Hybrid/Remote SaaS Job Trends

Software as a Service (SaaS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 67 51
Rank change year-on-year +40 -16 -7
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,335 770 1,591
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.11% 5.14% 4.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.73% 12.76% 11.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,050 598 1,358
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,063 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £94,688 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,375 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year - +7.44% -10.37%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

SaaS 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 7,129 6,036 13,994
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.97% 40.27% 43.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,872 4,401 11,914
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,272 £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 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SaaS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SaaS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SaaS
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SaaS

SaaS
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SaaS over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

SaaS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SaaS
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 38 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.05%) WordPress
4 12 (0.90%) CMS
5 9 (0.67%) Confluence
6 6 (0.45%) SAS
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
7 5 (0.37%) JBoss
7 5 (0.37%) Moodle
7 5 (0.37%) Totara
7 5 (0.37%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.15%) IIS
9 1 (0.075%) Apache
9 1 (0.075%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 23 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
4 7 (0.52%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.45%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) Trello
7 1 (0.075%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.075%) InDesign
7 1 (0.075%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.20%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.15%) Aareon QL
4 2 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.15%) MIS ActiveH
4 2 (0.15%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.15%) OPENHousing
4 2 (0.15%) Orchard Housing
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.075%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 227 (17.00%) AWS
2 221 (16.55%) Azure
3 84 (6.29%) GCP
4 70 (5.24%) Entra ID
5 67 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
6 47 (3.52%) Serverless
7 43 (3.22%) Power Platform
8 42 (3.15%) Amazon EKS
8 42 (3.15%) PaaS
9 29 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
9 29 (2.17%) GitHub
10 21 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
11 20 (1.50%) IaaS
12 19 (1.42%) Figma
12 19 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 16 (1.20%) AWS Direct Connect
13 16 (1.20%) Mimecast
14 13 (0.97%) Amazon S3
15 12 (0.90%) Amazon EC2
15 12 (0.90%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.17%) Firewall
2 22 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
3 20 (1.50%) VPN
4 17 (1.27%) DNS
5 14 (1.05%) LAN
5 14 (1.05%) MPLS
5 14 (1.05%) WAN
6 13 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
6 13 (0.97%) Cisco Firepower
6 13 (0.97%) Cisco ISE
6 13 (0.97%) IPsec
6 13 (0.97%) NetScaler
6 13 (0.97%) NX-OS
6 13 (0.97%) SD-WAN
6 13 (0.97%) VXLAN
6 13 (0.97%) WLAN
7 12 (0.90%) BGP
8 10 (0.75%) SSL
9 9 (0.67%) OSPF
10 8 (0.60%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (4.42%) SQL Server
2 32 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (1.95%) Power BI
4 18 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
5 17 (1.27%) MySQL
6 16 (1.20%) Redis
7 13 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.52%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.37%) Big Data
13 4 (0.30%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.30%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.30%) SAP HANA
14 3 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
14 3 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
15 2 (0.15%) Metadata
15 2 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 47 (3.52%) JIRA
2 36 (2.70%) TeamCity
3 31 (2.32%) Git
4 8 (0.60%) Claude Code
4 8 (0.60%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.45%) JMeter
6 5 (0.37%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.37%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.37%) Locust
6 5 (0.37%) Postman
7 4 (0.30%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.30%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.30%) Selenium
7 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.22%) JUnit
8 3 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.15%) Eclipse
General
1 304 (22.77%) Finance
2 303 (22.70%) Social Skills
3 238 (17.83%) Retail
4 222 (16.63%) Marketing
5 170 (12.73%) Law
6 155 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 138 (10.34%) Banking
8 126 (9.44%) Back Office
9 115 (8.61%) Financial Institution
10 103 (7.72%) Analytical Skills
11 82 (6.14%) Legal
12 45 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
13 40 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.32%) Public Sector
15 28 (2.10%) Manufacturing
16 23 (1.72%) German Language
17 21 (1.57%) Advertising
18 19 (1.42%) Polish Language
19 18 (1.35%) Health Technology
20 16 (1.20%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 171 (12.81%) Senior
2 167 (12.51%) Developer
