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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 430 276 286
Rank change year-on-year -154 +10 -33
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 282 484 844
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.14% 0.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.17% 3.06% 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 203 275 722
10th Percentile £36,730 £47,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% +1.71%
75th Percentile £77,424 £87,500 £91,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year -20.00% +19.46% +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 24,204 15,801 32,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.24% 37.16% 37.68%
Number of salaries quoted 12,926 10,992 25,773
10th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £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 £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 19 March 2026.

Salary histogram for IaaS in the UK

IaaS
Top 16 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 19 March 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 -166 240 £65,000 -10.34% 69
UK excluding London -161 158 £60,000 -20.00% 57
London -15 87 £68,750 -5.17% 18
Work from Home -38 76 £70,000 - 29
North of England -20 49 £49,792 -20.33% 14
South East -80 38 £60,000 -22.58% 21
Midlands -37 36 £56,500 -19.29% 9
North West +8 30 £46,500 -15.45% 11
West Midlands -17 25 £68,500 -8.67% 3
East of England -21 11 £57,500 +15.00% 6
East Midlands -46 11 £39,250 -1.88% 6
North East -14 10 £45,000 -30.77%
Scotland -21 10 £46,000 -16.36% 1
South West -137 10 £60,500 -10.37% 7
Yorkshire -38 9 £70,932 +9.13% 3
Channel Islands - 6 £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 29 (10.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (7.45%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.77%) IIS
4 1 (0.35%) Apache
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.42%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.42%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.42%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.06%) Primavera
2 3 (1.06%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 232 (82.27%) PaaS
2 212 (75.18%) Azure
3 127 (45.04%) SaaS
4 80 (28.37%) Microsoft 365
5 54 (19.15%) Entra ID
6 50 (17.73%) AWS
7 41 (14.54%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (10.99%) GCP
9 26 (9.22%) Power Platform
10 21 (7.45%) Azure AKS
11 20 (7.09%) Serverless
12 18 (6.38%) Azure Monitor
12 18 (6.38%) Datadog
12 18 (6.38%) GitHub
13 14 (4.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 11 (3.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 9 (3.19%) Azure Storage
16 7 (2.48%) Azure Data Factory
16 7 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
16 7 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 71 (25.18%) Firewall
2 52 (18.44%) DNS
3 48 (17.02%) VPN
4 37 (13.12%) DHCP
5 30 (10.64%) VLAN
6 21 (7.45%) TCP/IP
7 19 (6.74%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (6.03%) SAN
9 10 (3.55%) WAN
10 9 (3.19%) VoIP
11 8 (2.84%) LAN
12 7 (2.48%) ATM
12 7 (2.48%) Multicast
12 7 (2.48%) tcpdump
12 7 (2.48%) Wireshark
13 6 (2.13%) PuTTY
13 6 (2.13%) SD-WAN
13 6 (2.13%) SSH
14 5 (1.77%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.77%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (15.96%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.13%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.13%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.13%) Power BI
4 4 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (1.42%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.42%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.71%) Big Data
6 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.71%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.35%) Metadata
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (4.96%) Chocolatey
2 13 (4.61%) JIRA
3 7 (2.48%) Git
3 7 (2.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.77%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.71%) GitLab
5 2 (0.71%) Selenium
General
1 92 (32.62%) Social Skills
2 71 (25.18%) Finance
3 34 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (8.87%) Legal
5 23 (8.16%) Law
6 20 (7.09%) Banking
7 11 (3.90%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (3.90%) Public Sector
8 9 (3.19%) Billing
9 7 (2.48%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.48%) Automotive
10 6 (2.13%) Spanish Language
11 5 (1.77%) Marketing
11 5 (1.77%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.06%) Dutch Language
13 3 (1.06%) French Language
Job Titles
1 73 (25.89%) Cloud Engineer
2 69 (24.47%) Architect
3 58 (20.57%) Azure Engineer
4 55 (19.50%) Senior
5 52 (18.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 27 (9.57%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 26 (9.22%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (8.51%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 24 (8.51%) Support Engineer
9 23 (8.16%) IT Engineer
10 21 (7.45%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 16 (5.67%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (4.96%) Analyst
12 14 (4.96%) Security Engineer
13 13 (4.61%) Cloud Architect
14 12 (4.26%) Automation Engineer
14 12 (4.26%) Azure Architect
