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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 487 | 403 | 294 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -84 | -109 | -117 |
| Permanent jobs citing IaaS | 335 | 280 | 638 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 1.25% | 1.81% | 2.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 211 | 202 | 336 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,017 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £45,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,450 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -4.17% | -11.11% |
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 | 26,771 | 15,512 | 23,374 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 22.67% | 31.38% | 32.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,306 | 10,433 | 14,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,010 | £38,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £59,000 | £64,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.93% | -7.81% | +2.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £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
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IaaS.
IaaS
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IaaS over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.
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 10 October 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 |
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| England | -86 | 292 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 245 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 201 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 166 |
| London | -28 | 114 | £78,125 | +18.82% | 104 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 104 | £69,607 | +21.05% | 95 |
| North of England | -41 | 69 | £52,788 | +11.13% | 47 |
| South East | -40 | 49 | £62,500 | +5.93% | 36 |
| North West | -14 | 32 | £47,500 | +17.28% | 22 |
| Midlands | -40 | 31 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 28 |
| North East | -57 | 23 | £89,250 | +32.22% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -44 | 21 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 15 |
| South West | -76 | 21 | £55,000 | - | 16 |
| Scotland | +20 | 14 | £77,500 | +34.78% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 14 | £66,053 | +39.06% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 10 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 13 |
| Wales | -71 | 9 | £50,871 | +33.54% | 9 |
| East of England | -46 | 6 | £60,000 | +11.11% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -79 | 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:
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