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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 384 342
Rank change year-on-year -33 -42 -110
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 330 289 782
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.66% 0.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.24% 1.92% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 237 197 662
10th Percentile £34,674 £39,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £90,500 £104,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year -17.86% +11.50% +4.64%

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 26,671 15,071 34,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.33% 34.63% 35.63%
Number of salaries quoted 14,912 10,556 26,678
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,687 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% 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 15 May 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 15 May 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 -20 287 £60,000 -14.29% 110
UK excluding London -40 192 £57,500 -17.86% 96
London -9 110 £72,500 - 43
Work from Home +1 73 £70,000 +12.00% 51
South East -29 53 £60,000 -29.41% 52
North of England -21 43 £45,000 -28.00% 12
Midlands -41 43 £57,500 -13.21% 8
North West +8 24 £28,000 -58.52% 5
East Midlands -18 22 £45,000 +12.50% 4
West Midlands -40 21 £68,500 -2.14% 4
South West -49 18 £42,500 -29.17% 9
East of England -3 17 £60,000 +32.60% 7
Scotland +2 11 £43,400 -21.09% 9
Yorkshire -56 11 £47,085 -24.66% 6
North East -30 8 £45,000 -30.77% 1
Channel Islands - 6 £75,000 -
Wales -35 3 - - 2

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 18 (5.45%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.82%) IIS
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 10 (3.03%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.52%) Exchequer
2 4 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.21%) Primavera
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.30%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 254 (76.97%) PaaS
2 248 (75.15%) Azure
3 122 (36.97%) SaaS
4 87 (26.36%) Microsoft 365
5 60 (18.18%) Entra ID
6 51 (15.45%) Azure AKS
7 47 (14.24%) AWS
8 42 (12.73%) Azure DevOps
9 38 (11.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 29 (8.79%) Serverless
11 28 (8.48%) Azure Storage
12 26 (7.88%) Azure Key Vault
13 22 (6.67%) Datadog
13 22 (6.67%) Power Platform
14 18 (5.45%) GitHub
15 17 (5.15%) GCP
16 16 (4.85%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (3.03%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 9 (2.73%) Cloud Computing
19 8 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 73 (22.12%) DNS
2 71 (21.52%) Firewall
3 48 (14.55%) VPN
4 39 (11.82%) DHCP
4 39 (11.82%) VLAN
5 27 (8.18%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (7.27%) SAN
7 18 (5.45%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.73%) WAN
9 8 (2.42%) LAN
9 8 (2.42%) VoIP
10 6 (1.82%) ATM
10 6 (1.82%) Multicast
10 6 (1.82%) Network Security
10 6 (1.82%) PuTTY
10 6 (1.82%) SSH
10 6 (1.82%) tcpdump
10 6 (1.82%) Wireshark
11 5 (1.52%) Reverse Proxy
11 5 (1.52%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (19.70%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.73%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (1.52%) Power BI
4 5 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.21%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.21%) MongoDB
5 4 (1.21%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.61%) Big Data
7 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.61%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.30%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 21 (6.36%) Chocolatey
2 12 (3.64%) JIRA
3 9 (2.73%) Git
4 7 (2.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (1.21%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.61%) Selenium
7 1 (0.30%) GitLab
General
1 88 (26.67%) Social Skills
2 80 (24.24%) Finance
3 43 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.61%) Law
5 27 (8.18%) Banking
6 20 (6.06%) Legal
7 13 (3.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.73%) Billing
10 8 (2.42%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.82%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.82%) Automotive
11 6 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.82%) Marketing
11 6 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.82%) Spanish Language
12 5 (1.52%) Retail
13 4 (1.21%) Advertising
13 4 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 89 (26.97%) Azure Engineer
2 86 (26.06%) Cloud Engineer
3 71 (21.52%) Senior
4 68 (20.61%) Architect
5 64 (19.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 30 (9.09%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 28 (8.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 28 (8.48%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (7.27%) IT Engineer
9 23 (6.97%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 22 (6.67%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (5.15%) Analyst
11 17 (5.15%) Consultant
11 17 (5.15%) Support Engineer
12 15 (4.55%) IT Technician
12 15 (4.55%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (4.24%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (4.24%) Cloud Architect
14 13 (3.94%) IT Support
15 12 (3.64%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.03%) ARM Templates
2 7 (2.12%) YAML
3 6 (1.82%) .NET
3 6 (1.82%) Middleware
4 5 (1.52%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.52%) Node.js
