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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 432 269 249
Rank change year-on-year -163 -20 0
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 238 593 832
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.12% 1.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.13% 3.09% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 171 301 681
10th Percentile £38,000 £49,750 £47,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £56,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,073
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% -0.10% +3.81%
75th Percentile £76,837 £82,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £71,991 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.18% +10.76% +9.20%

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 21,078 19,217 26,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.61% 36.39% 39.20%
Number of salaries quoted 11,479 11,263 21,698
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 25 January 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 25 January 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 -160 208 £62,500 -11.97% 134
UK excluding London -151 127 £62,500 -13.18% 123
Work from Home -24 80 £67,000 -2.90% 27
London -44 76 £65,000 -10.34% 28
North of England +20 45 £65,000 - 18
North West +25 28 £60,000 +20.00% 4
South East -54 28 £67,500 -10.00% 44
Midlands -11 20 £58,750 -21.67% 19
West Midlands +8 17 £60,000 -20.00% 5
South West -109 17 £58,500 -13.33% 19
East of England -1 10 £55,000 +10.00% 14
North East +8 9 £72,500 +11.54% 3
Yorkshire -20 8 £66,216 +1.87% 11
Scotland -26 5 £65,000 +18.18% 5
East Midlands -7 3 £45,000 +12.50% 12
Northern Ireland -13 1 £64,000 +21.90% 2
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 33 (13.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (8.40%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.36%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) Apache
4 1 (0.42%) SAS
Business Applications
1 9 (3.78%) SAP FS
2 4 (1.68%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.84%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 209 (87.82%) PaaS
2 182 (76.47%) Azure
3 121 (50.84%) SaaS
4 72 (30.25%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (22.27%) Entra ID
6 52 (21.85%) AWS
7 35 (14.71%) Azure DevOps
8 27 (11.34%) GCP
9 24 (10.08%) Azure Monitor
10 21 (8.82%) Power Platform
11 20 (8.40%) Serverless
12 15 (6.30%) GitHub
13 14 (5.88%) Azure AKS
14 12 (5.04%) Datadog
15 10 (4.20%) Azure Sentinel
16 7 (2.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 7 (2.94%) Azure Stack
16 7 (2.94%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (2.94%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 6 (2.52%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 63 (26.47%) Firewall
2 53 (22.27%) VPN
3 44 (18.49%) DNS
4 32 (13.45%) DHCP
5 24 (10.08%) VLAN
6 15 (6.30%) TCP/IP
7 13 (5.46%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (5.04%) SAN
9 11 (4.62%) WAN
10 9 (3.78%) PuTTY
10 9 (3.78%) SSH
11 8 (3.36%) LAN
11 8 (3.36%) Network Security
11 8 (3.36%) VoIP
12 7 (2.94%) SD-WAN
13 5 (2.10%) SSL
14 4 (1.68%) DMZ
14 4 (1.68%) STUN
15 3 (1.26%) NAS
16 2 (0.84%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (10.08%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.94%) Data Lake
3 5 (2.10%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.68%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.68%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.26%) Power BI
6 1 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.42%) Big Data
6 1 (0.42%) Metadata
6 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.20%) JIRA
2 8 (3.36%) Chocolatey
3 5 (2.10%) Git
3 5 (2.10%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.84%) GitLab
4 2 (0.84%) Selenium
5 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 91 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 50 (21.01%) Finance
3 35 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (9.24%) Law
5 19 (7.98%) Legal
6 17 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 13 (5.46%) Banking
8 11 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.78%) Billing
9 9 (3.78%) Dutch Language
9 9 (3.78%) French Language
9 9 (3.78%) Games
9 9 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (3.36%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.84%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.84%) Marketing
12 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.42%) Police
Job Titles
1 70 (29.41%) Architect
2 60 (25.21%) Cloud Engineer
3 44 (18.49%) Azure Engineer
4 41 (17.23%) Senior
5 34 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 33 (13.87%) Support Engineer
7 21 (8.82%) Lead
8 19 (7.98%) Solutions Architect
9 17 (7.14%) Azure Architect
9 17 (7.14%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (6.30%) Senior Cloud Engineer
11 14 (5.88%) IT Engineer
12 13 (5.46%) Analyst
12 13 (5.46%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (5.04%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (5.04%) IT Architect
14 11 (4.62%) Cloud Architect
14 11 (4.62%) Lead Architect
14 11 (4.62%) Technical Support
15 10 (4.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.52%) RESTful
2 5 (2.10%) .NET
2 5 (2.10%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.68%) FreeSWITCH
