Hybrid/Remote PaaS Job Trends

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring PaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 266 283
Rank change year-on-year -30 +17 -123
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 97 145 350
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.53% 1.02% 1.08%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.40% 2.37% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 85 109 303
10th Percentile £48,056 £35,800 £46,250
25th Percentile £64,439 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.71%
75th Percentile £79,727 £77,500 £90,625
90th Percentile £98,000 £87,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £71,991 £71,000
% change year-on-year -2.77% +1.40% +1.43%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

PaaS 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 6,909 6,120 13,960
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.86% 43.03% 42.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,693 4,570 11,968
10th Percentile £34,460 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,875 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

PaaS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

PaaS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

PaaS
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

PaaS
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PaaS over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

PaaS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

PaaS
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 8 (8.25%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.06%) IIS
4 1 (1.03%) Apache
4 1 (1.03%) FileNet
Applications
1 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.03%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 82 (84.54%) Azure
2 57 (58.76%) IaaS
3 35 (36.08%) SaaS
4 33 (34.02%) Entra ID
5 27 (27.84%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (24.74%) AWS
7 20 (20.62%) Serverless
8 16 (16.49%) Azure AKS
8 16 (16.49%) GitHub
8 16 (16.49%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (13.40%) GCP
9 13 (13.40%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (12.37%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (12.37%) Power Platform
11 10 (10.31%) dbt
12 9 (9.28%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (9.28%) Azure App Service
13 6 (6.19%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (6.19%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (6.19%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 14 (14.43%) Firewall
2 8 (8.25%) VPN
3 5 (5.15%) DNS
3 5 (5.15%) TCP/IP
4 3 (3.09%) Kerberos
5 2 (2.06%) DSL
5 2 (2.06%) SAN
6 1 (1.03%) DHCP
6 1 (1.03%) LAN
6 1 (1.03%) MPLS
6 1 (1.03%) NAS
6 1 (1.03%) Network Security
6 1 (1.03%) WAN
6 1 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (17.53%) SQL Server
2 8 (8.25%) NoSQL
2 8 (8.25%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (5.15%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (5.15%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (5.15%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (5.15%) Redis
4 3 (3.09%) SAP HANA
4 3 (3.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (2.06%) MariaDB
5 2 (2.06%) MySQL
5 2 (2.06%) Power BI
5 2 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (2.06%) Star Schema
6 1 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (1.03%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 10 (10.31%) Git
2 5 (5.15%) Cucumber
2 5 (5.15%) JMeter
2 5 (5.15%) Locust
3 3 (3.09%) JIRA
4 2 (2.06%) Selenium
4 2 (2.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (1.03%) GitLab
5 1 (1.03%) Jenkins
General
1 24 (24.74%) Social Skills
2 15 (15.46%) Finance
3 11 (11.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (10.31%) Legal
5 9 (9.28%) Billing
6 7 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (6.19%) Law
8 3 (3.09%) Advertising
9 2 (2.06%) German Language
10 1 (1.03%) Banking
10 1 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.03%) Military
10 1 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (24.74%) Architect
2 22 (22.68%) Azure Engineer
3 20 (20.62%) Lead
4 19 (19.59%) Cloud Engineer
5 18 (18.56%) Senior
6 13 (13.40%) Solutions Architect
7 11 (11.34%) Developer
8 9 (9.28%) .NET Developer
8 9 (9.28%) Lead .NET Developer
8 9 (9.28%) Lead Developer
9 8 (8.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (7.22%) Digital Architect
10 7 (7.22%) Digital Solutions Architect
11 6 (6.19%) Azure Developer
11 6 (6.19%) Consultant
11 6 (6.19%) Platform Engineer
11 6 (6.19%) Senior Platform Engineer
12 5 (5.15%) Technical Architect
