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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 455 397 374
Rank change year-on-year -58 -23 -182
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 370 312 572
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.63% 0.68%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.33% 1.95% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 247 225 459
10th Percentile £36,663 £37,500 £45,750
25th Percentile £46,394 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% -3.85% -10.34%
75th Percentile £79,688 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £106,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £56,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -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 27,757 15,994 27,023
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.79% 32.24% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,218 11,106 19,504
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,425 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% -3.77% -3.64%

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 4 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 4 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 -39 318 £61,500 -1.60% 107
UK excluding London -55 224 £60,000 +6.67% 83
London -25 123 £79,063 +12.95% 53
Work from Home -48 91 £68,000 +15.74% 50
North of England -23 61 £45,000 -16.28% 23
South East -24 56 £60,000 -7.69% 34
Midlands -50 38 £60,000 +6.67% 6
North West +7 31 £44,250 -25.00% 10
South West -43 29 £53,750 +13.16% 2
East Midlands -16 22 £57,500 +29.94%
North East -35 21 £67,125 +7.40% 3
West Midlands -46 16 £60,000 -9.43% 6
Scotland +15 15 £61,750 +12.27% 5
East of England -30 11 £60,000 +39.53% 6
Yorkshire -49 9 £45,000 -5.26% 10
Wales -50 9 £50,871 +33.54% 5
Channel Islands - 5 £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 33 (8.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (5.14%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.35%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (5.68%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (1.08%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.08%) Primavera
2 2 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 280 (75.68%) Azure
2 267 (72.16%) PaaS
3 133 (35.95%) SaaS
4 93 (25.14%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (18.65%) Entra ID
6 60 (16.22%) Azure DevOps
7 57 (15.41%) AWS
8 55 (14.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 54 (14.59%) Azure AKS
10 47 (12.70%) Serverless
11 42 (11.35%) Azure Key Vault
12 34 (9.19%) GitHub
13 29 (7.84%) Azure Functions
14 28 (7.57%) Azure Storage
15 22 (5.95%) Azure Monitor
16 19 (5.14%) Datadog
17 13 (3.51%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (3.51%) Power Platform
18 12 (3.24%) Cloud Computing
19 11 (2.97%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 84 (22.70%) DNS
2 60 (16.22%) VPN
3 58 (15.68%) Firewall
4 43 (11.62%) DHCP
5 27 (7.30%) VLAN
6 25 (6.76%) Wi-Fi
7 22 (5.95%) SAN
8 18 (4.86%) WAN
9 17 (4.59%) TCP/IP
10 9 (2.43%) LAN
10 9 (2.43%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.62%) Network Security
12 5 (1.35%) ATM
12 5 (1.35%) Multicast
12 5 (1.35%) SNMP
12 5 (1.35%) tcpdump
12 5 (1.35%) Wireshark
13 4 (1.08%) VoIP
14 3 (0.81%) Reverse Proxy
14 3 (0.81%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (13.78%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.35%) Power BI
4 5 (1.35%) Redis
5 4 (1.08%) Electronic Patient Records
5 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.27%) Metadata
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.27%) Power Query
8 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (6.49%) Git
2 17 (4.59%) Chocolatey
3 13 (3.51%) JIRA
4 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Ant
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Ivy
6 1 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.27%) Maven
6 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 103 (27.84%) Social Skills
2 80 (21.62%) Finance
3 54 (14.59%) Law
4 34 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (6.49%) Banking
7 16 (4.32%) Legal
8 15 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.24%) Marketing
10 11 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.97%) Public Sector
10 11 (2.97%) Retail
11 6 (1.62%) Games
11 6 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.35%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.35%) Automotive
12 5 (1.35%) Aviation
12 5 (1.35%) Spanish Language
13 4 (1.08%) Health Technology
13 4 (1.08%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 82 (22.16%) Azure Engineer
2 76 (20.54%) Architect
3 71 (19.19%) Cloud Engineer
4 66 (17.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 62 (16.76%) Senior
6 32 (8.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 29 (7.84%) Analyst
8 26 (7.03%) Solutions Architect
9 22 (5.95%) Azure Architect
9 22 (5.95%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 22 (5.95%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 17 (4.59%) Infrastructure Architect
11 16 (4.32%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
11 16 (4.32%) Cloud Architect