3 4 (1.68%) Middleware
4 3 (1.26%) CSS
4 3 (1.26%) HTML
4 3 (1.26%) Node.js
5 2 (0.84%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.84%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.84%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.84%) Kafka
5 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.84%) Playwright
5 2 (0.84%) pytest
5 2 (0.84%) React
5 2 (0.84%) Web Services
6 1 (0.42%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.42%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.42%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (18.07%) Enterprise Software
2 37 (15.55%) Cloud Native
3 15 (6.30%) Hybrid Cloud
3 15 (6.30%) Management Information System
4 12 (5.04%) Data Centre
5 10 (4.20%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (4.20%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.78%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (3.78%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (3.36%) Onboarding
7 8 (3.36%) PKI
7 8 (3.36%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.94%) Hedge funds
9 4 (1.68%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (1.68%) IoT
10 3 (1.26%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.84%) Clustering
11 2 (0.84%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.84%) Replication
11 2 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 69 (28.99%) Windows
2 44 (18.49%) Windows Server
3 38 (15.97%) Linux
4 15 (6.30%) VMS
5 10 (4.20%) Unix
6 4 (1.68%) Debian
6 4 (1.68%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.68%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.26%) Android
8 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.42%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (35.29%) DevOps
2 74 (31.09%) Infrastructure as Code
3 55 (23.11%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (20.59%) CI/CD
5 42 (17.65%) AI
5 42 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (17.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 39 (16.39%) ITIL
7 39 (16.39%) Microservices
8 36 (15.13%) Project Delivery
9 35 (14.71%) Agile
9 35 (14.71%) Disaster Recovery
10 33 (13.87%) Continuous Improvement
11 32 (13.45%) Migration
12 29 (12.18%) Analytics
13 28 (11.76%) Containerisation
14 26 (10.92%) Enterprise Architecture
14 26 (10.92%) Roadmaps
15 25 (10.50%) Computer Science
15 25 (10.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 56 (23.53%) PowerShell
2 31 (13.03%) SQL
3 29 (12.18%) Python
4 26 (10.92%) Bicep
5 20 (8.40%) Bash
6 9 (3.78%) DCL
6 9 (3.78%) Tcl
7 4 (1.68%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.26%) C#
8 3 (1.26%) Java
9 2 (0.84%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.84%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.42%) PHP
10 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (17.23%) Degree
2 35 (14.71%) Azure Certification
2 35 (14.71%) Security Cleared
3 25 (10.50%) SC Cleared
4 23 (9.66%) Computer Science Degree
4 23 (9.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (3.36%) CISSP
6 7 (2.94%) CCSK
7 6 (2.52%) AWS Certification
7 6 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.52%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 5 (2.10%) CCNA
9 3 (1.26%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.84%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.42%) CISA
11 1 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.42%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.46%) SLA
4 10 (4.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (3.78%) IFRS
5 9 (3.78%) IFRS 17
5 9 (3.78%) QA
5 9 (3.78%) Solvency II
6 7 (2.94%) NIST
7 4 (1.68%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.26%) GDPR
8 3 (1.26%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.26%) NCSC
9 2 (0.84%) GRC
10 1 (0.42%) Data Quality
System Software
1 62 (26.05%) Active Directory
2 37 (15.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (14.71%) Docker
4 27 (11.34%) Hyper-V
5 18 (7.56%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (3.78%) vSphere
7 8 (3.36%) vCloud
8 4 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.26%) Kamailio
9 3 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.84%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.42%) KVM
11 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 68 (28.57%) Terraform
2 35 (14.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (13.03%) Kubernetes
4 15 (6.30%) Ansible
4 15 (6.30%) SCCM
5 8 (3.36%) Puppet
5 8 (3.36%) SCOM
6 6 (2.52%) Autotask
7 4 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.68%) vCenter Server
8 3 (1.26%) VxRail
9 2 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.84%) CASB
9 2 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.84%) Packer
9 2 (0.84%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.42%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.42%) Grafana
10 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 126 (52.94%) Microsoft
2 49 (20.59%) VMware
3 21 (8.82%) Google
4 13 (5.46%) Fortinet
4 13 (5.46%) Palo Alto
5 11 (4.62%) BiZZdesign
6 10 (4.20%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (4.20%) SAP
7 9 (3.78%) AppDynamics
7 9 (3.78%) Cisco
7 9 (3.78%) Duck Creek
7 9 (3.78%) Guidewire
7 9 (3.78%) Oracle
7 9 (3.78%) Tenable
8 8 (3.36%) Dynatrace
9 6 (2.52%) Databricks
9 6 (2.52%) SolarWinds
10 5 (2.10%) Citrix
10 5 (2.10%) ServiceNow
10 5 (2.10%) Veeam