Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring IaaS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 423 367
Rank change year-on-year -1 -56 -147
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 335 276 732
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.62% 0.69%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.35% 1.86% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 245 184 609
10th Percentile £35,469 £37,500 £42,456
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.09% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% - +4.17%

All Cloud Computing Skills
UK

IaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 24,822 14,837 35,541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.06% 33.56% 33.38%
Number of salaries quoted 15,841 10,199 27,255
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £43,497 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.16%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

IaaS
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IaaS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IaaS job vacancy trend in the UK

IaaS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS

IaaS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IaaS over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK

IaaS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2026. 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
England -35 289 £60,000 -14.29% 71
UK excluding London -20 197 £57,500 -8.00% 49
London +10 112 £72,500 - 41
Work from Home +9 84 £70,000 +27.27% 28
South East -2 63 £60,000 -29.41% 30
North of England -23 39 £45,000 -28.00% 7
Midlands -31 39 £50,000 -11.11% 6
North West +13 22 £28,000 -58.52% 3
East Midlands -21 22 £45,000 +12.50% 3
South West -42 20 £42,500 -29.17% 2
West Midlands -36 17 £56,500 -19.29% 3
East of England -8 16 £60,000 +39.53% 3
Scotland +21 13 £43,400 -21.09% 2
Yorkshire -51 9 £45,000 -21.74% 3
North East - 8 £45,000 - 1
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
Wales -47 4 £65,000 +70.63%

