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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 235 251
Rank change year-on-year -53 +16 -108
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 97 157 370
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 1.22% 1.19%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.48% 2.62% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 82 120 331
10th Percentile £52,261 £44,996 £46,250
25th Percentile £64,439 £58,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,932 £70,996 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.09% +1.42% +7.69%
75th Percentile £82,406 £80,125 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £71,991 £72,500
% change year-on-year +0.71% -0.70% +3.57%

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 6,535 5,998 13,854
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.74% 46.74% 44.46%
Number of salaries quoted 4,418 4,671 12,010
10th Percentile £33,000 £33,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,711 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £78,584
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 3 April 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 (9.28%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (3.09%) Confluence
4 1 (1.03%) Apache
4 1 (1.03%) FileNet
4 1 (1.03%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.09%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 81 (83.51%) Azure
2 59 (60.82%) IaaS
3 38 (39.18%) SaaS
4 37 (38.14%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (35.05%) Entra ID
6 25 (25.77%) GitHub
7 18 (18.56%) AWS
7 18 (18.56%) GitHub Actions
7 18 (18.56%) Serverless
8 14 (14.43%) Azure AKS
8 14 (14.43%) Power Platform
9 13 (13.40%) Microsoft 365
10 12 (12.37%) Azure App Service
10 12 (12.37%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (10.31%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (10.31%) dbt
11 10 (10.31%) GCP
12 6 (6.19%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (6.19%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (6.19%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 13 (13.40%) Firewall
2 9 (9.28%) VPN
3 6 (6.19%) TCP/IP
4 5 (5.15%) DNS
5 2 (2.06%) DHCP
5 2 (2.06%) DSL
5 2 (2.06%) Kerberos
5 2 (2.06%) LAN
6 1 (1.03%) MPLS
6 1 (1.03%) NAS
6 1 (1.03%) SAN
6 1 (1.03%) WAN
6 1 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (19.59%) SQL Server
2 11 (11.34%) NoSQL
3 7 (7.22%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (5.15%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (5.15%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (5.15%) Power BI
4 5 (5.15%) Redis
5 4 (4.12%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (4.12%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (3.09%) Power Query
6 3 (3.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (2.06%) MariaDB
7 2 (2.06%) MySQL
7 2 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (2.06%) Star Schema
8 1 (1.03%) Data Lake
8 1 (1.03%) Metadata
8 1 (1.03%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (11.34%) Git
2 5 (5.15%) Cucumber
2 5 (5.15%) JIRA
2 5 (5.15%) JMeter
2 5 (5.15%) Locust
3 3 (3.09%) Visual Studio
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 26 (26.80%) Social Skills
2 17 (17.53%) Finance
3 12 (12.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (10.31%) Legal
5 9 (9.28%) Billing
6 5 (5.15%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.15%) Law
6 5 (5.15%) Public Sector
7 3 (3.09%) Marketing
8 2 (2.06%) Advertising
8 2 (2.06%) German Language
9 1 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.03%) Military
9 1 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (26.80%) Lead
2 21 (21.65%) Cloud Engineer
3 20 (20.62%) Azure Engineer
4 19 (19.59%) Architect
5 15 (15.46%) Senior
6 14 (14.43%) Developer
7 12 (12.37%) .NET Developer
7 12 (12.37%) Lead .NET Developer
7 12 (12.37%) Lead Developer
8 9 (9.28%) Azure Developer
9 8 (8.25%) SaaS Developer
10 7 (7.22%) Platform Engineer
10 7 (7.22%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (6.19%) Analyst
11 6 (6.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (6.19%) Senior Platform Engineer
11 6 (6.19%) Technical Developer
11 6 (6.19%) Technical Leader
12 5 (5.15%) Test Leader
13 4 (4.12%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (15.46%) .NET
2 13 (13.40%) RESTful
3 12 (12.37%) .NET Framework
3 12 (12.37%) React
4 11 (11.34%) ASP.NET Web API
4 11 (11.34%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 11 (11.34%) Entity Framework
4 11 (11.34%) Razor View Engine
5 8 (8.25%) Middleware
6 7 (7.22%) JSON
7 6 (6.19%) ARM Templates
8 5 (5.15%) Django
8 5 (5.15%) Gherkin
9 4 (4.12%) Node.js
10 3 (3.09%) ADO
10 3 (3.09%) CSS
10 3 (3.09%) HTML
11 2 (2.06%) LDAP
11 2 (2.06%) SAML
11 2 (2.06%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 18 (18.56%) Cloud Native
2 5 (5.15%) Linux Command Line
2 5 (5.15%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.12%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (4.12%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (4.12%) Product Ownership
4 3 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.09%) Social Media
5 2 (2.06%) AI Agents
5 2 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.06%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.03%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.03%) Data Fabric
6 1 (1.03%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.03%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.03%) PKI
6 1 (1.03%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (12.37%) Windows
2 10 (10.31%) Linux
3 7 (7.22%) Unix
3 7 (7.22%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.03%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.03%) VMS
4 1 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (61.86%) DevOps
2 50 (51.55%) CI/CD
3 43 (44.33%) Infrastructure as Code
4 39 (40.21%) Agile
5 30 (30.93%) Mentoring
6 26 (26.80%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (23.71%) Containerisation
8 22 (22.68%) Problem-Solving
8 22 (22.68%) Project Delivery
9 21 (21.65%) Test Automation
10 19 (19.59%) Microservices
11 17 (17.53%) Analytics
12 16 (16.49%) Computer Science
12 16 (16.49%) Scrum
13 15 (15.46%) Observability
14 14 (14.43%) Decision-Making
14 14 (14.43%) Full-Stack Development
14 14 (14.43%) Platform Engineering
14 14 (14.43%) Roadmaps
14 14 (14.43%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 25 (25.77%) SQL
2 23 (23.71%) PowerShell
3 17 (17.53%) Python
4 13 (13.40%) Java
4 13 (13.40%) TypeScript
5 12 (12.37%) Bicep
6 4 (4.12%) Bash
6 4 (4.12%) C#
7 3 (3.09%) JavaScript
8 2 (2.06%) PHP
9 1 (1.03%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 18 (18.56%) Degree
2 15 (15.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (10.31%) Master's Degree
3 10 (10.31%) SC Cleared
3 10 (10.31%) Security Cleared
4 7 (7.22%) Azure Certification
5 3 (3.09%) CISSP
6 2 (2.06%) AWS Certification
6 2 (2.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (2.06%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (17.53%) QA
2 9 (9.28%) NIST
3 8 (8.25%) 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 3 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (3.09%) Data Quality
6 3 (3.09%) NCSC
7 2 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (1.03%) GRC
8 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 22 (22.68%) 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%) vCloud
6 1 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 40 (41.24%) Terraform
2 16 (16.49%) Kubernetes
3 7 (7.22%) Ansible
4 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (6.19%) Single Sign-On
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%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (1.03%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 44 (45.36%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.28%) Google
3 3 (3.09%) Mercator
3 3 (3.09%) Salesforce
3 3 (3.09%) ServiceNow
3 3 (3.09%) VMware
4 2 (2.06%) Databricks
5 1 (1.03%) Adobe
5 1 (1.03%) Apple
5 1 (1.03%) BiZZdesign
5 1 (1.03%) Cisco
5 1 (1.03%) Commvault
5 1 (1.03%) IBM
5 1 (1.03%) Logitech
5 1 (1.03%) NetApp
5 1 (1.03%) Oracle
5 1 (1.03%) SAP
5 1 (1.03%) Sparx
5 1 (1.03%) Veeam
5 1 (1.03%) Zscaler