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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 48 50
Rank change year-on-year +20 +2 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,102 935 1,201
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.24% 5.68% 5.58%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.83% 12.21% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 855 625 1,008
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,050 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £51,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,465 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -13.62% +1.71%
75th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £92,300 £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 5,558 7,655 10,086
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.53% 46.49% 46.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,951 4,881 8,690
10th Percentile £32,000 £36,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £46,306
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 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -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 15 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 (0.91%) SharePoint
1 10 (0.91%) WordPress
2 9 (0.82%) JBoss
2 9 (0.82%) WebSphere
3 8 (0.73%) Confluence
4 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.54%) IIS
6 3 (0.27%) Apache
6 3 (0.27%) CMS
7 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.091%) Drupal
8 1 (0.091%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.091%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.091%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.091%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 34 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.09%) InDesign
5 9 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.64%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.45%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.36%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.36%) Sketch
9 3 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.27%) Trello
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.091%) GIMP
11 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.091%) Revit
11 1 (0.091%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.27%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.73%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.36%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.36%) 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 (0.091%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.091%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 233 (21.14%) Azure
2 231 (20.96%) AWS
3 114 (10.34%) GCP
4 59 (5.35%) GitHub
5 48 (4.36%) PaaS
6 38 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (3.27%) Serverless
8 34 (3.09%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.63%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
11 26 (2.36%) IaaS
12 20 (1.81%) Figma
12 20 (1.81%) Power Platform
13 19 (1.72%) Amazon EKS
14 18 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (1.18%) Amazon S3
16 12 (1.09%) Amazon SQS
16 12 (1.09%) Azure App Service
16 12 (1.09%) Azure Logic Apps
17 11 (1.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.36%) Remote Desktop
2 17 (1.54%) Firewall
3 12 (1.09%) VPN
4 9 (0.82%) Unified Communications
5 8 (0.73%) BGP
5 8 (0.73%) DNS
5 8 (0.73%) LAN
5 8 (0.73%) WAN
6 7 (0.64%) Network Security
6 7 (0.64%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.54%) MPLS
7 6 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.45%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (0.45%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (0.45%) IPsec
8 5 (0.45%) NetScaler
8 5 (0.45%) NX-OS
8 5 (0.45%) OSPF
8 5 (0.45%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.45%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (7.17%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
3 32 (2.90%) Data Lake
4 23 (2.09%) MySQL
5 22 (2.00%) NoSQL
6 21 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
7 17 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (1.45%) Power BI
9 14 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (0.91%) BigQuery
10 10 (0.91%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.91%) Tableau
11 9 (0.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.73%) Data Mining
12 8 (0.73%) Data Vault
12 8 (0.73%) Looker
12 8 (0.73%) Redis
13 6 (0.54%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.54%) Relational Database
14 4 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 37 (3.36%) Git
2 32 (2.90%) JIRA
3 20 (1.81%) TeamCity
4 9 (0.82%) Postman
5 8 (0.73%) Selenium
6 7 (0.64%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.54%) CircleCI
7 6 (0.54%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.45%) GitBook
8 5 (0.45%) git-flow
8 5 (0.45%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.36%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (0.36%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.27%) Storybook
11 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.091%) GitLab
12 1 (0.091%) MSTest
12 1 (0.091%) NUnit
12 1 (0.091%) Protractor
General
1 348 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 247 (22.41%) Finance
3 184 (16.70%) Marketing
4 175 (15.88%) Retail
5 94 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
6 93 (8.44%) Law
7 73 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 60 (5.44%) Banking
9 59 (5.35%) Legal
10 58 (5.26%) Financial Institution
11 55 (4.99%) Back Office
