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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 498 400 370
Rank change year-on-year -98 -30 -188
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 346 285 518
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.58% 0.68%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.25% 1.83% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 217 205 333
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,170 £47,500
25th Percentile £53,200 £44,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -4.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,800 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -12.41%

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 27,750 15,551 24,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 23.72% 31.57% 31.74%
Number of salaries quoted 18,777 10,563 15,175
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £39,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 24 September 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 24 September 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 -87 304 £65,000 +8.33% 250
UK excluding London -95 202 £60,000 +9.09% 165
London -31 123 £78,125 +11.61% 111
Work from Home -68 96 £69,607 +26.56% 77
North of England -47 61 £57,500 +21.05% 53
South East -37 52 £60,000 +1.69% 53
Midlands -57 31 £60,000 -11.11% 26
South West -71 28 £53,750 +13.16% 10
North West -20 25 £47,500 +17.28% 28
North East -48 23 £89,250 +37.31% 5
West Midlands -52 19 £60,000 - 15
Yorkshire -47 13 £66,053 +39.06% 21
Scotland +12 12 £77,500 +34.78% 6
East Midlands -28 12 £60,000 -20.00% 11
Wales -75 9 £50,871 +33.54% 6
East of England -41 7 £60,000 +9.09% 10
Northern Ireland -87 2 - - 4

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 38 (10.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (8.38%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.73%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (6.07%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 267 (77.17%) Azure
2 248 (71.68%) PaaS
3 129 (37.28%) SaaS
4 92 (26.59%) Microsoft 365
5 75 (21.68%) Entra ID
6 72 (20.81%) AWS
7 66 (19.08%) Azure DevOps
8 48 (13.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 48 (13.87%) Serverless
9 47 (13.58%) Azure AKS
10 37 (10.69%) Azure Key Vault
10 37 (10.69%) GitHub
11 36 (10.40%) Azure Monitor
12 34 (9.83%) Azure Functions
13 21 (6.07%) Azure Storage
14 20 (5.78%) Microsoft Purview
15 17 (4.91%) Datadog
15 17 (4.91%) GCP
16 16 (4.62%) GitHub Actions
17 15 (4.34%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 91 (26.30%) DNS
2 67 (19.36%) Firewall
3 61 (17.63%) VPN
4 49 (14.16%) DHCP
5 23 (6.65%) VLAN
5 23 (6.65%) WAN
5 23 (6.65%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (5.78%) SAN
7 14 (4.05%) SD-WAN
8 12 (3.47%) LAN
8 12 (3.47%) Network Security
9 9 (2.60%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.73%) SNMP
11 4 (1.16%) BIG-IP
11 4 (1.16%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
11 4 (1.16%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 4 (1.16%) SSL
12 3 (0.87%) Wireless
13 1 (0.29%) DSL
13 1 (0.29%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.54%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.91%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.73%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.45%) Redis
6 4 (1.16%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (1.16%) Power BI
7 3 (0.87%) Big Data
7 3 (0.87%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.87%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.58%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.58%) Power Query
9 1 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.29%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.29%) Metadata
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (8.09%) Git
2 16 (4.62%) JIRA
3 15 (4.34%) Chocolatey
4 9 (2.60%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.58%) Ant
5 2 (0.58%) Apache Ivy
5 2 (0.58%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.58%) Maven
6 1 (0.29%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.29%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.29%) Selenium
6 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 93 (26.88%) Social Skills
2 79 (22.83%) Finance
3 44 (12.72%) Law
4 34 (9.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 32 (9.25%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (8.38%) Public Sector
7 24 (6.94%) Banking
8 20 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (4.05%) Retail
10 11 (3.18%) Legal
10 11 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.60%) Marketing
12 6 (1.73%) Games
13 5 (1.45%) Aviation
13 5 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.16%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.16%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.87%) Police
16 2 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.58%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 81 (23.41%) Architect
2 78 (22.54%) Azure Engineer
3 69 (19.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 69 (19.94%) Senior
4 60 (17.34%) Cloud Engineer
5 25 (7.23%) Analyst
5 25 (7.23%) Azure Architect
5 25 (7.23%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (6.94%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 22 (6.36%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 20 (5.78%) Infrastructure Architect
9 18 (5.20%) Lead
10 17 (4.91%) DevOps Engineer
11 16 (4.62%) Cloud Architect
12 15 (4.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (4.05%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (4.05%) Consultant
