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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 61 61
Rank change year-on-year +31 0 -13
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,656 833 986
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.96% 5.15% 4.23%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.90% 14.41% 10.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 641 705
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £49,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year - +6.20% -5.84%
75th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -10.45%

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 8,762 5,780 9,499
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.84% 35.70% 40.72%
Number of salaries quoted 6,429 4,186 6,721
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £86,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% 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 9 September 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 77 (4.65%) SharePoint
2 48 (2.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.79%) Confluence
4 10 (0.60%) CMS
5 7 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.42%) IIS
6 6 (0.36%) Apache
6 6 (0.36%) SAS
6 6 (0.36%) WordPress
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.060%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.060%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.060%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.060%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.060%) Moodle
8 1 (0.060%) Totara
Applications
1 27 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.30%) Moqups
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.12%) Trello
7 1 (0.060%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.060%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 20 (1.21%) NetSuite
2 13 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.18%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.18%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.18%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.18%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.18%) Orchard Housing
4 2 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.12%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.060%) Shopify
5 1 (0.060%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 318 (19.20%) AWS
2 310 (18.72%) Azure
3 104 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
4 98 (5.92%) GCP
5 87 (5.25%) Entra ID
6 65 (3.93%) Power Platform
7 59 (3.56%) PaaS
8 53 (3.20%) Amazon EKS
9 45 (2.72%) Serverless
10 35 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
11 34 (2.05%) IaaS
12 33 (1.99%) Mimecast
13 30 (1.81%) Snowflake
14 28 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
14 28 (1.69%) GitHub
15 27 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
16 21 (1.27%) Figma
16 21 (1.27%) PowerApps
17 19 (1.15%) Power Automate
18 18 (1.09%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.79%) DNS
2 11 (0.66%) VPN
3 10 (0.60%) Broadband
4 9 (0.54%) AMQP
4 9 (0.54%) SMS
4 9 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (0.48%) DHCP
6 7 (0.42%) Firewall
6 7 (0.42%) Network Security
7 6 (0.36%) 5G
8 5 (0.30%) SSL
8 5 (0.30%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.30%) WAN
9 4 (0.24%) Internet
9 4 (0.24%) IPsec
9 4 (0.24%) LAN
9 4 (0.24%) MPLS
9 4 (0.24%) VoIP
9 4 (0.24%) VXLAN
9 4 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (3.02%) SQL Server
2 47 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.11%) Power BI
4 33 (1.99%) Redis
5 19 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (1.09%) MySQL
7 14 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.36%) Big Data
10 5 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
10 5 (0.30%) Apache Iceberg
10 5 (0.30%) Delta Lake
10 5 (0.30%) MariaDB
10 5 (0.30%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.24%) Metadata
11 4 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.24%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.24%) Tableau
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.12%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 100 (6.04%) JIRA
2 45 (2.72%) TeamCity
3 42 (2.54%) Git
4 12 (0.72%) Cypress.io
5 11 (0.66%) GitLab
5 11 (0.66%) Selenium
6 9 (0.54%) Claude Code
7 6 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.30%) Poetry
8 5 (0.30%) Postman
8 5 (0.30%) Storybook
9 4 (0.24%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.18%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.18%) JMeter
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.12%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.12%) JUnit
11 2 (0.12%) MSI
11 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 445 (26.87%) Social Skills
2 368 (22.22%) Finance
3 236 (14.25%) Marketing
4 223 (13.47%) Retail
5 209 (12.62%) Law
6 202 (12.20%) Legal
7 150 (9.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 127 (7.67%) Analytical Skills
9 116 (7.00%) Banking
10 112 (6.76%) Back Office
11 93 (5.62%) Financial Institution
12 72 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
13 62 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
14 56 (3.38%) Public Sector
15 37 (2.23%) Manufacturing
16 31 (1.87%) German Language
17 27 (1.63%) Health Technology
18 25 (1.51%) Advertising
19 21 (1.27%) Billing
19 21 (1.27%) French Language
Job Titles
1 223 (13.47%) Senior
2 221 (13.35%) Lead
3 163 (9.84%) Developer
