Public Cloud Jobs

Public Cloud
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Cloud in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 250 99
Rank change year-on-year -143 -151 +125
Permanent jobs citing Public Cloud 371 1,207 3,072
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.66% 1.09% 3.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.75% 3.28% 7.76%
Number of salaries quoted 198 709 1,123
10th Percentile £48,425 £46,250 £44,000
25th Percentile £64,848 £53,750 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% -13.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £83,759 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,625 £91,991 £116,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,750 £62,783 £67,500
% change year-on-year +20.65% -6.99% +12.50%

All Generic Skills
UK

Public 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 21,173 36,744 39,597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.42% 33.31% 43.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,894 23,404 21,872
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £64,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.06% +3.60%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £97,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Public Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Cloud in the UK

Public Cloud
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Cloud.

Salary trend for Public Cloud in the UK

Public Cloud
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Cloud over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Public Cloud in the UK

Public 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 Public Cloud within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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 -102 310 £76,500 +17.60% 1,228
UK excluding London -156 201 £75,750 +20.65% 693
London +17 128 £80,000 +3.23% 662
Work from Home -164 104 £80,000 +27.42% 619
North of England -154 55 £74,870 +19.25% 183
Scotland -39 43 £85,253 +31.16% 114
South West +67 40 £94,637 +34.09% 86
North West -116 36 £74,870 +19.25% 108
South East +62 31 £72,500 +11.54% 127
Yorkshire -49 18 £68,500 +9.11% 58
Midlands +8 16 £75,000 +22.54% 106
East of England +38 11 £62,500 -2.21% 48
West Midlands +28 10 £73,750 +8.46% 67
East Midlands +25 6 £75,000 +25.00% 39
Northern Ireland +31 5 £57,500 - 18
North East +14 1 £45,000 -28.32% 17

