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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 217 214
Rank change year-on-year -57 -3 -50
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 116 236 397
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.71% 1.51% 1.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.88% 3.23% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 100 140 347
10th Percentile £47,360 £47,473 £46,306
25th Percentile £61,000 £57,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,716 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% -3.45% +7.41%
75th Percentile £83,094 £82,813 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,625 £110,000
UK median annual salary £70,932 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +1.33% -3.45% +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 6,170 7,298 12,673
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.70% 46.84% 45.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,240 4,721 11,090
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £35,219
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 18 February 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 10 (8.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.59%) Confluence
4 2 (1.72%) IIS
5 1 (0.86%) Apache
5 1 (0.86%) FileNet
Applications
1 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.59%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 97 (83.62%) Azure
2 75 (64.66%) IaaS
3 48 (41.38%) SaaS
4 41 (35.34%) Entra ID
5 39 (33.62%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (24.14%) GitHub
7 25 (21.55%) Serverless
8 20 (17.24%) GitHub Actions
9 18 (15.52%) Azure Monitor
10 14 (12.07%) AWS
10 14 (12.07%) Azure AKS
11 13 (11.21%) Azure App Service
11 13 (11.21%) Power Platform
12 12 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
13 11 (9.48%) GCP
14 10 (8.62%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (6.03%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (6.03%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (4.31%) AWS CodeBuild
16 5 (4.31%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 20 (17.24%) Firewall
2 15 (12.93%) VPN
3 12 (10.34%) DNS
4 8 (6.90%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.45%) DHCP
6 2 (1.72%) DSL
6 2 (1.72%) LAN
6 2 (1.72%) WAN
7 1 (0.86%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.86%) MPLS
7 1 (0.86%) Network Security
7 1 (0.86%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (16.38%) SQL Server
2 13 (11.21%) NoSQL
3 7 (6.03%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (4.31%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (4.31%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (4.31%) Power BI
4 5 (4.31%) Redis
5 4 (3.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.59%) Power Query
6 3 (2.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.72%) MariaDB
7 2 (1.72%) MySQL
7 2 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.72%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.86%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.86%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 14 (12.07%) Git
2 5 (4.31%) JIRA
3 3 (2.59%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.72%) Selenium
4 2 (1.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.86%) GitLab
5 1 (0.86%) Jenkins
General
1 41 (35.34%) Social Skills
2 16 (13.79%) Finance
3 15 (12.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (12.07%) Public Sector
5 11 (9.48%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (7.76%) Billing
6 9 (7.76%) Legal
7 6 (5.17%) Law
8 3 (2.59%) Marketing
9 2 (1.72%) German Language
10 1 (0.86%) Advertising
10 1 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Military
10 1 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (25.86%) Lead
2 28 (24.14%) Azure Engineer
3 24 (20.69%) Cloud Engineer
4 22 (18.97%) Architect
5 16 (13.79%) Senior
6 15 (12.93%) Developer
7 13 (11.21%) .NET Developer
7 13 (11.21%) Lead .NET Developer
7 13 (11.21%) Lead Developer
8 12 (10.34%) Azure Developer
8 12 (10.34%) SaaS Developer
9 8 (6.90%) Analyst
9 8 (6.90%) Platform Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (6.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (6.03%) Lead Product Manager
10 7 (6.03%) Product Manager
11 6 (5.17%) Senior Platform Engineer
11 6 (5.17%) Technical Developer
11 6 (5.17%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (14.66%) .NET
2 16 (13.79%) RESTful
3 14 (12.07%) .NET Framework
4 13 (11.21%) ASP.NET Web API
4 13 (11.21%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 13 (11.21%) Entity Framework
4 13 (11.21%) Razor View Engine
4 13 (11.21%) React
5 8 (6.90%) JSON
6 7 (6.03%) Middleware
7 6 (5.17%) ARM Templates
8 5 (4.31%) Django
9 4 (3.45%) Node.js
10 3 (2.59%) ADO
10 3 (2.59%) YAML
11 2 (1.72%) CSS
11 2 (1.72%) HTML
11 2 (1.72%) Smarty
11 2 (1.72%) Symfony
11 2 (1.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (22.41%) Cloud Native
2 9 (7.76%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (4.31%) Linux Command Line
3 5 (4.31%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.31%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (3.45%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.59%) Social Media
6 2 (1.72%) AI Agents
6 2 (1.72%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.72%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.72%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.72%) Replication
6 2 (1.72%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.86%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.86%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.93%) Windows
2 11 (9.48%) Linux
3 9 (7.76%) Windows Server
4 7 (6.03%) Unix
5 4 (3.45%) VMS
6 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (56.90%) DevOps
2 50 (43.10%) Infrastructure as Code
3 49 (42.24%) CI/CD
4 43 (37.07%) Agile
5 38 (32.76%) Mentoring
6 31 (26.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (23.28%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (23.28%) Project Delivery
7 27 (23.28%) Test Automation
8 26 (22.41%) Microservices
9 24 (20.69%) Roadmaps
10 23 (19.83%) Analytics
11 22 (18.97%) Technical Leadership
12 21 (18.10%) Collaborative Culture
12 21 (18.10%) Computer Science
13 18 (15.52%) Decision-Making
13 18 (15.52%) Design Patterns
14 17 (14.66%) Containerisation
14 17 (14.66%) Scrum
15 16 (13.79%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 33 (28.45%) PowerShell
2 29 (25.00%) SQL
3 19 (16.38%) Bicep
4 15 (12.93%) TypeScript
5 11 (9.48%) Python
6 8 (6.90%) Java
7 5 (4.31%) Bash
8 3 (2.59%) C#
9 2 (1.72%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.72%) PHP
Qualifications
1 25 (21.55%) Degree
2 20 (17.24%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (16.38%) SC Cleared
3 19 (16.38%) Security Cleared
4 15 (12.93%) Azure Certification
4 15 (12.93%) Master's Degree
5 12 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (5.17%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.59%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (1.72%) CISSP
8 2 (1.72%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.86%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (12.07%) QA
2 10 (8.62%) NIST
3 9 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.31%) NCSC
4 5 (4.31%) PCI DSS
5 4 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (3.45%) GDPR
6 3 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (2.59%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.72%) GRC
8 1 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.86%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (24.14%) Active Directory
2 16 (13.79%) Docker
3 10 (8.62%) Hyper-V
3 10 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (6.03%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.86%) vCloud
5 1 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 45 (38.79%) Terraform
2 10 (8.62%) Kubernetes
3 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (5.17%) Ansible
4 6 (5.17%) SCOM
5 5 (4.31%) AWS Copilot
6 2 (1.72%) Packer
7 1 (0.86%) CASB
7 1 (0.86%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.86%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 59 (50.86%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.48%) VMware
3 10 (8.62%) Google
4 4 (3.45%) BiZZdesign
5 3 (2.59%) Mercator
6 2 (1.72%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.72%) Sparx
7 1 (0.86%) Adobe
7 1 (0.86%) Apple
7 1 (0.86%) Cisco
7 1 (0.86%) Databricks
7 1 (0.86%) Dell
7 1 (0.86%) HP
7 1 (0.86%) IBM
7 1 (0.86%) NetApp
7 1 (0.86%) Oracle
7 1 (0.86%) Veeam
7 1 (0.86%) Zscaler