4 110 (6.64%) Account Executive
5 104 (6.28%) Software Engineer
6 101 (6.10%) Architect
7 91 (5.50%) Full-Stack Developer
8 86 (5.19%) Consultant
9 72 (4.35%) Senior Manager
10 70 (4.23%) Lead Developer
11 69 (4.17%) Account Manager
11 69 (4.17%) Software Developer
12 67 (4.05%) Analyst
13 62 (3.74%) IT Manager
13 62 (3.74%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
14 61 (3.68%) Lead Software Developer
15 52 (3.14%) Solutions Architect
16 50 (3.02%) Service Manager
17 49 (2.96%) Testing Manager
18 48 (2.90%) Resilience Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (7.25%) Node.js
2 106 (6.40%) Terraform
3 83 (5.01%) .NET
4 65 (3.93%) React
5 60 (3.62%) Middleware
6 56 (3.38%) Vue
7 51 (3.08%) REST
8 34 (2.05%) RESTful
9 31 (1.87%) CSS
10 26 (1.57%) HTML
11 21 (1.27%) Next.js
11 21 (1.27%) OAuth
12 20 (1.21%) NestJS
13 16 (0.97%) OpenID
14 15 (0.91%) Kafka
14 15 (0.91%) Laravel
14 15 (0.91%) Spring
14 15 (0.91%) Spring Boot
15 14 (0.85%) JSON
16 13 (0.79%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 123 (7.43%) Cloud Native
2 106 (6.40%) Product Ownership
3 99 (5.98%) Onboarding
4 62 (3.74%) Virtual Team
5 57 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
6 48 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
7 46 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
8 39 (2.36%) Management Information System
9 32 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
9 32 (1.93%) Web Conferencing
10 20 (1.21%) AI Agents
10 20 (1.21%) Social Media
11 18 (1.09%) Driving Licence
12 17 (1.03%) PropTech
13 16 (0.97%) Client/Server
14 15 (0.91%) Marketing Technology
15 14 (0.85%) Clustering
15 14 (0.85%) Data Structures
16 13 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.79%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 39 (2.36%) Windows
2 21 (1.27%) Linux
3 10 (0.60%) Android
3 10 (0.60%) Apple iOS
3 10 (0.60%) Mac OS
4 6 (0.36%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.24%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.18%) Debian
7 1 (0.060%) Unix
7 1 (0.060%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (17.51%) AI
2 261 (15.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 257 (15.52%) DevOps
4 247 (14.92%) B2B
5 242 (14.61%) Agile
5 242 (14.61%) Software Engineering
6 216 (13.04%) CRM
7 198 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
8 184 (11.11%) Test Automation
9 183 (11.05%) Mentoring
10 170 (10.27%) CI/CD
11 168 (10.14%) Roadmaps
12 161 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 160 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
14 159 (9.60%) Decision-Making
15 158 (9.54%) Business Development
16 152 (9.18%) Full-Stack Development
17 142 (8.57%) Microservices
18 137 (8.27%) Project Delivery
19 132 (7.97%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 187 (11.29%) TypeScript
2 166 (10.02%) JavaScript
3 148 (8.94%) Python
4 144 (8.70%) C#
5 139 (8.39%) SQL
6 88 (5.31%) Java
7 84 (5.07%) PowerShell
8 34 (2.05%) R
9 29 (1.75%) PHP
10 21 (1.27%) Go
11 12 (0.72%) Bash
12 11 (0.66%) Bicep
13 8 (0.48%) Ruby
14 5 (0.30%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.18%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
15 3 (0.18%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.18%) SOQL
15 3 (0.18%) Swift
16 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (5.07%) Degree
2 75 (4.53%) CISSP
3 69 (4.17%) CISM
4 56 (3.38%) ITIL Certification
5 42 (2.54%) ACCA
5 42 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
6 33 (1.99%) CIMA
7 24 (1.45%) Security Cleared
8 19 (1.15%) CRISC
9 16 (0.97%) Azure Certification
9 16 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 14 (0.85%) CISA
11 9 (0.54%) SC Cleared
12 8 (0.48%) ISACA
13 6 (0.36%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (0.36%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.30%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.30%) PMP
14 5 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (7.67%) QA
2 83 (5.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (4.47%) NIST
4 70 (4.23%) GDPR
5 48 (2.90%) ISO 22301
6 28 (1.69%) PCI DSS
7 27 (1.63%) Accessibility
8 24 (1.45%) SOC 2
9 23 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 23 (1.39%) Data Quality
10 21 (1.27%) SLA
11 17 (1.03%) GRC
11 17 (1.03%) IFRS
12 15 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.54%) COBIT
14 7 (0.42%) SOC 1
15 6 (0.36%) GAAP
16 5 (0.30%) JSP 440
16 5 (0.30%) PMO
16 5 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 72 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 54 (3.26%) Docker
3 5 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.060%) Firmware
5 1 (0.060%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 76 (4.59%) Kubernetes
2 54 (3.26%) Grafana
3 39 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.09%) Ansible
5 14 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.12%) Argo
9 2 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.060%) CASB
10 1 (0.060%) Packer
10 1 (0.060%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.060%) Puppet
10 1 (0.060%) QRadar
Vendors
1 227 (13.71%) Microsoft
2 87 (5.25%) HubSpot
3 77 (4.65%) Salesforce
4 49 (2.96%) Google
5 35 (2.11%) CrowdStrike
6 25 (1.51%) Sage
7 16 (0.97%) Adobe
8 15 (0.91%) Databricks
8 15 (0.91%) SAP
9 13 (0.79%) Xero
10 12 (0.72%) Oracle
11 11 (0.66%) Workday
12 9 (0.54%) ServiceNow
13 6 (0.36%) Facebook
13 6 (0.36%) Instagram
13 6 (0.36%) TikTok
13 6 (0.36%) YouTube
14 5 (0.30%) Apple
14 5 (0.30%) Pardot
15 4 (0.24%) Cisco