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 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 76 50
Rank change year-on-year +49 -26 -6
Permanent jobs citing SaaS 1,353 704 1,602
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.87% 4.65% 4.67%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.12% 12.06% 11.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,069 541 1,346
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -11.11%

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 7,465 5,839 14,521
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.91% 38.60% 42.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5,174 4,238 12,149
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,104 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,695 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% +3.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.16%

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 12 June 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 40 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (2.73%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.11%) WordPress
4 12 (0.89%) CMS
5 11 (0.81%) Confluence
6 6 (0.44%) SAS
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
7 5 (0.37%) Moodle
7 5 (0.37%) Totara
8 4 (0.30%) JBoss
8 4 (0.30%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.15%) IIS
10 1 (0.074%) Apache
10 1 (0.074%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.074%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.074%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 20 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (0.59%) Photoshop
4 7 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
4 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (0.44%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.15%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.074%) InDesign
8 1 (0.074%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.074%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.18%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.22%) Aareon QL
3 3 (0.22%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.22%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.22%) OPENHousing
3 3 (0.22%) Orchard Housing
4 2 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.074%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.074%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.074%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.074%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.074%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.074%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 232 (17.15%) AWS
2 226 (16.70%) Azure
3 82 (6.06%) GCP
4 78 (5.76%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (5.47%) Entra ID
6 51 (3.77%) PaaS
7 50 (3.70%) Power Platform
8 47 (3.47%) Serverless
9 43 (3.18%) Amazon EKS
10 30 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
11 27 (2.00%) GitHub
12 26 (1.92%) IaaS
13 22 (1.63%) Figma
14 19 (1.40%) AWS Lambda
15 18 (1.33%) Snowflake
16 17 (1.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 16 (1.18%) Mimecast
18 15 (1.11%) AWS Direct Connect
19 14 (1.03%) Azure Functions
20 13 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.07%) Firewall
2 22 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (1.40%) VPN
4 15 (1.11%) DNS
5 13 (0.96%) LAN
5 13 (0.96%) MPLS
5 13 (0.96%) WAN
6 12 (0.89%) Cisco ASA
6 12 (0.89%) Cisco Firepower
6 12 (0.89%) Cisco ISE
6 12 (0.89%) IPsec
6 12 (0.89%) NetScaler
6 12 (0.89%) NX-OS
6 12 (0.89%) SD-WAN
6 12 (0.89%) VXLAN
6 12 (0.89%) WLAN
7 11 (0.81%) BGP
8 9 (0.67%) DHCP
9 8 (0.59%) OSPF
10 7 (0.52%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 32 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (2.14%) Power BI
4 21 (1.55%) Redis
5 20 (1.48%) MySQL
6 16 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
7 12 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.52%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.37%) Big Data
10 5 (0.37%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.30%) MariaDB
11 4 (0.30%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.30%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.30%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.22%) Tableau
13 2 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 52 (3.84%) JIRA
2 36 (2.66%) TeamCity
3 28 (2.07%) Git
4 9 (0.67%) Claude Code
5 7 (0.52%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.44%) JMeter
7 5 (0.37%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.37%) Locust
7 5 (0.37%) Selenium
8 4 (0.30%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.30%) Postman
8 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.22%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.22%) JUnit
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.15%) MSI
General
1 323 (23.87%) Social Skills
2 311 (22.99%) Finance
3 225 (16.63%) Retail
4 208 (15.37%) Marketing
5 160 (11.83%) Law
6 153 (11.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 132 (9.76%) Banking
8 120 (8.87%) Back Office
9 113 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
10 106 (7.83%) Financial Institution
11 88 (6.50%) Legal
12 46 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
13 37 (2.73%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.29%) Manufacturing
15 28 (2.07%) Advertising
16 25 (1.85%) Public Sector
17 22 (1.63%) German Language
18 21 (1.55%) Health Technology
19 19 (1.40%) Polish Language
20 16 (1.18%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 175 (12.93%) Senior
2 164 (12.12%) Developer