IaaS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 22 (6.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (5.07%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 14 (4.18%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.49%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.19%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 264 (78.81%) Azure
2 251 (74.93%) PaaS
3 121 (36.12%) SaaS
4 86 (25.67%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (20.30%) Entra ID
6 61 (18.21%) Azure AKS
7 50 (14.93%) Azure DevOps
8 46 (13.73%) AWS
9 45 (13.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 32 (9.55%) Azure Key Vault
10 32 (9.55%) Serverless
11 30 (8.96%) Azure Storage
12 27 (8.06%) GitHub
13 21 (6.27%) Azure Monitor
13 21 (6.27%) Datadog
14 16 (4.78%) Azure Functions
15 15 (4.48%) GCP
15 15 (4.48%) Power Platform
16 11 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
17 9 (2.69%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 79 (23.58%) DNS
2 71 (21.19%) Firewall
3 52 (15.52%) VPN
4 42 (12.54%) DHCP
5 37 (11.04%) VLAN
6 26 (7.76%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (7.16%) SAN
8 18 (5.37%) TCP/IP
9 13 (3.88%) WAN
10 8 (2.39%) LAN
10 8 (2.39%) VoIP
11 7 (2.09%) SD-WAN
12 6 (1.79%) ATM
12 6 (1.79%) Multicast
12 6 (1.79%) Network Security
12 6 (1.79%) tcpdump
12 6 (1.79%) Wireshark
13 5 (1.49%) DMZ
13 5 (1.49%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.49%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (17.91%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.39%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.49%) Power BI
5 5 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.19%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.19%) Redis
7 3 (0.90%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.60%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.30%) Big Data
9 1 (0.30%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.30%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 19 (5.67%) Chocolatey
2 12 (3.58%) Git
3 11 (3.28%) JIRA
4 7 (2.09%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.90%) Selenium
6 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.30%) GitLab
General
1 86 (25.67%) Social Skills
2 80 (23.88%) Finance
3 41 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (12.24%) Law
4 25 (7.46%) Banking
5 16 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (3.88%) Legal
7 9 (2.69%) Billing
7 9 (2.69%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.69%) Public Sector
8 6 (1.79%) Aerospace
8 6 (1.79%) Automotive
8 6 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (1.79%) Marketing
8 6 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.79%) Retail
8 6 (1.79%) Spanish Language
9 5 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.19%) Advertising
10 4 (1.19%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 94 (28.06%) Azure Engineer
2 91 (27.16%) Cloud Engineer
3 66 (19.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 66 (19.70%) Senior
4 63 (18.81%) Architect
5 32 (9.55%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 31 (9.25%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 23 (6.87%) IT Engineer
8 22 (6.57%) Analyst
8 22 (6.57%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 21 (6.27%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 21 (6.27%) Solutions Architect
10 17 (5.07%) Consultant
11 15 (4.48%) Azure Architect
11 15 (4.48%) IT Technician
11 15 (4.48%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 15 (4.48%) Support Engineer
12 14 (4.18%) Cloud Architect
12 14 (4.18%) Enterprise Architect
12 14 (4.18%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.48%) ARM Templates
2 10 (2.99%) YAML
3 6 (1.79%) Node.js
4 5 (1.49%) FreeSWITCH
5 3 (0.90%) .NET
5 3 (0.90%) Kafka
5 3 (0.90%) Playwright
5 3 (0.90%) SAP Basis
6 2 (0.60%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.60%) Middleware
6 2 (0.60%) RESTful
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.30%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.30%) JSON
7 1 (0.30%) LDAP
7 1 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.30%) REST
7 1 (0.30%) Web Services
7 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (14.03%) Cloud Native
2 22 (6.57%) Hybrid Cloud
3 21 (6.27%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (6.27%) Management Information System
4 19 (5.67%) Security Posture
5 13 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (3.28%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.28%) Replication
7 9 (2.69%) Enterprise Cloud
8 8 (2.39%) Hedge funds
8 8 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (2.39%) Onboarding
9 7 (2.09%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.49%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.19%) PKI
11 4 (1.19%) Podcast
12 3 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (0.60%) Cyberattack
13 2 (0.60%) Driving Licence
13 2 (0.60%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 91 (27.16%) Windows
2 50 (14.93%) Windows Server
3 44 (13.13%) Linux
4 14 (4.18%) Unix
5 12 (3.58%) VMS
6 8 (2.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.49%) Debian
8 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.60%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.60%) Solaris
9 2 (0.60%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.30%) AIX
10 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (35.52%) Infrastructure as Code
2 105 (31.34%) DevOps
3 77 (22.99%) CI/CD
4 76 (22.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 74 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (20.30%) Agile
7 56 (16.72%) Cloud Security
7 56 (16.72%) Disaster Recovery
8 52 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 52 (15.52%) Root Cause Analysis
9 50 (14.93%) Containerisation
10 48 (14.33%) High Availability
11 43 (12.84%) Migration
12 39 (11.64%) ITIL
13 35 (10.45%) Computer Science
13 35 (10.45%) Load Balancing
13 35 (10.45%) Roadmaps
14 31 (9.25%) AI
14 31 (9.25%) Cybersecurity
14 31 (9.25%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 88 (26.27%) PowerShell
2 45 (13.43%) Python
3 42 (12.54%) Bicep
4 37 (11.04%) SQL
5 25 (7.46%) Bash
6 6 (1.79%) Java
7 4 (1.19%) C#
7 4 (1.19%) DCL
7 4 (1.19%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.19%) Tcl
8 3 (0.90%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (0.90%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 78 (23.28%) Azure Certification
2 40 (11.94%) Degree
3 36 (10.75%) Security Cleared
4 29 (8.66%) SC Cleared
5 24 (7.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (6.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (5.07%) CISSP
8 12 (3.58%) CCNP
8 12 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.39%) CCSK
10 6 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.79%) MCSE
10 6 (1.79%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.49%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.19%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (1.19%) CISA
12 4 (1.19%) CRISC
13 3 (0.90%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.97%) SLA
3 17 (5.07%) NIST
4 13 (3.88%) GDPR
5 12 (3.58%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.79%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.79%) QA
7 2 (0.60%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.60%) NCSC
7 2 (0.60%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 86 (25.67%) Active Directory
2 58 (17.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (7.46%) Docker
4 21 (6.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (4.48%) vSphere
6 13 (3.88%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (3.58%) Hyper-V
8 11 (3.28%) KVM
9 3 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.60%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.60%) Firmware
10 2 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 105 (31.34%) Terraform
2 59 (17.61%) Kubernetes
3 48 (14.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (8.96%) Ansible
5 21 (6.27%) SCCM
6 14 (4.18%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.79%) Puppet
8 5 (1.49%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.19%) Packer
9 4 (1.19%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.90%) Autotask
10 3 (0.90%) CASB
11 2 (0.60%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.60%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.60%) Grafana
11 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.60%) VxRail
11 2 (0.60%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.30%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 158 (47.16%) Microsoft
2 68 (20.30%) VMware
3 21 (6.27%) Dynatrace
4 19 (5.67%) AppDynamics
4 19 (5.67%) Cisco
4 19 (5.67%) Tenable
5 14 (4.18%) Google
6 13 (3.88%) Veeam
7 10 (2.99%) Meraki
8 7 (2.09%) Apple
9 6 (1.79%) Oracle
9 6 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.79%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.49%) SAP
10 5 (1.49%) Zerto
11 4 (1.19%) Broadcom
11 4 (1.19%) Sage
11 4 (1.19%) ScienceLogic
12 3 (0.90%) Logitech