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

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 452 414 379
Rank change year-on-year -38 -35 -194
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 377 308 553
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.62% 0.67%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.35% 1.92% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 251 225 443
10th Percentile £36,663 £37,500 £45,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -10.96%
75th Percentile £80,594 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £107,250
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 27,997 16,022 26,616
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.57% 32.11% 32.10%
Number of salaries quoted 18,449 11,136 19,203
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%
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 £54,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -1.82%

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 9 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 9 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 -41 324 £62,500 - 117
UK excluding London -57 230 £60,000 +9.09% 79
London -32 124 £80,000 +14.29% 59
Work from Home -54 92 £69,250 +17.87% 44
North of England -28 61 £47,500 -13.64% 25
South East -33 58 £60,000 -7.69% 30
Midlands -34 41 £60,000 +28.34% 8
North West +5 31 £44,250 -23.04% 9
South West -46 29 £53,750 +13.16% 1
East Midlands -21 23 £57,500 +29.94% 3
North East -36 21 £89,250 +42.80% 5
West Midlands -39 18 £60,000 +6.67% 5
Scotland +15 16 £53,400 -2.91% 6
East of England -33 11 £60,000 +39.53% 5
Yorkshire -54 9 £45,000 -5.26% 11
Wales -62 9 £50,871 +33.54% 3
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 35 (9.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (5.57%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.59%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (5.57%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (1.06%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.06%) Primavera
2 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 285 (75.60%) Azure
2 271 (71.88%) PaaS
3 138 (36.60%) SaaS
4 97 (25.73%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (18.83%) Entra ID
6 62 (16.45%) Azure DevOps
7 60 (15.92%) AWS
8 54 (14.32%) Azure AKS
8 54 (14.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 46 (12.20%) Serverless
10 42 (11.14%) Azure Key Vault
11 33 (8.75%) GitHub
12 29 (7.69%) Azure Functions
13 28 (7.43%) Azure Storage
14 22 (5.84%) Azure Monitor
15 19 (5.04%) Datadog
16 14 (3.71%) Power Platform
17 13 (3.45%) GitHub Actions
18 12 (3.18%) Cloud Computing
19 11 (2.92%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 88 (23.34%) DNS
2 61 (16.18%) Firewall
3 59 (15.65%) VPN
4 47 (12.47%) DHCP
5 26 (6.90%) VLAN
6 25 (6.63%) Wi-Fi
7 22 (5.84%) SAN
8 18 (4.77%) WAN
9 17 (4.51%) TCP/IP
10 9 (2.39%) LAN
10 9 (2.39%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.59%) Network Security
12 5 (1.33%) ATM
12 5 (1.33%) Multicast
12 5 (1.33%) SNMP
12 5 (1.33%) tcpdump
12 5 (1.33%) Wireshark
13 4 (1.06%) SSL
14 3 (0.80%) VoIP
15 2 (0.53%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (13.53%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.71%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.39%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.59%) Power BI
5 5 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.33%) Redis
6 4 (1.06%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (1.06%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.53%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.53%) Power Query
8 2 (0.53%) 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%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (6.90%) Git
2 17 (4.51%) Chocolatey
3 12 (3.18%) JIRA
4 5 (1.33%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.53%) Ant
5 2 (0.53%) Apache Ivy
5 2 (0.53%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.53%) Maven
5 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 106 (28.12%) Social Skills
2 81 (21.49%) Finance
3 54 (14.32%) Law
4 35 (9.28%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (6.37%) Banking
7 17 (4.51%) Legal
8 16 (4.24%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.18%) Marketing
9 12 (3.18%) Public Sector
9 12 (3.18%) Retail
10 11 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.59%) Games
11 6 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.33%) Automotive
12 5 (1.33%) Aviation
12 5 (1.33%) Spanish Language
13 4 (1.06%) Health Technology
13 4 (1.06%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 83 (22.02%) Azure Engineer
2 78 (20.69%) Architect
3 71 (18.83%) Cloud Engineer
4 68 (18.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 60 (15.92%) Senior
6 32 (8.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 30 (7.96%) Analyst
8 25 (6.63%) Solutions Architect
9 23 (6.10%) Azure Architect
10 22 (5.84%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 22 (5.84%) Senior Cloud Engineer
11 18 (4.77%) Infrastructure Architect
12 17 (4.51%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (4.24%) Enterprise Architect
13 16 (4.24%) IT Engineer
13 16 (4.24%) Lead
14 15 (3.98%) Cloud Architect
14 15 (3.98%) DevOps Engineer
15 14 (3.71%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (3.71%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.04%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.18%) YAML
