Private Cloud Job Trends
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 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 545 | 605 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +60 | -224 |
| Permanent jobs citing Private Cloud | 201 | 124 | 151 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.62% | 0.63% | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 89 | 77 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,250 | £54,000 | £49,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +15.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £87,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £96,750 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | - |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 32,399 | 19,616 | 22,714 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.20% | 40.11% | 32.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19,826 | 10,179 | 11,256 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,359 | £45,000 | £53,522 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.13% | -15.92% | -2.69% |
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 Salary Trend
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | -63 | 180 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 138 | £70,000 | - | 112 |
| South East | -18 | 54 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 28 |
| London | -72 | 52 | £70,000 | -13.04% | 74 |
| North of England | -48 | 37 | £50,321 | -28.11% | 32 |
| Work from Home | -59 | 35 | £70,000 | -5.41% | 93 |
| North West | -19 | 25 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 19 |
| South West | -59 | 18 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 17 |
| Midlands | -40 | 16 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 13 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 3 |
| Scotland | +3 | 9 | £100,000 | - | 19 |
| North East | - | 9 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 3 | £50,321 | -16.13% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 3 | £87,500 | +34.62% | 5 |
Private Cloud Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Cloud | 22.9% | 46 |
| 2 | Data Centre | 20.4% | 41 |
| 3 | Hybrid Cloud | 12.9% | 26 |
| 4 | Distributed Systems | 9.0% | 18 |
| 5 | Cloud Native | 5.0% | 10 |
| 5 | Legacy Systems | 5.0% | 10 |
| 5 | Management Information System | 5.0% | 10 |
| 5 | Social Media | 5.0% | 10 |
| 9 | Onboarding | 4.0% | 8 |
| 9 | Product Ownership | 4.0% | 8 |
| 11 | PMI | 3.5% | 7 |
| 12 | Enterprise Software | 2.0% | 4 |
| 12 | Self-Motivation | 2.0% | 4 |
| 12 | Video Conferencing | 2.0% | 4 |
| 12 | Virtual Team | 2.0% | 4 |
| 16 | Driving Licence | 1.5% | 3 |
| 16 | PKI | 1.5% | 3 |
| 16 | Security Posture | 1.5% | 3 |
| 19 | AI Agents | 1.0% | 2 |
| 19 | CMDB | 1.0% | 2 |