11 16 (4.32%) Enterprise Architect
12 15 (4.05%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 15 (4.05%) IT Engineer
12 15 (4.05%) Lead
13 14 (3.78%) DevOps Engineer
13 14 (3.78%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.14%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.24%) YAML
3 5 (1.35%) .NET
3 5 (1.35%) Middleware
4 4 (1.08%) Node.js
5 3 (0.81%) FreeSWITCH
5 3 (0.81%) SAML
5 3 (0.81%) SAP Basis
6 2 (0.54%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.54%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.54%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.54%) Kafka
6 2 (0.54%) REST
6 2 (0.54%) Web Services
7 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Core
7 1 (0.27%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.27%) JSON
7 1 (0.27%) Playwright
7 1 (0.27%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.76%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.38%) Hybrid Cloud
3 24 (6.49%) Security Posture
4 23 (6.22%) Data Centre
5 21 (5.68%) Public Cloud
6 20 (5.41%) Onboarding
7 19 (5.14%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (5.14%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (4.32%) Enterprise Cloud
8 16 (4.32%) Management Information System
9 13 (3.51%) Driving Licence
10 12 (3.24%) Podcast
11 11 (2.97%) Replication
12 9 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.62%) Linux Command Line
15 5 (1.35%) AS400
15 5 (1.35%) iSeries
16 4 (1.08%) NHS
16 4 (1.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 102 (27.57%) Windows
2 49 (13.24%) Windows Server
3 44 (11.89%) Linux
4 14 (3.78%) VMS
5 7 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.62%) Unix
7 5 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.08%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.81%) Debian
9 3 (0.81%) Solaris
10 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.27%) AIX
11 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (33.51%) Infrastructure as Code
2 121 (32.70%) DevOps
3 84 (22.70%) Disaster Recovery
4 83 (22.43%) CI/CD
5 80 (21.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 76 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 75 (20.27%) Agile
8 72 (19.46%) Problem-Solving
9 66 (17.84%) High Availability
10 64 (17.30%) Root Cause Analysis
11 62 (16.76%) Cloud Security
12 55 (14.86%) Roadmaps
13 53 (14.32%) Analytics
14 52 (14.05%) Containerisation
15 48 (12.97%) Migration
16 43 (11.62%) AI
17 39 (10.54%) Computer Science
17 39 (10.54%) ITIL
17 39 (10.54%) Mentoring
18 37 (10.00%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 105 (28.38%) PowerShell
2 54 (14.59%) Bicep
3 39 (10.54%) Python
4 35 (9.46%) 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%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.54%) Ruby
11 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 92 (24.86%) Azure Certification
2 46 (12.43%) Degree
3 31 (8.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (8.11%) Security Cleared
5 25 (6.76%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.78%) CCNP
9 11 (2.97%) CISSP
10 6 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.62%) MCSE
10 6 (1.62%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.08%) CISA
12 4 (1.08%) CRISC
13 3 (0.81%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.81%) ICAEW
14 2 (0.54%) CCSK
14 2 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (6.22%) SLA
3 18 (4.86%) NIST
4 15 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.97%) GDPR
5 11 (2.97%) ISO 14000
6 8 (2.16%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.62%) QA
8 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.81%) NCSC
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 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.27%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 102 (27.57%) Active Directory
2 75 (20.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (7.57%) Virtual Desktop
4 27 (7.30%) Docker
5 18 (4.86%) Hyper-V
6 15 (4.05%) Virtual Machines
6 15 (4.05%) vSphere
7 10 (2.70%) 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
1 113 (30.54%) Terraform
2 62 (16.76%) Kubernetes
3 59 (15.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 38 (10.27%) Ansible
5 18 (4.86%) SCCM
6 13 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.62%) Puppet
8 5 (1.35%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.81%) Autotask
10 2 (0.54%) Argo
10 2 (0.54%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.54%) Grafana
10 2 (0.54%) MaaS360
10 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 2 (0.54%) Packer
10 2 (0.54%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.54%) SCOM
10 2 (0.54%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.27%) QRadar
Vendors
1 178 (48.11%) Microsoft
2 79 (21.35%) VMware
3 24 (6.49%) Cisco
4 19 (5.14%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.59%) AppDynamics
5 17 (4.59%) Tenable
6 12 (3.24%) Apple
6 12 (3.24%) Meraki
6 12 (3.24%) ScienceLogic
6 12 (3.24%) Veeam
7 9 (2.43%) Google
8 8 (2.16%) Oracle
9 7 (1.89%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.62%) iManage
10 6 (1.62%) SAP
11 5 (1.35%) Aderant
11 5 (1.35%) SolarWinds
11 5 (1.35%) Zerto
12 4 (1.08%) Broadcom
12 4 (1.08%) Sage