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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 282 283
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 -134
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 113 138 334
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.94% 1.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.58% 2.39% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 99 95 286
10th Percentile £47,500 £33,199 £46,250
25th Percentile £61,250 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £66,500 £69,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -4.66% -0.36%
75th Percentile £79,383 £77,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £95,250 £87,500 £103,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000

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 7,174 5,780 14,070
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.03% 39.57% 42.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4,919 4,169 11,966
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,750 £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 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
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 25 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 (7.96%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.77%) IIS
4 1 (0.88%) Apache
4 1 (0.88%) FileNet
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 98 (86.73%) Azure
2 60 (53.10%) IaaS
3 42 (37.17%) SaaS
4 35 (30.97%) Azure DevOps
4 35 (30.97%) Entra ID
5 27 (23.89%) AWS
6 21 (18.58%) Serverless
7 18 (15.93%) Azure AKS
8 16 (14.16%) GCP
8 16 (14.16%) GitHub
8 16 (14.16%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (11.50%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (10.62%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (8.85%) dbt
11 10 (8.85%) Power Platform
12 9 (7.96%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (6.19%) Azure App Service
14 6 (5.31%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (5.31%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (5.31%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 14 (12.39%) Firewall
2 7 (6.19%) VPN
3 5 (4.42%) DNS
3 5 (4.42%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.54%) Kerberos
5 3 (2.65%) SAN
6 2 (1.77%) DHCP
6 2 (1.77%) DSL
6 2 (1.77%) WAN
7 1 (0.88%) LAN
7 1 (0.88%) MPLS
7 1 (0.88%) NAS
7 1 (0.88%) Network Security
7 1 (0.88%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.35%) SQL Server
2 9 (7.96%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (5.31%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (5.31%) NoSQL
3 6 (5.31%) Redis
4 5 (4.42%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (4.42%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (3.54%) SAP HANA
6 3 (2.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.77%) MariaDB
7 2 (1.77%) MySQL
7 2 (1.77%) Power BI
7 2 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.77%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.88%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 8 (7.08%) Git
2 5 (4.42%) Cucumber
2 5 (4.42%) JMeter
2 5 (4.42%) Locust
3 3 (2.65%) JIRA
4 2 (1.77%) Selenium
4 2 (1.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.88%) GitLab
5 1 (0.88%) Jenkins
General
1 26 (23.01%) Finance
2 24 (21.24%) Social Skills
3 12 (10.62%) Legal
4 11 (9.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.96%) Billing
6 8 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (7.08%) Law
7 3 (2.65%) Advertising
8 2 (1.77%) German Language
9 1 (0.88%) Aviation
9 1 (0.88%) Banking
9 1 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.88%) Military
9 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (27.43%) Azure Engineer
2 28 (24.78%) Architect
3 22 (19.47%) Cloud Engineer
4 21 (18.58%) Lead
5 19 (16.81%) Senior
6 15 (13.27%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (7.96%) .NET Software Engineer
7 9 (7.96%) C# Software Engineer
7 9 (7.96%) Developer
7 9 (7.96%) Digital Architect
7 9 (7.96%) Digital Solutions Architect
7 9 (7.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 9 (7.96%) Software Engineer
8 8 (7.08%) Azure Software Engineer
9 7 (6.19%) .NET Developer
9 7 (6.19%) Consultant
9 7 (6.19%) Lead .NET Developer
9 7 (6.19%) Lead Developer
9 7 (6.19%) Platform Engineer
10 6 (5.31%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (16.81%) .NET
2 10 (8.85%) RESTful
3 8 (7.08%) Middleware
4 7 (6.19%) .NET Framework
4 7 (6.19%) ARM Templates
4 7 (6.19%) React
5 6 (5.31%) ASP.NET Web API
5 6 (5.31%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 6 (5.31%) Entity Framework
5 6 (5.31%) Razor View Engine
6 5 (4.42%) Django
6 5 (4.42%) Gherkin
7 4 (3.54%) LDAP
7 4 (3.54%) Node.js
7 4 (3.54%) OAuth
7 4 (3.54%) OpenID
7 4 (3.54%) SAML
8 3 (2.65%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.65%) ADO
8 3 (2.65%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (23.01%) Cloud Native
2 7 (6.19%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (5.31%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.54%) Data Fabric
4 4 (3.54%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (3.54%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.65%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.65%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.77%) Clustering
6 2 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.77%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.77%) Replication
7 1 (0.88%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.88%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.88%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (0.88%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.88%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.88%) PKI
7 1 (0.88%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (12.39%) Linux
2 12 (10.62%) Windows
3 7 (6.19%) Unix
4 6 (5.31%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.88%) AIX
5 1 (0.88%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.88%) Solaris
5 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (56.64%) DevOps
2 47 (41.59%) CI/CD
3 46 (40.71%) Infrastructure as Code
4 40 (35.40%) Agile
5 28 (24.78%) Mentoring
6 25 (22.12%) Microservices
7 24 (21.24%) Containerisation
8 22 (19.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (19.47%) Platform Engineering
9 19 (16.81%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (15.04%) Full-Stack Development
10 17 (15.04%) Observability
11 16 (14.16%) Deployment Automation
11 16 (14.16%) Technical Leadership
11 16 (14.16%) Test Automation
12 15 (13.27%) Analytics
13 14 (12.39%) Coaching
13 14 (12.39%) Continuous Delivery
13 14 (12.39%) Scrum
13 14 (12.39%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (22.12%) PowerShell
2 21 (18.58%) Python
3 17 (15.04%) SQL
4 14 (12.39%) C#
4 14 (12.39%) Java
5 12 (10.62%) Bicep
6 8 (7.08%) TypeScript
7 4 (3.54%) Bash
8 3 (2.65%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.77%) PHP
10 1 (0.88%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.88%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 18 (15.93%) Security Cleared
2 13 (11.50%) Degree
3 12 (10.62%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (6.19%) CISSP
6 6 (5.31%) Azure Certification
7 5 (4.42%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.65%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.88%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.88%) CISM
9 1 (0.88%) GIAC
9 1 (0.88%) IISP
9 1 (0.88%) ISACA
9 1 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.88%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.73%) QA
2 8 (7.08%) NIST
3 7 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.42%) Accessibility
4 5 (4.42%) GDPR
4 5 (4.42%) PCI DSS
4 5 (4.42%) WCAG
5 2 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.77%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 21 (18.58%) Docker
2 19 (16.81%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.65%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.77%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (38.05%) Terraform
2 18 (15.93%) Kubernetes
3 9 (7.96%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (5.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (4.42%) AWS Copilot
5 5 (4.42%) Grafana
6 4 (3.54%) Ansible
7 2 (1.77%) Packer
8 1 (0.88%) CASB
8 1 (0.88%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.88%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.88%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.88%) Oracle Flashback
8 1 (0.88%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.88%) QRadar
8 1 (0.88%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 49 (43.36%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.73%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.31%) Google
4 4 (3.54%) Databricks
4 4 (3.54%) SAP
4 4 (3.54%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.54%) VMware
5 3 (2.65%) Oracle
6 2 (1.77%) Apple
6 2 (1.77%) Cisco
6 2 (1.77%) Veeam
7 1 (0.88%) Adobe
7 1 (0.88%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.88%) Broadcom
7 1 (0.88%) Commvault
7 1 (0.88%) EMC
7 1 (0.88%) IBM
7 1 (0.88%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.88%) Sophos
7 1 (0.88%) Splunk