IaaS Job Trends

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 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 436 268 269
Rank change year-on-year -168 +1 -24
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 240 586 827
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 1.16% 1.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.10% 3.14% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 166 304 685
10th Percentile £38,375 £49,775 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,104 £57,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - +1.71%
75th Percentile £77,424 £82,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £71,991 £62,500
% change year-on-year -13.18% +15.19% +8.70%

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 21,756 18,671 28,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.28% 36.83% 38.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,773 11,030 23,744
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,000 £42,238
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 8 February 2026.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK

IaaS
Top 16 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 8 February 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 -162 209 £62,750 -12.84% 89
UK excluding London -160 127 £62,500 -13.18% 73
Work from Home -32 80 £70,000 - 37
London -27 77 £65,000 -11.52% 32
North of England +9 44 £65,000 - 15
South East -67 30 £70,000 -6.67% 24
North West +30 27 £62,500 +25.00% 7
Midlands -11 22 £52,292 -30.28% 14
West Midlands -2 19 £57,500 -23.33% 11
South West -110 14 £55,445 -17.86% 12
East of England +3 12 £55,000 +10.00% 3
North East +3 9 £72,500 +11.54% 2
Yorkshire -29 8 £65,466 +0.72% 6
Scotland -22 6 £65,000 +18.18% 3
East Midlands -19 3 £45,000 +12.50% 3
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -

