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 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 455 412 373
Rank change year-on-year -43 -39 -190
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 370 295 556
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.59% 0.67%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.33% 1.85% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 247 219 435
10th Percentile £40,680 £37,434 £46,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% -6.15% -10.34%
75th Percentile £83,250 £79,375 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,750 £107,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

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 27,830 15,929 26,621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.17% 31.91% 31.95%
Number of salaries quoted 18,357 11,011 19,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £42,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -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 14 August 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 14 August 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 -32 324 £62,000 -0.80% 104
UK excluding London -54 227 £57,500 +4.55% 71
London -29 122 £80,000 +14.29% 55
Work from Home -50 90 £69,607 +16.01% 28
North of England -25 63 £47,500 -13.64% 19
South East -20 58 £60,000 -4.76% 27
Midlands -28 41 £60,000 +30.43% 9
North West +7 29 £41,000 -28.70% 6
South West -48 28 £42,500 -10.53% 2
East Midlands -20 23 £57,500 +25.00% 3
North East -42 23 £89,250 +42.80% 5
West Midlands -33 18 £60,000 +9.09% 6
Scotland +15 15 £53,400 -2.91% 7
Yorkshire -48 11 £51,000 +7.37% 8
East of England -23 10 £60,000 +39.53% 3
Wales -60 9 £50,871 +33.54% 3
Channel Islands - 3 £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 35 (9.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (7.03%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.62%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (5.68%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (1.08%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.08%) Primavera
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 279 (75.41%) Azure
2 267 (72.16%) PaaS
3 137 (37.03%) SaaS
4 94 (25.41%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (18.65%) Entra ID
6 63 (17.03%) AWS
6 63 (17.03%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (14.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 53 (14.32%) Azure AKS
9 43 (11.62%) Azure Key Vault
10 42 (11.35%) Serverless
11 33 (8.92%) GitHub
12 28 (7.57%) Azure Functions
12 28 (7.57%) Azure Storage
13 26 (7.03%) Azure Monitor
14 18 (4.86%) Datadog
15 15 (4.05%) GCP
16 13 (3.51%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (3.51%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (3.51%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 89 (24.05%) DNS
2 61 (16.49%) Firewall
3 59 (15.95%) VPN
4 48 (12.97%) DHCP
5 26 (7.03%) VLAN
6 25 (6.76%) Wi-Fi
7 22 (5.95%) SAN
8 18 (4.86%) WAN
9 15 (4.05%) TCP/IP
10 9 (2.43%) LAN
10 9 (2.43%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.62%) Network Security
12 5 (1.35%) SNMP
13 4 (1.08%) ATM
13 4 (1.08%) Multicast
13 4 (1.08%) SSL
13 4 (1.08%) tcpdump
13 4 (1.08%) Wireshark
14 3 (0.81%) VoIP
15 2 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (13.78%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.62%) Power BI
5 5 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.35%) Redis
6 4 (1.08%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.81%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.54%) Power Query
8 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (7.03%) Git
2 16 (4.32%) Chocolatey
3 12 (3.24%) JIRA
4 5 (1.35%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.54%) Ant
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Ivy
5 2 (0.54%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.54%) Maven
5 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 99 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 79 (21.35%) Finance
3 53 (14.32%) Law
4 34 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.22%) Banking
7 17 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (4.59%) Public Sector
8 16 (4.32%) Legal
9 13 (3.51%) Retail
10 11 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.70%) Marketing
12 6 (1.62%) Games
13 5 (1.35%) Aviation
13 5 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.08%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.08%) Automotive
14 4 (1.08%) Health Technology
14 4 (1.08%) Spanish Language
15 3 (0.81%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 84 (22.70%) Azure Engineer
2 80 (21.62%) Architect
3 67 (18.11%) Cloud Engineer
4 64 (17.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 63 (17.03%) Senior
6 32 (8.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 30 (8.11%) Analyst
8 24 (6.49%) Azure Architect
9 22 (5.95%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 21 (5.68%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (5.41%) Senior Cloud Engineer
12 19 (5.14%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
12 19 (5.14%) Infrastructure Architect
13 17 (4.59%) IT Engineer
13 17 (4.59%) Lead
14 16 (4.32%) DevOps Engineer
14 16 (4.32%) Enterprise Architect
15 15 (4.05%) Cloud Architect
