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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 277 187
Rank change year-on-year -121 -90 +97
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 265 662 955
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.96% 1.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.49% 2.91% 4.29%
Number of salaries quoted 198 350 738
10th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £55,000 £57,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.90% +4.56%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £90,725 £92,625 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,500
% change year-on-year - -8.40% +12.93%

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 17,754 22,775 22,260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.41% 33.13% 42.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,286 13,929 18,650
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -0.15%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% -2.73%

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 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 -111 241 £61,000 -9.63% 79
UK excluding London -98 151 £60,000 - 74
Work from Home -22 93 £62,500 -3.85% 42
London -28 88 £65,000 -7.14% 20
North of England +52 58 £60,000 +4.35% 13
North West +52 29 £55,000 +10.00% 8
South East -39 25 £63,000 -16.00% 22
South West -87 24 £55,000 -21.14% 16
Midlands +26 21 £75,000 +25.00% 7
Yorkshire +19 18 £47,500 -26.92% 5
West Midlands +24 17 £76,250 +27.08% 5
East of England +16 15 £48,000 -4.00% 3
North East +23 11 £70,000 +7.69%
East Midlands +29 4 £75,000 +25.00% 1
Scotland +4 4 £65,000 +18.18% 9
Northern Ireland +6 2 £53,546 +1.99%
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 39 (14.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (8.30%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.26%) IIS
4 1 (0.38%) SAS
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 (3.02%) SAP FS
2 4 (1.51%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.75%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.38%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 209 (78.87%) PaaS
2 201 (75.85%) Azure
3 139 (52.45%) SaaS
4 83 (31.32%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (25.28%) AWS
6 54 (20.38%) Entra ID
7 31 (11.70%) GCP
8 30 (11.32%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (11.32%) Serverless
9 20 (7.55%) Azure Monitor
10 17 (6.42%) Power Platform
11 16 (6.04%) GitHub
12 14 (5.28%) OCI
13 13 (4.91%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (3.77%) Azure Functions
15 8 (3.02%) Azure Key Vault
15 8 (3.02%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (2.64%) Azure Stack
16 7 (2.64%) Google Workspace
17 6 (2.26%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 68 (25.66%) Firewall
2 48 (18.11%) VPN
3 47 (17.74%) DNS
4 36 (13.58%) DHCP
5 27 (10.19%) TCP/IP
6 22 (8.30%) WAN
7 19 (7.17%) VLAN
8 16 (6.04%) Network Security
9 14 (5.28%) LAN
9 14 (5.28%) SD-WAN
10 9 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
11 7 (2.64%) Unified Communications
11 7 (2.64%) VoIP
12 6 (2.26%) SAN
13 5 (1.89%) DMZ
13 5 (1.89%) SSL
13 5 (1.89%) STUN
14 4 (1.51%) Ethernet
14 4 (1.51%) PuTTY
14 4 (1.51%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.55%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.77%) Relational Database
3 6 (2.26%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.89%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.51%) Power BI
6 3 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.38%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.38%) Metadata
8 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (3.77%) JIRA
2 8 (3.02%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.89%) Git
3 5 (1.89%) GitLab
4 2 (0.75%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 101 (38.11%) Social Skills
2 50 (18.87%) Finance
3 27 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (9.06%) Law
5 20 (7.55%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (5.28%) Legal
6 14 (5.28%) Public Sector
7 9 (3.40%) Dutch Language
7 9 (3.40%) French Language
7 9 (3.40%) Games
7 9 (3.40%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.64%) Banking
9 6 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.89%) Billing
11 4 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.13%) Advertising
12 3 (1.13%) Public Speaking
12 3 (1.13%) Retail
13 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (30.94%) Architect
2 43 (16.23%) Cloud Engineer
3 38 (14.34%) Support Engineer
4 32 (12.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 29 (10.94%) Azure Engineer
5 29 (10.94%) Lead
5 29 (10.94%) Senior
6 26 (9.81%) Cloud Architect
7 19 (7.17%) Infrastructure Support
8 18 (6.79%) 3rd Line Support
8 18 (6.79%) Solutions Architect
9 17 (6.42%) IT Architect
10 16 (6.04%) Lead Architect
11 14 (5.28%) Azure Architect
12 13 (4.91%) Analyst
12 13 (4.91%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 12 (4.53%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (4.53%) IT Engineer
14 11 (4.15%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (4.15%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.26%) .NET
2 5 (1.89%) 802.1X
2 5 (1.89%) FreeSWITCH
2 5 (1.89%) RESTful
3 4 (1.51%) ARM Templates
