PaaS Jobs with Work from Home Options

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for PaaS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PaaS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 292 125 190
Rank change year-on-year -167 +65 -45
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 334 1,127 1,532
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.99% 2.78% 2.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.28% 5.75% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 285 553 1,049
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £54,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.09%
75th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £91,250
90th Percentile £109,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

PaaS is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 14,653 19,603 37,748
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 43.34% 48.31% 52.97%
Number of salaries quoted 11,910 14,302 21,927
10th Percentile £35,750 £38,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +11.12%
75th Percentile £79,500 £85,000 £83,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +8.70%

PaaS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing PaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

PaaS trend for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing PaaS.

PaaS salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing PaaS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

PaaS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 15 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.59%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.20%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.90%) Confluence
4 3 (0.90%) IIS
5 2 (0.60%) Apache
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.30%) CMS
6 1 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.30%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (1.20%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.20%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 279 (83.53%) Azure
2 214 (64.07%) IaaS
3 165 (49.40%) SaaS
4 106 (31.74%) AWS
4 106 (31.74%) Azure DevOps
5 70 (20.96%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (12.87%) Entra ID
7 42 (12.57%) GitHub
8 40 (11.98%) GCP
9 19 (5.69%) Power Platform
10 17 (5.09%) Serverless
11 15 (4.49%) Azure AKS
12 14 (4.19%) Azure Stack
12 14 (4.19%) GitHub Actions
13 13 (3.89%) Cloud Computing
14 12 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (3.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 10 (2.99%) Azure Cognitive Services
16 10 (2.99%) WhatsApp
17 9 (2.69%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 42 (12.57%) Firewall
2 24 (7.19%) VPN
3 20 (5.99%) LAN
3 20 (5.99%) WAN
4 17 (5.09%) DNS
5 14 (4.19%) SAN
5 14 (4.19%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (3.89%) Network Security
7 11 (3.29%) Internet
8 10 (2.99%) SD-WAN
9 9 (2.69%) NGFW
10 7 (2.10%) DHCP
11 5 (1.50%) IPv4
11 5 (1.50%) SSL
12 4 (1.20%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (1.20%) Wireless
13 3 (0.90%) BGP
13 3 (0.90%) OSPF
13 3 (0.90%) TCP/IP
14 2 (0.60%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.38%) Azure SQL Database
2 27 (8.08%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.29%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (2.99%) MySQL
4 10 (2.99%) Redis
5 8 (2.40%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.80%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.80%) RDBMS
7 5 (1.50%) Big Data
8 4 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.20%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (1.20%) GIS
8 4 (1.20%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.90%) MariaDB
9 3 (0.90%) Power BI
10 2 (0.60%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.60%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (7.49%) Jenkins
2 17 (5.09%) Git
3 9 (2.69%) Postman
3 9 (2.69%) SonarQube
4 8 (2.40%) JIRA
5 6 (1.80%) GitLab
5 6 (1.80%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (1.50%) SoapUI
6 5 (1.50%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.60%) MLflow
8 1 (0.30%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.30%) Gatling
8 1 (0.30%) JUnit
8 1 (0.30%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.30%) Vagrant
General
1 86 (25.75%) Social Skills
2 72 (21.56%) Finance
3 44 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (9.28%) Public Sector
5 29 (8.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.89%) Banking
6 23 (6.89%) Law
7 10 (2.99%) Police
8 9 (2.69%) Marketing
8 9 (2.69%) Retail
9 8 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.80%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.50%) Japanese Language
11 5 (1.50%) Legal
11 5 (1.50%) Publishing
11 5 (1.50%) Welsh Language
12 4 (1.20%) Advertising
12 4 (1.20%) Front Office
13 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 94 (28.14%) Architect
2 68 (20.36%) Senior
3 45 (13.47%) Solutions Architect
4 44 (13.17%) Developer
5 42 (12.57%) Cloud Engineer
6 41 (12.28%) Azure Engineer
7 34 (10.18%) Lead
8 30 (8.98%) Azure Architect
9 28 (8.38%) Cloud Architect
9 28 (8.38%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 27 (8.08%) Citrix Architect
11 23 (6.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 22 (6.59%) Consultant
12 22 (6.59%) Security Engineer
13 21 (6.29%) DevOps Engineer
14 19 (5.69%) Cloud Security Engineer
