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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 418 281 307
Rank change year-on-year -137 +26 -62
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 299 443 841
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 1.08% 0.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.13% 2.93% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 211 243 722
10th Percentile £34,674 £44,000 £42,550
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,300 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - -
75th Percentile £76,212 £86,875 £90,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £71,991 £62,783
% change year-on-year -20.13% +14.67% +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 26,356 15,132 33,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.79% 37.02% 36.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,908 11,073 26,652
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 £102,500 £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 9 April 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 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 -152 261 £64,000 -8.57% 71
UK excluding London -171 179 £57,500 -20.13% 59
London -20 91 £82,250 +17.50% 23
Work from Home -23 70 £70,000 - 30
North of England -56 49 £46,042 -27.78% 11
South East -58 46 £60,000 -22.58% 24
Midlands -52 40 £51,792 -23.27% 9
North West -17 31 £52,500 -22.22% 9
West Midlands -34 24 £68,500 -2.14% 4
East Midlands -52 16 £33,500 -16.25% 5
South West -129 16 £42,500 -33.33% 9
East of England -27 13 £60,000 +26.32% 5
Yorkshire -61 11 £47,085 -24.66% 2
Scotland -8 10 £46,000 -12.38% 2
North East -28 7 £45,000 -30.77%
Channel Islands - 6 £75,000 -
Wales -32 1 - - 1

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 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (5.69%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.01%) IIS
4 1 (0.33%) Apache
4 1 (0.33%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.67%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.67%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.34%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.34%) Primavera
3 3 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.33%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 241 (80.60%) PaaS
2 216 (72.24%) Azure
3 130 (43.48%) SaaS
4 78 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (17.73%) Entra ID
6 52 (17.39%) AWS
7 40 (13.38%) Azure DevOps
8 27 (9.03%) Azure AKS
8 27 (9.03%) GCP
9 23 (7.69%) Serverless
10 22 (7.36%) Datadog
11 20 (6.69%) Power Platform
12 19 (6.35%) GitHub
13 18 (6.02%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 17 (5.69%) Azure Monitor
15 14 (4.68%) Azure Storage
16 12 (4.01%) Azure Key Vault
17 11 (3.68%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 9 (3.01%) Cloud Computing
19 8 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 70 (23.41%) Firewall
2 60 (20.07%) DNS
3 47 (15.72%) VPN
4 40 (13.38%) DHCP
5 35 (11.71%) VLAN
6 24 (8.03%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (7.02%) SAN
8 20 (6.69%) TCP/IP
9 10 (3.34%) WAN
10 8 (2.68%) LAN
10 8 (2.68%) VoIP
11 7 (2.34%) ATM
11 7 (2.34%) Multicast
11 7 (2.34%) tcpdump
11 7 (2.34%) Wireshark
12 6 (2.01%) PuTTY
12 6 (2.01%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.01%) SSH
13 5 (1.67%) DMZ
13 5 (1.67%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (19.06%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.68%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.01%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.67%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (1.34%) Power BI
6 4 (1.34%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.67%) Big Data
8 2 (0.67%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.67%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.33%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.33%) Metadata
9 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 18 (6.02%) Chocolatey
2 14 (4.68%) JIRA
3 7 (2.34%) Git
3 7 (2.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.67%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.67%) Selenium
6 1 (0.33%) GitLab
General
1 93 (31.10%) Social Skills
2 75 (25.08%) Finance
3 42 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (9.36%) Law
5 24 (8.03%) Banking
6 22 (7.36%) Legal
7 12 (4.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.01%) Billing
9 9 (3.01%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.34%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.34%) Automotive
11 6 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.01%) Spanish Language
12 5 (1.67%) Marketing
12 5 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.34%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.00%) Retail
15 2 (0.67%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 74 (24.75%) Cloud Engineer
2 70 (23.41%) Architect
3 65 (21.74%) Azure Engineer
4 60 (20.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 58 (19.40%) Senior
6 29 (9.70%) Solutions Architect
7 27 (9.03%) Senior Cloud Engineer
8 25 (8.36%) IT Engineer
9 24 (8.03%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (8.03%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 23 (7.69%) Support Engineer
11 17 (5.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (5.35%) Analyst
13 15 (5.02%) IT Support
13 15 (5.02%) IT Technician
14 14 (4.68%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 14 (4.68%) Lead
14 14 (4.68%) Security Engineer
