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 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 46 50
Rank change year-on-year +18 +4 -4
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,089 997 1,146
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.13% 5.78% 5.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.43% 12.55% 12.30%
Number of salaries quoted 838 678 974
10th Percentile £32,125 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,500 £60,796 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.09% -9.93% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £76,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £91,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -7.41% -3.57%

All Cloud 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 5,606 7,947 9,318
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.68% 46.09% 47.37%
Number of salaries quoted 4,070 5,193 7,984
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,875 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.80% -3.85%

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 23 December 2025.

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 12 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.92%) Confluence
3 9 (0.83%) WordPress
4 8 (0.73%) JBoss
4 8 (0.73%) WebSphere
5 6 (0.55%) IIS
5 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.37%) Apache
7 3 (0.28%) CMS
8 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.092%) Drupal
9 1 (0.092%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.092%) nginx
9 1 (0.092%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 33 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.38%) 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 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.28%) Trello
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.092%) GIMP
11 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.092%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.092%) Revit
11 1 (0.092%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.29%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.92%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.73%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.092%) Magento
8 1 (0.092%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.092%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.092%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.092%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 235 (21.58%) Azure
2 213 (19.56%) AWS
3 104 (9.55%) GCP
4 58 (5.33%) GitHub
5 49 (4.50%) PaaS
6 39 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
7 33 (3.03%) Entra ID
8 32 (2.94%) Serverless
9 31 (2.85%) Microsoft 365
10 28 (2.57%) Power Platform
11 27 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
11 27 (2.48%) IaaS
12 18 (1.65%) Amazon EKS
13 17 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.56%) Figma
14 14 (1.29%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
16 12 (1.10%) Amazon S3
16 12 (1.10%) Azure App Service
17 11 (1.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.58%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (1.19%) Firewall
3 9 (0.83%) Unified Communications
3 9 (0.83%) VPN
4 7 (0.64%) DNS
4 7 (0.64%) Network Security
5 5 (0.46%) BGP
5 5 (0.46%) HTTP
5 5 (0.46%) LAN
5 5 (0.46%) SSL
5 5 (0.46%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.46%) WAN
6 4 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.28%) DHCP
7 3 (0.28%) MPLS
7 3 (0.28%) VLAN
8 2 (0.18%) GPRS
8 2 (0.18%) OSPF
8 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (7.71%) SQL Server
2 45 (4.13%) Data Warehouse
3 29 (2.66%) Data Lake
4 24 (2.20%) Power BI
5 23 (2.11%) MySQL
5 23 (2.11%) NoSQL
6 22 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (0.92%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 10 (0.92%) Tableau
9 9 (0.83%) Looker
10 8 (0.73%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.73%) Data Mining
10 8 (0.73%) Data Vault
10 8 (0.73%) DynamoDB
10 8 (0.73%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.55%) Redis
11 6 (0.55%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 36 (3.31%) Git
2 34 (3.12%) JIRA
3 19 (1.74%) TeamCity
4 11 (1.01%) Selenium
5 10 (0.92%) Postman
6 5 (0.46%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.46%) GitBook
6 5 (0.46%) git-flow
6 5 (0.46%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.37%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.37%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.37%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.28%) Storybook
8 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.092%) GitLab
9 1 (0.092%) MSTest
9 1 (0.092%) NUnit
9 1 (0.092%) Protractor
9 1 (0.092%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 360 (33.06%) Social Skills
2 259 (23.78%) Finance
3 178 (16.35%) Retail
4 172 (15.79%) Marketing
5 95 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
6 91 (8.36%) Law
7 72 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 67 (6.15%) Legal
9 63 (5.79%) Back Office
10 59 (5.42%) Banking
11 56 (5.14%) Financial Institution
12 49 (4.50%) Public Sector
13 28 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
14 26 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
15 20 (1.84%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.56%) Automotive
17 15 (1.38%) Games