16 14 (3.78%) Account Manager
17 13 (3.51%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.86%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.24%) Middleware
3 11 (2.97%) YAML
4 6 (1.62%) .NET
5 4 (1.08%) Node.js
6 3 (0.81%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.81%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.81%) SAML
6 3 (0.81%) SAP Basis
7 2 (0.54%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.54%) FreeSWITCH
7 2 (0.54%) Kafka
7 2 (0.54%) REST
7 2 (0.54%) Web Services
8 1 (0.27%) ADO
8 1 (0.27%) Playwright
8 1 (0.27%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.76%) Cloud Native
2 29 (7.84%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (6.76%) Public Cloud
4 22 (5.95%) Security Posture
5 21 (5.68%) Data Centre
6 20 (5.41%) Onboarding
7 18 (4.86%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (4.86%) Enterprise Cloud
8 14 (3.78%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (3.51%) Driving Licence
9 13 (3.51%) Management Information System
10 12 (3.24%) Podcast
11 9 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (2.43%) Replication
12 7 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
12 7 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.62%) Product Ownership
14 5 (1.35%) AS400
14 5 (1.35%) iSeries
15 4 (1.08%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 104 (28.11%) Windows
2 50 (13.51%) Windows Server
3 45 (12.16%) Linux
4 14 (3.78%) VMS
5 7 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.35%) Unix
6 5 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.08%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.08%) Solaris
7 4 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.54%) Debian
8 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.27%) AIX
9 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (34.32%) Infrastructure as Code
2 122 (32.97%) DevOps
3 93 (25.14%) Disaster Recovery
4 84 (22.70%) Agile
4 84 (22.70%) CI/CD
5 78 (21.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 74 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (19.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 69 (18.65%) High Availability
9 65 (17.57%) Root Cause Analysis
10 62 (16.76%) Cloud Security
11 59 (15.95%) Analytics
12 56 (15.14%) Roadmaps
13 53 (14.32%) Containerisation
13 53 (14.32%) Migration
14 47 (12.70%) AI
15 44 (11.89%) Mentoring
16 43 (11.62%) ITIL
17 41 (11.08%) Computer Science
18 37 (10.00%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 110 (29.73%) PowerShell
2 53 (14.32%) Bicep
3 38 (10.27%) Python
4 34 (9.19%) SQL
5 29 (7.84%) Bash
6 12 (3.24%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.62%) Java
8 5 (1.35%) C#
9 4 (1.08%) Go
10 2 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.54%) Ruby
11 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 93 (25.14%) Azure Certification
2 45 (12.16%) Degree
3 32 (8.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (8.11%) Security Cleared
5 24 (6.49%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (3.24%) CCNP
9 9 (2.43%) CISSP
10 6 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.08%) CISA
11 4 (1.08%) CRISC
11 4 (1.08%) MCSE
12 3 (0.81%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.81%) ICAEW
12 3 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (0.54%) CISM
13 2 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (6.49%) SLA
3 17 (4.59%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (4.59%) NIST
4 11 (2.97%) ISO 14000
5 10 (2.70%) GDPR
6 7 (1.89%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.89%) QA
7 5 (1.35%) NCSC
8 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.27%) GRC
10 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.27%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 105 (28.38%) Active Directory
2 74 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (7.30%) Docker
3 27 (7.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (4.86%) Hyper-V
5 16 (4.32%) vSphere
6 14 (3.78%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.89%) KVM
8 2 (0.54%) DFS Replication
8 2 (0.54%) Firmware
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 115 (31.08%) Terraform
2 61 (16.49%) Kubernetes
3 57 (15.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 41 (11.08%) Ansible
5 19 (5.14%) SCCM
6 13 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.62%) Puppet
8 5 (1.35%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.08%) Progress Chef
9 4 (1.08%) SCOM
10 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.54%) Argo
11 2 (0.54%) Autotask
11 2 (0.54%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.54%) Grafana
11 2 (0.54%) MaaS360
11 2 (0.54%) Packer
11 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.54%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.54%) WSUS
Vendors
1 184 (49.73%) Microsoft
2 79 (21.35%) VMware
3 24 (6.49%) Cisco
4 18 (4.86%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.59%) Tenable
6 16 (4.32%) AppDynamics
7 13 (3.51%) Google
8 12 (3.24%) ScienceLogic
9 10 (2.70%) Veeam
10 9 (2.43%) Oracle
11 8 (2.16%) Meraki
11 8 (2.16%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.89%) Apple
13 5 (1.35%) Adobe
13 5 (1.35%) iManage
13 5 (1.35%) SAP
13 5 (1.35%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.08%) Aderant
14 4 (1.08%) Broadcom
14 4 (1.08%) Red Hat