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 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 24 48 51
Rank change year-on-year +24 +3 -6
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,247 917 1,466
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.62% 5.89% 5.31%
As % of the Cloud Services category 20.21% 12.57% 11.57%
Number of salaries quoted 947 627 1,265
10th Percentile £32,125 £36,250 £41,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% -1.17%
75th Percentile £86,250 £79,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £93,600 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - -7.14%

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 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%

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 18 February 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 23 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (1.44%) WordPress
3 14 (1.12%) SharePoint
4 11 (0.88%) Confluence
4 11 (0.88%) JBoss
4 11 (0.88%) WebSphere
5 7 (0.56%) CMS
6 6 (0.48%) IIS
7 5 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.24%) Moodle
8 3 (0.24%) Totara
9 2 (0.16%) Apache
10 1 (0.080%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.080%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.080%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 36 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 14 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.96%) InDesign
6 9 (0.72%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
8 6 (0.48%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.24%) Sketch
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.080%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.080%) GIMP
11 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.080%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.12%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.56%) Workday HCM
3 4 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.080%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 269 (21.57%) Azure
2 259 (20.77%) AWS
3 130 (10.43%) GCP
4 57 (4.57%) GitHub
4 57 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (4.41%) Entra ID
6 48 (3.85%) PaaS
7 41 (3.29%) Serverless
8 40 (3.21%) Amazon EKS
9 37 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (2.33%) IaaS
11 25 (2.00%) Figma
11 25 (2.00%) GitHub Actions
11 25 (2.00%) Power Platform
12 19 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
13 17 (1.36%) Amazon S3
13 17 (1.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 16 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (1.12%) AWS Direct Connect
16 13 (1.04%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.65%) Remote Desktop
2 29 (2.33%) Firewall
3 16 (1.28%) VPN
4 14 (1.12%) BGP
5 13 (1.04%) DNS
5 13 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (0.88%) LAN
6 11 (0.88%) WAN
7 10 (0.80%) SD-WAN
7 10 (0.80%) Unified Communications
8 9 (0.72%) MPLS
9 8 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
9 8 (0.64%) Cisco ISE
9 8 (0.64%) DHCP
9 8 (0.64%) IPsec
9 8 (0.64%) NetScaler
9 8 (0.64%) NX-OS
9 8 (0.64%) OSPF
9 8 (0.64%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 40 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (2.41%) MySQL
4 29 (2.33%) Data Lake
4 29 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
5 22 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
5 22 (1.76%) NoSQL
6 18 (1.44%) Amazon RDS
7 17 (1.36%) Power BI
8 12 (0.96%) MongoDB
9 10 (0.80%) Redis
10 9 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.64%) Data Mining
11 8 (0.64%) Data Vault
12 6 (0.48%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.48%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.48%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.32%) Big Data
14 3 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 38 (3.05%) JIRA
2 37 (2.97%) TeamCity
3 31 (2.49%) Git
4 9 (0.72%) Postman
5 8 (0.64%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.56%) Selenium
7 6 (0.48%) CircleCI
8 5 (0.40%) GitBook
8 5 (0.40%) git-flow
9 4 (0.32%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (0.32%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.32%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.24%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.24%) Storybook
11 2 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.080%) GitLab
12 1 (0.080%) JUnit
12 1 (0.080%) MSTest
12 1 (0.080%) NUnit
General
1 378 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 302 (24.22%) Finance
3 235 (18.85%) Retail
4 196 (15.72%) Marketing
5 144 (11.55%) Law
6 124 (9.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 119 (9.54%) Banking
8 109 (8.74%) Back Office
9 106 (8.50%) Financial Institution
10 103 (8.26%) Analytical Skills
11 62 (4.97%) Legal
12 46 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
13 40 (3.21%) Public Sector
14 30 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
15 26 (2.09%) Manufacturing
16 19 (1.52%) Polish Language
17 16 (1.28%) Health Technology
18 15 (1.20%) French Language
19 14 (1.12%) Automotive
19 14 (1.12%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 206 (16.52%) Senior
2 160 (12.83%) Developer
3 143 (11.47%) Lead
4 79 (6.34%) Software Engineer
5 69 (5.53%) Architect
6 55 (4.41%) Account Manager
7 50 (4.01%) Analyst
