SaaS Contracts in England

Software as a Service (SaaS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SaaS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SaaS over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 129 117
Rank change year-on-year -16 -12 +9
Contract jobs citing SaaS 602 976 1,688
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.65% 2.03% 2.40%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.17% 5.55% 6.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 703 1,275
10th Percentile £400 £401 £400
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £678 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 11 7
10th Percentile £23.31 £17.75 -
25th Percentile £25.38 £30.38 £35.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £67.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.48% +58.82% +112.50%
75th Percentile £31.75 £82.24 £66.38
90th Percentile £42.38 £83.00 £83.44
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £67.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -61.48% +68.75% +185.71%

All Cloud Skills
England

SaaS is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,649 17,595 26,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.02% 36.52% 38.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,405 12,904 19,935
10th Percentile £300 £325 £335
25th Percentile £418 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £669 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 294 337
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.95
25th Percentile £15.85 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £32.40 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.19% +50.70% +0.76%
75th Percentile £35.00 £67.13 £52.50
90th Percentile £65.75 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%

SaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SaaS in England

SaaS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SaaS in England.

Daily rate trend for SaaS in England

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SaaS in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SaaS in England

SaaS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SaaS in England.

Hourly rate trend for SaaS in England

SaaS
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SaaS in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SaaS in England

SaaS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -1 334 £525 -8.70% 475
North of England -7 79 £500 -9.09% 199
South East -37 73 £534 +1.67% 188
South West +27 55 £650 +18.18% 89
North West +10 54 £500 -4.76% 135
Midlands +2 42 £488 -8.24% 103
West Midlands -4 26 £510 -5.12% 72
Yorkshire -15 23 £538 -10.42% 51
East Midlands +18 16 £445 -16.24% 31
East of England -2 7 £450 -21.74% 29
North East +9 2 £531 -21.30% 14
SaaS
UK

SaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (3.16%) Confluence
2 8 (1.33%) CMS
2 8 (1.33%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.83%) Anypoint
3 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.83%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 4 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.66%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.50%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) Apache
6 2 (0.33%) ColdFusion
6 2 (0.33%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.33%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.33%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.17%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.17%) IIS
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 26 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.50%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.00%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (0.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.66%) Workfront
4 3 (0.50%) Maximo
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.50%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.50%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.33%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.33%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.33%) Relativity
5 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.33%) Shopify
5 2 (0.33%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 200 (33.22%) PaaS
2 169 (28.07%) IaaS
3 162 (26.91%) Azure
4 134 (22.26%) AWS
5 51 (8.47%) Cloud Computing
6 41 (6.81%) Serverless
7 36 (5.98%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (3.99%) Entra ID
9 23 (3.82%) GCP
10 21 (3.49%) Google Workspace
11 17 (2.82%) AWS CloudFormation
11 17 (2.82%) Power Platform
12 16 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (2.33%) AWS Lambda
14 13 (2.16%) OCI
15 10 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
16 9 (1.50%) Amazon S3
16 9 (1.50%) Azure Logic Apps
17 8 (1.33%) Amazon EventBridge
17 8 (1.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 42 (6.98%) Firewall
2 36 (5.98%) LAN
3 34 (5.65%) WAN
4 26 (4.32%) DNS
5 19 (3.16%) VoIP
6 14 (2.33%) PBX
7 12 (1.99%) DHCP
8 10 (1.66%) Network Security
8 10 (1.66%) TCP/IP
8 10 (1.66%) VPN
9 9 (1.50%) NAS
10 8 (1.33%) SAN
11 7 (1.16%) IPsec
11 7 (1.16%) Kerberos
12 6 (1.00%) VLAN
12 6 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.83%) HTTP
13 5 (0.83%) HTTPS
13 5 (0.83%) Internet
13 5 (0.83%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.32%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.32%) NoSQL
3 14 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.83%) MySQL
5 11 (1.83%) Power BI
5 11 (1.83%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.33%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.16%) DB2
8 6 (1.00%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.66%) Big Data
9 4 (0.66%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.66%) GIS
9 4 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.50%) OLAP
10 3 (0.50%) OLTP
10 3 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.50%) QlikView
10 3 (0.50%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 33 (5.48%) JIRA
2 20 (3.32%) Git
3 16 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.99%) Visual Studio
5 11 (1.83%) TeamCity
6 9 (1.50%) Rational DOORS
7 5 (0.83%) webpack
8 4 (0.66%) GitLab
8 4 (0.66%) Selenium
9 3 (0.50%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.33%) gulp
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.33%) Postman
10 2 (0.33%) Snyk
10 2 (0.33%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.17%) ESLint
11 1 (0.17%) Jaeger
11 1 (0.17%) Storybook
11 1 (0.17%) Zephyr
General
1 121 (20.10%) Finance
2 117 (19.44%) Social Skills
3 67 (11.13%) Public Sector
4 40 (6.64%) Marketing
5 38 (6.31%) Legal
6 36 (5.98%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (4.98%) Banking
8 24 (3.99%) Telecoms
9 17 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (2.66%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (2.16%) Retail
13 7 (1.16%) Digital Economy
13 7 (1.16%) Games
14 5 (0.83%) Billing
14 5 (0.83%) Law
14 5 (0.83%) Police
15 4 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.66%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.66%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 175 (29.07%) Architect
2 67 (11.13%) Solutions Architect
3 62 (10.30%) Developer
3 62 (10.30%) Senior
4 57 (9.47%) Analyst
5 43 (7.14%) Project Manager
6 39 (6.48%) Business Analyst
7 35 (5.81%) Security Architect
8 34 (5.65%) Cloud Architect
8 34 (5.65%) Lead
9 31 (5.15%) Network Architect
10 23 (3.82%) Consultant
11 20 (3.32%) Senior Architect
12 19 (3.16%) Delivery Manager
12 19 (3.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 18 (2.99%) IT Manager
14 17 (2.82%) Senior Security Architect
15 14 (2.33%) Enterprise Architect
16 13 (2.16%) Senior Manager
16 13 (2.16%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.98%) REST
2 25 (4.15%) .NET
3 23 (3.82%) React
4 22 (3.65%) Node.js
5 17 (2.82%) Middleware
6 15 (2.49%) CSS
7 14 (2.33%) HTML
7 14 (2.33%) SOAP
8 13 (2.16%) LDAP
8 13 (2.16%) SAML
9 12 (1.99%) OpenID
10 10 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.50%) JSON
11 9 (1.50%) OAuth
11 9 (1.50%) Web Services
12 8 (1.33%) XML
13 7 (1.16%) GraphQL
13 7 (1.16%) Swagger
14 6 (1.00%) ARM Templates
14 6 (1.00%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 50 (8.31%) Data Centre
2 24 (3.99%) Public Cloud
3 21 (3.49%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.32%) Video Conferencing
5 19 (3.16%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.99%) Mobile App
7 16 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.66%) IoT
7 16 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
8 15 (2.49%) Management Information System
9 14 (2.33%) Virtual Team
10 13 (2.16%) Clustering
10 13 (2.16%) Enterprise Cloud
11 12 (1.99%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.66%) Blackberry
13 8 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (1.16%) Mainframe
14 7 (1.16%) Replication
14 7 (1.16%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.48%) Windows
2 36 (5.98%) Linux
3 15 (2.49%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.16%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.16%) Android
6 7 (1.16%) Solaris
7 6 (1.00%) Oracle Linux
8 5 (0.83%) Unix
9 3 (0.50%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (24.75%) Agile
2 78 (12.96%) Migration
3 69 (11.46%) DevOps
4 62 (10.30%) Stakeholder Management
5 61 (10.13%) Roadmaps
6 59 (9.80%) Project Management
7 58 (9.63%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (8.64%) ERP
9 49 (8.14%) Information Security
10 48 (7.97%) Cloud Security
11 46 (7.64%) Infrastructure as Code
12 44 (7.31%) Security Architecture
13 43 (7.14%) Decision-Making
13 43 (7.14%) Microservices
14 42 (6.98%) Business Strategy
15 39 (6.48%) CI/CD
15 39 (6.48%) Scrum
15 39 (6.48%) Waterfall
15 39 (6.48%) Zero Trust
16 37 (6.15%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 48 (7.97%) SQL
2 39 (6.48%) Python
3 34 (5.65%) PowerShell
4 20 (3.32%) Java
5 19 (3.16%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.66%) C#
7 13 (2.16%) Bash
7 13 (2.16%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.50%) C
8 9 (1.50%) Ruby
9 8 (1.33%) Swift
10 6 (1.00%) Apex Code
10 6 (1.00%) PHP
11 5 (0.83%) Go
12 4 (0.66%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.50%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.50%) Rust
14 2 (0.33%) Bicep
15 1 (0.17%) C++
15 1 (0.17%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 86 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 69 (11.46%) Degree
3 45 (7.48%) DV Cleared
4 42 (6.98%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.32%) PMP
6 16 (2.66%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.33%) APMP
8 12 (1.99%) CISSP
9 10 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.33%) CISM
10 8 (1.33%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (1.16%) CCNP
11 7 (1.16%) HND
11 7 (1.16%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.00%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.83%) CTC Cleared
14 4 (0.66%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.66%) GIAC
14 4 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (5.15%) QA
2 22 (3.65%) NIST
3 20 (3.32%) GDPR
4 9 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (1.33%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.00%) PMO
7 5 (0.83%) SLA
8 4 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.33%) GRC
10 2 (0.33%) GxP
10 2 (0.33%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.33%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.17%) COPPA
11 1 (0.17%) GLBA
11 1 (0.17%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 43 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.49%) Docker
3 21 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.83%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.66%) Firmware
7 3 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.17%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 45 (7.48%) Terraform
2 32 (5.32%) Kubernetes
3 17 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
4 15 (2.49%) Ansible
5 11 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.00%) EMC NetWorker
6 6 (1.00%) Netcool
6 6 (1.00%) Tivoli
6 6 (1.00%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 5 (0.83%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.50%) Data Guard
8 3 (0.50%) SCCM
9 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.33%) Grafana
10 1 (0.17%) CASB
10 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.17%) QRadar
Vendors
1 138 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 85 (14.12%) Oracle
3 44 (7.31%) Google
4 37 (6.15%) Salesforce
5 31 (5.15%) Cisco
6 28 (4.65%) SAP
6 28 (4.65%) ServiceNow
7 24 (3.99%) VMware
8 18 (2.99%) Okta
9 17 (2.82%) IBM
10 15 (2.49%) HP
11 12 (1.99%) Avaya
11 12 (1.99%) Juniper
12 11 (1.83%) CyberArk
12 11 (1.83%) MuleSoft
12 11 (1.83%) Workday
13 10 (1.66%) Ericsson
13 10 (1.66%) Nokia
13 10 (1.66%) Ribbon
14 9 (1.50%) Splunk