Public Cloud
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 11 (2.96%) nginx
2 8 (2.16%) Confluence
3 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.89%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.62%) Apache
4 6 (1.62%) Apache Spark
5 5 (1.35%) IIS
6 4 (1.08%) Traefik
7 2 (0.54%) OpenStack
Applications
1 9 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.35%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.54%) SimCorp Dimension
3 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.27%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 207 (55.80%) AWS
2 193 (52.02%) Azure
3 151 (40.70%) GCP
4 37 (9.97%) PaaS
5 36 (9.70%) IaaS
6 30 (8.09%) SaaS
7 28 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (6.47%) Serverless
9 18 (4.85%) AWS Lambda
10 17 (4.58%) OpenShift
11 14 (3.77%) Amazon EKS
12 11 (2.96%) Amazon S3
12 11 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
12 11 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (2.70%) Azure Machine Learning
13 10 (2.70%) GitHub
14 9 (2.43%) Amazon ECS
14 9 (2.43%) Pulumi
15 8 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
15 8 (2.16%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 58 (15.63%) Firewall
2 40 (10.78%) WAN
3 35 (9.43%) LAN
3 35 (9.43%) SD-WAN
4 33 (8.89%) Ethernet
5 26 (7.01%) Cisco ISE
6 24 (6.47%) DNS
7 16 (4.31%) Network Security
7 16 (4.31%) TCP/IP
7 16 (4.31%) VPN
8 12 (3.23%) BGP
9 9 (2.43%) DHCP
9 9 (2.43%) MPLS
9 9 (2.43%) OSPF
10 8 (2.16%) NetScaler
10 8 (2.16%) Wireless
11 7 (1.89%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 6 (1.62%) SAN
13 5 (1.35%) Kerberos
13 5 (1.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.93%) MongoDB
2 21 (5.66%) Big Data
3 20 (5.39%) MySQL
3 20 (5.39%) Relational Database
4 17 (4.58%) SQL Server
5 15 (4.04%) NoSQL
6 14 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (3.23%) Amazon Aurora
8 11 (2.96%) Cloud Spanner
9 9 (2.43%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (2.16%) KDB
10 8 (2.16%) Kdb+
11 7 (1.89%) Amazon Athena
11 7 (1.89%) CockroachDB
12 5 (1.35%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (1.35%) DynamoDB
12 5 (1.35%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (1.35%) Redis
13 4 (1.08%) RDBMS
13 4 (1.08%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 31 (8.36%) JIRA
2 25 (6.74%) Jenkins
3 19 (5.12%) Git
4 14 (3.77%) GitLab
5 10 (2.70%) webpack
6 8 (2.16%) Cucumber
6 8 (2.16%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.62%) CircleCI
7 6 (1.62%) Sonatype Nexus
7 6 (1.62%) Visual Studio
8 4 (1.08%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 4 (1.08%) JUnit
8 4 (1.08%) Mockito
8 4 (1.08%) Spinnaker
8 4 (1.08%) YouTrack
9 2 (0.54%) Selenium
10 1 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.27%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.27%) Vagrant
10 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 155 (41.78%) Finance
2 125 (33.69%) Banking
3 92 (24.80%) Social Skills
4 86 (23.18%) Law
5 83 (22.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 48 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (7.01%) Marketing
8 12 (3.23%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.96%) Retail
10 10 (2.70%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.89%) Legal
12 6 (1.62%) Investment Banking
13 5 (1.35%) Automotive
13 5 (1.35%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.08%) Advertising
14 4 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.08%) Wholesale Banking
15 3 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 113 (30.46%) Software Engineer
2 71 (19.14%) Senior
3 69 (18.60%) Lead
4 68 (18.33%) Architect
5 39 (10.51%) Java Engineer
6 35 (9.43%) Lead Software Engineer
6 35 (9.43%) Network Architect
7 34 (9.16%) Cloud Engineer
8 31 (8.36%) Senior Software Engineer
9 29 (7.82%) Java Software Engineer
10 16 (4.31%) Security Architect
11 15 (4.04%) Python Engineer
11 15 (4.04%) Python Software Engineer
12 14 (3.77%) Lead Java Engineer
12 14 (3.77%) Security Engineer
13 13 (3.50%) AWS Engineer
13 13 (3.50%) Cloud Architect
13 13 (3.50%) DevOps Engineer
14 12 (3.23%) Auditor
14 12 (3.23%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (11.05%) Kafka
2 40 (10.78%) React
2 40 (10.78%) Spring Boot
3 32 (8.63%) RESTful
4 27 (7.28%) JSON
5 25 (6.74%) Spring
6 22 (5.93%) REST
7 21 (5.66%) Node.js
8 18 (4.85%) gRPC
9 17 (4.58%) .NET
10 14 (3.77%) Middleware
10 14 (3.77%) OAuth
10 14 (3.77%) OpenID
11 12 (3.23%) AngularJS
