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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 72 54
Rank change year-on-year +45 -18 -8
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,571 790 1,207
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.17% 4.80% 4.46%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.45% 13.04% 10.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,189 600 998
10th Percentile £35,900 £33,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £63,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.77% +5.42% -7.69%

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 8,517 6,059 11,129
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.87% 36.82% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,114 4,470 8,988
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% 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 28 July 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 58 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 51 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.95%) Confluence
4 12 (0.76%) WordPress
5 11 (0.70%) CMS
6 6 (0.38%) SAS
7 5 (0.32%) IIS
8 4 (0.25%) Moodle
8 4 (0.25%) Totara
9 3 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.064%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.064%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.064%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 25 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 7 (0.45%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
5 6 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.13%) Moqups
9 2 (0.13%) Trello
10 1 (0.064%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 23 (1.46%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.19%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.19%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.19%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.19%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.19%) Orchard Housing
4 2 (0.13%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.13%) Shopify
4 2 (0.13%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.064%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.064%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 307 (19.54%) Azure
2 291 (18.52%) AWS
3 101 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
4 95 (6.05%) Entra ID
5 81 (5.16%) GCP
6 59 (3.76%) Power Platform
7 58 (3.69%) PaaS
8 52 (3.31%) Serverless
9 48 (3.06%) Amazon EKS
10 39 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
11 28 (1.78%) IaaS
11 28 (1.78%) Mimecast
12 27 (1.72%) Snowflake
13 25 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
14 21 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
15 20 (1.27%) Figma
15 20 (1.27%) GitHub
15 20 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
16 18 (1.15%) Azure Functions
16 18 (1.15%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.15%) Firewall
2 15 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (0.83%) DNS
3 13 (0.83%) VPN
4 10 (0.64%) Broadband
5 8 (0.51%) DHCP
5 8 (0.51%) LAN
5 8 (0.51%) WAN
6 7 (0.45%) Cisco ASA
6 7 (0.45%) Cisco Firepower
6 7 (0.45%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (0.45%) Internet
6 7 (0.45%) IPsec
6 7 (0.45%) MPLS
6 7 (0.45%) NetScaler
6 7 (0.45%) Network Security
6 7 (0.45%) NX-OS
6 7 (0.45%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.45%) VXLAN
6 7 (0.45%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.56%) SQL Server
2 41 (2.61%) PostgreSQL
3 33 (2.10%) Power BI
4 31 (1.97%) Redis
5 23 (1.46%) MySQL
6 14 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
7 12 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.38%) Big Data
9 5 (0.32%) Delta Lake
9 5 (0.32%) MariaDB
9 5 (0.32%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.25%) Metadata
10 4 (0.25%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.25%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.25%) Tableau
11 3 (0.19%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 94 (5.98%) JIRA
2 42 (2.67%) Git
3 38 (2.42%) TeamCity
4 11 (0.70%) Claude Code
5 8 (0.51%) Cypress.io
5 8 (0.51%) GitLab
5 8 (0.51%) Selenium
6 6 (0.38%) JMeter
7 5 (0.32%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.32%) Locust
7 5 (0.32%) Postman
7 5 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.25%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (0.25%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.19%) JUnit
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.13%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.13%) MSI
General
1 424 (26.99%) Social Skills
2 344 (21.90%) Finance
3 224 (14.26%) Retail
4 212 (13.49%) Marketing
5 205 (13.05%) Law
6 170 (10.82%) Legal
7 151 (9.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 128 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
9 119 (7.57%) Banking
10 110 (7.00%) Back Office
11 88 (5.60%) Financial Institution
12 64 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
13 54 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
14 33 (2.10%) Advertising
15 29 (1.85%) Public Sector
16 28 (1.78%) Manufacturing
17 23 (1.46%) German Language
18 20 (1.27%) Health Technology
18 20 (1.27%) Telecoms
19 18 (1.15%) Billing
Job Titles
1 215 (13.69%) Senior
2 198 (12.60%) Lead
3 159 (10.12%) Developer
4 106 (6.75%) Software Engineer
5 98 (6.24%) Account Executive
6 85 (5.41%) Full-Stack Developer
7 80 (5.09%) Architect
7 80 (5.09%) Consultant
8 78 (4.96%) Account Manager
9 76 (4.84%) Senior Manager
10 62 (3.95%) Service Manager
11 61 (3.88%) Lead Developer
12 59 (3.76%) IT Manager
