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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 304 290 292
Rank change year-on-year -14 +2 -144
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 115 137 330
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.94% 1.00%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.57% 2.38% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 100 94 282
10th Percentile £47,500 £33,439 £46,250
25th Percentile £61,875 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,750 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.46% -2.59% -3.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,188 £87,500
90th Percentile £96,625 £87,500 £102,375
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 7,329 5,747 14,104
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.24% 39.41% 42.83%
Number of salaries quoted 5,031 4,134 12,000
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,751 £79,600
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
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 28 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 (6.96%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.74%) IIS
4 1 (0.87%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 102 (88.70%) Azure
2 64 (55.65%) IaaS
3 47 (40.87%) SaaS
4 39 (33.91%) Azure DevOps
4 39 (33.91%) Entra ID
5 28 (24.35%) AWS
6 21 (18.26%) Serverless
7 19 (16.52%) Azure AKS
8 17 (14.78%) GCP
8 17 (14.78%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (13.91%) GitHub
10 14 (12.17%) Azure Monitor
11 13 (11.30%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (8.70%) AWS CloudFormation
12 10 (8.70%) dbt
13 8 (6.96%) Power Platform
14 7 (6.09%) Azure App Service
14 7 (6.09%) Azure Functions
14 7 (6.09%) Datadog
15 6 (5.22%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (13.04%) Firewall
2 7 (6.09%) VPN
3 6 (5.22%) DNS
4 5 (4.35%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.48%) Kerberos
5 4 (3.48%) SAN
6 3 (2.61%) DHCP
6 3 (2.61%) WAN
7 2 (1.74%) DSL
7 2 (1.74%) SD-WAN
7 2 (1.74%) Wireless
8 1 (0.87%) LAN
8 1 (0.87%) MPLS
8 1 (0.87%) NAS
8 1 (0.87%) Network Security
8 1 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 11 (9.57%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (6.96%) Redis
4 6 (5.22%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (5.22%) NoSQL
5 5 (4.35%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (4.35%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (3.48%) SAP HANA
7 3 (2.61%) MySQL
7 3 (2.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.74%) MariaDB
8 2 (1.74%) Power BI
8 2 (1.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (1.74%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.87%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 9 (7.83%) Git
2 5 (4.35%) Cucumber
2 5 (4.35%) JMeter
2 5 (4.35%) Locust
3 3 (2.61%) JIRA
4 2 (1.74%) Selenium
4 2 (1.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.87%) GitLab
5 1 (0.87%) Jenkins
General
1 31 (26.96%) Finance
2 27 (23.48%) Social Skills
3 11 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (9.57%) Legal
4 9 (7.83%) Billing
5 8 (6.96%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (6.96%) Law
6 3 (2.61%) Advertising
6 3 (2.61%) Aviation
7 2 (1.74%) German Language
7 2 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.87%) Banking
8 1 (0.87%) Military
8 1 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.87%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (26.96%) Azure Engineer
2 28 (24.35%) Architect
3 25 (21.74%) Cloud Engineer
4 22 (19.13%) Lead
5 18 (15.65%) Senior
6 16 (13.91%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.83%) .NET Software Engineer
8 9 (7.83%) C# Software Engineer
8 9 (7.83%) Developer
8 9 (7.83%) Digital Architect
8 9 (7.83%) Digital Solutions Architect
8 9 (7.83%) Software Engineer
9 8 (6.96%) Azure Software Engineer
9 8 (6.96%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 7 (6.09%) .NET Developer
10 7 (6.09%) DevOps Engineer
10 7 (6.09%) Lead .NET Developer
10 7 (6.09%) Lead Developer
10 7 (6.09%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (16.52%) .NET
2 10 (8.70%) RESTful
3 9 (7.83%) ARM Templates
4 8 (6.96%) React
5 7 (6.09%) .NET Framework
6 6 (5.22%) ASP.NET Web API
6 6 (5.22%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 6 (5.22%) Entity Framework
6 6 (5.22%) Middleware
6 6 (5.22%) Razor View Engine
7 5 (4.35%) Django
7 5 (4.35%) Gherkin
8 4 (3.48%) LDAP
8 4 (3.48%) Node.js
