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 11 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 414 280 183
Rank change year-on-year -134 -97 +110
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 264 638 1,006
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.51% 0.95% 1.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.52% 2.94% 4.40%
Number of salaries quoted 197 334 742
10th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £48,850
25th Percentile £46,250 £55,000 £57,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £90,800 £93,750 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £65,799
% change year-on-year -1.67% -8.81% +13.45%

All Cloud 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 17,417 21,709 22,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.51% 32.33% 42.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11,117 12,973 19,148
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £32,799
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £79,750 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%

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 11 November 2025.

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 11 November 2025. 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 -127 238 £60,000 -7.69% 140
UK excluding London -107 152 £59,000 -1.67% 82
Work from Home -25 97 £62,500 - 78
London -28 90 £65,000 -9.60% 67
North of England +51 55 £60,000 +4.35% 23
South East -49 27 £60,000 -20.00% 23
North West +28 26 £49,000 -2.00% 13
South West -87 23 £51,250 -14.58% 11
Midlands +26 21 £77,500 +29.17% 5
Yorkshire +12 18 £47,500 -24.00% 8
West Midlands +18 16 £77,500 +29.17% 3
East of England +1 16 £53,000 +6.00% 5
North East +19 11 £70,000 - 2
Scotland -11 6 £65,000 +18.18% 10
East Midlands +28 5 £75,000 +25.00% 2
Northern Ireland +4 3 £53,546 +1.99%