18 14 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
19 13 (1.19%) French Language
19 13 (1.19%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 153 (14.05%) Senior
2 146 (13.41%) Developer
3 115 (10.56%) Lead
4 66 (6.06%) Architect
5 50 (4.59%) Software Engineer
6 49 (4.50%) .NET Developer
7 48 (4.41%) Account Manager
8 47 (4.32%) Software Developer
9 43 (3.95%) 2nd Line Support
10 42 (3.86%) Analyst
11 40 (3.67%) Account Executive
12 37 (3.40%) Engineering Manager
13 36 (3.31%) Consultant
13 36 (3.31%) Development Manager
14 34 (3.12%) Product Manager
15 31 (2.85%) .NET Software Developer
16 29 (2.66%) Lead Developer
17 28 (2.57%) Data Engineer
17 28 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
18 27 (2.48%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 145 (13.31%) .NET
2 104 (9.55%) React
3 50 (4.59%) Node.js
4 49 (4.50%) REST
5 29 (2.66%) CSS
6 26 (2.39%) HTML
7 25 (2.30%) SOAP
8 24 (2.20%) RESTful
9 22 (2.02%) .NET Framework
10 19 (1.74%) Entity Framework
10 19 (1.74%) Next.js
11 18 (1.65%) XML
12 17 (1.56%) Kafka
12 17 (1.56%) SAML
13 16 (1.47%) ASP.NET Web API
14 15 (1.38%) AngularJS
14 15 (1.38%) Razor View Engine
15 14 (1.29%) Middleware
16 13 (1.19%) ASP.NET Web Forms
16 13 (1.19%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 160 (14.69%) Onboarding
2 75 (6.89%) Product Ownership
3 71 (6.52%) Cloud Native
4 32 (2.94%) Distributed Systems
5 31 (2.85%) Social Media
6 29 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (2.39%) Management Information System
8 24 (2.20%) Web Conferencing
9 20 (1.84%) Educational Technology
9 20 (1.84%) Mobile App
10 16 (1.47%) Enterprise Cloud
10 16 (1.47%) NHS
11 14 (1.29%) Data Centre
11 14 (1.29%) Life Science
12 13 (1.19%) Driving Licence
12 13 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.01%) EPoS
14 9 (0.83%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.73%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.20%) Windows
2 20 (1.84%) Android
2 20 (1.84%) Apple iOS
3 16 (1.47%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.01%) Linux
5 1 (0.092%) Unix
5 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (20.66%) Agile
2 220 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
3 195 (17.91%) AI
4 191 (17.54%) Mentoring
5 185 (16.99%) Software Engineering
6 184 (16.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 177 (16.25%) Roadmaps
8 161 (14.78%) CRM
9 143 (13.13%) DevOps
10 122 (11.20%) B2B
11 117 (10.74%) CI/CD
12 102 (9.37%) Microservices
13 95 (8.72%) Analytics
14 90 (8.26%) Coaching
14 90 (8.26%) Customer Service
15 89 (8.17%) Decision-Making
15 89 (8.17%) ERP
15 89 (8.17%) Full-Stack Development
16 88 (8.08%) Data Privacy
17 84 (7.71%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 202 (18.55%) SQL
2 147 (13.50%) C#
3 104 (9.55%) TypeScript
4 88 (8.08%) JavaScript
5 74 (6.80%) Python
6 49 (4.50%) Java
7 23 (2.11%) PHP
8 20 (1.84%) PowerShell
9 12 (1.10%) Bash
10 11 (1.01%) Go
11 10 (0.92%) C
11 10 (0.92%) Kotlin
12 9 (0.83%) Bicep
13 4 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.28%) Swift
15 2 (0.18%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.092%) ABAP
16 1 (0.092%) Ruby
16 1 (0.092%) VB
16 1 (0.092%) XAML
Qualifications
1 100 (9.18%) Degree
2 31 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (2.66%) ACCA
4 18 (1.65%) Master's Degree
5 15 (1.38%) CISSP
6 12 (1.10%) Security Cleared
7 10 (0.92%) CIMA
8 9 (0.83%) AWS Certification
8 9 (0.83%) CRISC
9 8 (0.73%) CISM
10 7 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 6 (0.55%) SC Cleared
12 5 (0.46%) CISA
12 5 (0.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.37%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.37%) CEH
13 4 (0.37%) CISMP
13 4 (0.37%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.28%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (7.99%) QA
2 61 (5.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.39%) SOC 2
4 24 (2.20%) GDPR
5 23 (2.11%) Accessibility
6 22 (2.02%) ISO 9001
7 18 (1.65%) NIST
8 17 (1.56%) GRC
9 16 (1.47%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.10%) SLA
11 10 (0.92%) GAAP
12 9 (0.83%) IFRS
13 7 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.46%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.37%) Data Quality
15 4 (0.37%) JSP 440
15 4 (0.37%) WCAG
16 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 2 (0.18%) PMO
System Software
1 30 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.66%) Docker
3 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.092%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (6.34%) Terraform
2 61 (5.60%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.65%) Grafana
4 17 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.55%) Ansible
5 6 (0.55%) Argo
6 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.37%) Cilium
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
1 107 (9.83%) Microsoft
2 64 (5.88%) Salesforce
3 50 (4.59%) HubSpot
4 37 (3.40%) Adobe
5 32 (2.94%) Databricks
6 27 (2.48%) Google
7 24 (2.20%) Oracle
8 15 (1.38%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.29%) Cisco
9 14 (1.29%) Workday
10 13 (1.19%) Zoho
11 10 (0.92%) Alteryx
11 10 (0.92%) SAP
12 9 (0.83%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.46%) Pardot
14 4 (0.37%) BiZZdesign
14 4 (0.37%) Facebook
14 4 (0.37%) Instagram
14 4 (0.37%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.37%) Talend