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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 284 286
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 -133
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 111 148 334
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.99% 1.03%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.56% 2.45% 2.39%
Number of salaries quoted 97 102 285
10th Percentile £50,765 £33,279 £46,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
75th Percentile £79,727 £79,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £95,500 £87,500 £109,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £71,991 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.77% +2.84% -

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 7,129 6,036 13,994
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.97% 40.27% 43.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,872 4,401 11,914
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,272 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £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 21 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 9 (8.11%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.80%) IIS
4 1 (0.90%) Apache
4 1 (0.90%) FileNet
Applications
1 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 96 (86.49%) Azure
2 60 (54.05%) IaaS
3 42 (37.84%) SaaS
4 35 (31.53%) Entra ID
5 31 (27.93%) Azure DevOps
6 27 (24.32%) AWS
7 21 (18.92%) Serverless
8 18 (16.22%) Azure AKS
8 18 (16.22%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (14.41%) GCP
10 14 (12.61%) GitHub
11 12 (10.81%) Azure Monitor
11 12 (10.81%) Power Platform
12 11 (9.91%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (9.01%) dbt
14 9 (8.11%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (6.31%) Azure App Service
16 6 (5.41%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (5.41%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (5.41%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 14 (12.61%) Firewall
2 7 (6.31%) VPN
3 5 (4.50%) DNS
3 5 (4.50%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.60%) Kerberos
5 3 (2.70%) SAN
6 2 (1.80%) DHCP
6 2 (1.80%) DSL
6 2 (1.80%) WAN
7 1 (0.90%) LAN
7 1 (0.90%) MPLS
7 1 (0.90%) NAS
7 1 (0.90%) Network Security
7 1 (0.90%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.90%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (18.92%) SQL Server
2 9 (8.11%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (5.41%) NoSQL
3 6 (5.41%) Redis
4 5 (4.50%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (4.50%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (3.60%) SAP HANA
6 3 (2.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.80%) MariaDB
7 2 (1.80%) MySQL
7 2 (1.80%) Power BI
7 2 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.80%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.90%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 8 (7.21%) Git
2 5 (4.50%) Cucumber
2 5 (4.50%) JMeter
2 5 (4.50%) Locust
3 3 (2.70%) JIRA
4 2 (1.80%) Selenium
4 2 (1.80%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.90%) GitLab
5 1 (0.90%) Jenkins
General
1 24 (21.62%) Finance
1 24 (21.62%) Social Skills
2 12 (10.81%) Legal
3 11 (9.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (8.11%) Billing
5 8 (7.21%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (7.21%) Law
6 3 (2.70%) Advertising
7 2 (1.80%) German Language
8 1 (0.90%) Aviation
8 1 (0.90%) Banking
8 1 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.90%) Military
8 1 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (27.03%) Architect
2 27 (24.32%) Azure Engineer
3 21 (18.92%) Cloud Engineer
3 21 (18.92%) Lead
4 19 (17.12%) Senior
5 17 (15.32%) Solutions Architect
6 9 (8.11%) Developer
6 9 (8.11%) Digital Architect
6 9 (8.11%) Digital Solutions Architect
6 9 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (6.31%) .NET Developer
7 7 (6.31%) .NET Software Engineer
7 7 (6.31%) C# Software Engineer
7 7 (6.31%) Consultant
7 7 (6.31%) Lead .NET Developer
7 7 (6.31%) Lead Developer
7 7 (6.31%) Software Engineer
8 6 (5.41%) Azure Software Engineer
8 6 (5.41%) Platform Engineer
8 6 (5.41%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (15.32%) .NET
2 10 (9.01%) RESTful
3 8 (7.21%) Middleware
4 7 (6.31%) .NET Framework
4 7 (6.31%) ARM Templates
4 7 (6.31%) React
5 6 (5.41%) ASP.NET Web API
5 6 (5.41%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 6 (5.41%) Entity Framework
5 6 (5.41%) Razor View Engine
6 5 (4.50%) Django
6 5 (4.50%) Gherkin
7 4 (3.60%) LDAP
7 4 (3.60%) Node.js
7 4 (3.60%) OAuth
7 4 (3.60%) OpenID
7 4 (3.60%) SAML
8 3 (2.70%) ADO
8 3 (2.70%) CSS
8 3 (2.70%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (23.42%) Cloud Native
2 6 (5.41%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.50%) Linux Command Line
4 4 (3.60%) Data Fabric
4 4 (3.60%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (3.60%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.70%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.80%) Clustering
6 2 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.80%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.80%) Replication
7 1 (0.90%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.90%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.90%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.90%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.90%) PKI
7 1 (0.90%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (12.61%) Linux
2 12 (10.81%) Windows
3 7 (6.31%) Unix
4 6 (5.41%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.90%) AIX
5 1 (0.90%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.90%) Solaris
5 1 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (54.05%) DevOps
2 45 (40.54%) CI/CD
3 44 (39.64%) Infrastructure as Code
4 38 (34.23%) Agile
5 28 (25.23%) Mentoring
6 24 (21.62%) Containerisation
7 23 (20.72%) Microservices
8 22 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (18.92%) Platform Engineering
10 19 (17.12%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (15.32%) Observability
12 16 (14.41%) Technical Leadership
13 15 (13.51%) Analytics
13 15 (13.51%) Full-Stack Development
14 14 (12.61%) Coaching
14 14 (12.61%) Continuous Delivery
14 14 (12.61%) Deployment Automation
14 14 (12.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 14 (12.61%) Roadmaps
14 14 (12.61%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 23 (20.72%) PowerShell
2 21 (18.92%) Python
3 17 (15.32%) SQL
4 14 (12.61%) Java
5 12 (10.81%) Bicep
5 12 (10.81%) C#
6 8 (7.21%) TypeScript
7 3 (2.70%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.80%) Bash
8 2 (1.80%) PHP
9 1 (0.90%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.90%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 18 (16.22%) Security Cleared
2 13 (11.71%) Degree
3 12 (10.81%) SC Cleared
4 9 (8.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (6.31%) CISSP
6 6 (5.41%) Azure Certification
7 5 (4.50%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.90%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.90%) CISM
9 1 (0.90%) GIAC
9 1 (0.90%) IISP
9 1 (0.90%) ISACA
9 1 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.90%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.91%) QA
2 8 (7.21%) NIST
3 7 (6.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.50%) Accessibility
4 5 (4.50%) GDPR
4 5 (4.50%) PCI DSS
4 5 (4.50%) WCAG
5 2 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.80%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 21 (18.92%) Docker
2 19 (17.12%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.70%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.90%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.90%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (36.94%) Terraform
2 18 (16.22%) Kubernetes
3 9 (8.11%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (4.50%) AWS Copilot
5 5 (4.50%) Grafana
6 4 (3.60%) Ansible
7 2 (1.80%) Packer
8 1 (0.90%) CASB
8 1 (0.90%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.90%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.90%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.90%) Oracle Flashback
8 1 (0.90%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.90%) QRadar
8 1 (0.90%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 51 (45.95%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.11%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.41%) Google
4 4 (3.60%) Databricks
4 4 (3.60%) SAP
4 4 (3.60%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.60%) VMware
5 3 (2.70%) Oracle
6 2 (1.80%) Apple
6 2 (1.80%) Cisco
6 2 (1.80%) Veeam
7 1 (0.90%) Adobe
7 1 (0.90%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.90%) Commvault
7 1 (0.90%) EMC
7 1 (0.90%) IBM
7 1 (0.90%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.90%) Sophos
7 1 (0.90%) Splunk
7 1 (0.90%) Ubiquiti