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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 47 49
Rank change year-on-year +18 +2 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,160 941 1,427
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.35% 5.80% 5.45%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.91% 12.42% 11.81%
Number of salaries quoted 883 631 1,227
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,144 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% -9.63% -1.48%
75th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £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 5,825 7,579 12,081
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.89% 46.69% 46.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4,043 4,826 10,534
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,625 £35,944
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £79,500
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 30 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 15 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.03%) WordPress
4 11 (0.95%) JBoss
4 11 (0.95%) WebSphere
5 7 (0.60%) Confluence
6 6 (0.52%) CMS
6 6 (0.52%) IIS
7 3 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.17%) Apache
8 2 (0.17%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.086%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.086%) Drupal
9 1 (0.086%) Moodle
9 1 (0.086%) NServiceBus
9 1 (0.086%) Totara
Applications
1 33 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.03%) InDesign
5 11 (0.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.69%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.34%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.34%) Sketch
9 3 (0.26%) Trello
10 1 (0.086%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.086%) GIMP
10 1 (0.086%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.086%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.12%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.69%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.34%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.34%) 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 (0.086%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.086%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 246 (21.21%) AWS
2 245 (21.12%) Azure
3 121 (10.43%) GCP
4 58 (5.00%) GitHub
5 45 (3.88%) PaaS
6 42 (3.62%) Entra ID
6 42 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (3.36%) Serverless
8 35 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.67%) Amazon EKS
10 26 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (2.24%) IaaS
11 25 (2.16%) Figma
12 21 (1.81%) Power Platform
13 19 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
14 17 (1.47%) Amazon S3
15 15 (1.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 13 (1.12%) Amazon SQS
16 13 (1.12%) Azure App Service
16 13 (1.12%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 35 (3.02%) Remote Desktop
2 21 (1.81%) Firewall
3 16 (1.38%) VPN
4 12 (1.03%) BGP
5 10 (0.86%) DNS
6 9 (0.78%) LAN
6 9 (0.78%) Unified Communications
6 9 (0.78%) WAN
6 9 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (0.69%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.69%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.60%) MPLS
8 7 (0.60%) Network Security
9 6 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.52%) DHCP
9 6 (0.52%) IPsec
9 6 (0.52%) NetScaler
9 6 (0.52%) OSPF
9 6 (0.52%) VLAN
9 6 (0.52%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (7.07%) SQL Server
2 42 (3.62%) Data Warehouse
3 32 (2.76%) Data Lake
4 26 (2.24%) MySQL
5 24 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
6 22 (1.90%) NoSQL
7 21 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
8 18 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
9 15 (1.29%) Power BI
10 10 (0.86%) MongoDB
11 9 (0.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 9 (0.78%) Redis
12 8 (0.69%) Data Mining
12 8 (0.69%) Data Vault
13 7 (0.60%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.52%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.52%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.52%) Tableau
15 4 (0.34%) Looker
15 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (2.93%) JIRA
2 31 (2.67%) Git
3 29 (2.50%) TeamCity
4 9 (0.78%) Selenium
4 9 (0.78%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.69%) Postman
6 6 (0.52%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.43%) GitBook
7 5 (0.43%) git-flow
8 4 (0.34%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (0.34%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.34%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.26%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.26%) Storybook
10 1 (0.086%) GitLab
10 1 (0.086%) MSTest
10 1 (0.086%) NUnit
10 1 (0.086%) Protractor
General
1 353 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 274 (23.62%) Finance
3 199 (17.16%) Retail
4 183 (15.78%) Marketing
5 117 (10.09%) Law
6 98 (8.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 93 (8.02%) Analytical Skills
8 89 (7.67%) Banking
9 86 (7.41%) Financial Institution
10 83 (7.16%) Back Office
11 61 (5.26%) Legal
12 41 (3.53%) Public Sector
13 36 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
15 23 (1.98%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.38%) Health Technology
17 15 (1.29%) Polish Language
18 14 (1.21%) French Language
19 13 (1.12%) Billing
19 13 (1.12%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 190 (16.38%) Senior