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 31 (12.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (7.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.50%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) Apache
4 1 (0.42%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.42%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 8 (3.33%) SAP FS
2 4 (1.67%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.42%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 214 (89.17%) PaaS
2 184 (76.67%) Azure
3 117 (48.75%) SaaS
4 64 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (23.33%) Entra ID
6 51 (21.25%) AWS
7 38 (15.83%) Azure DevOps
8 29 (12.08%) GCP
9 25 (10.42%) Azure Monitor
10 20 (8.33%) Power Platform
11 19 (7.92%) Serverless
12 18 (7.50%) GitHub
13 15 (6.25%) Azure AKS
14 13 (5.42%) Datadog
15 9 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (3.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 8 (3.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
17 7 (2.92%) Azure Data Factory
17 7 (2.92%) GitHub Actions
18 6 (2.50%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 68 (28.33%) Firewall
2 52 (21.67%) VPN
3 46 (19.17%) DNS
4 33 (13.75%) DHCP
5 25 (10.42%) VLAN
6 16 (6.67%) TCP/IP
7 14 (5.83%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (5.42%) SAN
9 11 (4.58%) WAN
10 8 (3.33%) LAN
10 8 (3.33%) Network Security
11 7 (2.92%) PuTTY
11 7 (2.92%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.92%) SSH
12 6 (2.50%) VoIP
13 5 (2.08%) SSL
14 3 (1.25%) NAS
15 2 (0.83%) DSL
15 2 (0.83%) Multicast
15 2 (0.83%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (10.42%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.33%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.50%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.08%) Power BI
5 4 (1.67%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.67%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.83%) Big Data
7 2 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.83%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.42%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 11 (4.58%) JIRA
2 9 (3.75%) Chocolatey
3 5 (2.08%) Git
3 5 (2.08%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.83%) GitLab
5 2 (0.83%) Selenium
General
1 89 (37.08%) Social Skills
2 57 (23.75%) Finance
3 38 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.75%) Law
5 18 (7.50%) Legal
6 17 (7.08%) Public Sector
7 14 (5.83%) Banking
8 11 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.75%) Billing
9 9 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (3.33%) Dutch Language
10 8 (3.33%) French Language
10 8 (3.33%) Games
10 8 (3.33%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.67%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.25%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.83%) Automotive
13 2 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.83%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 66 (27.50%) Architect
1 66 (27.50%) Cloud Engineer
2 52 (21.67%) Azure Engineer
3 44 (18.33%) Senior
4 34 (14.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 29 (12.08%) Support Engineer
6 20 (8.33%) Lead
7 19 (7.92%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 19 (7.92%) Solutions Architect
8 17 (7.08%) IT Engineer
9 16 (6.67%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (6.67%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 14 (5.83%) Azure Architect
11 13 (5.42%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (5.00%) Analyst
12 12 (5.00%) Automation Engineer
13 11 (4.58%) IT Architect
13 11 (4.58%) Security Engineer
14 10 (4.17%) Cloud Architect
14 10 (4.17%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.50%) ARM Templates
1 6 (2.50%) RESTful
2 5 (2.08%) .NET
3 4 (1.67%) Middleware
4 3 (1.25%) CSS
4 3 (1.25%) HTML
4 3 (1.25%) Node.js
5 2 (0.83%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.83%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.83%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.83%) FreeSWITCH
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.83%) Playwright
5 2 (0.83%) pytest
5 2 (0.83%) React
5 2 (0.83%) Web Services
6 1 (0.42%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.42%) LDAP
6 1 (0.42%) OAuth
6 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.67%) Cloud Native
2 39 (16.25%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (7.50%) Management Information System
4 13 (5.42%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (5.00%) Security Posture
6 11 (4.58%) Data Centre
7 10 (4.17%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (3.75%) Hedge funds
8 9 (3.75%) PKI
9 8 (3.33%) Onboarding
9 8 (3.33%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.67%) Enterprise Storage
10 4 (1.67%) IoT
11 2 (0.83%) Clustering
11 2 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.83%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.83%) Replication
11 2 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 65 (27.08%) Windows
2 42 (17.50%) Windows Server
3 34 (14.17%) Linux
4 15 (6.25%) VMS
5 12 (5.00%) Unix
6 4 (1.67%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.67%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.25%) Android
8 2 (0.83%) Debian
8 2 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.42%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (35.83%) DevOps
2 85 (35.42%) Infrastructure as Code
3 60 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (22.92%) CI/CD
5 47 (19.58%) AI
6 42 (17.50%) ITIL
7 41 (17.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 38 (15.83%) Agile
8 38 (15.83%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (15.83%) Microservices
9 36 (15.00%) Disaster Recovery
10 34 (14.17%) Project Delivery
11 33 (13.75%) Continuous Improvement
12 31 (12.92%) Computer Science
12 31 (12.92%) Migration
13 29 (12.08%) Containerisation
14 27 (11.25%) Analytics
14 27 (11.25%) Cloud Security
14 27 (11.25%) Enterprise Architecture
15 26 (10.83%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 55 (22.92%) PowerShell
2 34 (14.17%) Python
3 30 (12.50%) Bicep
3 30 (12.50%) SQL
4 22 (9.17%) Bash
5 7 (2.92%) DCL
5 7 (2.92%) Tcl
6 3 (1.25%) C#
6 3 (1.25%) Java
6 3 (1.25%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.83%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.83%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.42%) PHP
8 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (19.17%) Degree
2 39 (16.25%) Azure Certification
3 34 (14.17%) Security Cleared
4 28 (11.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 11 (4.58%) CISSP
7 9 (3.75%) CCSK
8 8 (3.33%) AWS Certification
9 7 (2.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (2.50%) DBS Check
11 5 (2.08%) CCNA
12 4 (1.67%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.25%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.42%) CISA
14 1 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
14 1 (0.42%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
14 1 (0.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.42%) SLA
2 10 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 10 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.75%) NIST
4 8 (3.33%) IFRS
4 8 (3.33%) IFRS 17
4 8 (3.33%) QA
4 8 (3.33%) Solvency II
5 5 (2.08%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.25%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.25%) NCSC
7 2 (0.83%) GDPR
7 2 (0.83%) GRC
System Software
1 62 (25.83%) Active Directory
2 37 (15.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (14.58%) Docker
4 24 (10.00%) Hyper-V
5 20 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (4.58%) vSphere
7 8 (3.33%) vCloud
8 4 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.25%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.83%) KVM
10 2 (0.83%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 76 (31.67%) Terraform
2 35 (14.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 33 (13.75%) Kubernetes
4 16 (6.67%) Ansible
4 16 (6.67%) SCCM
5 9 (3.75%) Puppet
6 8 (3.33%) SCOM
7 6 (2.50%) vCenter Server
8 5 (2.08%) Autotask
8 5 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.67%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (1.25%) CASB
10 3 (1.25%) VxRail
11 2 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.83%) Packer
12 1 (0.42%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.42%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.42%) Grafana
12 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 126 (52.50%) Microsoft
2 49 (20.42%) VMware
3 23 (9.58%) Google
4 13 (5.42%) Palo Alto
5 12 (5.00%) Fortinet
6 11 (4.58%) BiZZdesign
7 10 (4.17%) AppDynamics
7 10 (4.17%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (4.17%) Tenable
8 9 (3.75%) Dynatrace
8 9 (3.75%) Oracle
8 9 (3.75%) SAP
9 8 (3.33%) Cisco
9 8 (3.33%) Duck Creek
9 8 (3.33%) Guidewire
9 8 (3.33%) SolarWinds
10 6 (2.50%) Databricks
11 5 (2.08%) Citrix
11 5 (2.08%) Veeam
12 4 (1.67%) ServiceNow