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 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 544 620
Rank change year-on-year -52 +76 -214
Permanent jobs citing Private Cloud 199 132 172
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.27% 0.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.65% 0.65% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 101 83 88
10th Percentile £36,250 £48,800 £38,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +20.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £95,800 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,637 20,348 25,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.39% 41.17% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 19,050 10,220 13,115
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,925 £43,116
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £109,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.47% -9.52% -4.55%

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 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Private Cloud in the UK

Private Cloud
Top 16 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 19 September 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 -53 180 £71,250 -6.56% 246
UK excluding London -87 134 £75,000 +7.14% 164
South East -8 56 £70,000 -9.68% 27
London -61 53 £71,250 -17.15% 105
Work from Home -47 47 £70,000 -6.67% 124
North of England -59 31 £50,321 -28.11% 41
North West -13 21 £80,000 +14.29% 24
Midlands -38 20 £80,000 +23.08% 19
East Midlands -22 17 £80,000 +33.33% 10
South West -71 16 £70,000 +16.67% 31
North East - 8 £50,000 - 4
Scotland 0 6 £100,000 - 23
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 2
West Midlands -50 3 £87,500 +25.00% 9
Yorkshire -45 2 £50,321 -16.13% 13
East of England -26 1 £75,000 - 15

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 6 (3.02%) Apache
1 6 (3.02%) JBoss
1 6 (3.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.51%) nginx
3 3 (1.51%) IIS
4 2 (1.01%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (1.01%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.50%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (3.52%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (4.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.01%) SAP APO
2 4 (2.01%) SAP IBP
3 2 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.01%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 79 (39.70%) Azure
2 60 (30.15%) AWS
3 18 (9.05%) GitHub
4 16 (8.04%) GCP
4 16 (8.04%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (7.54%) GitHub Actions
6 12 (6.03%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 11 (5.53%) Nutanix
8 9 (4.52%) Amazon EKS
8 9 (4.52%) Entra ID
9 7 (3.52%) OpenShift
9 7 (3.52%) Serverless
10 6 (3.02%) Datadog
11 5 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (2.01%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (2.01%) Azure Stack
12 4 (2.01%) WeChat
13 3 (1.51%) IaaS
13 3 (1.51%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.51%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 43 (21.61%) Firewall
2 25 (12.56%) VPN
3 16 (8.04%) DNS
3 16 (8.04%) LAN
4 14 (7.04%) Network Security
5 10 (5.03%) DHCP
5 10 (5.03%) WAN
6 7 (3.52%) SD-WAN
7 6 (3.02%) SSL
8 5 (2.51%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (2.51%) Cisco Nexus
8 5 (2.51%) NGFW
8 5 (2.51%) SAN
8 5 (2.51%) VLAN
9 4 (2.01%) Internet
9 4 (2.01%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (2.01%) WLAN
10 3 (1.51%) BGP
10 3 (1.51%) IPsec
10 3 (1.51%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (1.51%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.01%) KNIME
2 2 (1.01%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
3 1 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.50%) Apache Hudi
3 1 (0.50%) Apache Iceberg
3 1 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.50%) Big Data
3 1 (0.50%) Delta Lake
3 1 (0.50%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.50%) Metadata
3 1 (0.50%) MySQL
3 1 (0.50%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (13.07%) GitLab
2 17 (8.54%) Git
3 14 (7.04%) JUnit
3 14 (7.04%) Spock
4 10 (5.03%) Jenkins
5 8 (4.02%) JIRA
6 7 (3.52%) Maven
6 7 (3.52%) SonarQube
6 7 (3.52%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (2.51%) Bitbucket
8 4 (2.01%) IntelliJ
8 4 (2.01%) Subversion
9 1 (0.50%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.50%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.50%) Selenium
9 1 (0.50%) TeamCity
General
1 52 (26.13%) Social Skills
2 50 (25.13%) Finance
3 26 (13.07%) Public Sector
4 16 (8.04%) Aerospace
4 16 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (5.53%) Marketing
7 10 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (5.03%) Retail
8 9 (4.52%) Military
9 7 (3.52%) Aviation
10 6 (3.02%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
11 4 (2.01%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.51%) Italian Language
12 3 (1.51%) Japanese Language
12 3 (1.51%) Law
12 3 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (1.01%) Banking
13 2 (1.01%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 46 (23.12%) Senior
2 28 (14.07%) Consultant
3 24 (12.06%) Architect
4 21 (10.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 20 (10.05%) Lead
6 19 (9.55%) Platform Engineer
7 14 (7.04%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (7.04%) Senior DevOps
8 13 (6.53%) Cloud Engineer
8 13 (6.53%) VMware Consultant
9 12 (6.03%) Cloud Platform Engineer
10 11 (5.53%) Presales Consultant
