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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 46 49
Rank change year-on-year +20 +3 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,148 937 1,386
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.36% 5.74% 5.41%
As % of the Cloud Services category 20.04% 12.30% 11.72%
Number of salaries quoted 876 630 1,189
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,144 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,250 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% -9.26% -1.92%
75th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £92,500 £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 5,728 7,615 11,828
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.72% 46.67% 46.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,998 4,829 10,307
10th Percentile £32,000 £35,700 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

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 26 January 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 13 (1.13%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.96%) JBoss
3 11 (0.96%) WebSphere
3 11 (0.96%) WordPress
4 8 (0.70%) Confluence
5 6 (0.52%) IIS
6 5 (0.44%) CMS
7 3 (0.26%) Apache
8 2 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.17%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.087%) Drupal
9 1 (0.087%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.05%) InDesign
5 9 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.61%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.35%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.35%) Sketch
8 3 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.26%) Trello
9 1 (0.087%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.087%) GIMP
9 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.087%) Revit
9 1 (0.087%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.13%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.70%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.17%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.087%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.087%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.087%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 247 (21.52%) AWS
2 244 (21.25%) Azure
3 124 (10.80%) GCP
4 62 (5.40%) GitHub
5 45 (3.92%) PaaS
6 40 (3.48%) Entra ID
7 39 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (3.40%) Serverless
8 38 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
9 30 (2.61%) GitHub Actions
10 29 (2.53%) Amazon EKS
11 26 (2.26%) IaaS
12 24 (2.09%) Figma
12 24 (2.09%) Power Platform
13 19 (1.66%) AWS Lambda
14 16 (1.39%) Amazon S3
15 13 (1.13%) Amazon SQS
15 13 (1.13%) Azure App Service
15 13 (1.13%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (1.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 35 (3.05%) Remote Desktop
2 19 (1.66%) Firewall
3 14 (1.22%) VPN
4 10 (0.87%) BGP
5 9 (0.78%) DNS
5 9 (0.78%) Unified Communications
6 8 (0.70%) LAN
6 8 (0.70%) WAN
7 7 (0.61%) Network Security
7 7 (0.61%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.61%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (0.52%) MPLS
9 5 (0.44%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (0.44%) IPsec
9 5 (0.44%) NetScaler
9 5 (0.44%) OSPF
9 5 (0.44%) VLAN
9 5 (0.44%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (7.40%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.09%) Data Warehouse
3 32 (2.79%) Data Lake
4 25 (2.18%) MySQL
5 23 (2.00%) NoSQL
6 22 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
7 21 (1.83%) Azure SQL Database
8 18 (1.57%) Power BI
9 17 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (0.96%) MongoDB
11 10 (0.87%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.87%) Tableau
12 9 (0.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 9 (0.78%) Redis
13 8 (0.70%) Data Mining
13 8 (0.70%) Data Vault
13 8 (0.70%) Looker
14 7 (0.61%) Relational Database
15 6 (0.52%) DynamoDB
16 4 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 34 (2.96%) Git
1 34 (2.96%) JIRA
2 28 (2.44%) TeamCity
3 9 (0.78%) Selenium
3 9 (0.78%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.70%) Postman
5 6 (0.52%) CircleCI
6 5 (0.44%) GitBook
6 5 (0.44%) git-flow
7 4 (0.35%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.35%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.35%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.26%) Storybook
9 1 (0.087%) GitLab
9 1 (0.087%) MSTest
9 1 (0.087%) NUnit
9 1 (0.087%) Protractor
General
1 355 (30.92%) Social Skills
2 277 (24.13%) Finance
3 197 (17.16%) Retail
4 184 (16.03%) Marketing
5 115 (10.02%) Law
6 96 (8.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 94 (8.19%) Analytical Skills
8 86 (7.49%) Banking
9 84 (7.32%) Financial Institution
10 80 (6.97%) Back Office
11 62 (5.40%) Legal
12 43 (3.75%) Public Sector
13 33 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
15 22 (1.92%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.39%) Health Technology
17 14 (1.22%) French Language
17 14 (1.22%) Polish Language
18 13 (1.13%) Billing
18 13 (1.13%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 184 (16.03%) Senior
2 152 (13.24%) Developer
3 130 (11.32%) Lead
4 67 (5.84%) Architect
5 64 (5.57%) Software Engineer
