IaaS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for IaaS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IaaS over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 168 275
Rank change year-on-year -256 +107 -43
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 393 1,137 1,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.50% 2.04% 1.32%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.61% 5.26% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 340 461 680
10th Percentile £42,238 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

IaaS is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 24,385 21,606 30,085
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.87% 38.82% 39.67%
Number of salaries quoted 17,824 13,300 19,551
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,975 £40,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,088 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.16% +2.40% +6.33%

IaaS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing IaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IaaS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IaaS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK excluding London

IaaS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -155 112 £52,500 -25.00% 31
South East -98 85 £62,500 +4.17% 25
South West -90 73 £67,500 +10.20% 7
Midlands -73 70 £69,235 +20.41% 19
North West -130 69 £62,783 -10.31% 21
West Midlands -8 64 £69,235 +15.39% 15
Scotland -134 44 £62,500 +5.00% 10
Yorkshire -46 23 £55,215 -11.66% 8
North East -11 20 £45,000 -28.00% 2
East of England -48 7 £50,000 -9.09% 2
East Midlands -82 4 £45,000 -21.74% 4
Northern Ireland -35 1 £65,000 +44.44% 2
Wales -42 1 £72,500 +56.89% 2
IaaS
UK

IaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 34 (8.65%) SharePoint
2 31 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.78%) IIS
4 6 (1.53%) OpenStack
5 4 (1.02%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.51%) Confluence
7 1 (0.25%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) 1Password
4 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.02%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 302 (76.84%) Azure
2 273 (69.47%) PaaS
3 148 (37.66%) SaaS
4 123 (31.30%) Microsoft 365
5 110 (27.99%) AWS
6 59 (15.01%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (9.41%) Entra ID
8 32 (8.14%) Power Platform
9 31 (7.89%) GCP
10 24 (6.11%) GitHub
11 20 (5.09%) Nutanix
12 19 (4.83%) OneDrive
13 16 (4.07%) Serverless
14 15 (3.82%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (3.56%) Azure Stack
15 14 (3.56%) Cloud Computing
16 12 (3.05%) AWS Lambda
16 12 (3.05%) Azure Sentinel
17 10 (2.54%) Azure Key Vault
18 7 (1.78%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 88 (22.39%) Firewall
2 87 (22.14%) DNS
3 61 (15.52%) WAN
4 58 (14.76%) VPN
5 48 (12.21%) DHCP
6 35 (8.91%) SD-WAN
7 32 (8.14%) LAN
7 32 (8.14%) SAN
8 25 (6.36%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (4.07%) Wireless
10 12 (3.05%) TCP/IP
11 11 (2.80%) NGFW
12 10 (2.54%) Internet
13 9 (2.29%) SSL
14 7 (1.78%) HTTP
14 7 (1.78%) Network Security
14 7 (1.78%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (1.53%) Fibre Channel
15 6 (1.53%) iSCSI
16 5 (1.27%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (11.70%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.63%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (4.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (3.56%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.29%) NoSQL
6 8 (2.04%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (2.04%) MySQL
7 7 (1.78%) DynamoDB
8 6 (1.53%) Elasticsearch
8 6 (1.53%) Power BI
8 6 (1.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.27%) Big Data
9 5 (1.27%) Data Mining
10 4 (1.02%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (1.02%) GIS
11 3 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.51%) MongoDB
13 1 (0.25%) RDBMS
13 1 (0.25%) Redis
13 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (6.62%) Git
2 10 (2.54%) SonarQube
3 5 (1.27%) Visual Studio Code
4 3 (0.76%) JIRA
5 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.25%) GitLab
5 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
General
1 86 (21.88%) Social Skills
2 59 (15.01%) Finance
3 43 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (5.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (4.83%) Public Sector
6 8 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (1.02%) Advertising
8 4 (1.02%) Aviation
8 4 (1.02%) Avionics
8 4 (1.02%) Games
8 4 (1.02%) Retail
9 3 (0.76%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.51%) Banking
10 2 (0.51%) Marketing
10 2 (0.51%) Publishing
11 1 (0.25%) Law
11 1 (0.25%) Legal
11 1 (0.25%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.25%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 111 (28.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 80 (20.36%) Architect
3 66 (16.79%) Senior
4 49 (12.47%) Cloud Engineer
5 37 (9.41%) Cloud Architect
6 35 (8.91%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 33 (8.40%) Azure Engineer
8 30 (7.63%) Support Engineer
9 29 (7.38%) Consultant
10 26 (6.62%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (5.34%) Infrastructure Support
12 20 (5.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 20 (5.09%) 3rd Line Support
13 19 (4.83%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 18 (4.58%) AWS Architect
15 17 (4.33%) Cloud Consultant