3 162 (11.97%) Lead
4 102 (7.54%) Software Engineer
5 90 (6.65%) Account Executive
6 79 (5.84%) Account Manager
7 76 (5.62%) Architect
8 72 (5.32%) Full-Stack Developer
9 63 (4.66%) Lead Developer
10 50 (3.70%) Consultant
10 50 (3.70%) Support Engineer
11 45 (3.33%) Analyst
12 42 (3.10%) Solutions Architect
13 39 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 39 (2.88%) Sales Manager
14 36 (2.66%) .NET Software Engineer
14 36 (2.66%) C# Developer
14 36 (2.66%) Marketing Manager
15 34 (2.51%) Software Developer
16 33 (2.44%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (6.43%) .NET
2 79 (5.84%) Node.js
3 59 (4.36%) React
4 45 (3.33%) Vue
5 35 (2.59%) HTML
6 34 (2.51%) CSS
6 34 (2.51%) REST
6 34 (2.51%) RESTful
7 25 (1.85%) JSON
8 20 (1.48%) XML
9 16 (1.18%) Spring
10 14 (1.03%) AngularJS
10 14 (1.03%) Next.js
10 14 (1.03%) React Native
11 13 (0.96%) GraphQL
11 13 (0.96%) NestJS
11 13 (0.96%) OAuth
12 12 (0.89%) .NET Core
12 12 (0.89%) Kafka
12 12 (0.89%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.20%) Cloud Native
2 93 (6.87%) Onboarding
3 81 (5.99%) Product Ownership
4 38 (2.81%) Distributed Systems
5 35 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 28 (2.07%) Blog
7 27 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
8 24 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
8 24 (1.77%) EPoS
9 22 (1.63%) PropTech
10 20 (1.48%) Data Centre
10 20 (1.48%) Social Media
11 17 (1.26%) Data Structures
12 15 (1.11%) Client/Server
12 15 (1.11%) Marketing Technology
12 15 (1.11%) Web Conferencing
13 14 (1.03%) Mobile App
14 12 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
15 11 (0.81%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 43 (3.18%) Windows
2 21 (1.55%) Apple iOS
3 20 (1.48%) Android
4 14 (1.03%) Linux
5 13 (0.96%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.67%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.22%) Unix
10 2 (0.15%) VMS
11 1 (0.074%) Debian
11 1 (0.074%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (17.07%) AI
2 189 (13.97%) Problem-Solving
3 186 (13.75%) B2B
4 183 (13.53%) Software Engineering
5 167 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 156 (11.53%) Agile
7 154 (11.38%) CRM
8 144 (10.64%) CI/CD
9 139 (10.27%) Full-Stack Development
10 133 (9.83%) Roadmaps
11 130 (9.61%) DevOps
12 125 (9.24%) Microservices
13 111 (8.20%) Business Development
14 107 (7.91%) Fintech
15 104 (7.69%) Decision-Making
16 99 (7.32%) Mentoring
17 95 (7.02%) Analytics
18 77 (5.69%) Stakeholder Management
19 74 (5.47%) Lead Generation
20 71 (5.25%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 118 (8.72%) Python
1 118 (8.72%) SQL
2 89 (6.58%) Java
3 85 (6.28%) TypeScript
4 73 (5.40%) C#
5 69 (5.10%) JavaScript
6 42 (3.10%) PowerShell
7 28 (2.07%) PHP
8 23 (1.70%) Go
9 17 (1.26%) R
10 15 (1.11%) Bash
11 9 (0.67%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.59%) Bicep
13 4 (0.30%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.30%) Ruby
14 3 (0.22%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.22%) Swift
15 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
16 1 (0.074%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 90 (6.65%) Degree
2 41 (3.03%) ACCA
3 29 (2.14%) CIMA
4 27 (2.00%) CISSP
4 27 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 27 (2.00%) Security Cleared
5 20 (1.48%) SC Cleared
6 15 (1.11%) CISM
6 15 (1.11%) CRISC
6 15 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.03%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.03%) Master's Degree
8 12 (0.89%) CISA
9 7 (0.52%) PMI Certification
10 6 (0.44%) MBA
11 5 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (0.37%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.37%) ISACA
11 5 (0.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.30%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (3.55%) GDPR
3 46 (3.40%) QA
4 36 (2.66%) PCI DSS
5 31 (2.29%) Accessibility
6 28 (2.07%) SOC 2
7 23 (1.70%) Data Quality
8 21 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
9 20 (1.48%) NIST
10 19 (1.40%) IFRS
11 14 (1.03%) GRC
11 14 (1.03%) WCAG
12 12 (0.89%) SLA
13 11 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (0.81%) PMO
14 8 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (0.52%) COBIT
16 6 (0.44%) SOC 1
17 5 (0.37%) GAAP
18 4 (0.30%) JSP 440
System Software
1 69 (5.10%) Active Directory
2 44 (3.25%) Docker
3 3 (0.22%) Firmware
3 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.074%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.074%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.074%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 98 (7.24%) Terraform
2 72 (5.32%) Kubernetes
3 46 (3.40%) Grafana
4 26 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.89%) Ansible
7 5 (0.37%) Argo
7 5 (0.37%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.22%) CASB
8 3 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.22%) Packer
9 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.15%) Puppet
10 1 (0.074%) Graylog
10 1 (0.074%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.074%) QRadar
Vendors
1 138 (10.20%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.40%) Salesforce
3 43 (3.18%) HubSpot
4 35 (2.59%) Google
5 19 (1.40%) Adobe
5 19 (1.40%) Sage
6 17 (1.26%) CrowdStrike
6 17 (1.26%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.18%) Pardot
7 16 (1.18%) Xero
8 14 (1.03%) SAP
9 13 (0.96%) Cisco
10 12 (0.89%) CheckPoint
10 12 (0.89%) Databricks
10 12 (0.89%) Dynatrace
10 12 (0.89%) Meraki
10 12 (0.89%) SolarWinds
11 11 (0.81%) Oracle
12 8 (0.59%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.44%) Atlassian