6 54 (4.70%) Account Manager
7 47 (4.09%) .NET Developer
7 47 (4.09%) Analyst
8 44 (3.83%) Lead Developer
9 42 (3.66%) Account Executive
9 42 (3.66%) Software Developer
10 40 (3.48%) Development Manager
11 39 (3.40%) 2nd Line Support
12 35 (3.05%) Engineering Manager
13 33 (2.87%) Support Engineer
14 32 (2.79%) Consultant
14 32 (2.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 31 (2.70%) .NET Software Developer
15 31 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
16 30 (2.61%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (13.07%) .NET
2 106 (9.23%) React
3 57 (4.97%) Node.js
4 49 (4.27%) REST
5 30 (2.61%) RESTful
6 29 (2.53%) CSS
7 28 (2.44%) SOAP
8 26 (2.26%) HTML
9 25 (2.18%) Spring
10 23 (2.00%) .NET Framework
11 21 (1.83%) React Native
12 19 (1.66%) Entity Framework
13 18 (1.57%) Kafka
13 18 (1.57%) Next.js
14 17 (1.48%) ASP.NET Web API
15 16 (1.39%) Middleware
15 16 (1.39%) Razor View Engine
16 15 (1.31%) AngularJS
16 15 (1.31%) Hibernate
17 14 (1.22%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 156 (13.59%) Onboarding
2 88 (7.67%) Cloud Native
3 80 (6.97%) Product Ownership
4 34 (2.96%) Distributed Systems
4 34 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (2.61%) Social Media
6 27 (2.35%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.00%) Mobile App
7 23 (2.00%) Web Conferencing
8 22 (1.92%) EPoS
9 20 (1.74%) Data Centre
10 19 (1.66%) Educational Technology
11 16 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
12 15 (1.31%) Blog
13 12 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
14 11 (0.96%) DataPower
14 11 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (0.87%) Security Posture
16 9 (0.78%) Driving Licence
16 9 (0.78%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 28 (2.44%) Android
1 28 (2.44%) Apple iOS
2 27 (2.35%) Windows
3 19 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.78%) Linux
5 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.17%) Unix
6 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.087%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (18.90%) Problem-Solving
2 216 (18.82%) AI
3 212 (18.47%) Agile
4 203 (17.68%) Software Engineering
5 191 (16.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 181 (15.77%) Mentoring
7 167 (14.55%) Roadmaps
8 162 (14.11%) CRM
9 143 (12.46%) CI/CD
10 140 (12.20%) DevOps
11 128 (11.15%) B2B
12 119 (10.37%) Microservices
13 106 (9.23%) Full-Stack Development
14 88 (7.67%) Analytics
15 86 (7.49%) Customer Service
16 84 (7.32%) Coaching
17 83 (7.23%) Decision-Making
18 80 (6.97%) Fintech
19 78 (6.79%) Business Development
20 77 (6.71%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 196 (17.07%) SQL
2 125 (10.89%) C#
3 108 (9.41%) TypeScript
4 89 (7.75%) Python
5 87 (7.58%) JavaScript
6 69 (6.01%) Java
7 25 (2.18%) PHP
8 24 (2.09%) PowerShell
9 14 (1.22%) Bash
10 13 (1.13%) Go
11 10 (0.87%) Kotlin
12 9 (0.78%) Bicep
13 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.26%) Swift
15 2 (0.17%) R
16 1 (0.087%) ABAP
16 1 (0.087%) C
16 1 (0.087%) Ruby
16 1 (0.087%) VB
Qualifications
1 94 (8.19%) Degree
2 23 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (1.66%) Master's Degree
4 17 (1.48%) ACCA
5 16 (1.39%) CISSP
6 14 (1.22%) Security Cleared
7 11 (0.96%) CRISC
8 9 (0.78%) AWS Certification
9 8 (0.70%) CIMA
9 8 (0.70%) CISA
9 8 (0.70%) CISM
9 8 (0.70%) SC Cleared
10 6 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (0.44%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.44%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.35%) CEH
12 4 (0.35%) CISMP
12 4 (0.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.26%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (7.49%) QA
2 55 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (3.14%) SOC 2
4 24 (2.09%) Accessibility
5 23 (2.00%) PCI DSS
6 20 (1.74%) GDPR
6 20 (1.74%) GRC
7 18 (1.57%) NIST
8 13 (1.13%) ISO 9001
8 13 (1.13%) SLA
9 10 (0.87%) WCAG
10 9 (0.78%) IFRS
11 7 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.61%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.44%) GAAP
12 5 (0.44%) NIST 800
12 5 (0.44%) PMO
13 4 (0.35%) JSP 440
14 3 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.14%) Docker
3 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.087%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 86 (7.49%) Terraform
2 66 (5.75%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.35%) Grafana
4 15 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.87%) Ansible
6 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.70%) Argo
8 4 (0.35%) Cilium
9 2 (0.17%) Packer
10 1 (0.087%) CASB
10 1 (0.087%) Istio
10 1 (0.087%) Kustomize
10 1 (0.087%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.087%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 98 (8.54%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.66%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.01%) HubSpot
4 36 (3.14%) Adobe
5 34 (2.96%) Databricks
6 31 (2.70%) Google
7 25 (2.18%) Oracle
8 19 (1.66%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.48%) Cisco
10 15 (1.31%) Workday
11 13 (1.13%) Zoho
12 11 (0.96%) SAP
13 9 (0.78%) Pardot
14 8 (0.70%) MuleSoft
15 6 (0.52%) Sage
16 5 (0.44%) CheckPoint
16 5 (0.44%) Dynatrace
16 5 (0.44%) Fortinet
16 5 (0.44%) SolarWinds
16 5 (0.44%) Xero