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 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 428 275 306
Rank change year-on-year -153 +31 -62
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 287 442 843
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 1.08% 0.93%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.11% 2.92% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 205 245 725
10th Percentile £34,674 £46,250 £43,300
25th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - -
75th Percentile £77,424 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £96,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,500 £72,500 £62,783
% change year-on-year -19.31% +15.48% +5.47%

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 25,845 15,113 33,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.88% 36.93% 36.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13,749 11,071 26,523
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 5 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK

IaaS
Top 16 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 5 April 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 -149 249 £65,000 -9.71% 71
UK excluding London -170 171 £58,500 -19.31% 59
London -29 86 £82,250 +17.50% 23
Work from Home -39 69 £70,000 - 30
North of England -36 49 £47,085 -27.56% 11
South East -65 43 £60,000 -22.58% 24
Midlands -48 40 £51,792 -26.01% 9
North West -10 31 £52,500 -22.22% 9
West Midlands -28 24 £68,500 -5.52% 4
East Midlands -41 16 £33,500 -16.25% 5
East of England -24 13 £60,000 +26.32% 5
South West -136 12 £42,500 -33.33% 9
Scotland -29 10 £46,000 -12.38% 2
Yorkshire -55 10 £59,008 -7.44% 2
North East -17 8 £45,000 -30.77%
Channel Islands - 6 £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 19 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (5.57%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.74%) IIS
4 1 (0.35%) Apache
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.39%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.74%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.39%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.39%) Primavera
3 3 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.35%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 232 (80.84%) PaaS
2 210 (73.17%) Azure
3 128 (44.60%) SaaS
4 75 (26.13%) Microsoft 365
5 50 (17.42%) AWS
6 49 (17.07%) Entra ID
7 42 (14.63%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (9.06%) Azure AKS
9 25 (8.71%) GCP
10 22 (7.67%) Datadog
11 20 (6.97%) Power Platform
12 19 (6.62%) GitHub
12 19 (6.62%) Serverless
13 18 (6.27%) Azure Monitor
14 17 (5.92%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 14 (4.88%) Azure Storage
16 12 (4.18%) Azure Key Vault
17 11 (3.83%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 8 (2.79%) Cloud Computing
19 7 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 66 (23.00%) Firewall
2 57 (19.86%) DNS
3 44 (15.33%) VPN
4 37 (12.89%) DHCP
5 32 (11.15%) VLAN
6 23 (8.01%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (7.32%) SAN
8 19 (6.62%) TCP/IP
9 8 (2.79%) VoIP
10 7 (2.44%) ATM
10 7 (2.44%) Multicast
10 7 (2.44%) tcpdump
10 7 (2.44%) WAN
10 7 (2.44%) Wireshark
11 6 (2.09%) LAN
11 6 (2.09%) PuTTY
11 6 (2.09%) SSH
12 5 (1.74%) DMZ
12 5 (1.74%) Reverse Proxy
12 5 (1.74%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (18.47%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.44%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.09%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.74%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.39%) Power BI
5 4 (1.39%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.70%) Big Data
7 2 (0.70%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.35%) Metadata
8 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 18 (6.27%) Chocolatey
2 13 (4.53%) JIRA
3 7 (2.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (2.09%) Git
5 4 (1.39%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.70%) Selenium
7 1 (0.35%) GitLab
General
1 88 (30.66%) Social Skills
2 72 (25.09%) Finance
3 40 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (9.76%) Law
5 24 (8.36%) Banking
6 22 (7.67%) Legal
7 11 (3.83%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.14%) Billing
8 9 (3.14%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.44%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.44%) Automotive
10 6 (2.09%) Spanish Language
11 5 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.74%) Marketing
12 4 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.39%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.05%) Retail
14 2 (0.70%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 75 (26.13%) Cloud Engineer
2 67 (23.34%) Architect
3 66 (23.00%) Azure Engineer
4 55 (19.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 53 (18.47%) Senior
6 27 (9.41%) Solutions Architect
7 26 (9.06%) Senior Cloud Engineer
8 24 (8.36%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 24 (8.36%) IT Engineer
9 23 (8.01%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 22 (7.67%) Support Engineer
11 16 (5.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 15 (5.23%) Analyst
12 15 (5.23%) IT Support
12 15 (5.23%) IT Technician
13 14 (4.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 14 (4.88%) Security Engineer
14 13 (4.53%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
14 13 (4.53%) Lead