15 13 (4.35%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
15 13 (4.35%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.01%) ARM Templates
2 6 (2.01%) .NET
2 6 (2.01%) Middleware
3 5 (1.67%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.67%) YAML
4 3 (1.00%) .NET Core
4 3 (1.00%) CSS
4 3 (1.00%) HTML
4 3 (1.00%) Node.js
4 3 (1.00%) RESTful
5 2 (0.67%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.67%) Kafka
5 2 (0.67%) Playwright
6 1 (0.33%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.33%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.33%) FastAPI
6 1 (0.33%) OAuth
6 1 (0.33%) pytest
6 1 (0.33%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 40 (13.38%) Cloud Native
2 31 (10.37%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (7.02%) Management Information System
4 19 (6.35%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (5.02%) Security Posture
6 13 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (3.68%) Hedge funds
8 8 (2.68%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.68%) Replication
9 7 (2.34%) Onboarding
9 7 (2.34%) PKI
9 7 (2.34%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.34%) IoT
12 3 (1.00%) Enterprise Storage
13 2 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
13 2 (0.67%) BYOD
13 2 (0.67%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 80 (26.76%) Windows
2 45 (15.05%) Windows Server
3 37 (12.37%) Linux
4 15 (5.02%) Unix
5 10 (3.34%) VMS
6 8 (2.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (2.01%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.67%) Debian
9 4 (1.34%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.67%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.67%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.33%) Android
11 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (29.10%) DevOps
2 78 (26.09%) Infrastructure as Code
3 74 (24.75%) Problem-Solving
4 67 (22.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 59 (19.73%) Agile
6 55 (18.39%) CI/CD
7 43 (14.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (13.71%) AI
8 41 (13.71%) ITIL
9 40 (13.38%) Computer Science
9 40 (13.38%) Disaster Recovery
10 38 (12.71%) Cloud Security
10 38 (12.71%) Enterprise Architecture
11 34 (11.37%) Containerisation
11 34 (11.37%) Information Security
11 34 (11.37%) Roadmaps
12 31 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
12 31 (10.37%) Identity Access Management
12 31 (10.37%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (9.70%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 60 (20.07%) PowerShell
2 43 (14.38%) Python
3 32 (10.70%) SQL
4 24 (8.03%) Bash
4 24 (8.03%) Bicep
5 6 (2.01%) C#
5 6 (2.01%) DCL
5 6 (2.01%) Tcl
6 3 (1.00%) Google Apps Script
6 3 (1.00%) Java
6 3 (1.00%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.67%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 48 (16.05%) Degree
2 46 (15.38%) Azure Certification
3 33 (11.04%) Security Cleared
4 32 (10.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (8.03%) SC Cleared
6 18 (6.02%) CISSP
7 17 (5.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (3.68%) CCSK
9 8 (2.68%) CCNP
9 8 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (2.34%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (2.01%) AWS Certification
11 6 (2.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.01%) MCSE
11 6 (2.01%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.67%) CISA
12 5 (1.67%) CRISC
12 5 (1.67%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.02%) SLA
2 16 (5.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.68%) NIST
3 11 (3.68%) QA
4 8 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (2.68%) GDPR
5 7 (2.34%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.00%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.67%) NCSC
7 2 (0.67%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.33%) GRC
8 1 (0.33%) IFRS
8 1 (0.33%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.33%) Solvency II
System Software
1 69 (23.08%) Active Directory
2 46 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (11.37%) Docker
4 18 (6.02%) Hyper-V
5 14 (4.68%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (4.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (4.01%) KVM
8 9 (3.01%) vSphere
9 4 (1.34%) vCloud
10 2 (0.67%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 72 (24.08%) Terraform
2 47 (15.72%) Kubernetes
3 45 (15.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (8.70%) Ansible
5 23 (7.69%) SCCM
6 13 (4.35%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (3.34%) Puppet
8 6 (2.01%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.34%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (1.00%) Autotask
10 3 (1.00%) CASB
10 3 (1.00%) Packer
11 2 (0.67%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.67%) VxRail
12 1 (0.33%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.33%) Data Guard
12 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.33%) Nessus
12 1 (0.33%) SCOM
Vendors
1 142 (47.49%) Microsoft
2 57 (19.06%) VMware
3 22 (7.36%) Google
4 19 (6.35%) Dynatrace
4 19 (6.35%) Tenable
5 18 (6.02%) AppDynamics
6 11 (3.68%) Veeam
7 10 (3.34%) Cisco
8 9 (3.01%) Oracle
9 7 (2.34%) BiZZdesign
9 7 (2.34%) Palo Alto
9 7 (2.34%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.01%) Apple
10 6 (2.01%) Databricks
10 6 (2.01%) Fortinet
10 6 (2.01%) Meraki
10 6 (2.01%) SolarWinds
11 5 (1.67%) Zerto
12 4 (1.34%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (1.34%) Sage