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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 296 292
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 -147
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 115 137 334
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 101 94 286
10th Percentile £47,500 £33,439 £46,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £44,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £68,250 £69,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.15% -0.36%
75th Percentile £81,500 £77,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,500 £103,750
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 7,282 5,726 14,080
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.21% 39.45% 42.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,004 4,116 11,977
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,272 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,085 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,000 £79,600
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 27 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
1 100 (86.96%) Azure
2 65 (56.52%) IaaS
3 45 (39.13%) SaaS
4 38 (33.04%) Azure DevOps
4 38 (33.04%) Entra ID
5 28 (24.35%) AWS
6 22 (19.13%) Serverless
7 18 (15.65%) Azure AKS
8 17 (14.78%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (13.91%) GCP
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%) Datadog
15 6 (5.22%) Azure Functions
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%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.74%) MariaDB
8 2 (1.74%) MySQL
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 29 (25.22%) Finance
2 26 (22.61%) Social Skills
3 13 (11.30%) Legal
4 11 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.83%) Billing
6 8 (6.96%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (6.96%) Law
7 3 (2.61%) Advertising
7 3 (2.61%) Aviation
8 2 (1.74%) German Language
9 1 (0.87%) Banking
9 1 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.87%) Military
9 1 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.87%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (26.96%) Azure Engineer
2 29 (25.22%) Architect
3 25 (21.74%) Cloud Engineer
4 22 (19.13%) Lead
5 20 (17.39%) 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 8 (6.96%) ARM Templates
3 8 (6.96%) Middleware
4 7 (6.09%) .NET Framework
4 7 (6.09%) React
5 6 (5.22%) ASP.NET Web API
5 6 (5.22%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 6 (5.22%) Entity Framework
5 6 (5.22%) Razor View Engine
6 5 (4.35%) Django
6 5 (4.35%) Gherkin
7 4 (3.48%) LDAP
7 4 (3.48%) Node.js
7 4 (3.48%) OAuth
7 4 (3.48%) OpenID
7 4 (3.48%) SAML
8 3 (2.61%) CSS
8 3 (2.61%) HTML
8 3 (2.61%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (23.48%) Cloud Native
2 7 (6.09%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (5.22%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (3.48%) Data Fabric
6 3 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.61%) Replication
6 3 (2.61%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.74%) Clustering
7 2 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.74%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.74%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.87%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.87%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.87%) Data Structures
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 67 (58.26%) DevOps
2 50 (43.48%) CI/CD
2 50 (43.48%) Infrastructure as Code
3 41 (35.65%) Agile
4 28 (24.35%) Mentoring
4 28 (24.35%) Microservices
5 25 (21.74%) Platform Engineering
6 24 (20.87%) Containerisation
7 22 (19.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (16.52%) Observability
10 17 (14.78%) Analytics
10 17 (14.78%) Cloud Security
10 17 (14.78%) Full-Stack Development
11 16 (13.91%) Deployment Automation
11 16 (13.91%) Roadmaps
11 16 (13.91%) Technical Leadership
11 16 (13.91%) Test Automation
12 15 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 14 (12.17%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 29 (25.22%) PowerShell
2 24 (20.87%) Python
3 15 (13.04%) SQL
4 14 (12.17%) Bicep
4 14 (12.17%) C#
5 13 (11.30%) Java
6 8 (6.96%) TypeScript
7 6 (5.22%) Bash
8 3 (2.61%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.74%) PHP
10 1 (0.87%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.87%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 20 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 14 (12.17%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.30%) Degree
4 9 (7.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (6.96%) CISSP
6 7 (6.09%) Azure Certification
7 5 (4.35%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.61%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (1.74%) CISM
10 1 (0.87%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.87%) GIAC
10 1 (0.87%) IISP
10 1 (0.87%) ISACA
10 1 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
10 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 22 (19.13%) 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 47 (40.87%) 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 53 (46.09%) 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