15 11 (3.83%) GCP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.79%) ARM Templates
2 6 (2.09%) .NET
2 6 (2.09%) Middleware
3 5 (1.74%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.39%) YAML
5 3 (1.05%) .NET Core
5 3 (1.05%) CSS
5 3 (1.05%) HTML
5 3 (1.05%) RESTful
6 2 (0.70%) Kafka
6 2 (0.70%) Node.js
6 2 (0.70%) Playwright
7 1 (0.35%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.35%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.35%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.35%) FastAPI
7 1 (0.35%) OAuth
7 1 (0.35%) pytest
7 1 (0.35%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.35%) React
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.89%) Cloud Native
2 31 (10.80%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (6.62%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (6.62%) Management Information System
4 15 (5.23%) Security Posture
5 13 (4.53%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.83%) Hedge funds
7 8 (2.79%) Data Centre
8 7 (2.44%) PKI
8 7 (2.44%) Replication
9 6 (2.09%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.09%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.09%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.39%) IoT
11 3 (1.05%) Enterprise Storage
12 2 (0.70%) AI Agents
12 2 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.70%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 76 (26.48%) Windows
2 42 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 35 (12.20%) Linux
4 14 (4.88%) Unix
5 11 (3.83%) VMS
6 7 (2.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.74%) Debian
7 5 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.39%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.70%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.70%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.35%) Android
10 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (29.27%) DevOps
2 74 (25.78%) Infrastructure as Code
3 71 (24.74%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (20.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 57 (19.86%) Agile
6 51 (17.77%) CI/CD
7 41 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 40 (13.94%) AI
8 40 (13.94%) ITIL
9 38 (13.24%) Disaster Recovery
10 37 (12.89%) Computer Science
11 36 (12.54%) Cloud Security
11 36 (12.54%) Enterprise Architecture
12 33 (11.50%) Containerisation
12 33 (11.50%) Roadmaps
13 32 (11.15%) Information Security
14 29 (10.10%) Cybersecurity
14 29 (10.10%) Identity Access Management
14 29 (10.10%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (9.76%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 57 (19.86%) PowerShell
2 40 (13.94%) Python
3 31 (10.80%) SQL
4 23 (8.01%) Bash
5 22 (7.67%) Bicep
6 6 (2.09%) C#
6 6 (2.09%) DCL
6 6 (2.09%) Tcl
7 3 (1.05%) Google Apps Script
7 3 (1.05%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.70%) Java
8 2 (0.70%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (16.03%) Azure Certification
2 44 (15.33%) Degree
3 31 (10.80%) Security Cleared
4 30 (10.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (7.67%) SC Cleared
6 18 (6.27%) CISSP
7 16 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (3.83%) CCSK
9 8 (2.79%) CCNP
9 8 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (2.09%) AWS Certification
11 6 (2.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.09%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (2.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.74%) CISA
12 5 (1.74%) CRISC
12 5 (1.74%) MCSE
13 4 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.32%) SLA
2 12 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.83%) QA
4 10 (3.48%) NIST
5 8 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.09%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.74%) GDPR
8 3 (1.05%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.70%) NCSC
10 1 (0.35%) GRC
10 1 (0.35%) IFRS
10 1 (0.35%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.35%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.35%) Solvency II
System Software
1 65 (22.65%) Active Directory
2 45 (15.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (11.50%) Docker
4 17 (5.92%) Hyper-V
5 13 (4.53%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (4.18%) KVM
7 11 (3.83%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (3.14%) vSphere
9 4 (1.39%) vCloud
10 2 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 70 (24.39%) Terraform
2 46 (16.03%) Kubernetes
3 42 (14.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (9.06%) Ansible
5 23 (8.01%) SCCM
6 13 (4.53%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (3.48%) Puppet
8 6 (2.09%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.39%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (1.05%) Autotask
10 3 (1.05%) CASB
11 2 (0.70%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.70%) Packer
11 2 (0.70%) VxRail
12 1 (0.35%) Argo
12 1 (0.35%) Data Guard
12 1 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.35%) Nessus
12 1 (0.35%) SCOM
Vendors
1 135 (47.04%) Microsoft
2 56 (19.51%) VMware
3 20 (6.97%) Google
4 19 (6.62%) Tenable
5 18 (6.27%) AppDynamics
5 18 (6.27%) Dynatrace
6 10 (3.48%) Cisco
6 10 (3.48%) Veeam
7 9 (3.14%) Oracle
8 7 (2.44%) BiZZdesign
8 7 (2.44%) Palo Alto
8 7 (2.44%) ServiceNow
9 6 (2.09%) Apple
9 6 (2.09%) Databricks
9 6 (2.09%) Fortinet
9 6 (2.09%) Meraki
9 6 (2.09%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.74%) Zerto
11 4 (1.39%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (1.39%) Sage