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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 47 50
Rank change year-on-year +21 +3 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,298 768 1,618
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.15% 5.69% 4.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.98% 13.03% 11.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,008 619 1,383
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -7.41%

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 6,837 5,894 13,966
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.66% 43.64% 43.05%
Number of salaries quoted 4,612 4,643 11,979
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,550 £35,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £61,500 £62,373 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.40% +8.47% -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 28 April 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 36 (2.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.00%) WordPress
4 10 (0.77%) CMS
5 9 (0.69%) Confluence
5 9 (0.69%) JBoss
5 9 (0.69%) WebSphere
6 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.39%) Moodle
6 5 (0.39%) Totara
7 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.15%) IIS
7 2 (0.15%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.077%) Apache
Applications
1 24 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 12 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
4 7 (0.54%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) Trello
7 1 (0.077%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.077%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.077%) InDesign
7 1 (0.077%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.077%) Sketch
7 1 (0.077%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.54%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.077%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.077%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.077%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 221 (17.03%) AWS
2 219 (16.87%) Azure
3 76 (5.86%) GCP
4 64 (4.93%) Entra ID
5 59 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (3.39%) GitHub
6 44 (3.39%) Serverless
7 38 (2.93%) Amazon EKS
8 33 (2.54%) PaaS
8 33 (2.54%) Power Platform
9 29 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (1.69%) IaaS
11 21 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
12 18 (1.39%) Figma
12 18 (1.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 16 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
13 16 (1.23%) Mimecast
14 15 (1.16%) AWS Direct Connect
15 14 (1.08%) Amazon S3
16 13 (1.00%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 32 (2.47%) Firewall
2 17 (1.31%) VPN
2 17 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
3 15 (1.16%) LAN
3 15 (1.16%) WAN
4 13 (1.00%) BGP
4 13 (1.00%) SD-WAN
5 12 (0.92%) DNS
5 12 (0.92%) MPLS
6 11 (0.85%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (0.85%) Cisco Firepower
6 11 (0.85%) Cisco ISE
6 11 (0.85%) IPsec
6 11 (0.85%) NetScaler
6 11 (0.85%) NX-OS
6 11 (0.85%) VXLAN
6 11 (0.85%) WLAN
7 10 (0.77%) SSL
8 9 (0.69%) OSPF
9 7 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (5.55%) SQL Server
2 31 (2.39%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (1.93%) Power BI
4 22 (1.69%) MySQL
5 20 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
6 18 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (1.23%) Redis
8 11 (0.85%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.77%) MongoDB
9 10 (0.77%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.54%) Big Data
12 6 (0.46%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.31%) MariaDB
14 3 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
14 3 (0.23%) Tableau
15 2 (0.15%) DynamoDB
15 2 (0.15%) Electronic Patient Records
15 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 40 (3.08%) JIRA
2 32 (2.47%) Git
2 32 (2.47%) TeamCity
3 8 (0.62%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.46%) CircleCI
4 6 (0.46%) JMeter
4 6 (0.46%) Postman
4 6 (0.46%) Selenium
5 5 (0.39%) Claude Code
5 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
5 5 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.39%) Locust
6 4 (0.31%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.23%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.15%) GitBook
9 1 (0.077%) git-flow
9 1 (0.077%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 325 (25.04%) Social Skills
2 302 (23.27%) Finance
3 230 (17.72%) Retail
4 214 (16.49%) Marketing
5 154 (11.86%) Law
6 147 (11.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 129 (9.94%) Banking
8 117 (9.01%) Back Office
9 105 (8.09%) Financial Institution
10 98 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
11 81 (6.24%) Legal
12 54 (4.16%) Organisational Skills
13 39 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (2.70%) Public Sector
15 32 (2.47%) Manufacturing
16 20 (1.54%) German Language
17 18 (1.39%) Advertising
18 16 (1.23%) Polish Language
19 15 (1.16%) Automotive
19 15 (1.16%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 177 (13.64%) Senior
2 169 (13.02%) Developer
3 144 (11.09%) Lead
4 96 (7.40%) Software Engineer
5 80 (6.16%) Account Manager
6 66 (5.08%) Architect
7 62 (4.78%) Support Engineer
8 61 (4.70%) Lead Developer
9 60 (4.62%) Account Executive
10 58 (4.47%) Full-Stack Developer
