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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 48 49
Rank change year-on-year +22 +1 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,092 939 1,213
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.28% 5.69% 5.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.98% 12.31% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 846 627 1,022
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,200 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,465 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -13.62% +2.17%
75th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £92,200 £102,500
UK median annual salary £61,500 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -1.60% -7.41% -3.57%

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 5,466 7,627 10,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.45% 46.23% 46.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,898 4,873 8,757
10th Percentile £31,500 £36,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £46,955
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 £80,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.12% +7.67% -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 11 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 10 (0.92%) SharePoint
1 10 (0.92%) WordPress
2 9 (0.82%) JBoss
2 9 (0.82%) WebSphere
3 8 (0.73%) Confluence
4 6 (0.55%) IIS
4 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.37%) Apache
6 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.092%) Drupal
7 1 (0.092%) nginx
7 1 (0.092%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (3.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.10%) InDesign
5 8 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.64%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.37%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.37%) Sketch
9 3 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.27%) Trello
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.092%) GIMP
11 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.092%) Revit
11 1 (0.092%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.28%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.73%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.37%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.092%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.092%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 228 (20.88%) Azure
2 223 (20.42%) AWS
3 109 (9.98%) GCP
4 58 (5.31%) GitHub
5 47 (4.30%) PaaS
6 37 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (3.30%) Serverless
8 32 (2.93%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.66%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
11 25 (2.29%) IaaS
12 21 (1.92%) Power Platform
13 20 (1.83%) Figma
14 18 (1.65%) Amazon EKS
14 18 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (1.19%) Amazon S3
16 12 (1.10%) Amazon SQS
16 12 (1.10%) Azure App Service
16 12 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
17 11 (1.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.39%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (1.28%) Firewall
3 11 (1.01%) VPN
4 9 (0.82%) Unified Communications
5 7 (0.64%) BGP
5 7 (0.64%) DNS
5 7 (0.64%) LAN
5 7 (0.64%) Network Security
5 7 (0.64%) WAN
6 6 (0.55%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.46%) HTTP
7 5 (0.46%) MPLS
7 5 (0.46%) SSL
7 5 (0.46%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.37%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.37%) IPsec
8 4 (0.37%) NetScaler
8 4 (0.37%) OSPF
8 4 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (7.05%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.30%) Data Warehouse
3 32 (2.93%) Data Lake
4 23 (2.11%) MySQL
5 22 (2.01%) NoSQL
6 21 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
7 17 (1.56%) Power BI
8 15 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
9 14 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (0.92%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.92%) Tableau
11 9 (0.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.73%) BigQuery
12 8 (0.73%) Data Mining
12 8 (0.73%) Data Vault
12 8 (0.73%) Looker
12 8 (0.73%) Redis
13 6 (0.55%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.55%) Relational Database
14 4 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 37 (3.39%) Git
2 32 (2.93%) JIRA
3 19 (1.74%) TeamCity
4 9 (0.82%) Postman
5 7 (0.64%) Selenium
5 7 (0.64%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.55%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.46%) GitBook
7 5 (0.46%) git-flow
7 5 (0.46%) SoapUI
8 4 (0.37%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (0.37%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.37%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.27%) Storybook
10 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.092%) GitLab
11 1 (0.092%) MSTest
11 1 (0.092%) NUnit
11 1 (0.092%) Protractor
General
1 349 (31.96%) Social Skills
2 243 (22.25%) Finance
3 181 (16.58%) Marketing
4 173 (15.84%) Retail
5 93 (8.52%) Analytical Skills
6 88 (8.06%) Law
7 70 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 60 (5.49%) Legal
9 57 (5.22%) Banking
10 55 (5.04%) Financial Institution
11 52 (4.76%) Back Office
12 48 (4.40%) Public Sector
13 28 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (1.92%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.28%) French Language