11 10 (5.03%) Administrator
11 10 (5.03%) Azure Engineer
11 10 (5.03%) Developer
11 10 (5.03%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 10 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (5.03%) Systems Administrator
12 9 (4.52%) DevOps Administrator
12 9 (4.52%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (21.11%) Terraform
2 15 (7.54%) Spring
3 12 (6.03%) AngularJS
4 6 (3.02%) React
5 5 (2.51%) CSS
5 5 (2.51%) CSS3
5 5 (2.51%) HTML
5 5 (2.51%) HTML5
5 5 (2.51%) Keycloak
5 5 (2.51%) OAuth
5 5 (2.51%) OAuth2
5 5 (2.51%) OpenID
6 3 (1.51%) AWS CDK
6 3 (1.51%) ModSecurity
6 3 (1.51%) Node.js
7 1 (0.50%) HEVC
7 1 (0.50%) JSON
7 1 (0.50%) LAMP
7 1 (0.50%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.50%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 41 (20.60%) Data Centre
1 41 (20.60%) Public Cloud
2 25 (12.56%) Hybrid Cloud
3 17 (8.54%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (5.53%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (5.03%) Management Information System
5 10 (5.03%) Social Media
6 9 (4.52%) Cloud Native
7 8 (4.02%) Onboarding
8 7 (3.52%) PMI
8 7 (3.52%) Product Ownership
9 5 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.51%) Virtual Team
10 4 (2.01%) CMDB
10 4 (2.01%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.51%) Driving Licence
11 3 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.51%) Life Science
11 3 (1.51%) PKI
11 3 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 36 (18.09%) Linux
2 23 (11.56%) Windows
3 18 (9.05%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.51%) VMS
5 4 (2.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.51%) Android
6 3 (1.51%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.01%) AIX
7 2 (1.01%) Solaris
7 2 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.50%) CentOS
8 1 (0.50%) Debian
8 1 (0.50%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (27.14%) CI/CD
2 53 (26.63%) DevOps
3 50 (25.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 45 (22.61%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (21.61%) Infrastructure as Code
6 42 (21.11%) Agile
7 38 (19.10%) Technical Leadership
8 37 (18.59%) AI
8 37 (18.59%) Roadmaps
9 32 (16.08%) Test Automation
10 28 (14.07%) Migration
10 28 (14.07%) Observability
11 26 (13.07%) Platform Engineering
12 25 (12.56%) Infrastructure Automation
12 25 (12.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 25 (12.56%) Mentoring
12 25 (12.56%) Presales
13 24 (12.06%) Cloud Security
13 24 (12.06%) Configuration Management
14 22 (11.06%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 41 (20.60%) Python
2 26 (13.07%) PowerShell
3 20 (10.05%) JavaScript
4 19 (9.55%) Bash
5 18 (9.05%) Java
5 18 (9.05%) TypeScript
6 11 (5.53%) Go
7 8 (4.02%) Groovy
8 4 (2.01%) SQL
9 3 (1.51%) ABAP
10 2 (1.01%) Bicep
10 2 (1.01%) C++
10 2 (1.01%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.50%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.50%) C#
Qualifications
1 42 (21.11%) Security Cleared
2 29 (14.57%) Degree
3 21 (10.55%) DV Cleared
4 19 (9.55%) SC Cleared
5 14 (7.04%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (6.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (5.53%) Azure Certification
7 11 (5.53%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (5.03%) CCNP
8 10 (5.03%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (4.52%) AWS Certification
10 7 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (3.52%) PMI Certification
11 4 (2.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 4 (2.01%) RHCSA
11 4 (2.01%) VCAP
12 3 (1.51%) CISM
12 3 (1.51%) CISSP
12 3 (1.51%) DBS Check
13 2 (1.01%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.03%) QA
2 8 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.52%) Accessibility
4 6 (3.02%) NCSC
5 5 (2.51%) GDPR
6 4 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.51%) NIST
7 3 (1.51%) SOC 2
8 2 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (1.01%) PMO
9 1 (0.50%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.50%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.50%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (14.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 26 (13.07%) Docker
3 20 (10.05%) Active Directory
4 13 (6.53%) Hyper-V
5 12 (6.03%) VMware NSX
6 11 (5.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.51%) KVM
7 3 (1.51%) vSphere
8 1 (0.50%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 41 (20.60%) Kubernetes
2 35 (17.59%) Ansible
3 14 (7.04%) Grafana
3 14 (7.04%) Prometheus
4 10 (5.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (4.52%) Proxmox
6 6 (3.02%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (2.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (2.51%) Nagios
7 5 (2.51%) Puppet
8 4 (2.01%) Packer
8 4 (2.01%) Progress Chef
9 2 (1.01%) Argo
9 2 (1.01%) Istio
9 2 (1.01%) linkerd
9 2 (1.01%) Nessus
9 2 (1.01%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.50%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.50%) VxRail
10 1 (0.50%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (31.16%) VMware
2 36 (18.09%) Microsoft
3 22 (11.06%) SAP
4 19 (9.55%) Google
4 19 (9.55%) Splunk
5 14 (7.04%) AppDynamics
6 12 (6.03%) Red Hat
7 11 (5.53%) Cisco
7 11 (5.53%) ServiceNow
8 9 (4.52%) Oracle
8 9 (4.52%) Palo Alto
9 6 (3.02%) Atlassian
10 5 (2.51%) Citrix
10 5 (2.51%) EMC
10 5 (2.51%) F5
10 5 (2.51%) New Relic
11 3 (1.51%) Meraki
12 2 (1.01%) Broadcom
12 2 (1.01%) Dynatrace
12 2 (1.01%) Veritas