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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 456 422 377
Rank change year-on-year -34 -45 -202
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 365 294 545
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.59% 0.66%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.31% 1.84% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 244 215 416
10th Percentile £40,808 £37,302 £46,875
25th Percentile £48,906 £46,250 £50,117
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% -6.15% -10.34%
75th Percentile £80,141 £79,375 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -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 27,792 15,944 26,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.85% 31.95% 31.64%
Number of salaries quoted 18,451 10,976 18,640
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £43,528
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
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 20 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 20 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 -52 321 £62,500 - 59
UK excluding London -54 223 £60,000 +9.09% 57
London -32 121 £78,125 +11.61% 28
Work from Home -47 92 £69,607 +16.01% 29
North of England -19 61 £51,000 -13.56% 15
South East -23 57 £60,000 -1.64% 22
Midlands -26 42 £60,000 +31.87% 7
South West -57 28 £42,500 -10.53% 2
North West -4 27 £44,250 -23.04% 6
East Midlands -20 23 £57,500 +25.00% 2
North East -44 21 £89,250 +37.31% 3
West Midlands -34 19 £60,000 +33.33% 5
Scotland +8 14 £53,400 -2.91% 8
Yorkshire -42 13 £51,000 +7.37% 6
East of England -24 10 £60,000 +39.53% 2
Wales -61 9 £50,871 +33.54% 2
Channel Islands - 2 £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 35 (9.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (7.40%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.64%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (6.03%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (1.10%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.10%) Primavera
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 274 (75.07%) Azure
2 266 (72.88%) PaaS
3 137 (37.53%) SaaS
4 91 (24.93%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (18.90%) Entra ID
6 65 (17.81%) AWS
7 62 (16.99%) Azure DevOps
8 55 (15.07%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 54 (14.79%) Azure AKS
10 44 (12.05%) Azure Key Vault
10 44 (12.05%) Serverless
11 33 (9.04%) GitHub
12 30 (8.22%) Azure Functions
13 28 (7.67%) Azure Monitor
13 28 (7.67%) Azure Storage
14 18 (4.93%) Datadog
15 15 (4.11%) GCP
16 14 (3.84%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (3.84%) Microsoft Purview
17 13 (3.56%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 91 (24.93%) DNS
2 59 (16.16%) Firewall
3 58 (15.89%) VPN
4 48 (13.15%) DHCP
5 25 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (6.58%) VLAN
7 22 (6.03%) SAN
8 21 (5.75%) WAN
9 13 (3.56%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.29%) LAN
10 12 (3.29%) SD-WAN
11 7 (1.92%) Network Security
12 5 (1.37%) SNMP
13 4 (1.10%) SSL
14 3 (0.82%) ATM
14 3 (0.82%) Multicast
14 3 (0.82%) tcpdump
14 3 (0.82%) Wireshark
15 2 (0.55%) NAS
15 2 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (13.15%) SQL Server
2 16 (4.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.64%) Power BI
5 5 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.37%) Redis
6 4 (1.10%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (1.10%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.82%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.55%) Power Query
8 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (7.12%) Git
2 16 (4.38%) Chocolatey
3 12 (3.29%) JIRA
4 5 (1.37%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.55%) Ant
5 2 (0.55%) Apache Ivy
5 2 (0.55%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.55%) Maven
6 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 96 (26.30%) Social Skills
2 77 (21.10%) Finance
3 52 (14.25%) Law
4 34 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (9.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.30%) Banking
7 20 (5.48%) Public Sector
8 19 (5.21%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (3.56%) Legal
9 13 (3.56%) Retail
10 10 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.47%) Marketing
12 6 (1.64%) Games
13 5 (1.37%) Aviation
13 5 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.10%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.82%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.82%) Automotive
15 3 (0.82%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.55%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 83 (22.74%) Azure Engineer
2 80 (21.92%) Architect
3 65 (17.81%) Senior
4 63 (17.26%) Cloud Engineer
4 63 (17.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 32 (8.77%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 30 (8.22%) Analyst
7 24 (6.58%) Azure Architect
8 22 (6.03%) Infrastructure Analyst
9 20 (5.48%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 20 (5.48%) Infrastructure Architect
10 18 (4.93%) Enterprise Architect
10 18 (4.93%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 18 (4.93%) Solutions Architect
11 17 (4.66%) Lead
12 16 (4.38%) Cloud Architect
12 16 (4.38%) DevOps Engineer
12 16 (4.38%) IT Engineer
13 13 (3.56%) Account Manager
