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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
20 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 51 51
Rank change year-on-year +20 0 -7
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,021 1,032 1,188
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.68% 5.25% 5.58%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.23% 11.82% 11.68%
Number of salaries quoted 789 671 1,018
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -7.69% -1.29%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £91,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 5,600 8,730 10,174
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.62% 44.43% 47.78%
Number of salaries quoted 4,199 5,654 8,700
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +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 20 November 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 15 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.08%) IIS
3 10 (0.98%) Confluence
4 9 (0.88%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.88%) WordPress
5 6 (0.59%) JBoss
5 6 (0.59%) WebSphere
6 5 (0.49%) Apache
7 4 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.20%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.098%) Drupal
10 1 (0.098%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.098%) nginx
10 1 (0.098%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.098%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 32 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.18%) InDesign
5 9 (0.88%) Photoshop
6 8 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 7 (0.69%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.39%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.39%) Sketch
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.098%) GIMP
11 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.098%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.098%) Revit
11 1 (0.098%) SPSS
11 1 (0.098%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.47%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.18%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.78%) Shopify
4 8 (0.78%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.39%) Magento
5 4 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.098%) FastStats
8 1 (0.098%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.098%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 242 (23.70%) Azure
2 213 (20.86%) AWS
3 105 (10.28%) GCP
4 63 (6.17%) PaaS
5 59 (5.78%) GitHub
6 43 (4.21%) Azure DevOps
7 40 (3.92%) IaaS
7 40 (3.92%) Power Platform
8 35 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (3.13%) Entra ID
10 25 (2.45%) GitHub Actions
11 24 (2.35%) Serverless
12 23 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.67%) Amazon EKS
14 15 (1.47%) Figma
14 15 (1.47%) OCI
15 12 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (1.08%) Amazon S3
17 10 (0.98%) Azure App Service
17 10 (0.98%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.82%) Remote Desktop
2 10 (0.98%) Firewall
3 9 (0.88%) Unified Communications
4 7 (0.69%) Network Security
4 7 (0.69%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.69%) VPN
5 5 (0.49%) HTTP
6 4 (0.39%) DHCP
6 4 (0.39%) DNS
6 4 (0.39%) Internet
6 4 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (0.29%) BGP
7 3 (0.29%) LAN
7 3 (0.29%) VLAN
7 3 (0.29%) WAN
8 2 (0.20%) Extranet
8 2 (0.20%) LTE
8 2 (0.20%) Modbus
8 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (7.84%) SQL Server
2 46 (4.51%) Data Warehouse
3 31 (3.04%) Power BI
4 28 (2.74%) Data Lake
5 23 (2.25%) MySQL
5 23 (2.25%) NoSQL
6 21 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.08%) Tableau
9 10 (0.98%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.88%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.88%) Data Hub
10 9 (0.88%) Looker
10 9 (0.88%) MongoDB
10 9 (0.88%) SQL CLR
11 8 (0.78%) Data Mining
11 8 (0.78%) Data Vault
11 8 (0.78%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (0.69%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 36 (3.53%) Git
2 33 (3.23%) JIRA
3 18 (1.76%) TeamCity
4 12 (1.18%) Selenium
5 9 (0.88%) Postman
6 6 (0.59%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.49%) GitBook
7 5 (0.49%) git-flow
7 5 (0.49%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.49%) SoapUI
8 4 (0.39%) Browser DevTools
9 3 (0.29%) Storybook
10 2 (0.20%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.20%) GitLab
10 2 (0.20%) Protractor
11 1 (0.098%) Fiddler
11 1 (0.098%) Visual Studio
General
1 366 (35.85%) Social Skills
2 252 (24.68%) Finance
3 142 (13.91%) Marketing
4 141 (13.81%) Retail
5 109 (10.68%) Analytical Skills
6 71 (6.95%) Law
7 63 (6.17%) Back Office
8 57 (5.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 57 (5.58%) Legal
9 44 (4.31%) Banking
10 40 (3.92%) Public Sector
11 37 (3.62%) Financial Institution
12 25 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
13 24 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (2.15%) Automotive
15 16 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
16 15 (1.47%) Manufacturing
17 13 (1.27%) Games
17 13 (1.27%) Telecoms
18 12 (1.18%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 145 (14.20%) Developer
1 145 (14.20%) Senior
2 114 (11.17%) Lead
3 77 (7.54%) Architect
4 50 (4.90%) Software Developer
5 49 (4.80%) .NET Developer
6 47 (4.60%) Analyst
7 43 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support
8 39 (3.82%) Software Engineer