16 16 (4.07%) AWS Consultant
17 14 (3.56%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
17 14 (3.56%) DevOps Engineer
18 13 (3.31%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.38%) ARM Templates
2 23 (5.85%) JSON
3 15 (3.82%) .NET
4 14 (3.56%) YAML
5 11 (2.80%) Middleware
5 11 (2.80%) RESTful
6 10 (2.54%) Azure Blueprints
6 10 (2.54%) Web Services
7 7 (1.78%) gRPC
7 7 (1.78%) XML
8 4 (1.02%) Node.js
8 4 (1.02%) SAML
9 3 (0.76%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.76%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.76%) CSS
9 3 (0.76%) CSS3
9 3 (0.76%) Entity Framework
9 3 (0.76%) HTML
9 3 (0.76%) HTML5
9 3 (0.76%) React
Miscellaneous
1 75 (19.08%) Public Cloud
2 52 (13.23%) Cloud Native
3 50 (12.72%) Data Centre
4 43 (10.94%) Management Information System
5 26 (6.62%) Replication
6 23 (5.85%) Driving Licence
7 19 (4.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (4.83%) IoT
8 16 (4.07%) Enterprise Cloud
9 10 (2.54%) Clustering
9 10 (2.54%) Onboarding
10 8 (2.04%) Life Science
10 8 (2.04%) Private Cloud
11 7 (1.78%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.78%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.78%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.53%) Taxonomies
13 4 (1.02%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 4 (1.02%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 148 (37.66%) Windows
2 72 (18.32%) Windows Server
3 64 (16.28%) Linux
4 40 (10.18%) Unix
5 16 (4.07%) Windows 10
6 14 (3.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (2.80%) Windows Server 2012
8 9 (2.29%) Ubuntu
9 8 (2.04%) Solaris
10 6 (1.53%) Windows 7
10 6 (1.53%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.51%) VMS
14 1 (0.25%) Android
14 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (38.42%) DevOps
2 139 (35.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 105 (26.72%) ITIL
4 78 (19.85%) Mentoring
5 67 (17.05%) Infrastructure as Code
6 65 (16.54%) Problem-Solving
7 58 (14.76%) Disaster Recovery
8 56 (14.25%) CI/CD
9 54 (13.74%) Agile
10 50 (12.72%) Network Virtualisation
11 46 (11.70%) Cybersecurity
12 45 (11.45%) Roadmaps
13 43 (10.94%) Containerisation
13 43 (10.94%) Technical Leadership
14 40 (10.18%) Change Management
14 40 (10.18%) Coaching
15 37 (9.41%) Cloud Security
16 36 (9.16%) Project Delivery
17 33 (8.40%) Information Security
18 31 (7.89%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 93 (23.66%) PowerShell
2 50 (12.72%) Python
3 33 (8.40%) Bash
3 33 (8.40%) SQL
4 23 (5.85%) Bicep
5 17 (4.33%) Perl
6 13 (3.31%) C#
7 8 (2.04%) Ruby
8 4 (1.02%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.76%) Go
9 3 (0.76%) Java
9 3 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.51%) PHP
10 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 54 (13.74%) Degree
2 42 (10.69%) Security Cleared
3 37 (9.41%) Azure Certification
4 22 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (4.58%) DV Cleared
6 17 (4.33%) CCNA
6 17 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (3.56%) Master's Degree
7 14 (3.56%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.31%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (3.05%) DBS Check
10 11 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (2.29%) A+ Certification
11 9 (2.29%) AWS Certification
11 9 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 8 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (1.53%) CISSP
13 6 (1.53%) MCP
13 6 (1.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.09%) GDPR
3 18 (4.58%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (4.33%) Data Quality
5 11 (2.80%) NCSC
6 10 (2.54%) HIPAA
7 9 (2.29%) NIST
8 8 (2.04%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.78%) SLA
10 5 (1.27%) QA
11 3 (0.76%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.51%) PMO
13 1 (0.25%) COBIT
13 1 (0.25%) GRC
13 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.25%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 98 (24.94%) Active Directory
2 62 (15.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (10.18%) Virtual Machines
4 27 (6.87%) Hyper-V
5 25 (6.36%) Docker
6 18 (4.58%) vSphere
7 14 (3.56%) Virtual Desktop
8 13 (3.31%) VMware NSX
9 8 (2.04%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (1.53%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.51%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.25%) Firmware
12 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 106 (26.97%) Terraform
2 52 (13.23%) Kubernetes
3 48 (12.21%) Ansible
4 41 (10.43%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (5.34%) Puppet
6 19 (4.83%) SCCM
7 17 (4.33%) FortiGate
8 9 (2.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (2.29%) Microsoft Clustering
9 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 7 (1.78%) SCOM
10 6 (1.53%) NetCrunch
10 6 (1.53%) SCDPM
11 5 (1.27%) Progress Chef
12 4 (1.02%) EMC NetWorker
13 2 (0.51%) CASB
13 2 (0.51%) Norton AntiVirus
14 1 (0.25%) Grafana
14 1 (0.25%) QRadar
14 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 163 (41.48%) Microsoft
2 87 (22.14%) VMware
3 43 (10.94%) Cisco
4 27 (6.87%) Splunk
5 23 (5.85%) Veeam
6 17 (4.33%) Dynatrace
7 14 (3.56%) Dell
7 14 (3.56%) NetApp
8 13 (3.31%) Palo Alto
9 11 (2.80%) Aruba
9 11 (2.80%) BMC
10 9 (2.29%) Citrix
11 8 (2.04%) SolarWinds
12 7 (1.78%) Barracuda Networks
12 7 (1.78%) Fortinet
12 7 (1.78%) Meraki
13 6 (1.53%) Google
13 6 (1.53%) HP
13 6 (1.53%) Oracle
13 6 (1.53%) Salesforce