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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 277 289
Rank change year-on-year -147 +12 -42
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 293 459 849
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.12% 0.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.18% 3.01% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 214 264 729
10th Percentile £36,199 £46,625 £43,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £57,188 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% +1.71%
75th Percentile £77,424 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year -20.00% +19.46% +5.47%

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 24,817 15,260 32,737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.26% 37.08% 37.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,141 10,961 26,103
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
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 25 March 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 25 March 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 -154 252 £65,000 -10.34% 71
UK excluding London -166 167 £60,000 -20.00% 59
London -18 90 £68,750 -3.51% 23
Work from Home -26 75 £70,000 - 30
North of England -30 50 £49,792 -23.40% 11
South East -74 41 £60,000 -21.31% 24
Midlands -48 39 £51,792 -26.01% 9
North West -11 30 £52,500 -22.22% 9
West Midlands -14 25 £68,500 -8.67% 4
East Midlands -42 14 £33,500 -16.25% 5
East of England -20 12 £58,750 +23.68% 5
South West -144 11 £58,500 -13.33% 9
Scotland -17 10 £46,000 -12.38% 2
North East -18 10 £45,000 -30.77%
Yorkshire -40 10 £59,008 -9.22% 2
Channel Islands - 6 £75,000 -

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 26 (8.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (6.83%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.71%) IIS
4 1 (0.34%) Apache
4 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.37%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.71%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.37%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.37%) Primavera
3 3 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.02%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 240 (81.91%) PaaS
2 218 (74.40%) Azure
3 137 (46.76%) SaaS
4 83 (28.33%) Microsoft 365
5 52 (17.75%) AWS
5 52 (17.75%) Entra ID
6 41 (13.99%) Azure DevOps
7 30 (10.24%) GCP
8 26 (8.87%) Power Platform
9 24 (8.19%) Azure AKS
10 21 (7.17%) Datadog
11 19 (6.48%) GitHub
11 19 (6.48%) Serverless
12 18 (6.14%) Azure Monitor
13 16 (5.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 12 (4.10%) Azure Storage
15 11 (3.75%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 10 (3.41%) Azure Key Vault
17 7 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
17 7 (2.39%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 71 (24.23%) Firewall
2 57 (19.45%) DNS
3 48 (16.38%) VPN
4 39 (13.31%) DHCP
5 32 (10.92%) VLAN
6 22 (7.51%) Wi-Fi
7 20 (6.83%) SAN
8 19 (6.48%) TCP/IP
9 9 (3.07%) VoIP
9 9 (3.07%) WAN
10 7 (2.39%) ATM
10 7 (2.39%) LAN
10 7 (2.39%) Multicast
10 7 (2.39%) tcpdump
10 7 (2.39%) Wireshark
11 6 (2.05%) PuTTY
11 6 (2.05%) SD-WAN
11 6 (2.05%) SSH
12 5 (1.71%) Reverse Proxy
12 5 (1.71%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (17.75%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.39%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.05%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.05%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.05%) Power BI
4 5 (1.71%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (1.71%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.68%) Big Data
7 2 (0.68%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.34%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.34%) Metadata
8 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.80%) Chocolatey
2 14 (4.78%) JIRA
3 7 (2.39%) Git
3 7 (2.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.71%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.68%) GitLab
5 2 (0.68%) Selenium
General
1 93 (31.74%) Social Skills
2 72 (24.57%) Finance
3 39 (13.31%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (9.22%) Law
5 26 (8.87%) Legal
6 23 (7.85%) Banking
7 11 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (3.75%) Public Sector
8 9 (3.07%) Billing
9 7 (2.39%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.39%) Automotive
10 6 (2.05%) Spanish Language
11 5 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.71%) Marketing
11 5 (1.71%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.02%) Dutch Language
13 3 (1.02%) Games
Job Titles
1 76 (25.94%) Cloud Engineer
2 71 (24.23%) Architect
3 64 (21.84%) Azure Engineer
4 55 (18.77%) Senior
5 53 (18.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 27 (9.22%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 27 (9.22%) Solutions Architect
7 24 (8.19%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
7 24 (8.19%) IT Engineer
7 24 (8.19%) Support Engineer
8 22 (7.51%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (5.46%) Analyst
9 16 (5.46%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 14 (4.78%) Security Engineer
11 13 (4.44%) Cloud Architect
11 13 (4.44%) IT Technician
12 12 (4.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 12 (4.10%) Automation Engineer
12 12 (4.10%) Azure Architect
