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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 430 402 373
Rank change year-on-year -28 -29 -161
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 361 311 714
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.65% 0.68%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.36% 1.99% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 251 220 592
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £66,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -2.62% -7.93%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £91,375 £98,375 £107,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.00%

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 26,490 15,629 34,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.26% 32.65% 33.20%
Number of salaries quoted 17,277 10,901 26,573
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,625 £30,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.35%
75th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £51,364
% change year-on-year +4.76% +2.21% -6.61%

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 July 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 5 July 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 -38 312 £60,750 -7.60% 105
UK excluding London -47 214 £60,000 - 73
London -5 119 £78,125 +11.61% 54
Work from Home -23 99 £68,500 +14.17% 39
South East -29 65 £60,000 -18.92% 36
North of England -22 47 £45,000 -22.08% 12
Midlands -43 36 £58,750 -14.55% 12
South West -49 30 £52,500 +10.53% 6
North West +1 24 £34,500 -48.89% 5
East Midlands -24 21 £57,500 +39.39% 5
East of England -16 15 £60,000 +32.60% 3
West Midlands -38 15 £61,500 -12.14% 7
Scotland +21 14 £46,000 -16.36% 5
North East -31 13 £45,000 -26.23% 3
Yorkshire -40 10 £46,042 -3.07% 4
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
Wales -57 4 £65,000 +70.63% 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 28 (7.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (4.99%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.83%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (5.26%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.39%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.11%) Primavera
3 3 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 278 (77.01%) Azure
2 274 (75.90%) PaaS
3 123 (34.07%) SaaS
4 83 (22.99%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (18.84%) Entra ID
6 60 (16.62%) Azure AKS
6 60 (16.62%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (14.96%) AWS
8 53 (14.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 44 (12.19%) Serverless
10 40 (11.08%) Azure Key Vault
11 38 (10.53%) GitHub
12 30 (8.31%) Azure Storage
13 28 (7.76%) Azure Monitor
14 26 (7.20%) Azure Functions
15 19 (5.26%) Datadog
16 14 (3.88%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (3.88%) Power Platform
17 13 (3.60%) AWS CloudFormation
17 13 (3.60%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 77 (21.33%) DNS
2 65 (18.01%) Firewall
3 63 (17.45%) VPN
4 39 (10.80%) DHCP
5 35 (9.70%) VLAN
6 25 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
7 22 (6.09%) SAN
8 19 (5.26%) TCP/IP
9 14 (3.88%) WAN
10 9 (2.49%) LAN
11 8 (2.22%) VoIP
12 7 (1.94%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.66%) ATM
13 6 (1.66%) Multicast
13 6 (1.66%) Network Security
13 6 (1.66%) tcpdump
13 6 (1.66%) Wireshark
14 5 (1.39%) DMZ
14 5 (1.39%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.39%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (16.07%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.16%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.39%) Power BI
5 5 (1.39%) Redis
6 4 (1.11%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.83%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.55%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.55%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.28%) Big Data
9 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (6.37%) Git
2 17 (4.71%) Chocolatey
3 12 (3.32%) JIRA
4 7 (1.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (1.11%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.83%) Selenium
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.28%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 102 (28.25%) Social Skills
2 84 (23.27%) Finance
3 49 (13.57%) Law
4 36 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.37%) Banking
7 13 (3.60%) Legal
8 12 (3.32%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.77%) Marketing
10 9 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (1.94%) Retail
12 6 (1.66%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.66%) Automotive
12 6 (1.66%) Billing
12 6 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.66%) Spanish Language
13 5 (1.39%) Aviation
14 4 (1.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 88 (24.38%) Azure Engineer
2 86 (23.82%) Cloud Engineer
3 70 (19.39%) Architect
3 70 (19.39%) Senior
4 63 (17.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (8.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 30 (8.31%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 26 (7.20%) Analyst
7 22 (6.09%) Azure Architect
8 21 (5.82%) IT Engineer
8 21 (5.82%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (5.26%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 19 (5.26%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 18 (4.99%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (4.71%) Consultant
12 16 (4.43%) Enterprise Architect
13 15 (4.16%) Cloud Architect
13 15 (4.16%) DevOps Engineer
13 15 (4.16%) Infrastructure Architect