12 5 (5.15%) Technical Developer
12 5 (5.15%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (12.37%) .NET
2 11 (11.34%) RESTful
3 9 (9.28%) .NET Framework
3 9 (9.28%) React
4 8 (8.25%) ASP.NET Web API
4 8 (8.25%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 8 (8.25%) Entity Framework
4 8 (8.25%) Middleware
4 8 (8.25%) Razor View Engine
5 6 (6.19%) ARM Templates
6 5 (5.15%) Django
6 5 (5.15%) Gherkin
7 4 (4.12%) JSON
7 4 (4.12%) Node.js
8 3 (3.09%) ADO
8 3 (3.09%) CSS
8 3 (3.09%) HTML
8 3 (3.09%) LDAP
8 3 (3.09%) OAuth
8 3 (3.09%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (22.68%) Cloud Native
2 6 (6.19%) Management Information System
3 5 (5.15%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (3.09%) Data Fabric
4 3 (3.09%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (3.09%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (3.09%) Security Posture
5 2 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.03%) Clustering
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.03%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.03%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.03%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.03%) PKI
6 1 (1.03%) Private Cloud
6 1 (1.03%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (14.43%) Linux
2 13 (13.40%) Windows
3 7 (7.22%) Unix
4 6 (6.19%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.03%) AIX
5 1 (1.03%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (1.03%) Solaris
5 1 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (55.67%) DevOps
2 45 (46.39%) CI/CD
3 42 (43.30%) Infrastructure as Code
4 36 (37.11%) Agile
5 29 (29.90%) Mentoring
6 24 (24.74%) Containerisation
7 23 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (21.65%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (20.62%) Microservices
10 18 (18.56%) Platform Engineering
11 17 (17.53%) Observability
11 17 (17.53%) Test Automation
12 16 (16.49%) Project Delivery
13 15 (15.46%) Technical Leadership
14 14 (14.43%) Analytics
14 14 (14.43%) Continuous Delivery
14 14 (14.43%) Scrum
15 13 (13.40%) Coaching
15 13 (13.40%) Collaborative Culture
15 13 (13.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 21 (21.65%) PowerShell
2 20 (20.62%) Python
3 18 (18.56%) SQL
4 14 (14.43%) Java
5 12 (12.37%) Bicep
6 10 (10.31%) TypeScript
7 5 (5.15%) C#
8 3 (3.09%) JavaScript
9 2 (2.06%) PHP
10 1 (1.03%) Bash
10 1 (1.03%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (1.03%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 15 (15.46%) Security Cleared
2 14 (14.43%) Degree
3 11 (11.34%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (11.34%) SC Cleared
4 7 (7.22%) Master's Degree
5 5 (5.15%) Azure Certification
5 5 (5.15%) CISSP
6 3 (3.09%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (1.03%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (1.03%) GIAC
7 1 (1.03%) IISP
7 1 (1.03%) ISACA
7 1 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.03%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (13.40%) QA
2 8 (8.25%) NIST
3 7 (7.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (5.15%) Accessibility
4 5 (5.15%) PCI DSS
4 5 (5.15%) WCAG
5 4 (4.12%) GDPR
6 2 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (2.06%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.03%) NCSC
System Software
1 21 (21.65%) Docker
2 17 (17.53%) Active Directory
3 4 (4.12%) Hyper-V
4 3 (3.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (2.06%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.03%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (1.03%) vCloud
6 1 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (41.24%) Terraform
2 18 (18.56%) Kubernetes
3 7 (7.22%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (5.15%) Ansible
5 5 (5.15%) AWS Copilot
5 5 (5.15%) Grafana
6 2 (2.06%) Packer
7 1 (1.03%) CASB
7 1 (1.03%) Data Guard
7 1 (1.03%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (1.03%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (1.03%) Oracle Flashback
7 1 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 1 (1.03%) QRadar
Vendors
1 45 (46.39%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.19%) Google
3 4 (4.12%) ServiceNow
3 4 (4.12%) VMware
4 3 (3.09%) Databricks
4 3 (3.09%) Oracle
4 3 (3.09%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.09%) SAP
5 2 (2.06%) Apple
6 1 (1.03%) Adobe
6 1 (1.03%) Cisco
6 1 (1.03%) Commvault
6 1 (1.03%) Dynatrace
6 1 (1.03%) Exabeam
6 1 (1.03%) IBM
6 1 (1.03%) Logitech
6 1 (1.03%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.03%) NetApp
6 1 (1.03%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.03%) Zscaler