12 12 (4.10%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.73%) ARM Templates
2 7 (2.39%) .NET
3 6 (2.05%) Middleware
4 5 (1.71%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.37%) RESTful
5 4 (1.37%) YAML
6 3 (1.02%) .NET Core
6 3 (1.02%) CSS
6 3 (1.02%) HTML
6 3 (1.02%) Node.js
7 2 (0.68%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.68%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.68%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.68%) Kafka
7 2 (0.68%) Playwright
7 2 (0.68%) pytest
7 2 (0.68%) React
7 2 (0.68%) Web Services
8 1 (0.34%) LDAP
8 1 (0.34%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 41 (13.99%) Cloud Native
2 38 (12.97%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (6.48%) Management Information System
4 18 (6.14%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (5.12%) Security Posture
6 14 (4.78%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (3.75%) Data Centre
7 11 (3.75%) Hedge funds
8 10 (3.41%) PKI
9 8 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (2.39%) Replication
11 6 (2.05%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (2.05%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.71%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (1.71%) Public Cloud
13 4 (1.37%) IoT
14 2 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
14 2 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
14 2 (0.68%) Driving Licence
14 2 (0.68%) Genomics
Operating Systems
1 81 (27.65%) Windows
2 46 (15.70%) Windows Server
3 42 (14.33%) Linux
4 14 (4.78%) Unix
5 12 (4.10%) VMS
6 7 (2.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.71%) Debian
7 5 (1.71%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.68%) Android
9 2 (0.68%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.68%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (29.69%) DevOps
2 80 (27.30%) Infrastructure as Code
3 72 (24.57%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (19.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 55 (18.77%) Agile
6 54 (18.43%) CI/CD
7 45 (15.36%) AI
8 43 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (14.68%) Disaster Recovery
9 40 (13.65%) ITIL
10 37 (12.63%) Computer Science
11 35 (11.95%) Cloud Security
11 35 (11.95%) Enterprise Architecture
12 33 (11.26%) Containerisation
12 33 (11.26%) Information Security
12 33 (11.26%) Roadmaps
13 32 (10.92%) Cybersecurity
14 31 (10.58%) Project Delivery
15 29 (9.90%) Identity Access Management
15 29 (9.90%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 62 (21.16%) PowerShell
2 44 (15.02%) Python
3 31 (10.58%) SQL
4 25 (8.53%) Bash
5 21 (7.17%) Bicep
6 6 (2.05%) C#
6 6 (2.05%) DCL
6 6 (2.05%) Tcl
7 3 (1.02%) Google Apps Script
7 3 (1.02%) Java
7 3 (1.02%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.68%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.34%) PHP
9 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (16.04%) Degree
2 46 (15.70%) Azure Certification
3 31 (10.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 31 (10.58%) Security Cleared
4 22 (7.51%) SC Cleared
5 21 (7.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (5.80%) CISSP
7 11 (3.75%) CCSK
8 9 (3.07%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.73%) AWS Certification
9 8 (2.73%) CCNP
10 7 (2.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (2.05%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (2.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.71%) MCSE
13 4 (1.37%) CISA
13 4 (1.37%) CRISC
13 4 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.83%) SLA
2 13 (4.44%) QA
3 11 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.75%) NIST
4 9 (3.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.05%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.37%) GDPR
8 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.02%) IFRS
8 3 (1.02%) IFRS 17
8 3 (1.02%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.68%) NCSC
10 1 (0.34%) GRC
10 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (23.55%) Active Directory
2 50 (17.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (13.65%) Docker
4 19 (6.48%) Hyper-V
5 13 (4.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (4.10%) KVM
6 12 (4.10%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (3.75%) vSphere
8 8 (2.73%) vCloud
9 2 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 73 (24.91%) Terraform
2 51 (17.41%) Kubernetes
3 43 (14.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (8.87%) Ansible
5 23 (7.85%) SCCM
6 14 (4.78%) Puppet
7 13 (4.44%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (2.05%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.37%) Autotask
9 4 (1.37%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (1.02%) CASB
10 3 (1.02%) VxRail
11 2 (0.68%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.68%) Packer
12 1 (0.34%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.34%) Grafana
12 1 (0.34%) Host Intrusion Detection System
12 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 143 (48.81%) Microsoft
2 61 (20.82%) VMware
3 24 (8.19%) Google
4 18 (6.14%) AppDynamics
4 18 (6.14%) Tenable
5 17 (5.80%) Dynatrace
6 11 (3.75%) Cisco
7 10 (3.41%) Oracle
8 9 (3.07%) Veeam
9 8 (2.73%) BiZZdesign
10 7 (2.39%) Apple
10 7 (2.39%) Meraki
10 7 (2.39%) Palo Alto
10 7 (2.39%) ServiceNow
11 6 (2.05%) Databricks
11 6 (2.05%) Fortinet
11 6 (2.05%) SAP
11 6 (2.05%) SolarWinds
12 5 (1.71%) Zerto
13 4 (1.37%) Citrix