13 54 (3.44%) Support Engineer
14 52 (3.31%) Analyst
15 51 (3.25%) Software Developer
16 49 (3.12%) Testing Manager
17 48 (3.06%) IT Services Manager
17 48 (3.06%) Resilience Manager
18 45 (2.86%) Lead Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (6.62%) Node.js
2 81 (5.16%) .NET
3 70 (4.46%) React
4 55 (3.50%) Vue
5 51 (3.25%) Middleware
6 47 (2.99%) REST
7 39 (2.48%) CSS
7 39 (2.48%) RESTful
8 36 (2.29%) HTML
9 21 (1.34%) JSON
9 21 (1.34%) Next.js
10 17 (1.08%) OAuth
11 16 (1.02%) AngularJS
11 16 (1.02%) XML
12 15 (0.95%) NestJS
13 14 (0.89%) Laravel
14 12 (0.76%) Kafka
15 11 (0.70%) .NET Core
15 11 (0.70%) OpenID
16 10 (0.64%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 122 (7.77%) Cloud Native
2 108 (6.87%) Onboarding
3 87 (5.54%) Product Ownership
4 61 (3.88%) Virtual Team
5 48 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
6 42 (2.67%) Management Information System
7 41 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
8 38 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 33 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
10 26 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
11 25 (1.59%) Social Media
12 21 (1.34%) PropTech
13 19 (1.21%) Data Structures
14 18 (1.15%) Blog
14 18 (1.15%) Driving Licence
14 18 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
15 17 (1.08%) Client/Server
16 16 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
17 14 (0.89%) Clustering
17 14 (0.89%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.12%) Windows
2 22 (1.40%) Linux
3 12 (0.76%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.70%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.64%) Android
5 10 (0.64%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.19%) Debian
6 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.064%) Unix
7 1 (0.064%) VMS
7 1 (0.064%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (16.61%) AI
2 253 (16.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 249 (15.85%) DevOps
4 237 (15.09%) Software Engineering
5 230 (14.64%) Agile
6 226 (14.39%) B2B
7 211 (13.43%) Problem-Solving
8 189 (12.03%) CRM
9 168 (10.69%) Test Automation
10 164 (10.44%) CI/CD
10 164 (10.44%) Mentoring
11 154 (9.80%) Roadmaps
12 153 (9.74%) Full-Stack Development
13 144 (9.17%) Microservices
14 142 (9.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 134 (8.53%) Decision-Making
16 133 (8.47%) Business Development
17 123 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
18 115 (7.32%) Enterprise Architecture
19 114 (7.26%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 168 (10.69%) TypeScript
2 161 (10.25%) Python
3 150 (9.55%) JavaScript
4 135 (8.59%) C#
5 126 (8.02%) SQL
6 93 (5.92%) PowerShell
7 74 (4.71%) Java
8 34 (2.16%) PHP
9 29 (1.85%) R
10 25 (1.59%) Go
11 14 (0.89%) Bash
12 10 (0.64%) Bicep
13 8 (0.51%) Ruby
14 7 (0.45%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.32%) PL/SQL
16 3 (0.19%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.19%) Swift
17 1 (0.064%) Apex Code
17 1 (0.064%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.064%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 97 (6.17%) Degree
2 81 (5.16%) CISSP
3 70 (4.46%) CISM
4 49 (3.12%) ITIL Certification
5 47 (2.99%) ACCA
6 37 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.16%) CIMA
8 29 (1.85%) Security Cleared
9 21 (1.34%) CRISC
10 20 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.08%) SC Cleared
12 16 (1.02%) CISA
13 15 (0.95%) Azure Certification
14 9 (0.57%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.57%) PMI Certification
15 8 (0.51%) ISACA
16 7 (0.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 5 (0.32%) AWS Certification
17 5 (0.32%) DV Cleared
17 5 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (7.32%) QA
2 86 (5.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 75 (4.77%) NIST
4 69 (4.39%) GDPR
5 48 (3.06%) ISO 22301
6 36 (2.29%) PCI DSS
7 30 (1.91%) Accessibility
8 28 (1.78%) SOC 2
9 25 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
10 22 (1.40%) IFRS
11 20 (1.27%) Data Quality
12 19 (1.21%) GRC
13 14 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 13 (0.83%) SLA
15 9 (0.57%) COBIT
15 9 (0.57%) PMO
16 7 (0.45%) GAAP
16 7 (0.45%) SOC 1
16 7 (0.45%) WCAG
17 5 (0.32%) JSP 440
System Software
1 81 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 50 (3.18%) Docker
3 6 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.19%) Firmware
5 2 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.064%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.064%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 94 (5.98%) Terraform
2 77 (4.90%) Kubernetes
3 50 (3.18%) Grafana
4 37 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.57%) Ansible
7 8 (0.51%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.19%) Argo
9 3 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.13%) CASB
10 2 (0.13%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.13%) Puppet
11 1 (0.064%) Graylog
11 1 (0.064%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.064%) Packer
11 1 (0.064%) QRadar
11 1 (0.064%) SCCM
Vendors
1 207 (13.18%) Microsoft
2 64 (4.07%) HubSpot
3 55 (3.50%) Salesforce
4 43 (2.74%) Google
5 29 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
6 18 (1.15%) Sage
7 15 (0.95%) Adobe
7 15 (0.95%) Databricks
7 15 (0.95%) Oracle
8 13 (0.83%) Xero
9 12 (0.76%) SAP
9 12 (0.76%) ServiceNow
10 11 (0.70%) Pardot
11 10 (0.64%) Workday
12 8 (0.51%) Cisco
13 7 (0.45%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.45%) CheckPoint
13 7 (0.45%) Dynatrace
13 7 (0.45%) Meraki
13 7 (0.45%) SolarWinds