8 4 (3.48%) OAuth
8 4 (3.48%) OpenID
8 4 (3.48%) SAML
9 3 (2.61%) CSS
9 3 (2.61%) HTML
9 3 (2.61%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 29 (25.22%) Cloud Native
2 7 (6.09%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (5.22%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (5.22%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (3.48%) Data Fabric
5 4 (3.48%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.61%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.61%) Replication
7 2 (1.74%) Clustering
7 2 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.74%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.87%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.87%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.87%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.87%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.87%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.87%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (13.91%) Linux
2 11 (9.57%) Windows
3 7 (6.09%) Unix
4 6 (5.22%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.87%) AIX
5 1 (0.87%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.87%) Solaris
5 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (59.13%) DevOps
2 52 (45.22%) CI/CD
3 51 (44.35%) Infrastructure as Code
4 40 (34.78%) Agile
5 27 (23.48%) Microservices
6 26 (22.61%) Mentoring
6 26 (22.61%) Platform Engineering
7 24 (20.87%) Containerisation
8 23 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
10 19 (16.52%) Observability
11 18 (15.65%) Cloud Security
11 18 (15.65%) Roadmaps
12 17 (14.78%) Analytics
12 17 (14.78%) Full-Stack Development
13 16 (13.91%) Deployment Automation
13 16 (13.91%) Migration
13 16 (13.91%) Technical Leadership
13 16 (13.91%) Test Automation
14 15 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (25.22%) PowerShell
2 24 (20.87%) Python
3 16 (13.91%) SQL
4 15 (13.04%) Bicep
5 14 (12.17%) C#
6 13 (11.30%) Java
7 8 (6.96%) TypeScript
8 6 (5.22%) Bash
9 4 (3.48%) JavaScript
10 2 (1.74%) PHP
10 2 (1.74%) Ruby
11 1 (0.87%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 20 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 14 (12.17%) Degree
2 14 (12.17%) SC Cleared
3 9 (7.83%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (6.96%) CISSP
5 7 (6.09%) Azure Certification
6 5 (4.35%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.61%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.74%) CISM
9 1 (0.87%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.87%) GIAC
9 1 (0.87%) IISP
9 1 (0.87%) ISACA
9 1 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.87%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.57%) QA
2 9 (7.83%) NIST
3 8 (6.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (5.22%) GDPR
5 5 (4.35%) Accessibility
5 5 (4.35%) PCI DSS
5 5 (4.35%) WCAG
6 2 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.74%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 23 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 21 (18.26%) Docker
3 4 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.61%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.74%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.74%) vSphere
6 1 (0.87%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 48 (41.74%) Terraform
2 20 (17.39%) Kubernetes
3 10 (8.70%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (4.35%) AWS Copilot
4 5 (4.35%) Grafana
4 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (3.48%) Ansible
6 2 (1.74%) Packer
6 2 (1.74%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.87%) CASB
7 1 (0.87%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.87%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.87%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.87%) Oracle Flashback
7 1 (0.87%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.87%) QRadar
Vendors
1 54 (46.96%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.57%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.22%) Google
4 5 (4.35%) VMware
5 4 (3.48%) Databricks
5 4 (3.48%) SAP
5 4 (3.48%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.61%) Cisco
6 3 (2.61%) Oracle
6 3 (2.61%) Veeam
7 2 (1.74%) Apple
7 2 (1.74%) Broadcom
7 2 (1.74%) EMC
7 2 (1.74%) Meraki
7 2 (1.74%) Sophos
7 2 (1.74%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.87%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.87%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.87%) Yealink
8 1 (0.87%) Zscaler