17 13 (1.19%) Automotive
17 13 (1.19%) Billing
17 13 (1.19%) Games
17 13 (1.19%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 163 (14.93%) Senior
2 140 (12.82%) Developer
3 121 (11.08%) Lead
4 62 (5.68%) Architect
5 54 (4.95%) Account Manager
6 51 (4.67%) Software Engineer
7 46 (4.21%) .NET Developer
8 44 (4.03%) Account Executive
9 42 (3.85%) Analyst
9 42 (3.85%) Software Developer
10 41 (3.75%) 2nd Line Support
11 39 (3.57%) Development Manager
12 36 (3.30%) Lead Developer
13 35 (3.21%) Engineering Manager
14 34 (3.11%) Consultant
15 33 (3.02%) Product Manager
16 31 (2.84%) .NET Software Developer
17 29 (2.66%) Data Engineer
17 29 (2.66%) Marketing Executive
18 27 (2.47%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (13.10%) .NET
2 102 (9.34%) React
3 54 (4.95%) Node.js
4 46 (4.21%) REST
5 29 (2.66%) CSS
6 27 (2.47%) SOAP
7 26 (2.38%) HTML
7 26 (2.38%) RESTful
8 20 (1.83%) .NET Framework
9 18 (1.65%) Kafka
9 18 (1.65%) Spring
10 17 (1.56%) Entity Framework
10 17 (1.56%) Next.js
10 17 (1.56%) SAML
11 16 (1.47%) ASP.NET Web API
12 15 (1.37%) Razor View Engine
12 15 (1.37%) React Native
13 14 (1.28%) Middleware
14 13 (1.19%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.19%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 155 (14.19%) Onboarding
2 71 (6.50%) Cloud Native
3 70 (6.41%) Product Ownership
4 31 (2.84%) Social Media
5 29 (2.66%) Distributed Systems
5 29 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (2.56%) Management Information System
7 24 (2.20%) Web Conferencing
8 21 (1.92%) EPoS
8 21 (1.92%) Mobile App
9 20 (1.83%) Educational Technology
10 16 (1.47%) Data Centre
10 16 (1.47%) Enterprise Cloud
11 11 (1.01%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.01%) Life Science
12 10 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (0.82%) DataPower
13 9 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (0.82%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.20%) Android
1 24 (2.20%) Apple iOS
1 24 (2.20%) Windows
2 16 (1.47%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.01%) Linux
4 1 (0.092%) Unix
4 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (19.96%) Agile
2 217 (19.87%) Problem-Solving
3 204 (18.68%) AI
4 185 (16.94%) Continuous Improvement
5 184 (16.85%) Software Engineering
6 179 (16.39%) Mentoring
7 172 (15.75%) Roadmaps
8 157 (14.38%) CRM
9 132 (12.09%) DevOps
10 125 (11.45%) CI/CD
11 124 (11.36%) B2B
12 102 (9.34%) Microservices
13 93 (8.52%) Full-Stack Development
14 92 (8.42%) Analytics
15 87 (7.97%) Customer Service
16 86 (7.88%) Decision-Making
17 84 (7.69%) Coaching
18 77 (7.05%) Data Privacy
18 77 (7.05%) SDLC
19 76 (6.96%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 193 (17.67%) SQL
2 128 (11.72%) C#
3 102 (9.34%) TypeScript
4 85 (7.78%) JavaScript
5 82 (7.51%) Python
6 44 (4.03%) Java
7 25 (2.29%) PHP
8 20 (1.83%) PowerShell
9 14 (1.28%) Bash
10 11 (1.01%) Go
11 10 (0.92%) Kotlin
12 8 (0.73%) Bicep
13 4 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.27%) Swift
15 2 (0.18%) C
15 2 (0.18%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.092%) ABAP
16 1 (0.092%) Ruby
16 1 (0.092%) VB
Qualifications
1 92 (8.42%) Degree
2 22 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (1.92%) ACCA
4 17 (1.56%) Master's Degree
5 15 (1.37%) CISSP
6 12 (1.10%) Security Cleared
7 9 (0.82%) AWS Certification
7 9 (0.82%) CRISC
8 8 (0.73%) CIMA
8 8 (0.73%) CISM
9 7 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 6 (0.55%) SC Cleared
11 5 (0.46%) CISA
11 5 (0.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.37%) CEH
12 4 (0.37%) CISMP
13 3 (0.27%) CIPD
13 3 (0.27%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (7.88%) QA
2 48 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.38%) SOC 2
4 24 (2.20%) Accessibility
5 22 (2.01%) GDPR
6 18 (1.65%) GRC
6 18 (1.65%) NIST
7 16 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 14 (1.28%) ISO 9001
9 13 (1.19%) SLA
10 9 (0.82%) IFRS
11 8 (0.73%) WCAG
12 7 (0.64%) GAAP
13 6 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.46%) Data Quality
14 5 (0.46%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.37%) JSP 440
15 4 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.27%) PMO
17 2 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 30 (2.75%) Active Directory
1 30 (2.75%) Docker
2 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.092%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (6.32%) Terraform
2 57 (5.22%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.65%) Grafana
4 17 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.92%) Ansible
6 6 (0.55%) Argo
7 4 (0.37%) Cilium
7 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.092%) CASB
8 1 (0.092%) Istio
8 1 (0.092%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.092%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.092%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 90 (8.24%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.68%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.21%) HubSpot
4 36 (3.30%) Adobe
5 34 (3.11%) Databricks
6 29 (2.66%) Google
7 24 (2.20%) Oracle
8 17 (1.56%) ServiceNow
9 16 (1.47%) Cisco
10 15 (1.37%) Workday
11 13 (1.19%) Zoho
12 9 (0.82%) SAP
13 8 (0.73%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.55%) Pardot
15 5 (0.46%) Alteryx
16 4 (0.37%) Dynatrace
16 4 (0.37%) Facebook
16 4 (0.37%) Instagram
16 4 (0.37%) Meraki
16 4 (0.37%) Talend