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 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 62 49
Rank change year-on-year +36 -13 -5
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,297 779 1,595
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.07% 5.36% 4.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.58% 12.73% 11.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 604 1,359
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.84% -4.62% -3.70%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,917 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -7.41%

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 6,979 6,118 13,937
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.05% 42.09% 42.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,774 4,457 11,917
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

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 13 May 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 37 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.31%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.00%) WordPress
4 11 (0.85%) CMS
5 10 (0.77%) Confluence
6 6 (0.46%) JBoss
6 6 (0.46%) SAS
6 6 (0.46%) WebSphere
7 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
7 5 (0.39%) Moodle
7 5 (0.39%) Totara
8 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.15%) IIS
9 1 (0.077%) Apache
9 1 (0.077%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 23 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
4 7 (0.54%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) Trello
7 1 (0.077%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.077%) InDesign
7 1 (0.077%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.23%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.077%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.077%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.077%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.077%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.077%) Orchard Housing
Cloud Services
1 222 (17.12%) AWS
2 213 (16.42%) Azure
3 79 (6.09%) GCP
4 64 (4.93%) Entra ID
5 61 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
6 45 (3.47%) Serverless
7 42 (3.24%) Power Platform
8 38 (2.93%) PaaS
9 35 (2.70%) Amazon EKS
9 35 (2.70%) GitHub
10 27 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
11 20 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
12 19 (1.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 18 (1.39%) Figma
13 18 (1.39%) IaaS
14 16 (1.23%) AWS Direct Connect
14 16 (1.23%) Mimecast
15 12 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
15 12 (0.93%) Amazon S3
16 11 (0.85%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.24%) Firewall
2 20 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (1.39%) VPN
4 14 (1.08%) DNS
4 14 (1.08%) LAN
4 14 (1.08%) MPLS
4 14 (1.08%) WAN
5 13 (1.00%) Cisco ASA
5 13 (1.00%) Cisco Firepower
5 13 (1.00%) Cisco ISE
5 13 (1.00%) IPsec
5 13 (1.00%) NetScaler
5 13 (1.00%) NX-OS
5 13 (1.00%) SD-WAN
5 13 (1.00%) VXLAN
5 13 (1.00%) WLAN
6 12 (0.93%) BGP
7 10 (0.77%) SSL
8 9 (0.69%) OSPF
9 6 (0.46%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (5.09%) SQL Server
2 34 (2.62%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.08%) Power BI
4 19 (1.46%) MySQL
4 19 (1.46%) Redis
5 18 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
6 13 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 13 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.69%) MongoDB
7 9 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.62%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.54%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.46%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.39%) Big Data
12 4 (0.31%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.23%) SAP HANA
14 2 (0.15%) Electronic Patient Records
14 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
14 2 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 46 (3.55%) JIRA
2 32 (2.47%) Git
3 29 (2.24%) TeamCity
4 8 (0.62%) Visual Studio
5 7 (0.54%) Claude Code
6 6 (0.46%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.46%) JMeter
7 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.39%) Locust
7 5 (0.39%) Postman
7 5 (0.39%) Selenium
8 4 (0.31%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.15%) JUnit
10 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.077%) GitBook
General
1 304 (23.44%) Social Skills
2 283 (21.82%) Finance
3 220 (16.96%) Retail
4 208 (16.04%) Marketing
5 157 (12.10%) Law
6 142 (10.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 125 (9.64%) Banking
8 115 (8.87%) Back Office
9 104 (8.02%) Financial Institution
10 100 (7.71%) Analytical Skills
11 78 (6.01%) Legal
12 45 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
13 37 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (2.16%) Public Sector
15 27 (2.08%) Manufacturing
16 23 (1.77%) German Language
17 20 (1.54%) Advertising
18 17 (1.31%) Polish Language
19 16 (1.23%) Health Technology
20 14 (1.08%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 173 (13.34%) Senior
2 171 (13.18%) Developer
3 143 (11.03%) Lead
4 98 (7.56%) Software Engineer
5 84 (6.48%) Account Manager
6 80 (6.17%) Account Executive
7 71 (5.47%) Architect
8 68 (5.24%) Full-Stack Developer
9 63 (4.86%) Lead Developer
10 53 (4.09%) Support Engineer
11 43 (3.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 42 (3.24%) Solutions Architect