13 14 (4.05%) Enterprise Architect
13 14 (4.05%) Senior Architect
13 14 (4.05%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (34.39%) Terraform
2 18 (5.20%) ARM Templates
3 16 (4.62%) Middleware
4 9 (2.60%) YAML
5 5 (1.45%) SAML
6 4 (1.16%) .NET
6 4 (1.16%) Node.js
7 3 (0.87%) SAP Basis
8 2 (0.58%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.58%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.58%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.58%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.58%) REST
8 2 (0.58%) Web Services
9 1 (0.29%) ADO
9 1 (0.29%) JSON
9 1 (0.29%) Kafka
9 1 (0.29%) Playwright
9 1 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (16.47%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.96%) Hybrid Cloud
3 29 (8.38%) Public Cloud
4 27 (7.80%) Data Centre
5 25 (7.23%) Security Posture
6 21 (6.07%) Enterprise Cloud
7 17 (4.91%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (4.91%) Onboarding
8 15 (4.34%) Management Information System
9 14 (4.05%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (3.47%) Podcast
11 11 (3.18%) Driving Licence
12 9 (2.60%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (2.31%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (2.02%) Product Ownership
14 7 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
15 5 (1.45%) AS400
15 5 (1.45%) Enterprise Storage
15 5 (1.45%) iSeries
15 5 (1.45%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 95 (27.46%) Windows
2 47 (13.58%) Windows Server
3 45 (13.01%) Linux
4 20 (5.78%) VMS
5 6 (1.73%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.16%) Solaris
7 4 (1.16%) Unix
8 3 (0.87%) CentOS
9 2 (0.58%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.29%) AIX
10 1 (0.29%) Android
10 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (38.44%) Infrastructure as Code
2 124 (35.84%) DevOps
3 107 (30.92%) Disaster Recovery
4 90 (26.01%) CI/CD
5 86 (24.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 79 (22.83%) Agile
7 75 (21.68%) Cloud Security
8 72 (20.81%) Problem-Solving
9 71 (20.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 64 (18.50%) Analytics
11 62 (17.92%) High Availability
12 60 (17.34%) Migration
12 60 (17.34%) Root Cause Analysis
13 54 (15.61%) AI
14 53 (15.32%) Roadmaps
15 52 (15.03%) ITIL
16 47 (13.58%) Containerisation
17 46 (13.29%) Mentoring
18 42 (12.14%) Computer Science
19 38 (10.98%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 107 (30.92%) PowerShell
2 55 (15.90%) Bicep
3 38 (10.98%) SQL
4 36 (10.40%) Python
5 29 (8.38%) Bash
6 12 (3.47%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (2.02%) Java
8 4 (1.16%) ActionScript
8 4 (1.16%) Go
9 3 (0.87%) C#
10 2 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.58%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.58%) Ruby
11 1 (0.29%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.29%) Swift
11 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 92 (26.59%) Azure Certification
2 47 (13.58%) Degree
3 35 (10.12%) Security Cleared
4 29 (8.38%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (7.80%) SC Cleared
6 20 (5.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (4.62%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.89%) CCNP
8 10 (2.89%) CISSP
9 6 (1.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (1.73%) CCSP
10 4 (1.16%) CISM
11 3 (0.87%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.87%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.87%) ICAEW
11 3 (0.87%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.58%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (9.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (7.23%) SLA
3 21 (6.07%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (5.20%) NIST
5 11 (3.18%) GDPR
5 11 (3.18%) ISO 14000
6 7 (2.02%) NCSC
6 7 (2.02%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.87%) GRC
9 2 (0.58%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.58%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.58%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.58%) QA
9 2 (0.58%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 97 (28.03%) Active Directory
2 72 (20.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (6.94%) Docker
4 23 (6.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 20 (5.78%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (5.20%) Hyper-V
6 18 (5.20%) vSphere
7 2 (0.58%) DFS Replication
7 2 (0.58%) Firmware
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (16.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 52 (15.03%) Kubernetes
3 44 (12.72%) Ansible
4 19 (5.49%) SCCM
5 9 (2.60%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.73%) Progress Chef
6 6 (1.73%) SCOM
7 4 (1.16%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.16%) Grafana
7 4 (1.16%) Puppet
8 3 (0.87%) Data Guard
8 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 3 (0.87%) Nessus
8 3 (0.87%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.87%) vRealize
9 2 (0.58%) Argo
9 2 (0.58%) MaaS360
9 2 (0.58%) VxRail
9 2 (0.58%) WhatsUp Gold
9 2 (0.58%) WSUS
Vendors
1 177 (51.16%) Microsoft
2 77 (22.25%) VMware
3 28 (8.09%) Cisco
4 18 (5.20%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.91%) Tenable
6 15 (4.34%) AppDynamics
6 15 (4.34%) Google
7 12 (3.47%) Oracle
7 12 (3.47%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (2.89%) Meraki
9 9 (2.60%) Adobe
10 8 (2.31%) Veeam
11 7 (2.02%) Apple
12 6 (1.73%) Citrix
12 6 (1.73%) SolarWinds
13 5 (1.45%) ServiceNow
13 5 (1.45%) YouTube
14 4 (1.16%) Aderant
14 4 (1.16%) Red Hat
14 4 (1.16%) Thales