12 46 (4.17%) Public Sector
13 29 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
15 22 (2.00%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.27%) French Language
17 13 (1.18%) Automotive
17 13 (1.18%) Billing
17 13 (1.18%) Games
17 13 (1.18%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 168 (15.25%) Senior
2 141 (12.79%) Developer
3 124 (11.25%) Lead
4 63 (5.72%) Architect
5 54 (4.90%) Account Manager
5 54 (4.90%) Software Engineer
6 46 (4.17%) .NET Developer
7 42 (3.81%) Account Executive
7 42 (3.81%) Analyst
8 41 (3.72%) 2nd Line Support
8 41 (3.72%) Software Developer
9 40 (3.63%) Development Manager
10 37 (3.36%) Lead Developer
11 35 (3.18%) Engineering Manager
12 34 (3.09%) Consultant
13 32 (2.90%) Product Manager
14 31 (2.81%) .NET Software Developer
15 29 (2.63%) Data Engineer
15 29 (2.63%) Marketing Executive
16 28 (2.54%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (13.07%) .NET
2 104 (9.44%) React
3 57 (5.17%) Node.js
4 46 (4.17%) REST
5 29 (2.63%) CSS
6 27 (2.45%) SOAP
7 26 (2.36%) HTML
7 26 (2.36%) RESTful
8 20 (1.81%) .NET Framework
9 18 (1.63%) Kafka
9 18 (1.63%) Spring
10 17 (1.54%) Entity Framework
10 17 (1.54%) Next.js
10 17 (1.54%) React Native
11 16 (1.45%) ASP.NET Web API
11 16 (1.45%) SAML
12 15 (1.36%) Razor View Engine
13 14 (1.27%) AngularJS
13 14 (1.27%) Middleware
14 13 (1.18%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 154 (13.97%) Onboarding
2 73 (6.62%) Cloud Native
3 70 (6.35%) Product Ownership
4 31 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (2.81%) Social Media
5 29 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (2.54%) Management Information System
7 24 (2.18%) Web Conferencing
8 22 (2.00%) Mobile App
9 21 (1.91%) EPoS
10 20 (1.81%) Educational Technology
11 18 (1.63%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.45%) Enterprise Cloud
13 10 (0.91%) Driving Licence
13 10 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (0.91%) Life Science
14 9 (0.82%) Blog
14 9 (0.82%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 26 (2.36%) Android
1 26 (2.36%) Apple iOS
1 26 (2.36%) Windows
2 17 (1.54%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.00%) Linux
4 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.091%) Unix
5 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (19.60%) Problem-Solving
2 215 (19.51%) Agile
3 206 (18.69%) AI
4 189 (17.15%) Software Engineering
5 188 (17.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 180 (16.33%) Mentoring
7 171 (15.52%) Roadmaps
8 157 (14.25%) CRM
9 134 (12.16%) DevOps
10 128 (11.62%) CI/CD
11 124 (11.25%) B2B
12 104 (9.44%) Microservices
13 96 (8.71%) Full-Stack Development
14 93 (8.44%) Analytics
15 87 (7.89%) Customer Service
16 86 (7.80%) Decision-Making
17 83 (7.53%) Coaching
18 78 (7.08%) SDLC
19 77 (6.99%) Data Privacy
20 75 (6.81%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 193 (17.51%) SQL
2 128 (11.62%) C#
3 105 (9.53%) TypeScript
4 87 (7.89%) JavaScript
5 83 (7.53%) Python
6 47 (4.26%) Java
7 25 (2.27%) PHP
8 20 (1.81%) PowerShell
9 14 (1.27%) Bash
10 11 (1.00%) Go
11 10 (0.91%) Kotlin
12 8 (0.73%) Bicep
13 4 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.27%) Swift
15 2 (0.18%) C
15 2 (0.18%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.091%) ABAP
16 1 (0.091%) Ruby
16 1 (0.091%) VB
Qualifications
1 93 (8.44%) Degree
2 22 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (1.72%) ACCA
4 18 (1.63%) Master's Degree
5 14 (1.27%) CISSP
6 13 (1.18%) 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
9 7 (0.64%) SC Cleared
10 5 (0.45%) CISA
10 5 (0.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (0.36%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.36%) CEH
11 4 (0.36%) CISMP
12 3 (0.27%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (7.80%) QA
2 46 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.36%) SOC 2
4 23 (2.09%) Accessibility
5 22 (2.00%) GDPR
6 18 (1.63%) GRC
7 17 (1.54%) NIST
7 17 (1.54%) PCI DSS
8 14 (1.27%) ISO 9001
9 13 (1.18%) SLA
10 9 (0.82%) IFRS
11 8 (0.73%) WCAG
12 6 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.54%) GAAP
13 5 (0.45%) Data Quality
13 5 (0.45%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.36%) JSP 440
14 4 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.27%) PMO
16 2 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 34 (3.09%) Docker
2 32 (2.90%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.091%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 73 (6.62%) Terraform
2 61 (5.54%) Kubernetes
3 19 (1.72%) Grafana
4 17 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.91%) Ansible
6 8 (0.73%) Argo
7 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.36%) Cilium
9 1 (0.091%) CASB
9 1 (0.091%) Istio
9 1 (0.091%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.091%) Packer
9 1 (0.091%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.091%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 90 (8.17%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.72%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.17%) HubSpot
4 37 (3.36%) Adobe
5 34 (3.09%) Databricks
6 29 (2.63%) Google
7 24 (2.18%) Oracle
8 18 (1.63%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.54%) Cisco
10 15 (1.36%) Workday
11 13 (1.18%) Zoho
12 9 (0.82%) SAP
13 8 (0.73%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.64%) Pardot
15 5 (0.45%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.45%) Dynatrace
15 5 (0.45%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.45%) Meraki
15 5 (0.45%) SolarWinds
16 4 (0.36%) Facebook