2 154 (13.28%) Developer
3 134 (11.55%) Lead
4 67 (5.78%) Architect
5 65 (5.60%) Software Engineer
6 54 (4.66%) Account Manager
7 47 (4.05%) .NET Developer
8 45 (3.88%) Lead Developer
9 44 (3.79%) Account Executive
9 44 (3.79%) Analyst
10 42 (3.62%) Software Developer
11 39 (3.36%) 2nd Line Support
11 39 (3.36%) Development Manager
12 36 (3.10%) Support Engineer
13 35 (3.02%) Engineering Manager
13 35 (3.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 31 (2.67%) .NET Software Developer
14 31 (2.67%) Consultant
14 31 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
15 30 (2.59%) Marketing Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (13.02%) .NET
2 108 (9.31%) React
3 57 (4.91%) Node.js
4 49 (4.22%) REST
5 32 (2.76%) RESTful
6 30 (2.59%) CSS
7 28 (2.41%) SOAP
8 27 (2.33%) HTML
9 25 (2.16%) Spring
10 23 (1.98%) .NET Framework
11 21 (1.81%) React Native
12 19 (1.64%) Entity Framework
13 18 (1.55%) Next.js
14 17 (1.47%) ASP.NET Web API
14 17 (1.47%) Kafka
15 16 (1.38%) Middleware
15 16 (1.38%) Razor View Engine
16 15 (1.29%) AngularJS
16 15 (1.29%) Hibernate
17 14 (1.21%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 158 (13.62%) Onboarding
2 90 (7.76%) Cloud Native
3 79 (6.81%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.19%) Distributed Systems
5 35 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
6 31 (2.67%) Social Media
7 28 (2.41%) Management Information System
8 24 (2.07%) Web Conferencing
9 23 (1.98%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.90%) EPoS
11 21 (1.81%) Data Centre
12 19 (1.64%) Educational Technology
13 17 (1.47%) Blog
14 16 (1.38%) Enterprise Cloud
15 12 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
16 11 (0.95%) DataPower
16 11 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
17 10 (0.86%) Security Posture
18 9 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
19 8 (0.69%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 29 (2.50%) Windows
2 28 (2.41%) Android
2 28 (2.41%) Apple iOS
3 20 (1.72%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.78%) Linux
5 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.086%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.086%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (18.36%) AI
3 211 (18.19%) Agile
4 205 (17.67%) Software Engineering
5 192 (16.55%) Continuous Improvement
6 183 (15.78%) Mentoring
7 165 (14.22%) Roadmaps
8 163 (14.05%) CRM
9 145 (12.50%) CI/CD
10 136 (11.72%) DevOps
11 134 (11.55%) B2B
12 120 (10.34%) Microservices
13 107 (9.22%) Full-Stack Development
14 88 (7.59%) Analytics
15 86 (7.41%) Coaching
15 86 (7.41%) Customer Service
16 82 (7.07%) Decision-Making
16 82 (7.07%) Fintech
17 78 (6.72%) Business Development
18 76 (6.55%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 193 (16.64%) SQL
2 127 (10.95%) C#
3 109 (9.40%) TypeScript
4 88 (7.59%) JavaScript
5 87 (7.50%) Python
6 71 (6.12%) Java
7 25 (2.16%) PHP
7 25 (2.16%) PowerShell
8 14 (1.21%) Bash
8 14 (1.21%) Go
9 10 (0.86%) Kotlin
10 9 (0.78%) Bicep
11 5 (0.43%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.26%) R
12 3 (0.26%) Swift
13 1 (0.086%) ABAP
13 1 (0.086%) C
13 1 (0.086%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.086%) Ruby
13 1 (0.086%) VB
Qualifications
1 97 (8.36%) Degree
2 23 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (1.81%) Master's Degree
4 18 (1.55%) Security Cleared
5 16 (1.38%) CISSP
6 13 (1.12%) ACCA
7 12 (1.03%) SC Cleared
8 11 (0.95%) CRISC
9 9 (0.78%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.69%) CIMA
10 8 (0.69%) CISA
10 8 (0.69%) CISM
11 6 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 5 (0.43%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.34%) CEH
13 4 (0.34%) CISMP
13 4 (0.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 3 (0.26%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (7.41%) QA
2 57 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (3.19%) SOC 2
4 24 (2.07%) PCI DSS
5 22 (1.90%) Accessibility
6 20 (1.72%) GDPR
6 20 (1.72%) GRC
7 18 (1.55%) NIST
8 13 (1.12%) ISO 9001
8 13 (1.12%) SLA
9 10 (0.86%) WCAG
10 9 (0.78%) IFRS
11 8 (0.69%) Data Quality
12 7 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (0.43%) NIST 800
13 5 (0.43%) PMO
14 4 (0.34%) JSP 440
15 3 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.26%) GAAP
15 3 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 42 (3.62%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.10%) Docker
3 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.086%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 88 (7.59%) Terraform
2 67 (5.78%) Kubernetes
3 28 (2.41%) Grafana
4 14 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.86%) Ansible
5 10 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.69%) Argo
7 4 (0.34%) Cilium
8 2 (0.17%) Packer
9 1 (0.086%) CASB
9 1 (0.086%) Istio
9 1 (0.086%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.086%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.086%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 100 (8.62%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.34%) Salesforce
3 44 (3.79%) HubSpot
4 38 (3.28%) Adobe
5 34 (2.93%) Databricks
6 28 (2.41%) Google
7 24 (2.07%) Oracle
8 20 (1.72%) ServiceNow
9 18 (1.55%) Cisco
10 15 (1.29%) Workday
11 11 (0.95%) SAP
12 10 (0.86%) Pardot
13 9 (0.78%) Zoho
14 8 (0.69%) MuleSoft
15 6 (0.52%) CheckPoint
15 6 (0.52%) Dynatrace
15 6 (0.52%) Fortinet
15 6 (0.52%) Meraki
15 6 (0.52%) Sage
15 6 (0.52%) SolarWinds