15 18 (5.39%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
15 18 (5.39%) Infrastructure Architect
16 17 (5.09%) Platform Engineer
16 17 (5.09%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (16.17%) .NET
2 30 (8.98%) ARM Templates
3 27 (8.08%) JSON
4 24 (7.19%) Middleware
5 18 (5.39%) .NET Framework
5 18 (5.39%) REST
6 15 (4.49%) YAML
7 13 (3.89%) Web Services
8 12 (3.59%) SOAP
9 11 (3.29%) .NET Core
10 10 (2.99%) Azure Blueprints
10 10 (2.99%) HTML
11 9 (2.69%) XML
12 8 (2.40%) RESTful
13 7 (2.10%) ASP.NET
13 7 (2.10%) Node.js
14 6 (1.80%) WCF
15 5 (1.50%) XML Schema
16 4 (1.20%) Vue
16 4 (1.20%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 78 (23.35%) Public Cloud
2 27 (8.08%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (7.78%) Cloud Native
4 25 (7.49%) Management Information System
5 24 (7.19%) Product Ownership
6 20 (5.99%) Data Centre
7 15 (4.49%) Data Structures
8 13 (3.89%) Onboarding
9 12 (3.59%) Private Cloud
10 11 (3.29%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (2.40%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (2.10%) Kindle
13 5 (1.50%) Distributed Applications
13 5 (1.50%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.50%) Virtual Team
14 4 (1.20%) Housing Association
15 3 (0.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 3 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
15 3 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 37 (11.08%) Windows
2 22 (6.59%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.59%) Linux
4 7 (2.10%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.80%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.50%) Unix
7 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.90%) VMS
8 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.30%) Android
9 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (44.61%) DevOps
2 106 (31.74%) Infrastructure as Code
3 98 (29.34%) Agile
4 75 (22.46%) CI/CD
5 51 (15.27%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (13.77%) Microservices
7 41 (12.28%) Cloud Security
7 41 (12.28%) SDLC
8 40 (11.98%) Problem-Solving
9 37 (11.08%) TOGAF
10 36 (10.78%) Roadmaps
11 35 (10.48%) Mentoring
12 33 (9.88%) Migration
13 32 (9.58%) Containerisation
13 32 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 31 (9.28%) Software Engineering
15 30 (8.98%) ITIL
15 30 (8.98%) Test Automation
16 29 (8.68%) Business Strategy
17 28 (8.38%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 61 (18.26%) SQL
2 56 (16.77%) PowerShell
3 53 (15.87%) Python
4 29 (8.68%) JavaScript
5 26 (7.78%) C#
6 20 (5.99%) Bicep
7 13 (3.89%) Java
8 11 (3.29%) Bash
9 4 (1.20%) C++
9 4 (1.20%) Go
10 3 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.90%) PHP
10 3 (0.90%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.60%) Ruby
12 1 (0.30%) Groovy
12 1 (0.30%) Perl
12 1 (0.30%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (18.56%) Security Cleared
2 58 (17.37%) Azure Certification
3 56 (16.77%) Degree
4 41 (12.28%) SC Cleared
5 22 (6.59%) TOGAF Certification
6 17 (5.09%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (3.89%) AWS Certification
8 11 (3.29%) CISM
8 11 (3.29%) CISSP
9 10 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (2.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.80%) GIAC
11 6 (1.80%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.80%) SANS
12 5 (1.50%) HNC
12 5 (1.50%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.90%) CIPD
13 3 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.90%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (4.79%) NIST
2 16 (4.79%) QA
3 10 (2.99%) NCSC
4 7 (2.10%) COBIT
4 7 (2.10%) GDPR
5 6 (1.80%) SLA
5 6 (1.80%) Web Application Security Consortium
6 5 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.20%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.60%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.30%) GRC
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 51 (15.27%) Docker
2 43 (12.87%) Active Directory
3 27 (8.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (4.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (4.19%) vSphere
6 13 (3.89%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.69%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.30%) Firmware
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 106 (31.74%) Terraform
2 45 (13.47%) Kubernetes
3 27 (8.08%) Ansible
4 13 (3.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.80%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (1.20%) EMC NetWorker
7 4 (1.20%) Grafana
7 4 (1.20%) Kibana
7 4 (1.20%) SCCM
7 4 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.20%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.90%) Istio
8 3 (0.90%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.90%) Puppet
9 2 (0.60%) Packer
10 1 (0.30%) Consul
10 1 (0.30%) NetCrunch
10 1 (0.30%) Salt
10 1 (0.30%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 130 (38.92%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.88%) VMware
3 30 (8.98%) Google
4 27 (8.08%) Citrix
5 24 (7.19%) Salesforce
6 14 (4.19%) ServiceNow
7 13 (3.89%) Oracle
8 12 (3.59%) Cisco
9 10 (2.99%) Automation Anywhere
9 10 (2.99%) Blue Prism
9 10 (2.99%) SAP
9 10 (2.99%) UiPath
10 7 (2.10%) Sparx
11 6 (1.80%) Aruba
11 6 (1.80%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.50%) EMC
12 5 (1.50%) Splunk
13 4 (1.20%) CA
13 4 (1.20%) Commvault
13 4 (1.20%) ESRI