3 6 (1.59%) .NET
3 6 (1.59%) Middleware
4 4 (1.06%) Node.js
5 3 (0.80%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.80%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.80%) SAML
5 3 (0.80%) SAP Basis
6 2 (0.53%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.53%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.53%) ASP.NET Core
6 2 (0.53%) FreeSWITCH
6 2 (0.53%) Kafka
6 2 (0.53%) REST
6 2 (0.53%) Web Services
7 1 (0.27%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.27%) Playwright
7 1 (0.27%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (16.71%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.22%) Hybrid Cloud
3 24 (6.37%) Security Posture
4 23 (6.10%) Public Cloud
5 22 (5.84%) Data Centre
6 20 (5.31%) Onboarding
7 19 (5.04%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (5.04%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (4.51%) Enterprise Cloud
9 16 (4.24%) Management Information System
10 13 (3.45%) Driving Licence
11 12 (3.18%) Podcast
12 11 (2.92%) Replication
13 9 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (1.86%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
15 5 (1.33%) AS400
15 5 (1.33%) iSeries
15 5 (1.33%) Product Ownership
16 4 (1.06%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 104 (27.59%) Windows
2 50 (13.26%) Windows Server
3 46 (12.20%) Linux
4 14 (3.71%) VMS
5 7 (1.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.59%) Unix
7 5 (1.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.06%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.06%) Solaris
8 4 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.53%) Debian
9 2 (0.53%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.27%) AIX
10 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (33.69%) Infrastructure as Code
2 123 (32.63%) DevOps
3 89 (23.61%) Disaster Recovery
4 84 (22.28%) CI/CD
5 82 (21.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 79 (20.95%) Agile
6 79 (20.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 74 (19.63%) Problem-Solving
8 67 (17.77%) High Availability
9 64 (16.98%) Root Cause Analysis
10 62 (16.45%) Cloud Security
11 57 (15.12%) Roadmaps
12 54 (14.32%) Analytics
13 53 (14.06%) Containerisation
14 51 (13.53%) Migration
15 44 (11.67%) AI
16 41 (10.88%) Mentoring
17 40 (10.61%) Computer Science
17 40 (10.61%) ITIL
18 38 (10.08%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 109 (28.91%) PowerShell
2 54 (14.32%) Bicep
3 39 (10.34%) Python
4 33 (8.75%) SQL
5 29 (7.69%) Bash
6 12 (3.18%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.59%) C#
7 6 (1.59%) Java
8 4 (1.06%) Go
9 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.53%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.53%) Ruby
10 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 93 (24.67%) Azure Certification
2 46 (12.20%) Degree
3 33 (8.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (8.49%) Security Cleared
5 26 (6.90%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.71%) CCNP
9 11 (2.92%) CISSP
10 7 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.59%) MCSE
11 6 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (1.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (1.06%) CISA
13 4 (1.06%) CRISC
14 3 (0.80%) AWS Certification
14 3 (0.80%) ICAEW
15 2 (0.53%) CCSK
15 2 (0.53%) CISM
15 2 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (6.37%) SLA
3 19 (5.04%) NIST
4 17 (4.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.92%) GDPR
5 11 (2.92%) ISO 14000
6 8 (2.12%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.86%) QA
8 5 (1.33%) NCSC
9 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.53%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.27%) GRC
11 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.27%) PMO
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 105 (27.85%) Active Directory
2 76 (20.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (7.69%) Docker
4 28 (7.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (4.77%) Hyper-V
6 15 (3.98%) Virtual Machines
6 15 (3.98%) vSphere
7 10 (2.65%) KVM
8 2 (0.53%) DFS Replication
8 2 (0.53%) Firmware
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 115 (30.50%) Terraform
2 64 (16.98%) Kubernetes
3 61 (16.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 40 (10.61%) Ansible
5 19 (5.04%) SCCM
6 13 (3.45%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.86%) Puppet
8 5 (1.33%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.80%) Autotask
9 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 3 (0.80%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.80%) SCOM
10 2 (0.53%) Argo
10 2 (0.53%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.53%) Grafana
10 2 (0.53%) MaaS360
10 2 (0.53%) Packer
10 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.53%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.53%) WSUS
Vendors
1 184 (48.81%) Microsoft
2 80 (21.22%) VMware
3 24 (6.37%) Cisco
4 19 (5.04%) Dynatrace
5 18 (4.77%) Tenable
6 17 (4.51%) AppDynamics
7 12 (3.18%) Apple
7 12 (3.18%) Meraki
7 12 (3.18%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (3.18%) Veeam
8 9 (2.39%) Google
8 9 (2.39%) Oracle
9 8 (2.12%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.59%) iManage
10 6 (1.59%) SAP
11 5 (1.33%) Aderant
11 5 (1.33%) SolarWinds
11 5 (1.33%) Zerto
12 4 (1.06%) Broadcom
12 4 (1.06%) Red Hat