12 10 (2.70%) Jest
13 9 (2.43%) .NET Core
14 6 (1.62%) ASP.NET
14 6 (1.62%) ASP.NET MVC
14 6 (1.62%) TensorFlow
14 6 (1.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 77 (20.75%) Cloud Native
2 56 (15.09%) Data Centre
3 41 (11.05%) Data Structures
4 39 (10.51%) Algorithms
5 37 (9.97%) Private Cloud
6 36 (9.70%) Distributed Systems
7 34 (9.16%) Product Ownership
8 27 (7.28%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (3.23%) Reference Data
10 12 (3.23%) Replication
11 11 (2.96%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (2.96%) Management Information System
12 9 (2.43%) Security Posture
13 8 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (2.16%) Mobile Banking
14 7 (1.89%) Tandem
15 6 (1.62%) Distributed Applications
16 5 (1.35%) Driving Licence
17 4 (1.08%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 58 (15.63%) Linux
2 42 (11.32%) Windows
3 12 (3.23%) Unix
4 10 (2.70%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.08%) AIX
6 4 (1.08%) Debian
6 4 (1.08%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.27%) SUSE
8 1 (0.27%) VMS
8 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (40.16%) Agile
2 142 (38.27%) CI/CD
3 125 (33.69%) Software Engineering
4 105 (28.30%) Infrastructure as Code
5 97 (26.15%) DevOps
6 76 (20.49%) Microservices
7 71 (19.14%) Test Automation
8 70 (18.87%) SDLC
9 69 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
10 56 (15.09%) Mentoring
10 56 (15.09%) Roadmaps
11 52 (14.02%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (12.67%) Coaching
13 42 (11.32%) TDD
14 41 (11.05%) Continuous Integration
15 40 (10.78%) Community of Practice
16 39 (10.51%) Analytics
16 39 (10.51%) High Availability
17 38 (10.24%) Risk Management
17 38 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 127 (34.23%) Python
2 112 (30.19%) Java
3 57 (15.36%) SQL
4 41 (11.05%) JavaScript
5 30 (8.09%) Go
6 29 (7.82%) TypeScript
7 25 (6.74%) PowerShell
8 24 (6.47%) C#
9 20 (5.39%) Bash
10 15 (4.04%) C++
11 11 (2.96%) Rust
12 9 (2.43%) C
12 9 (2.43%) Shell Script
13 8 (2.16%) Bicep
14 7 (1.89%) Ruby
15 6 (1.62%) Groovy
16 5 (1.35%) Kotlin
16 5 (1.35%) VB
16 5 (1.35%) VBA
17 4 (1.08%) R
Qualifications
1 41 (11.05%) Security Cleared
2 36 (9.70%) Degree
3 34 (9.16%) AWS Certification
4 33 (8.89%) SC Cleared
5 17 (4.58%) Azure Certification
6 12 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.43%) CCNP
8 7 (1.89%) CCNA
8 7 (1.89%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.62%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.62%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.35%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (1.08%) CISSP
11 4 (1.08%) PhD
12 3 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.54%) AWS Certified Developer
13 2 (0.54%) CISM
13 2 (0.54%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.35%) NIST
2 4 (1.08%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.08%) GDPR
3 3 (0.81%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.81%) PCI DSS
3 3 (0.81%) QA
4 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.54%) NCSC
4 2 (0.54%) SLA
5 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 64 (17.25%) Docker
2 27 (7.28%) VMware NSX
3 25 (6.74%) Active Directory
4 17 (4.58%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (2.70%) Hyper-V
5 10 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.54%) HDFS
7 2 (0.54%) KVM
7 2 (0.54%) vSphere
7 2 (0.54%) Xen
8 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 152 (40.97%) Kubernetes
2 125 (33.69%) Terraform
3 71 (19.14%) Ansible
4 36 (9.70%) FortiGate
5 22 (5.93%) Puppet
6 17 (4.58%) Microsoft Intune
7 12 (3.23%) Progress Chef
8 10 (2.70%) Grafana
9 9 (2.43%) Single Sign-On
10 8 (2.16%) Podman
11 6 (1.62%) Prometheus
12 5 (1.35%) Istio
12 5 (1.35%) Salt
12 5 (1.35%) SCCM
12 5 (1.35%) WSUS
13 4 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 4 (1.08%) Argo
13 4 (1.08%) HAProxy
13 4 (1.08%) ITRS Geneos
14 2 (0.54%) VxRail
Vendors
1 73 (19.68%) Google
2 55 (14.82%) Microsoft
3 45 (12.13%) VMware
4 37 (9.97%) Cisco
5 34 (9.16%) F5
6 30 (8.09%) CheckPoint
7 26 (7.01%) Blue Coat
8 21 (5.66%) Oracle
9 13 (3.50%) SAP
10 10 (2.70%) Citrix
10 10 (2.70%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.62%) Dell
11 6 (1.62%) Dynatrace
12 5 (1.35%) Draytek
12 5 (1.35%) Logitech
12 5 (1.35%) Splunk
12 5 (1.35%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (1.08%) Adobe
13 4 (1.08%) Fortinet
13 4 (1.08%) SolarWinds