13 15 (4.16%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.54%) ARM Templates
2 11 (3.05%) YAML
3 6 (1.66%) Node.js
4 5 (1.39%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.11%) .NET
6 3 (0.83%) Kafka
6 3 (0.83%) Middleware
6 3 (0.83%) Playwright
6 3 (0.83%) SAP Basis
6 3 (0.83%) Web Services
7 2 (0.55%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.55%) REST
7 2 (0.55%) RESTful
8 1 (0.28%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.28%) ADO
8 1 (0.28%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.28%) JSON
8 1 (0.28%) LDAP
8 1 (0.28%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.34%) Cloud Native
2 26 (7.20%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (6.93%) Security Posture
4 20 (5.54%) Cyber Threat
5 19 (5.26%) Public Cloud
6 18 (4.99%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.43%) Onboarding
8 14 (3.88%) Enterprise Cloud
8 14 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (3.60%) Data Centre
10 12 (3.32%) Podcast
11 11 (3.05%) Replication
12 9 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.66%) Driving Licence
15 5 (1.39%) Hedge funds
15 5 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
15 5 (1.39%) PKI
16 3 (0.83%) Product Ownership
16 3 (0.83%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 101 (27.98%) Windows
2 52 (14.40%) Windows Server
3 45 (12.47%) Linux
4 17 (4.71%) VMS
5 11 (3.05%) Unix
6 8 (2.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.39%) Debian
8 4 (1.11%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.55%) Solaris
9 2 (0.55%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.28%) AIX
10 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (37.95%) Infrastructure as Code
2 125 (34.63%) DevOps
3 93 (25.76%) CI/CD
4 76 (21.05%) Agile
5 75 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
6 74 (20.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 69 (19.11%) Cloud Security
8 67 (18.56%) Root Cause Analysis
9 62 (17.17%) Disaster Recovery
10 60 (16.62%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (15.79%) Containerisation
12 54 (14.96%) High Availability
13 49 (13.57%) Analytics
13 49 (13.57%) Roadmaps
14 44 (12.19%) AI
15 43 (11.91%) Migration
16 42 (11.63%) Computer Science
17 39 (10.80%) ITIL
18 37 (10.25%) Mentoring
19 36 (9.97%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 105 (29.09%) PowerShell
2 57 (15.79%) Bicep
3 51 (14.13%) Python
4 43 (11.91%) SQL
5 33 (9.14%) Bash
6 12 (3.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (2.22%) Java
8 4 (1.11%) C#
8 4 (1.11%) Go
9 3 (0.83%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.83%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.55%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.55%) Ruby
11 1 (0.28%) DCL
11 1 (0.28%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 87 (24.10%) Azure Certification
2 44 (12.19%) Degree
3 38 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 31 (8.59%) SC Cleared
5 30 (8.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (6.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (3.88%) CISSP
8 13 (3.60%) CCNP
8 13 (3.60%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.66%) MCSE
9 6 (1.66%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.39%) CCSK
10 5 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (1.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.11%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (1.11%) CISA
11 4 (1.11%) CRISC
12 3 (0.83%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (6.09%) NIST
3 19 (5.26%) SLA
4 13 (3.60%) GDPR
5 11 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.77%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.66%) QA
8 5 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (1.11%) ISO 14000
10 2 (0.55%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.55%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.55%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.28%) NCSC
11 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 96 (26.59%) Active Directory
2 71 (19.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (8.86%) Docker
4 27 (7.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (5.82%) vSphere
6 14 (3.88%) Hyper-V
7 13 (3.60%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (3.05%) KVM
9 2 (0.55%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.55%) Firmware
10 1 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 121 (33.52%) Terraform
2 64 (17.73%) Kubernetes
3 48 (13.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 36 (9.97%) Ansible
5 19 (5.26%) SCCM
6 14 (3.88%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.66%) Puppet
8 5 (1.39%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.11%) Packer
9 4 (1.11%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.83%) Autotask
11 2 (0.55%) Argo
11 2 (0.55%) CASB
11 2 (0.55%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.55%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.55%) Grafana
11 2 (0.55%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.55%) VxRail
11 2 (0.55%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 171 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 78 (21.61%) VMware
3 25 (6.93%) Cisco
4 19 (5.26%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.71%) AppDynamics
5 17 (4.71%) Tenable
6 14 (3.88%) Google
7 13 (3.60%) Veeam
8 12 (3.32%) ScienceLogic
9 11 (3.05%) Meraki
10 7 (1.94%) Oracle
11 6 (1.66%) Apple
11 6 (1.66%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.66%) SolarWinds
12 5 (1.39%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.39%) SAP
12 5 (1.39%) Zerto
13 4 (1.11%) Broadcom
13 4 (1.11%) Sage
14 3 (0.83%) iManage