3 144 (10.79%) Lead
4 110 (8.24%) Software Engineer
5 89 (6.67%) Account Manager
6 88 (6.59%) Account Executive
7 71 (5.32%) Architect
8 70 (5.24%) Full-Stack Developer
9 60 (4.49%) Lead Developer
10 52 (3.90%) Support Engineer
11 44 (3.30%) Analyst
12 43 (3.22%) Consultant
13 42 (3.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 41 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
15 40 (3.00%) Sales Manager
16 37 (2.77%) .NET Software Engineer
17 36 (2.70%) C# Developer
18 34 (2.55%) .NET Developer
18 34 (2.55%) Senior Software Engineer
19 32 (2.40%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (7.27%) .NET
2 74 (5.54%) Node.js
3 61 (4.57%) React
4 40 (3.00%) Vue
5 37 (2.77%) HTML
6 36 (2.70%) RESTful
7 35 (2.62%) CSS
8 34 (2.55%) REST
9 25 (1.87%) JSON
10 21 (1.57%) XML
11 17 (1.27%) Spring
12 16 (1.20%) React Native
13 14 (1.05%) .NET Core
13 14 (1.05%) GraphQL
14 13 (0.97%) AngularJS
14 13 (0.97%) NestJS
14 13 (0.97%) Next.js
14 13 (0.97%) OAuth
15 12 (0.90%) Kafka
15 12 (0.90%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 102 (7.64%) Cloud Native
2 99 (7.42%) Onboarding
3 76 (5.69%) Product Ownership
4 33 (2.47%) Distributed Systems
5 32 (2.40%) Management Information System
6 30 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (2.02%) Blog
8 26 (1.95%) EPoS
9 23 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
10 22 (1.65%) PropTech
11 21 (1.57%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.35%) Mobile App
13 16 (1.20%) Social Media
14 15 (1.12%) Client/Server
14 15 (1.12%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.12%) Marketing Technology
14 15 (1.12%) Web Conferencing
15 11 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.75%) Learning Management System
16 10 (0.75%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 40 (3.00%) Windows
2 24 (1.80%) Apple iOS
3 23 (1.72%) Android
4 15 (1.12%) Windows Server
5 11 (0.82%) Linux
6 7 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.15%) Unix
9 2 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (15.43%) AI
2 191 (14.31%) Software Engineering
3 182 (13.63%) B2B
4 175 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
5 168 (12.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 154 (11.54%) CRM
7 143 (10.71%) Agile
8 138 (10.34%) Full-Stack Development
9 133 (9.96%) CI/CD
10 126 (9.44%) DevOps
11 118 (8.84%) Microservices
12 117 (8.76%) Business Development
13 115 (8.61%) Roadmaps
14 110 (8.24%) Fintech
15 99 (7.42%) Analytics
16 97 (7.27%) Decision-Making
17 90 (6.74%) Mentoring
18 78 (5.84%) SDLC
19 73 (5.47%) Project Management
20 70 (5.24%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 120 (8.99%) SQL
2 112 (8.39%) Python
3 87 (6.52%) Java
4 78 (5.84%) TypeScript
5 77 (5.77%) C#
6 59 (4.42%) JavaScript
7 39 (2.92%) PowerShell
8 25 (1.87%) Go
8 25 (1.87%) PHP
9 16 (1.20%) R
10 13 (0.97%) Bash
11 8 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.30%) Bicep
13 3 (0.22%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.22%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.22%) Swift
14 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.075%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.075%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 87 (6.52%) Degree
2 41 (3.07%) ACCA
3 29 (2.17%) CIMA
4 23 (1.72%) CISSP
4 23 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.65%) Security Cleared
6 16 (1.20%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.05%) SC Cleared
8 13 (0.97%) Azure Certification
9 12 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (0.82%) CISA
11 10 (0.75%) CRISC
12 9 (0.67%) CISM
13 7 (0.52%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.52%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.45%) MBA
15 5 (0.37%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.30%) CEH
16 4 (0.30%) ISACA
17 3 (0.22%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (4.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (3.00%) QA
3 35 (2.62%) GDPR
4 33 (2.47%) PCI DSS
5 31 (2.32%) SOC 2
6 30 (2.25%) Accessibility
7 20 (1.50%) Data Quality
7 20 (1.50%) IFRS
8 17 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
9 15 (1.12%) WCAG
10 12 (0.90%) NIST
10 12 (0.90%) SLA
11 11 (0.82%) PMO
12 10 (0.75%) GRC
13 8 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
13 8 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.45%) GAAP
15 5 (0.37%) COBIT
15 5 (0.37%) SOC 1
16 3 (0.22%) PSD2
System Software
1 66 (4.94%) Active Directory
2 46 (3.45%) Docker
3 3 (0.22%) Firmware
3 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.075%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.075%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.075%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 91 (6.82%) Terraform
2 76 (5.69%) Kubernetes
3 44 (3.30%) Grafana
4 26 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.75%) Ansible
7 7 (0.52%) Argo
8 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.15%) CASB
9 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.15%) Packer
9 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.15%) Puppet
10 1 (0.075%) Graylog
10 1 (0.075%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.075%) QRadar
Vendors
1 120 (8.99%) Microsoft
2 50 (3.75%) Salesforce
3 42 (3.15%) HubSpot
4 37 (2.77%) Google
5 18 (1.35%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (1.20%) Pardot
7 16 (1.20%) Sage
7 16 (1.20%) SAP
7 16 (1.20%) Xero
8 15 (1.12%) Adobe
9 14 (1.05%) Cisco
10 13 (0.97%) CheckPoint
10 13 (0.97%) Dynatrace
10 13 (0.97%) Meraki
10 13 (0.97%) SolarWinds
11 11 (0.82%) Databricks
11 11 (0.82%) Oracle
12 9 (0.67%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.45%) Atlassian