOps
4 31 (24.60%) Agile
5 27 (21.43%) Infrastructure as Code
6 24 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (16.67%) AI
7 21 (16.67%) Platform Engineering
8 19 (15.08%) Infrastructure Automation
8 19 (15.08%) Presales
8 19 (15.08%) Software Engineering
9 17 (13.49%) Roadmaps
9 17 (13.49%) Test Automation
10 16 (12.70%) Cloud Security
10 16 (12.70%) Mentoring
11 15 (11.90%) Containerisation
11 15 (11.90%) Disaster Recovery
11 15 (11.90%) Observability
11 15 (11.90%) Scrum
11 15 (11.90%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 34 (26.98%) Python
2 25 (19.84%) PowerShell
3 18 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 13 (10.32%) Java
5 11 (8.73%) Bash
5 11 (8.73%) TypeScript
6 6 (4.76%) Go
7 5 (3.97%) Groovy
8 2 (1.59%) Bicep
8 2 (1.59%) SQL
9 1 (0.79%) C#
9 1 (0.79%) C++
9 1 (0.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 18 (14.29%) Degree
3 13 (10.32%) Azure Certification
3 13 (10.32%) Cisco Certification
3 13 (10.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 12 (9.52%) CCNP
5 10 (7.94%) SC Cleared
6 9 (7.14%) DV Cleared
7 7 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (3.97%) AWS Certification
9 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (3.17%) RHCSA
9 4 (3.17%) VCAP
10 3 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (2.38%) CCIE
10 3 (2.38%) CCNA
10 3 (2.38%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (1.59%) Master's Degree
11 2 (1.59%) MBA
12 1 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (3.97%) NCSC
2 4 (3.17%) SLA
3 3 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.38%) ISO 20022
3 3 (2.38%) NIST
3 3 (2.38%) QA
3 3 (2.38%) SOC 2
4 2 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.79%) GDPR
5 1 (0.79%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 23 (18.25%) Docker
2 21 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (12.70%) Active Directory
4 9 (7.14%) VMware NSX
5 4 (3.17%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.79%) KVM
6 1 (0.79%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (26.98%) Kubernetes
2 31 (24.60%) Terraform
3 27 (21.43%) Ansible
4 8 (6.35%) Grafana
4 8 (6.35%) Prometheus
5 6 (4.76%) Packer
5 6 (4.76%) Proxmox
6 5 (3.97%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (3.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (3.17%) Nagios
8 3 (2.38%) OpenView
8 3 (2.38%) Puppet
8 3 (2.38%) Tivoli
9 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (1.59%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.79%) Nessus
10 1 (0.79%) Rancher
10 1 (0.79%) WSUS
Vendors
1 49 (38.89%) VMware
2 24 (19.05%) Microsoft
3 14 (11.11%) Cisco
3 14 (11.11%) Splunk
4 11 (8.73%) Palo Alto
5 10 (7.94%) AppDynamics
5 10 (7.94%) SAP
6 9 (7.14%) EMC
7 8 (6.35%) Red Hat
8 7 (5.56%) ServiceNow
9 6 (4.76%) F5
10 5 (3.97%) Atlassian
10 5 (3.97%) Citrix
11 4 (3.17%) New Relic
12 3 (2.38%) ArcSight
12 3 (2.38%) ExtraHop
12 3 (2.38%) Google
12 3 (2.38%) HP
12 3 (2.38%) Riverbed
13 2 (1.59%) Broadcom