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 41 (15.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (8.33%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.27%) IIS
4 1 (0.38%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (0.38%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.38%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (0.38%) Maya
1 1 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 8 (3.03%) SAP FS
2 3 (1.14%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.14%) Shopify
3 2 (0.76%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 205 (77.65%) PaaS
2 204 (77.27%) Azure
3 139 (52.65%) SaaS
4 85 (32.20%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (25.76%) AWS
6 54 (20.45%) Entra ID
7 32 (12.12%) GCP
8 31 (11.74%) Serverless
9 29 (10.98%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (7.58%) Azure Monitor
11 17 (6.44%) GitHub
12 16 (6.06%) Power Platform
13 13 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (4.92%) OCI
14 11 (4.17%) Azure Functions
15 9 (3.41%) Azure Key Vault
15 9 (3.41%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (2.65%) Azure Stack
16 7 (2.65%) Azure Storage
16 7 (2.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 69 (26.14%) Firewall
2 48 (18.18%) VPN
3 45 (17.05%) DNS
4 36 (13.64%) DHCP
5 27 (10.23%) TCP/IP
6 23 (8.71%) WAN
7 19 (7.20%) VLAN
8 17 (6.44%) Network Security
9 15 (5.68%) SD-WAN
10 14 (5.30%) LAN
11 9 (3.41%) SAN
11 9 (3.41%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (2.65%) Unified Communications
12 7 (2.65%) VoIP
13 5 (1.89%) DMZ
13 5 (1.89%) SSL
13 5 (1.89%) STUN
14 4 (1.52%) Ethernet
14 4 (1.52%) Software-Defined Networking
14 4 (1.52%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (7.20%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.65%) Relational Database
3 6 (2.27%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.52%) Power BI
5 3 (1.14%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.38%) Metadata
7 1 (0.38%) MySQL
7 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (3.03%) JIRA
2 6 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.89%) GitLab
4 4 (1.52%) Git
5 2 (0.76%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 99 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 46 (17.42%) Finance
3 31 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.95%) Law
5 19 (7.20%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (5.68%) Public Sector
7 13 (4.92%) Legal
8 9 (3.41%) Dutch Language
8 9 (3.41%) French Language
8 9 (3.41%) Games
9 8 (3.03%) Banking
9 8 (3.03%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.89%) Billing
11 4 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.14%) Advertising
12 3 (1.14%) Local Government
12 3 (1.14%) Public Speaking
12 3 (1.14%) Retail
13 2 (0.76%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 81 (30.68%) Architect
2 42 (15.91%) Cloud Engineer
3 38 (14.39%) Support Engineer
4 32 (12.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (11.36%) Senior
6 28 (10.61%) Lead
7 27 (10.23%) Azure Engineer
7 27 (10.23%) Cloud Architect
8 21 (7.95%) Infrastructure Support
9 18 (6.82%) 3rd Line Support
9 18 (6.82%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (6.06%) Lead Architect
11 15 (5.68%) IT Architect
12 14 (5.30%) Azure Architect
13 13 (4.92%) Analyst
13 13 (4.92%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 13 (4.92%) IT Engineer
14 12 (4.55%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
14 12 (4.55%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 11 (4.17%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.27%) .NET
1 6 (2.27%) RESTful
2 5 (1.89%) 802.1X
2 5 (1.89%) FreeSWITCH
3 4 (1.52%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.52%) REST
3 4 (1.52%) SOAP
4 3 (1.14%) Middleware
4 3 (1.14%) SAML
5 2 (0.76%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.76%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.76%) Node.js
5 2 (0.76%) pytest
5 2 (0.76%) React
5 2 (0.76%) Web Services
5 2 (0.76%) YAML
6 1 (0.38%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.38%) MvvmCross
6 1 (0.38%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 33 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 28 (10.61%) Public Cloud
3 27 (10.23%) Cloud Native
4 20 (7.58%) Hybrid Cloud
5 19 (7.20%) Data Centre
6 12 (4.55%) Management Information System
7 10 (3.79%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (3.41%) PKI
8 9 (3.41%) Private Cloud
9 7 (2.65%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (2.65%) Onboarding
10 6 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.89%) BYOD
11 5 (1.89%) Clustering
11 5 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.89%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (1.14%) Enterprise Storage
13 3 (1.14%) IoT
13 3 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 91 (34.47%) Windows
2 68 (25.76%) Windows Server
3 41 (15.53%) Linux
4 13 (4.92%) VMS
5 6 (2.27%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.89%) Debian
7 4 (1.52%) AIX
8 3 (1.14%) Android
8 3 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.76%) Unix
9 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (29.92%) DevOps
2 63 (23.86%) Infrastructure as Code
3 55 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
4 45 (17.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 44 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (16.29%) Agile
7 40 (15.15%) CI/CD
7 40 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 34 (12.88%) Roadmaps
9 33 (12.50%) ITIL
9 33 (12.50%) Migration
10 31 (11.74%) Cloud Security
10 31 (11.74%) Microservices
11 28 (10.61%) AI
12 27 (10.23%) Analytics
12 27 (10.23%) Disaster Recovery
13 26 (9.85%) Project Delivery
14 24 (9.09%) Project Management
15 22 (8.33%) Containerisation
16 20 (7.58%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (28.79%) PowerShell
2 30 (11.36%) Python
3 28 (10.61%) SQL
4 26 (9.85%) Bash
5 21 (7.95%) Bicep
6 6 (2.27%) C#
7 4 (1.52%) DCL
7 4 (1.52%) Java
7 4 (1.52%) Tcl
8 3 (1.14%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.38%) PHP
10 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 47 (17.80%) Azure Certification
2 41 (15.53%) Security Cleared
3 31 (11.74%) SC Cleared
4 28 (10.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (9.09%) Degree
6 14 (5.30%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (4.55%) AWS Certification
8 11 (4.17%) CCNA
9 10 (3.79%) DV Cleared
10 9 (3.41%) CISSP
11 6 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (2.27%) CISA
11 6 (2.27%) CRISC
11 6 (2.27%) DBS Check
12 5 (1.89%) CISM
12 5 (1.89%) SANS
12 5 (1.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (1.52%) ISSAP
13 4 (1.52%) ISSEP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (6.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (4.92%) NIST
4 12 (4.55%) GDPR
5 8 (3.03%) IFRS
5 8 (3.03%) IFRS 17
5 8 (3.03%) Solvency II
6 7 (2.65%) SLA
7 6 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.89%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.89%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.89%) QA
9 4 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (1.14%) NCSC
10 3 (1.14%) PCI DSS
10 3 (1.14%) PMO
11 2 (0.76%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.76%) GRC
System Software
1 78 (29.55%) Active Directory
2 45 (17.05%) Hyper-V
3 42 (15.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (10.23%) Docker
5 26 (9.85%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (2.65%) vCloud
7 5 (1.89%) Kamailio
8 4 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (1.14%) vSphere
10 2 (0.76%) KVM
10 2 (0.76%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.38%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.38%) Xen
Systems Management
1 60 (22.73%) Terraform
2 36 (13.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 28 (10.61%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.17%) Ansible
5 9 (3.41%) Puppet
6 8 (3.03%) SCCM
6 8 (3.03%) SCOM
7 6 (2.27%) Autotask
8 5 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.52%) CASB
10 3 (1.14%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.38%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.38%) Argo
11 1 (0.38%) CFEngine
11 1 (0.38%) Grafana
11 1 (0.38%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.38%) VxRail
Vendors
1 142 (53.79%) Microsoft
2 54 (20.45%) VMware
3 15 (5.68%) Cisco
4 14 (5.30%) Google
4 14 (5.30%) Palo Alto
5 13 (4.92%) Fortinet
6 11 (4.17%) Veeam
7 10 (3.79%) CrowdStrike
8 8 (3.03%) Duck Creek
8 8 (3.03%) Guidewire
8 8 (3.03%) SAP
8 8 (3.03%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.65%) Aruba
9 7 (2.65%) BiZZdesign
9 7 (2.65%) Oracle
9 7 (2.65%) Salesforce
10 6 (2.27%) HP
10 6 (2.27%) Okta
11 5 (1.89%) Citrix
11 5 (1.89%) SolarWinds