11 50 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 42 (3.24%) Analyst
13 41 (3.16%) Development Manager
14 38 (2.93%) Solutions Architect
15 37 (2.85%) Consultant
15 37 (2.85%) Sales Manager
16 34 (2.62%) C# Developer
17 33 (2.54%) Marketing Manager
18 32 (2.47%) Senior Software Engineer
19 30 (2.31%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (8.63%) .NET
2 79 (6.09%) React
3 72 (5.55%) Node.js
4 38 (2.93%) REST
5 36 (2.77%) RESTful
6 34 (2.62%) CSS
7 33 (2.54%) HTML
8 29 (2.23%) Vue
9 24 (1.85%) JSON
10 21 (1.62%) Spring
11 20 (1.54%) React Native
12 19 (1.46%) GraphQL
13 18 (1.39%) XML
14 16 (1.23%) SOAP
15 14 (1.08%) NestJS
15 14 (1.08%) Next.js
16 13 (1.00%) .NET Core
16 13 (1.00%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.00%) Kafka
16 13 (1.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.55%) Onboarding
2 98 (7.55%) Cloud Native
3 70 (5.39%) Product Ownership
4 34 (2.62%) Distributed Systems
5 33 (2.54%) Management Information System
6 32 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (2.00%) Blog
7 26 (2.00%) EPoS
8 21 (1.62%) Mobile App
8 21 (1.62%) PropTech
9 20 (1.54%) Data Centre
10 19 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
11 16 (1.23%) Social Media
12 15 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
12 15 (1.16%) Web Conferencing
13 14 (1.08%) Client/Server
13 14 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
14 13 (1.00%) Data Structures
15 11 (0.85%) Educational Technology
15 11 (0.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 39 (3.00%) Windows
2 27 (2.08%) Apple iOS
3 26 (2.00%) Android
4 22 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.62%) Linux
6 6 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
7 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.15%) Unix
8 2 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (15.95%) AI
2 199 (15.33%) Software Engineering
3 189 (14.56%) Problem-Solving
4 181 (13.94%) B2B
5 171 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 146 (11.25%) Agile
7 145 (11.17%) CRM
8 141 (10.86%) CI/CD
9 139 (10.71%) Full-Stack Development
10 132 (10.17%) DevOps
11 113 (8.71%) Microservices
12 112 (8.63%) Roadmaps
13 107 (8.24%) Fintech
14 103 (7.94%) Business Development
15 100 (7.70%) Mentoring
16 89 (6.86%) Analytics
17 83 (6.39%) Decision-Making
18 79 (6.09%) SDLC
19 77 (5.93%) Project Management
20 69 (5.32%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 137 (10.55%) SQL
2 111 (8.55%) Python
3 89 (6.86%) C#
4 85 (6.55%) Java
5 77 (5.93%) TypeScript
6 57 (4.39%) JavaScript
7 29 (2.23%) PowerShell
8 26 (2.00%) PHP
9 24 (1.85%) Go
10 16 (1.23%) R
11 10 (0.77%) Bash
12 8 (0.62%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.46%) Bicep
14 5 (0.39%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.23%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.23%) Swift
16 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
17 1 (0.077%) Google Apps Script
17 1 (0.077%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 88 (6.78%) Degree
2 46 (3.54%) ACCA
3 34 (2.62%) CIMA
4 22 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.54%) Master's Degree
6 18 (1.39%) CISSP
7 17 (1.31%) Security Cleared
8 14 (1.08%) SC Cleared
9 10 (0.77%) CISA
10 9 (0.69%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.69%) CRISC
10 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.54%) CISM
11 7 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.54%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.46%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.46%) MBA
13 4 (0.31%) CEH
14 3 (0.23%) CREST Certified
14 3 (0.23%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (3.85%) QA
3 33 (2.54%) PCI DSS
3 33 (2.54%) SOC 2
4 30 (2.31%) Accessibility
5 25 (1.93%) GDPR
6 21 (1.62%) IFRS
7 18 (1.39%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (1.00%) GRC
9 13 (1.00%) SLA
9 13 (1.00%) WCAG
10 12 (0.92%) NIST
11 10 (0.77%) PMO
12 9 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.39%) GAAP
15 4 (0.31%) COBIT
15 4 (0.31%) SOC 1
16 3 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 66 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 48 (3.70%) Docker
3 5 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.23%) Firmware
5 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.077%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 89 (6.86%) Terraform
2 72 (5.55%) Kubernetes
3 37 (2.85%) Grafana
4 26 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (0.85%) Ansible
5 11 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.54%) Argo
7 2 (0.15%) CASB
7 2 (0.15%) Packer
7 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.15%) Puppet
8 1 (0.077%) Cilium
8 1 (0.077%) Graylog
8 1 (0.077%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.077%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.077%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 107 (8.24%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.01%) Salesforce
3 37 (2.85%) HubSpot
4 35 (2.70%) Google
5 19 (1.46%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.31%) Pardot
6 17 (1.31%) Xero
7 16 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (1.23%) Databricks
7 16 (1.23%) Sage
8 15 (1.16%) Oracle
9 13 (1.00%) Adobe
10 12 (0.92%) Cisco
11 11 (0.85%) CheckPoint
11 11 (0.85%) Dynatrace
11 11 (0.85%) Meraki
11 11 (0.85%) SolarWinds
12 10 (0.77%) SAP
13 9 (0.69%) Fortinet
14 6 (0.46%) Dell