9 38 (3.72%) Consultant
9 38 (3.72%) Engineering Manager
10 34 (3.33%) Product Manager
11 31 (3.04%) .NET Software Developer
11 31 (3.04%) Account Executive
12 28 (2.74%) Data Engineer
12 28 (2.74%) Senior Developer
13 27 (2.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 27 (2.64%) SaaS Developer
13 27 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
13 27 (2.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (13.91%) .NET
2 97 (9.50%) React
3 50 (4.90%) REST
4 43 (4.21%) Node.js
5 30 (2.94%) CSS
6 28 (2.74%) HTML
7 26 (2.55%) .NET Framework
8 23 (2.25%) SOAP
9 22 (2.15%) Entity Framework
10 21 (2.06%) Next.js
10 21 (2.06%) XML
11 19 (1.86%) RESTful
12 17 (1.67%) AngularJS
12 17 (1.67%) SAML
13 16 (1.57%) Kafka
14 14 (1.37%) .NET Core
15 13 (1.27%) ASP.NET Web API
16 12 (1.18%) Middleware
16 12 (1.18%) Razor View Engine
17 11 (1.08%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 150 (14.69%) Onboarding
2 78 (7.64%) Product Ownership
3 66 (6.46%) Cloud Native
4 35 (3.43%) Social Media
5 32 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (2.25%) Web Conferencing
7 22 (2.15%) Management Information System
8 21 (2.06%) Educational Technology
9 18 (1.76%) NHS
10 17 (1.67%) Private Cloud
11 14 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.37%) Life Science
11 14 (1.37%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.27%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.27%) Driving Licence
13 11 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.08%) Public Cloud
14 10 (0.98%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (3.04%) Windows
2 20 (1.96%) Windows Server
3 15 (1.47%) Android
3 15 (1.47%) Apple iOS
4 11 (1.08%) Linux
5 1 (0.098%) CentOS
5 1 (0.098%) Debian
5 1 (0.098%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.098%) Unix
5 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (24.68%) Agile
2 227 (22.23%) Problem-Solving
3 189 (18.51%) Mentoring
4 183 (17.92%) AI
5 175 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 174 (17.04%) Roadmaps
7 170 (16.65%) Software Engineering
8 146 (14.30%) DevOps
9 143 (14.01%) CRM
10 117 (11.46%) B2B
11 107 (10.48%) CI/CD
12 100 (9.79%) Microservices
13 99 (9.70%) Data Privacy
14 98 (9.60%) ERP
15 92 (9.01%) Analytics
15 92 (9.01%) Coaching
15 92 (9.01%) Customer Service
16 85 (8.33%) Decision-Making
16 85 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
17 77 (7.54%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 213 (20.86%) SQL
2 155 (15.18%) C#
3 102 (9.99%) TypeScript
4 91 (8.91%) JavaScript
5 67 (6.56%) Python
6 47 (4.60%) Java
7 24 (2.35%) PowerShell
8 20 (1.96%) PHP
9 12 (1.18%) Bash
9 12 (1.18%) C
10 10 (0.98%) Kotlin
11 9 (0.88%) Bicep
12 8 (0.78%) Go
13 5 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.49%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.29%) Swift
15 2 (0.20%) Delphi
16 1 (0.098%) ABAP
16 1 (0.098%) C++
16 1 (0.098%) VB
Qualifications
1 105 (10.28%) Degree
2 32 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 31 (3.04%) ACCA
4 20 (1.96%) Security Cleared
5 18 (1.76%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.08%) CIMA
7 10 (0.98%) AWS Certification
7 10 (0.98%) CISSP
8 9 (0.88%) SC Cleared
9 8 (0.78%) Azure Certification
9 8 (0.78%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 6 (0.59%) CISM
11 6 (0.59%) CRISC
12 5 (0.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.39%) CISMP
13 4 (0.39%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.29%) CIPD
14 3 (0.29%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (8.23%) QA
2 60 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.35%) ISO 9001
4 22 (2.15%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.06%) GDPR
6 18 (1.76%) SOC 2
7 15 (1.47%) NIST
8 14 (1.37%) GRC
8 14 (1.37%) SLA
9 12 (1.18%) PCI DSS
10 11 (1.08%) GAAP
11 10 (0.98%) IFRS
12 9 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.49%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.49%) PMO
15 4 (0.39%) JSP 440
16 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 2 (0.20%) Data Quality
17 2 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.06%) Docker
3 11 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.098%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 65 (6.37%) Terraform
2 52 (5.09%) Kubernetes
3 17 (1.67%) Grafana
4 16 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.98%) Ansible
6 5 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.39%) Argo
7 4 (0.39%) Cilium
8 3 (0.29%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.098%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.098%) Istio
9 1 (0.098%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.098%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.098%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.098%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.098%) Puppet
9 1 (0.098%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.098%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 124 (12.14%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.58%) Salesforce
3 44 (4.31%) HubSpot
4 39 (3.82%) Adobe
5 32 (3.13%) Databricks
6 28 (2.74%) Oracle
7 23 (2.25%) Google
8 16 (1.57%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.27%) Cisco
9 13 (1.27%) VMware
9 13 (1.27%) Workday
9 13 (1.27%) Zoho
10 11 (1.08%) Alteryx
11 10 (0.98%) MuleSoft
12 9 (0.88%) SAP
13 7 (0.69%) Pardot
14 6 (0.59%) Facebook
14 6 (0.59%) Instagram
14 6 (0.59%) TikTok
15 5 (0.49%) Guidewire
1,538 hybrid/remote SaaS jobs