4 3 (1.13%) CSS
4 3 (1.13%) HTML
4 3 (1.13%) REST
4 3 (1.13%) SOAP
5 2 (0.75%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.75%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.75%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.75%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.75%) pytest
5 2 (0.75%) React
5 2 (0.75%) Web Services
6 1 (0.38%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.38%) PySpark
6 1 (0.38%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (13.96%) Enterprise Software
2 32 (12.08%) Cloud Native
3 24 (9.06%) Public Cloud
4 19 (7.17%) Data Centre
4 19 (7.17%) Hybrid Cloud
5 14 (5.28%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (3.40%) Private Cloud
7 8 (3.02%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (2.64%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.64%) PKI
9 6 (2.26%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.89%) BYOD
10 5 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.89%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.51%) Clustering
11 4 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.51%) IoT
12 3 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
12 3 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 90 (33.96%) Windows
2 66 (24.91%) Windows Server
3 40 (15.09%) Linux
4 13 (4.91%) VMS
5 7 (2.64%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.89%) Debian
7 4 (1.51%) AIX
8 3 (1.13%) Android
8 3 (1.13%) Unix
8 3 (1.13%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.75%) 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 77 (29.06%) DevOps
2 66 (24.91%) Infrastructure as Code
3 52 (19.62%) Cybersecurity
4 43 (16.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 41 (15.47%) Agile
5 41 (15.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (15.47%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (14.72%) CI/CD
7 35 (13.21%) ITIL
8 34 (12.83%) Migration
9 32 (12.08%) Microservices
10 31 (11.70%) AI
10 31 (11.70%) Analytics
10 31 (11.70%) Roadmaps
11 30 (11.32%) Cloud Security
11 30 (11.32%) Project Delivery
12 27 (10.19%) Disaster Recovery
13 24 (9.06%) Containerisation
14 22 (8.30%) Project Management
15 19 (7.17%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 75 (28.30%) PowerShell
2 30 (11.32%) SQL
3 28 (10.57%) Python
4 26 (9.81%) Bash
5 22 (8.30%) Bicep
6 7 (2.64%) C#
7 4 (1.51%) DCL
7 4 (1.51%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.51%) Tcl
8 3 (1.13%) Java
9 2 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.75%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.75%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.38%) PHP
10 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 43 (16.23%) Azure Certification
1 43 (16.23%) Security Cleared
2 32 (12.08%) SC Cleared
3 28 (10.57%) Degree
3 28 (10.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (4.91%) AWS Certification
5 12 (4.53%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (4.15%) CISSP
7 10 (3.77%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.40%) CCNA
9 7 (2.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (2.26%) CISA
10 6 (2.26%) CRISC
10 6 (2.26%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.89%) CISM
11 5 (1.89%) SANS
12 4 (1.51%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.51%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (6.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (4.91%) NIST
4 12 (4.53%) GDPR
5 8 (3.02%) IFRS
5 8 (3.02%) IFRS 17
5 8 (3.02%) Solvency II
6 6 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.26%) QA
7 5 (1.89%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.89%) NIST 800
7 5 (1.89%) SLA
8 4 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (1.13%) NCSC
9 3 (1.13%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.13%) PMO
10 2 (0.75%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.75%) GRC
System Software
1 76 (28.68%) Active Directory
2 43 (16.23%) Hyper-V
3 42 (15.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 29 (10.94%) Docker
5 26 (9.81%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (3.02%) vCloud
7 5 (1.89%) Kamailio
8 3 (1.13%) vSphere
9 2 (0.75%) Terminal Server
9 2 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.38%) KVM
10 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.38%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 62 (23.40%) Terraform
2 36 (13.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (11.70%) Kubernetes
4 14 (5.28%) Ansible
5 8 (3.02%) Puppet
5 8 (3.02%) SCCM
5 8 (3.02%) SCOM
6 6 (2.26%) Autotask
7 5 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (1.51%) CASB
9 2 (0.75%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.38%) Argo
10 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.38%) Grafana
10 1 (0.38%) Nessus
10 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.38%) VxRail
Vendors
1 141 (53.21%) Microsoft
2 52 (19.62%) VMware
3 17 (6.42%) Google
4 15 (5.66%) Cisco
5 14 (5.28%) Palo Alto
6 13 (4.91%) Fortinet
7 10 (3.77%) CrowdStrike
8 9 (3.40%) Veeam
9 8 (3.02%) BiZZdesign
9 8 (3.02%) Duck Creek
9 8 (3.02%) Guidewire
9 8 (3.02%) Oracle
9 8 (3.02%) SAP
9 8 (3.02%) ServiceNow
10 7 (2.64%) Aruba
11 6 (2.26%) HP
11 6 (2.26%) Okta
11 6 (2.26%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.89%) Citrix
12 5 (1.89%) SolarWinds