8 49 (3.93%) .NET Developer
9 48 (3.85%) Lead Developer
10 47 (3.77%) Support Engineer
11 45 (3.61%) Account Executive
12 44 (3.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 42 (3.37%) Development Manager
14 41 (3.29%) Software Developer
15 37 (2.97%) 2nd Line Support
15 37 (2.97%) Consultant
15 37 (2.97%) Solutions Architect
16 35 (2.81%) Engineering Manager
17 34 (2.73%) .NET Software Developer
18 32 (2.57%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (12.59%) .NET
2 106 (8.50%) React
3 59 (4.73%) Node.js
4 48 (3.85%) REST
5 34 (2.73%) CSS
5 34 (2.73%) RESTful
6 31 (2.49%) HTML
7 26 (2.09%) SOAP
8 24 (1.92%) Spring
9 22 (1.76%) .NET Framework
10 21 (1.68%) React Native
11 19 (1.52%) AngularJS
12 18 (1.44%) Entity Framework
13 17 (1.36%) Kafka
13 17 (1.36%) Next.js
14 16 (1.28%) ASP.NET Web API
14 16 (1.28%) Middleware
15 15 (1.20%) Razor View Engine
16 14 (1.12%) GraphQL
16 14 (1.12%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 166 (13.31%) Onboarding
2 104 (8.34%) Cloud Native
3 83 (6.66%) Product Ownership
4 39 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
5 36 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (2.73%) Social Media
7 28 (2.25%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.25%) Web Conferencing
8 24 (1.92%) Mobile App
9 23 (1.84%) Blog
9 23 (1.84%) Data Centre
10 21 (1.68%) EPoS
11 16 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
12 14 (1.12%) Educational Technology
13 13 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
14 12 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (0.96%) Security Posture
15 11 (0.88%) Data Structures
15 11 (0.88%) DataPower
15 11 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 34 (2.73%) Windows
2 30 (2.41%) Android
2 30 (2.41%) Apple iOS
3 23 (1.84%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.80%) Linux
5 6 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.16%) Unix
7 2 (0.16%) VMS
8 1 (0.080%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (18.44%) AI
2 222 (17.80%) Software Engineering
3 215 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (16.84%) Agile
5 197 (15.80%) Continuous Improvement
6 175 (14.03%) CRM
7 174 (13.95%) Mentoring
8 165 (13.23%) Roadmaps
9 162 (12.99%) B2B
10 159 (12.75%) CI/CD
11 142 (11.39%) DevOps
12 129 (10.34%) Microservices
13 119 (9.54%) Full-Stack Development
14 99 (7.94%) Fintech
15 97 (7.78%) Analytics
16 91 (7.30%) Business Development
17 89 (7.14%) Customer Service
18 86 (6.90%) Coaching
19 84 (6.74%) Decision-Making
20 78 (6.26%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 189 (15.16%) SQL
2 125 (10.02%) C#
3 109 (8.74%) TypeScript
4 97 (7.78%) Python
5 94 (7.54%) JavaScript
6 79 (6.34%) Java
7 34 (2.73%) PowerShell
8 26 (2.09%) PHP
9 15 (1.20%) Go
10 14 (1.12%) Bash
11 10 (0.80%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.80%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.64%) Bicep
13 5 (0.40%) R
14 3 (0.24%) Swift
15 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
16 1 (0.080%) ABAP
16 1 (0.080%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 104 (8.34%) Degree
2 24 (1.92%) Master's Degree
3 21 (1.68%) Security Cleared
4 20 (1.60%) CISSP
4 20 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (1.36%) SC Cleared
6 13 (1.04%) CRISC
7 11 (0.88%) ACCA
8 10 (0.80%) CISA
9 9 (0.72%) AWS Certification
9 9 (0.72%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.64%) CIMA
10 8 (0.64%) CISM
11 7 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 7 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.32%) CEH
13 4 (0.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (6.58%) QA
2 67 (5.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (3.21%) SOC 2
4 31 (2.49%) PCI DSS
5 23 (1.84%) Accessibility
5 23 (1.84%) GDPR
6 22 (1.76%) GRC
7 20 (1.60%) NIST
8 16 (1.28%) Data Quality
9 13 (1.04%) SLA
10 12 (0.96%) ISO 9001
11 11 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 9 (0.72%) IFRS
12 9 (0.72%) WCAG
13 8 (0.64%) PMO
14 5 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.40%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.32%) JSP 440
16 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 3 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 54 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 38 (3.05%) Docker
3 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.080%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.080%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 97 (7.78%) Terraform
2 76 (6.09%) Kubernetes
3 36 (2.89%) Grafana
4 16 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.80%) Ansible
7 8 (0.64%) Argo
8 4 (0.32%) Cilium
9 2 (0.16%) Packer
10 1 (0.080%) CASB
10 1 (0.080%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.080%) Istio
10 1 (0.080%) Kustomize
10 1 (0.080%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.080%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 108 (8.66%) Microsoft
2 67 (5.37%) Salesforce
3 48 (3.85%) HubSpot
4 38 (3.05%) Adobe
5 33 (2.65%) Databricks
6 29 (2.33%) Google
7 26 (2.09%) Oracle
8 24 (1.92%) ServiceNow
9 21 (1.68%) Cisco
10 14 (1.12%) Pardot
10 14 (1.12%) Workday
11 12 (0.96%) SAP
12 9 (0.72%) Sage
12 9 (0.72%) Zoho
13 8 (0.64%) CheckPoint
13 8 (0.64%) Dynatrace
13 8 (0.64%) Fortinet
13 8 (0.64%) Meraki
13 8 (0.64%) MuleSoft
13 8 (0.64%) SolarWinds