13 13 (3.56%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (31.51%) Terraform
2 19 (5.21%) ARM Templates
3 12 (3.29%) Middleware
4 11 (3.01%) YAML
5 6 (1.64%) .NET
6 4 (1.10%) Node.js
7 3 (0.82%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.82%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.82%) SAML
7 3 (0.82%) SAP Basis
8 2 (0.55%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.55%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.55%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.55%) Kafka
8 2 (0.55%) REST
8 2 (0.55%) Web Services
9 1 (0.27%) ADO
9 1 (0.27%) JSON
9 1 (0.27%) Playwright
9 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.16%) Cloud Native
2 30 (8.22%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (6.85%) Public Cloud
4 22 (6.03%) Data Centre
5 21 (5.75%) Security Posture
6 20 (5.48%) Onboarding
7 19 (5.21%) Enterprise Cloud
8 18 (4.93%) Cyber Threat
9 13 (3.56%) Driving Licence
10 12 (3.29%) Management Information System
10 12 (3.29%) Podcast
11 11 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (2.19%) Linux Command Line
13 8 (2.19%) Replication
14 7 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
15 6 (1.64%) Product Ownership
16 5 (1.37%) AS400
16 5 (1.37%) iSeries
17 4 (1.10%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 99 (27.12%) Windows
2 47 (12.88%) Windows Server
3 42 (11.51%) Linux
4 15 (4.11%) VMS
5 6 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.37%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.10%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.10%) Solaris
7 4 (1.10%) Unix
7 4 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.55%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.27%) AIX
9 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (34.79%) Infrastructure as Code
2 123 (33.70%) DevOps
3 97 (26.58%) Disaster Recovery
4 84 (23.01%) CI/CD
5 82 (22.47%) Agile
6 77 (21.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 75 (20.55%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (18.63%) High Availability
10 66 (18.08%) Root Cause Analysis
11 61 (16.71%) Cloud Security
12 60 (16.44%) Analytics
13 56 (15.34%) Roadmaps
14 55 (15.07%) Migration
15 53 (14.52%) Containerisation
16 48 (13.15%) AI
17 45 (12.33%) Mentoring
18 44 (12.05%) ITIL
19 42 (11.51%) Computer Science
20 36 (9.86%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 109 (29.86%) PowerShell
2 53 (14.52%) Bicep
3 35 (9.59%) Python
3 35 (9.59%) SQL
4 27 (7.40%) Bash
5 12 (3.29%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.64%) Java
7 5 (1.37%) C#
8 4 (1.10%) Go
9 2 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.55%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.55%) Ruby
10 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 91 (24.93%) Azure Certification
2 45 (12.33%) Degree
3 31 (8.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (8.22%) Security Cleared
5 24 (6.58%) SC Cleared
6 19 (5.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (3.29%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (3.01%) CCNP
9 8 (2.19%) CISSP
10 5 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.10%) CISA
11 4 (1.10%) CRISC
12 3 (0.82%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.82%) ICAEW
12 3 (0.82%) MCSE
13 2 (0.55%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.55%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (6.58%) SLA
3 17 (4.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (4.66%) NIST
4 11 (3.01%) ISO 14000
5 10 (2.74%) GDPR
6 7 (1.92%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.64%) QA
8 5 (1.37%) NCSC
9 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.55%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.55%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.27%) GRC
11 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.27%) PMO
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 103 (28.22%) Active Directory
2 74 (20.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (7.12%) Docker
4 25 (6.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (4.93%) Hyper-V
6 16 (4.38%) vSphere
7 15 (4.11%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (1.37%) KVM
9 2 (0.55%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.55%) Firmware
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 61 (16.71%) Kubernetes
2 56 (15.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 41 (11.23%) Ansible
4 19 (5.21%) SCCM
5 13 (3.56%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.37%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.37%) Puppet
7 4 (1.10%) Progress Chef
7 4 (1.10%) SCOM
8 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.55%) Argo
9 2 (0.55%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.55%) Grafana
9 2 (0.55%) MaaS360
9 2 (0.55%) Packer
9 2 (0.55%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.55%) WhatsUp Gold
9 2 (0.55%) WSUS
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.27%) QRadar
Vendors
1 178 (48.77%) Microsoft
2 79 (21.64%) VMware
3 24 (6.58%) Cisco
4 18 (4.93%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.66%) Tenable
6 16 (4.38%) AppDynamics
7 13 (3.56%) Google
8 12 (3.29%) ScienceLogic
9 9 (2.47%) Meraki
9 9 (2.47%) Oracle
9 9 (2.47%) Veeam
10 8 (2.19%) ServiceNow
11 7 (1.92%) Apple
12 6 (1.64%) Adobe
13 5 (1.37%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.10%) Broadcom
14 4 (1.10%) iManage
14 4 (1.10%) Red Hat
14 4 (1.10%) Sage
14 4 (1.10%) SAP