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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 55 62
Rank change year-on-year +25 +7 -13
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,643 831 979
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.85% 5.13% 4.22%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.03% 14.50% 10.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,267 641 690
10th Percentile £35,800 £32,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £49,831
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year - +6.20% -5.84%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -11.11%

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 8,636 5,733 9,437
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.03% 35.42% 40.71%
Number of salaries quoted 6,348 4,123 6,604
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,533
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -

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 15 September 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 75 (4.56%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.79%) Confluence
4 10 (0.61%) CMS
5 7 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.43%) IIS
5 7 (0.43%) WordPress
6 6 (0.37%) Apache
6 6 (0.37%) SAS
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.061%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.061%) Moodle
8 1 (0.061%) Totara
Applications
1 25 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.30%) Moqups
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.12%) Trello
7 1 (0.061%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.061%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (1.10%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.18%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.18%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.18%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.18%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.18%) Orchard Housing
4 2 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.12%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.061%) Maximo
5 1 (0.061%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 319 (19.42%) AWS
2 309 (18.81%) Azure
3 103 (6.27%) GCP
3 103 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
4 85 (5.17%) Entra ID
5 65 (3.96%) Power Platform
6 60 (3.65%) PaaS
7 59 (3.59%) Amazon EKS
8 45 (2.74%) Serverless
9 36 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (2.13%) IaaS
11 31 (1.89%) Mimecast
12 30 (1.83%) Snowflake
13 28 (1.70%) GitHub
14 27 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
15 26 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
16 21 (1.28%) Figma
16 21 (1.28%) PowerApps
17 20 (1.22%) Power Automate
18 18 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.79%) DNS
2 11 (0.67%) VPN
3 10 (0.61%) Broadband
4 9 (0.55%) AMQP
4 9 (0.55%) SMS
4 9 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (0.49%) DHCP
5 8 (0.49%) Network Security
6 7 (0.43%) Firewall
7 6 (0.37%) 5G
8 5 (0.30%) Internet
8 5 (0.30%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.30%) VoIP
8 5 (0.30%) WAN
9 4 (0.24%) LAN
9 4 (0.24%) MPLS
9 4 (0.24%) NetScaler
9 4 (0.24%) SSL
9 4 (0.24%) VXLAN
9 4 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (2.98%) SQL Server
2 45 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (2.07%) Power BI
4 33 (2.01%) Redis
5 19 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (1.03%) MySQL
7 14 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (0.43%) Big Data
9 6 (0.37%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
10 5 (0.30%) Apache Iceberg
10 5 (0.30%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.24%) MariaDB
11 4 (0.24%) Metadata
11 4 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.24%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.24%) Tableau
12 3 (0.18%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.18%) Metabase
Development Applications
1 96 (5.84%) JIRA
2 51 (3.10%) TeamCity
3 41 (2.50%) Git
4 12 (0.73%) Cypress.io
5 11 (0.67%) GitLab
5 11 (0.67%) Selenium
6 8 (0.49%) Claude Code
7 6 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.30%) Poetry
8 5 (0.30%) Postman
8 5 (0.30%) Storybook
9 4 (0.24%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.24%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.12%) JMeter
11 2 (0.12%) JUnit
11 2 (0.12%) MSI
11 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.061%) Vite
General
1 433 (26.35%) Social Skills
2 373 (22.70%) Finance
3 228 (13.88%) Marketing
4 227 (13.82%) Retail
5 212 (12.90%) Law
6 200 (12.17%) Legal
7 150 (9.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 119 (7.24%) Analytical Skills
8 119 (7.24%) Banking
9 115 (7.00%) Back Office
10 100 (6.09%) Financial Institution
11 66 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
12 57 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
13 56 (3.41%) Public Sector
14 35 (2.13%) Manufacturing
15 30 (1.83%) German Language
16 26 (1.58%) Health Technology
17 23 (1.40%) Advertising
17 23 (1.40%) French Language
17 23 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 226 (13.76%) Lead
2 216 (13.15%) Senior
3 165 (10.04%) Developer
4 112 (6.82%) Account Executive
5 106 (6.45%) Software Engineer
6 102 (6.21%) Architect
7 93 (5.66%) Full-Stack Developer
8 80 (4.87%) Consultant
9 73 (4.44%) Lead Developer
9 73 (4.44%) Software Developer