13 41 (3.16%) Analyst
13 41 (3.16%) Sales Manager
14 38 (2.93%) Consultant
14 38 (2.93%) Development Manager
15 33 (2.54%) Senior Software Engineer
16 32 (2.47%) C# Developer
17 31 (2.39%) .NET Software Engineer
18 30 (2.31%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (7.79%) .NET
2 78 (6.01%) Node.js
3 68 (5.24%) React
4 36 (2.78%) RESTful
4 36 (2.78%) Vue
5 34 (2.62%) REST
6 31 (2.39%) HTML
7 30 (2.31%) CSS
8 25 (1.93%) JSON
9 20 (1.54%) XML
10 19 (1.46%) React Native
11 18 (1.39%) Spring
12 16 (1.23%) GraphQL
13 14 (1.08%) .NET Core
13 14 (1.08%) NestJS
14 13 (1.00%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.00%) Kafka
14 13 (1.00%) Next.js
14 13 (1.00%) SOAP
15 12 (0.93%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 101 (7.79%) Onboarding
2 92 (7.09%) Cloud Native
3 72 (5.55%) Product Ownership
4 30 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
4 30 (2.31%) Management Information System
5 28 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.00%) Blog
6 26 (2.00%) EPoS
7 22 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (1.62%) Data Centre
8 21 (1.62%) PropTech
9 20 (1.54%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.16%) Client/Server
10 15 (1.16%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
10 15 (1.16%) Social Media
11 14 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
12 10 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (0.77%) Security Posture
13 9 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 37 (2.85%) Windows
2 26 (2.00%) Apple iOS
3 25 (1.93%) Android
4 16 (1.23%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.77%) Linux
6 6 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
7 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.15%) Unix
9 2 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (16.11%) AI
2 189 (14.57%) Software Engineering
3 175 (13.49%) B2B
4 174 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
5 166 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
6 150 (11.57%) Agile
7 147 (11.33%) CRM
8 143 (11.03%) Full-Stack Development
9 130 (10.02%) CI/CD
10 122 (9.41%) DevOps
11 113 (8.71%) Microservices
12 111 (8.56%) Roadmaps
13 109 (8.40%) Business Development
14 105 (8.10%) Fintech
15 96 (7.40%) Analytics
16 91 (7.02%) Mentoring
17 89 (6.86%) Decision-Making
18 80 (6.17%) SDLC
19 75 (5.78%) Project Management
20 70 (5.40%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 123 (9.48%) SQL
2 114 (8.79%) Python
3 82 (6.32%) TypeScript
4 81 (6.25%) Java
5 80 (6.17%) C#
6 62 (4.78%) JavaScript
7 34 (2.62%) PowerShell
8 27 (2.08%) PHP
9 25 (1.93%) Go
10 16 (1.23%) R
11 11 (0.85%) Bash
12 8 (0.62%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.23%) Bicep
13 3 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.23%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.23%) Swift
14 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.077%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.077%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 89 (6.86%) Degree
2 42 (3.24%) ACCA
3 30 (2.31%) CIMA
4 24 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.70%) Security Cleared
6 20 (1.54%) CISSP
7 17 (1.31%) Master's Degree
8 14 (1.08%) SC Cleared
9 12 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 10 (0.77%) CISA
12 9 (0.69%) CRISC
13 7 (0.54%) CISM
13 7 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.54%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.46%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.46%) MBA
15 4 (0.31%) CEH
16 3 (0.23%) CREST Certified
16 3 (0.23%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (3.32%) QA
3 32 (2.47%) PCI DSS
4 30 (2.31%) SOC 2
5 29 (2.24%) Accessibility
5 29 (2.24%) GDPR
6 20 (1.54%) IFRS
7 19 (1.46%) Data Quality
8 16 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (1.08%) WCAG
10 12 (0.93%) SLA
11 11 (0.85%) PMO
12 10 (0.77%) GRC
12 10 (0.77%) NIST
13 8 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
13 8 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.46%) GAAP
15 4 (0.31%) COBIT
15 4 (0.31%) SOC 1
16 3 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 62 (4.78%) Active Directory
2 49 (3.78%) Docker
3 3 (0.23%) Firmware
3 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.077%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.077%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.077%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 84 (6.48%) Terraform
2 69 (5.32%) Kubernetes
3 36 (2.78%) Grafana
4 26 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 15 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.77%) Ansible
7 8 (0.62%) Argo
8 2 (0.15%) CASB
8 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.15%) Packer
8 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.15%) Puppet
9 1 (0.077%) Graylog
9 1 (0.077%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.077%) QRadar
Vendors
1 110 (8.48%) Microsoft
2 49 (3.78%) Salesforce
3 41 (3.16%) HubSpot
4 36 (2.78%) Google
5 19 (1.46%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.31%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (1.23%) Pardot
7 16 (1.23%) Sage
7 16 (1.23%) Xero
8 15 (1.16%) SAP
9 14 (1.08%) Adobe
9 14 (1.08%) Cisco
10 13 (1.00%) CheckPoint
10 13 (1.00%) Dynatrace
10 13 (1.00%) Meraki
10 13 (1.00%) SolarWinds
11 12 (0.93%) Databricks
12 11 (0.85%) Oracle
13 9 (0.69%) Fortinet
14 6 (0.46%) Atlassian