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 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 299 307 315
Rank change year-on-year +8 +8 -178
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 114 136 317
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.91% 0.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.55% 2.32% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 98 95 269
10th Percentile £47,500 £33,520 £46,250
25th Percentile £60,625 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,875 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,375 £87,500 £101,500
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 7,341 5,871 14,226
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.24% 39.21% 42.60%
Number of salaries quoted 5,048 4,248 12,033
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £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 1 June 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 (7.02%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.75%) IIS
4 1 (0.88%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 103 (90.35%) Azure
2 62 (54.39%) IaaS
3 48 (42.11%) SaaS
4 38 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
4 38 (33.33%) Entra ID
5 28 (24.56%) AWS
6 19 (16.67%) Azure AKS
6 19 (16.67%) Serverless
7 17 (14.91%) GCP
7 17 (14.91%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (13.16%) GitHub
9 14 (12.28%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (10.53%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (8.77%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (8.77%) dbt
12 8 (7.02%) Azure Functions
12 8 (7.02%) Power Platform
13 7 (6.14%) Datadog
14 6 (5.26%) Azure App Service
14 6 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (13.16%) Firewall
2 7 (6.14%) VPN
3 6 (5.26%) DNS
4 5 (4.39%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.51%) Kerberos
5 4 (3.51%) SAN
6 3 (2.63%) DHCP
6 3 (2.63%) WAN
7 2 (1.75%) DSL
7 2 (1.75%) SD-WAN
7 2 (1.75%) Wireless
8 1 (0.88%) LAN
8 1 (0.88%) MPLS
8 1 (0.88%) NAS
8 1 (0.88%) Network Security
8 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (19.30%) SQL Server
2 11 (9.65%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (7.02%) Redis
4 6 (5.26%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (4.39%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (4.39%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (4.39%) NoSQL
6 4 (3.51%) SAP HANA
7 3 (2.63%) MySQL
7 3 (2.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.75%) MariaDB
8 2 (1.75%) Power BI
8 2 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (1.75%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.88%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 8 (7.02%) Git
2 5 (4.39%) Cucumber
2 5 (4.39%) JMeter
2 5 (4.39%) Locust
3 3 (2.63%) JIRA
4 2 (1.75%) Selenium
4 2 (1.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.88%) GitLab
5 1 (0.88%) Jenkins
General
1 33 (28.95%) Finance
2 26 (22.81%) Social Skills
3 11 (9.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.89%) Billing
4 9 (7.89%) Legal
5 8 (7.02%) Law
6 3 (2.63%) Advertising
6 3 (2.63%) Aviation
7 2 (1.75%) German Language
7 2 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.88%) Banking
8 1 (0.88%) Military
8 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (27.19%) Azure Engineer
2 27 (23.68%) Architect
3 25 (21.93%) Cloud Engineer
4 22 (19.30%) Lead
5 17 (14.91%) Solutions Architect
6 16 (14.04%) Senior
7 10 (8.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.89%) .NET Software Engineer
8 9 (7.89%) C# Software Engineer
8 9 (7.89%) Developer
8 9 (7.89%) Digital Architect
8 9 (7.89%) Digital Solutions Architect
8 9 (7.89%) Software Engineer
9 8 (7.02%) Azure Software Engineer
9 8 (7.02%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 7 (6.14%) DevOps Engineer
10 7 (6.14%) Platform Engineer
11 6 (5.26%) .NET Developer
11 6 (5.26%) Lead .NET Developer
11 6 (5.26%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (15.79%) .NET
2 9 (7.89%) ARM Templates
2 9 (7.89%) RESTful
3 7 (6.14%) React
4 6 (5.26%) .NET Framework
5 5 (4.39%) ASP.NET Web API
5 5 (4.39%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 5 (4.39%) Django
5 5 (4.39%) Entity Framework
5 5 (4.39%) Gherkin
5 5 (4.39%) Razor View Engine
6 4 (3.51%) LDAP
6 4 (3.51%) Middleware
6 4 (3.51%) Node.js
6 4 (3.51%) OAuth
6 4 (3.51%) OpenID
6 4 (3.51%) SAML
7 3 (2.63%) CSS
7 3 (2.63%) JSON
7 3 (2.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (25.44%) Cloud Native
2 7 (6.14%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (5.26%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.39%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (3.51%) Data Fabric
5 4 (3.51%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.63%) Replication
7 2 (1.75%) Clustering
7 2 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.75%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.88%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.88%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.88%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (14.04%) Linux
2 11 (9.65%) Windows
3 7 (6.14%) Unix
4 6 (5.26%) 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 68 (59.65%) DevOps
2 52 (45.61%) CI/CD
3 51 (44.74%) Infrastructure as Code
4 38 (33.33%) Agile
5 26 (22.81%) Platform Engineering
6 24 (21.05%) Containerisation
6 24 (21.05%) Mentoring
6 24 (21.05%) Microservices
7 23 (20.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (16.67%) Observability
9 19 (16.67%) Roadmaps
10 18 (15.79%) Analytics
10 18 (15.79%) Cloud Security
11 16 (14.04%) Deployment Automation
11 16 (14.04%) Full-Stack Development
11 16 (14.04%) Migration
11 16 (14.04%) Test Automation
12 15 (13.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 15 (13.16%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 29 (25.44%) PowerShell
2 25 (21.93%) Python
3 15 (13.16%) Bicep
3 15 (13.16%) C#
3 15 (13.16%) SQL
4 13 (11.40%) Java
5 7 (6.14%) TypeScript
6 6 (5.26%) Bash
7 4 (3.51%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.75%) PHP
8 2 (1.75%) Ruby
9 1 (0.88%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 20 (17.54%) Security Cleared
2 14 (12.28%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.40%) Degree
4 8 (7.02%) CISSP
4 8 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (6.14%) Azure Certification
6 4 (3.51%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.63%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.75%) CISM
9 1 (0.88%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
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 (9.65%) QA
2 9 (7.89%) NIST
3 8 (7.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (5.26%) Accessibility
4 6 (5.26%) GDPR
5 5 (4.39%) PCI DSS
5 5 (4.39%) WCAG
6 2 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.75%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 22 (19.30%) Active Directory
2 21 (18.42%) Docker
3 4 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.63%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.75%) vSphere
6 1 (0.88%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 48 (42.11%) Terraform
2 20 (17.54%) Kubernetes
3 10 (8.77%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (4.39%) AWS Copilot
4 5 (4.39%) Grafana
4 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (3.51%) Ansible
6 2 (1.75%) Packer
6 2 (1.75%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.88%) CASB
7 1 (0.88%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.88%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.88%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.88%) Oracle Flashback
7 1 (0.88%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.88%) QRadar
Vendors
1 54 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.65%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.26%) Google
4 5 (4.39%) VMware
5 4 (3.51%) Databricks
5 4 (3.51%) SAP
5 4 (3.51%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.63%) Cisco
6 3 (2.63%) Oracle
6 3 (2.63%) Veeam
7 2 (1.75%) Apple
7 2 (1.75%) Broadcom
7 2 (1.75%) EMC
7 2 (1.75%) Meraki
7 2 (1.75%) Sophos
7 2 (1.75%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.88%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.88%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.88%) Yealink
8 1 (0.88%) Zscaler