10 69 (4.20%) Analyst
11 68 (4.14%) Senior Manager
12 67 (4.08%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
13 66 (4.02%) Account Manager
14 65 (3.96%) Lead Software Developer
15 62 (3.77%) IT Manager
16 52 (3.16%) Solutions Architect
17 49 (2.98%) Service Manager
17 49 (2.98%) Testing Manager
18 48 (2.92%) IT Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 122 (7.43%) Node.js
2 111 (6.76%) Terraform
3 84 (5.11%) .NET
4 64 (3.90%) React
5 60 (3.65%) Middleware
6 55 (3.35%) Vue
7 50 (3.04%) REST
8 34 (2.07%) RESTful
9 30 (1.83%) CSS
10 25 (1.52%) HTML
11 20 (1.22%) Next.js
11 20 (1.22%) OAuth
12 18 (1.10%) NestJS
13 16 (0.97%) OpenID
14 15 (0.91%) Kafka
14 15 (0.91%) Spring
14 15 (0.91%) Spring Boot
15 14 (0.85%) Laravel
15 14 (0.85%) OpenAPI
15 14 (0.85%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 121 (7.36%) Cloud Native
2 111 (6.76%) Product Ownership
3 101 (6.15%) Onboarding
4 62 (3.77%) Virtual Team
5 60 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
6 48 (2.92%) Cyber Threat
7 47 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
8 40 (2.43%) Management Information System
9 33 (2.01%) Web Conferencing
10 32 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
11 20 (1.22%) AI Agents
11 20 (1.22%) Social Media
12 18 (1.10%) Driving Licence
13 16 (0.97%) Client/Server
13 16 (0.97%) PropTech
14 15 (0.91%) Data Structures
14 15 (0.91%) Marketing Technology
15 14 (0.85%) Clustering
15 14 (0.85%) Educational Technology
16 13 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 40 (2.43%) Windows
2 22 (1.34%) Linux
3 12 (0.73%) Apple iOS
4 11 (0.67%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.61%) Android
6 6 (0.37%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.24%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.18%) Debian
9 1 (0.061%) Unix
9 1 (0.061%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (17.95%) AI
2 259 (15.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 258 (15.70%) DevOps
4 246 (14.97%) B2B
5 241 (14.67%) Software Engineering
6 235 (14.30%) Agile
7 213 (12.96%) CRM
8 193 (11.75%) Problem-Solving
9 188 (11.44%) Mentoring
10 187 (11.38%) Test Automation
11 175 (10.65%) CI/CD
12 165 (10.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 162 (9.86%) Roadmaps
14 158 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 157 (9.56%) Decision-Making
16 156 (9.49%) Business Development
17 153 (9.31%) Full-Stack Development
18 148 (9.01%) Microservices
19 140 (8.52%) Project Delivery
20 134 (8.16%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 191 (11.63%) TypeScript
2 170 (10.35%) JavaScript
3 147 (8.95%) C#
4 143 (8.70%) Python
5 137 (8.34%) SQL
6 93 (5.66%) Java
7 84 (5.11%) PowerShell
8 32 (1.95%) R
9 26 (1.58%) PHP
10 21 (1.28%) Go
11 13 (0.79%) Bash
12 12 (0.73%) Bicep
13 9 (0.55%) Ruby
14 5 (0.30%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.24%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.24%) SOQL
16 3 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (0.18%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.18%) Swift
17 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 83 (5.05%) Degree
2 75 (4.56%) CISSP
3 69 (4.20%) CISM
4 56 (3.41%) ITIL Certification
5 41 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 39 (2.37%) ACCA
7 31 (1.89%) CIMA
8 25 (1.52%) Security Cleared
9 19 (1.16%) CRISC
10 17 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (0.97%) Azure Certification
12 14 (0.85%) CISA
13 10 (0.61%) SC Cleared
14 8 (0.49%) ISACA
15 7 (0.43%) DBS Check
16 6 (0.37%) DV Cleared
16 6 (0.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 5 (0.30%) AWS Certification
17 5 (0.30%) PMP
17 5 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (7.49%) QA
2 81 (4.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (4.50%) NIST
4 70 (4.26%) GDPR
5 48 (2.92%) ISO 22301
6 27 (1.64%) PCI DSS
7 25 (1.52%) Accessibility
7 25 (1.52%) SOC 2
8 24 (1.46%) Data Quality
9 22 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 19 (1.16%) SLA
11 18 (1.10%) GRC
12 15 (0.91%) IFRS
13 14 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.55%) COBIT
15 8 (0.49%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.30%) GAAP
16 5 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 5 (0.30%) JSP 440
17 4 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 70 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 52 (3.16%) Docker
3 5 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.061%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 81 (4.93%) Kubernetes
2 60 (3.65%) Grafana
3 37 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.10%) Ansible
5 14 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.12%) Argo
9 2 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.061%) CASB
10 1 (0.061%) Kibana
10 1 (0.061%) Packer
10 1 (0.061%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.061%) Puppet
10 1 (0.061%) QRadar
Vendors
1 228 (13.88%) Microsoft
2 88 (5.36%) HubSpot
3 79 (4.81%) Salesforce
4 49 (2.98%) Google
5 34 (2.07%) CrowdStrike
6 27 (1.64%) Sage
7 16 (0.97%) Adobe
8 15 (0.91%) Databricks
8 15 (0.91%) SAP
9 12 (0.73%) Workday
9 12 (0.73%) Xero
10 11 (0.67%) Oracle
11 10 (0.61%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.43%) Facebook
12 7 (0.43%) Instagram
12 7 (0.43%) TikTok
12 7 (0.43%) YouTube
13 5 (0.30%) Apple
13 5 (0.30%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.30%) Splunk