5 3 (0.91%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.91%) CSS
5 3 (0.91%) HTML
5 3 (0.91%) Kafka
5 3 (0.91%) SAP Basis
6 2 (0.61%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.61%) Playwright
6 2 (0.61%) RESTful
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.30%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.30%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.30%) JSON
7 1 (0.30%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (12.73%) Cloud Native
2 23 (6.97%) Management Information System
3 22 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
4 20 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.55%) Security Posture
6 14 (4.24%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.03%) Hedge funds
8 9 (2.73%) Replication
9 7 (2.12%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.82%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.52%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (1.21%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.21%) PKI
13 3 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
14 2 (0.61%) Cyberattack
14 2 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
14 2 (0.61%) Driving Licence
14 2 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 91 (27.58%) Windows
2 48 (14.55%) Windows Server
3 41 (12.42%) Linux
4 15 (4.55%) Unix
5 10 (3.03%) VMS
6 8 (2.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.52%) Debian
9 2 (0.61%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.61%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.61%) Solaris
9 2 (0.61%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.30%) AIX
10 1 (0.30%) Android
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (30.61%) Infrastructure as Code
2 95 (28.79%) DevOps
3 79 (23.94%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (22.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 69 (20.91%) Agile
6 61 (18.48%) CI/CD
7 51 (15.45%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (14.24%) Disaster Recovery
9 45 (13.64%) Containerisation
10 42 (12.73%) Cloud Security
10 42 (12.73%) High Availability
10 42 (12.73%) ITIL
11 41 (12.42%) Root Cause Analysis
12 40 (12.12%) Computer Science
13 39 (11.82%) Migration
14 33 (10.00%) AI
14 33 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
14 33 (10.00%) Information Security
15 32 (9.70%) Enterprise Architecture
16 30 (9.09%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 73 (22.12%) PowerShell
2 43 (13.03%) Python
3 36 (10.91%) SQL
4 32 (9.70%) Bicep
5 18 (5.45%) Bash
6 7 (2.12%) C#
7 6 (1.82%) DCL
7 6 (1.82%) Tcl
8 5 (1.52%) Java
9 3 (0.91%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.61%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (20.61%) Azure Certification
2 49 (14.85%) Degree
3 33 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 32 (9.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (7.27%) SC Cleared
6 17 (5.15%) CISSP
7 14 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (3.33%) CCNP
8 11 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (3.03%) CCSK
10 6 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.82%) MCSE
10 6 (1.82%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.52%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.21%) CISA
12 4 (1.21%) CRISC
13 3 (0.91%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 21 (6.36%) SLA
2 13 (3.94%) NIST
3 11 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (3.33%) GDPR
4 10 (3.03%) QA
5 7 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.82%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.61%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.61%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.61%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.30%) IFRS
8 1 (0.30%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.30%) NCSC
8 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 72 (21.82%) Active Directory
2 46 (13.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.97%) Docker
4 16 (4.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (4.24%) Hyper-V
6 12 (3.64%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (3.33%) KVM
8 8 (2.42%) vSphere
9 3 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.61%) Firmware
10 2 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.30%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 88 (26.67%) Terraform
2 54 (16.36%) Kubernetes
3 49 (14.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (8.48%) Ansible
5 23 (6.97%) SCCM
6 12 (3.64%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.82%) Puppet
8 5 (1.52%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.21%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.91%) Autotask
10 3 (0.91%) CASB
10 3 (0.91%) Packer
11 2 (0.61%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.61%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.61%) Grafana
11 2 (0.61%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.61%) VxRail
12 1 (0.30%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 1 (0.30%) QRadar
Vendors
1 148 (44.85%) Microsoft
2 57 (17.27%) VMware
3 23 (6.97%) Dynatrace
4 21 (6.36%) AppDynamics
4 21 (6.36%) Tenable
5 15 (4.55%) Google
6 13 (3.94%) Cisco
7 10 (3.03%) Veeam
8 8 (2.42%) Meraki
8 8 (2.42%) Oracle
9 7 (2.12%) Apple
9 7 (2.12%) SAP
10 6 (1.82%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.52%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.52%) Zerto
12 4 (1.21%) Sage
12 4 (1.21%) SolarWinds
13 3 (0.91%) BiZZdesign
13 3 (0.91%) iManage
13 3 (0.91%) Logitech