Hybrid/Remote Cloud Computing Job Trends

Cloud Computing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Cloud Computing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 240 282
Rank change year-on-year -75 +42 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 56 224 243
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.36% 1.37% 1.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.99% 2.92% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 51 126 211
10th Percentile - £31,875 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,745 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £69,308 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.64% +10.89% -16.67%
75th Percentile £71,250 £89,375 £75,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £146,250 £91,934
UK median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -27.59% +20.83% -20.00%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

Cloud Computing falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,658 7,661 11,156
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.56% 46.72% 46.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,988 4,874 9,676
10th Percentile £32,000 £35,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.05% +7.58% -7.69%

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cloud Computing and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cloud Computing job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Cloud Computing
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cloud Computing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cloud Computing over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.

Cloud Computing salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cloud Computing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (1.79%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 16 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (17.86%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Elite 3E
1 1 (1.79%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 17 (30.36%) Azure
2 10 (17.86%) AWS
3 5 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.36%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (5.36%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.36%) GCP
4 3 (5.36%) SaaS
5 2 (3.57%) GitHub
6 1 (1.79%) Azure Functions
6 1 (1.79%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (1.79%) Azure Storage
6 1 (1.79%) IaaS
6 1 (1.79%) PaaS
6 1 (1.79%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.93%) Firewall
2 2 (3.57%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.79%) DHCP
3 1 (1.79%) DNS
3 1 (1.79%) Network Security
3 1 (1.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (37.50%) Big Data
2 10 (17.86%) Geospatial Data
2 10 (17.86%) GIS
3 8 (14.29%) SQL Server
4 4 (7.14%) MySQL
5 3 (5.36%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (3.57%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (3.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (3.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (1.79%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (1.79%) Apache Hive
7 1 (1.79%) Couchbase
7 1 (1.79%) Data Mining
7 1 (1.79%) Hadoop
7 1 (1.79%) NoSQL
7 1 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (1.79%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (5.36%) Git
2 2 (3.57%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.79%) Cucumber
3 1 (1.79%) JMeter
General
1 40 (71.43%) Finance
2 16 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (23.21%) Social Skills
4 5 (8.93%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (5.36%) Law
5 3 (5.36%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.79%) Banking
6 1 (1.79%) Legal
6 1 (1.79%) Marketing
6 1 (1.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (37.50%) Accountant
1 21 (37.50%) Financial Accountant
2 12 (21.43%) Lead
3 6 (10.71%) Azure Developer
3 6 (10.71%) Developer
3 6 (10.71%) SQL Developer
4 4 (7.14%) C# Developer
4 4 (7.14%) Graduate
4 4 (7.14%) Graduate C# Developer
4 4 (7.14%) Graduate Developer
4 4 (7.14%) Graduate PHP Developer
4 4 (7.14%) Graduate SQL Developer
4 4 (7.14%) IT Graduate
4 4 (7.14%) PHP Developer
5 3 (5.36%) Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) Architect
5 3 (5.36%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) DBA
5 3 (5.36%) Security Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.07%) .NET
2 8 (14.29%) ASP.NET
3 4 (7.14%) .NET Core
3 4 (7.14%) CSS
3 4 (7.14%) jQuery
3 4 (7.14%) Spring
4 3 (5.36%) ASP.NET Core
4 3 (5.36%) Entity Framework
4 3 (5.36%) Hibernate
4 3 (5.36%) Spring MVC
5 1 (1.79%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.79%) Kafka
5 1 (1.79%) Memcached
5 1 (1.79%) React
5 1 (1.79%) Spring Boot
5 1 (1.79%) Vert.x
Miscellaneous
1 21 (37.50%) Social Network
2 10 (17.86%) Management Information System
2 10 (17.86%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (8.93%) Virtual Team
4 2 (3.57%) Clustering
4 2 (3.57%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.79%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.79%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (1.79%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.57%) Linux
1 2 (3.57%) Unix
2 1 (1.79%) Windows
2 1 (1.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (42.86%) AI
2 19 (33.93%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 10 (17.86%) Asset Management
4 10 (17.86%) Document Management
4 10 (17.86%) Programme Management
4 10 (17.86%) Risk Management
4 10 (17.86%) Technical Analysis
5 8 (14.29%) Agile
6 7 (12.50%) MVC
7 6 (10.71%) Computer Science
7 6 (10.71%) DevOps
8 5 (8.93%) Budgeting
8 5 (8.93%) Identity Management
8 5 (8.93%) OO
8 5 (8.93%) OOP
9 4 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (7.14%) Microservices
9 4 (7.14%) Migration
9 4 (7.14%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.07%) Java
1 9 (16.07%) SQL
2 8 (14.29%) C#
3 4 (7.14%) C++
3 4 (7.14%) PHP
4 3 (5.36%) Python
5 2 (3.57%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.79%) Bicep
6 1 (1.79%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.79%) R
6 1 (1.79%) Scala
Qualifications
1 21 (37.50%) ACCA
2 20 (35.71%) Degree
3 10 (17.86%) DBS Check
4 5 (8.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (5.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (5.36%) Azure Certification
5 3 (5.36%) CCSP
5 3 (5.36%) CEH
5 3 (5.36%) CISA
5 3 (5.36%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (5.36%) CISM
5 3 (5.36%) CISSP
5 3 (5.36%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.36%) Security Cleared
6 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.79%) MCSA
7 1 (1.79%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (37.50%) IFRS
2 16 (28.57%) GAAP
3 3 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (5.36%) GRC
3 3 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (5.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (7.14%) Docker
2 2 (3.57%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (8.93%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.57%) Ansible
3 1 (1.79%) Grafana
3 1 (1.79%) Kibana
3 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (26.79%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.50%) Google
3 3 (5.36%) Palo Alto
3 3 (5.36%) Tenable
3 3 (5.36%) VMware
4 2 (3.57%) Oracle
4 2 (3.57%) Red Hat
4 2 (3.57%) Symantec
5 1 (1.79%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.79%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.79%) Splunk
5 1 (1.79%) Veeam
5 1 (1.79%) Workday