14 12 (4.26%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
14 12 (4.26%) Lead
15 11 (3.90%) Cloud Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.84%) ARM Templates
2 6 (2.13%) .NET
2 6 (2.13%) Middleware
3 5 (1.77%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.42%) RESTful
4 4 (1.42%) YAML
5 3 (1.06%) .NET Core
5 3 (1.06%) CSS
5 3 (1.06%) HTML
5 3 (1.06%) Node.js
6 2 (0.71%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.71%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.71%) FastAPI
6 2 (0.71%) Kafka
6 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.71%) Playwright
6 2 (0.71%) pytest
6 2 (0.71%) React
6 2 (0.71%) Web Services
7 1 (0.35%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 42 (14.89%) Cloud Native
2 39 (13.83%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (6.74%) Management Information System
4 15 (5.32%) Cyber Threat
4 15 (5.32%) Security Posture
5 14 (4.96%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.90%) Hedge funds
7 10 (3.55%) Data Centre
7 10 (3.55%) PKI
8 8 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (2.48%) Replication
10 6 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.77%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (1.77%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.42%) IoT
12 4 (1.42%) Onboarding
13 2 (0.71%) AI Agents
13 2 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
13 2 (0.71%) Genomics
13 2 (0.71%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 78 (27.66%) Windows
2 47 (16.67%) Windows Server
3 42 (14.89%) Linux
4 14 (4.96%) Unix
5 12 (4.26%) VMS
6 7 (2.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.77%) Debian
7 5 (1.77%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (1.06%) Android
10 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (30.50%) DevOps
2 80 (28.37%) Infrastructure as Code
3 65 (23.05%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (20.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 55 (19.50%) CI/CD
6 50 (17.73%) Agile
7 45 (15.96%) AI
8 42 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 42 (14.89%) Disaster Recovery
9 36 (12.77%) ITIL
10 35 (12.41%) Cloud Security
11 34 (12.06%) Computer Science
11 34 (12.06%) Information Security
12 33 (11.70%) Enterprise Architecture
13 32 (11.35%) Cybersecurity
14 31 (10.99%) Containerisation
14 31 (10.99%) Project Delivery
15 30 (10.64%) Roadmaps
16 29 (10.28%) Identity Access Management
16 29 (10.28%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 59 (20.92%) PowerShell
2 43 (15.25%) Python
3 29 (10.28%) SQL
4 25 (8.87%) Bash
5 21 (7.45%) Bicep
6 6 (2.13%) DCL
6 6 (2.13%) Tcl
7 5 (1.77%) C#
8 3 (1.06%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (1.06%) Java
8 3 (1.06%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.35%) PHP
10 1 (0.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (15.60%) Degree
2 41 (14.54%) Azure Certification
3 30 (10.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 30 (10.64%) Security Cleared
4 21 (7.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 21 (7.45%) SC Cleared
5 17 (6.03%) CISSP
6 11 (3.90%) CCSK
7 8 (2.84%) AWS Certification
7 8 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 7 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (2.13%) CCNP
9 6 (2.13%) TOGAF Certification
9 6 (2.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.77%) MCSE
11 4 (1.42%) CISA
11 4 (1.42%) CRISC
11 4 (1.42%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.06%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.03%) SLA
2 13 (4.61%) QA
3 12 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.26%) NIST
4 10 (3.55%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.13%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.42%) GDPR
8 3 (1.06%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.06%) IFRS
8 3 (1.06%) IFRS 17
8 3 (1.06%) NCSC
8 3 (1.06%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.71%) GRC
10 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 65 (23.05%) Active Directory
2 47 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (14.18%) Docker
4 19 (6.74%) Hyper-V
5 12 (4.26%) KVM
5 12 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (3.90%) vSphere
7 10 (3.55%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (2.84%) vCloud
9 2 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 74 (26.24%) Terraform
2 48 (17.02%) Kubernetes
3 43 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (9.22%) Ansible
5 20 (7.09%) SCCM
6 14 (4.96%) Puppet
7 11 (3.90%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (2.13%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.77%) Autotask
10 4 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (1.42%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (1.06%) CASB
11 3 (1.06%) VxRail
12 2 (0.71%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.71%) Packer
13 1 (0.35%) AirWatch
13 1 (0.35%) Data Guard
13 1 (0.35%) Nessus
13 1 (0.35%) SCOM
Vendors
1 140 (49.65%) Microsoft
2 58 (20.57%) VMware
3 26 (9.22%) Google
4 15 (5.32%) AppDynamics
4 15 (5.32%) Tenable
5 14 (4.96%) Dynatrace
6 11 (3.90%) Cisco
7 10 (3.55%) Oracle
8 9 (3.19%) Veeam
9 8 (2.84%) BiZZdesign
9 8 (2.84%) Palo Alto
10 7 (2.48%) Apple
10 7 (2.48%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.48%) Meraki
11 6 (2.13%) Databricks
11 6 (2.13%) SAP
11 6 (2.13%) ServiceNow
11 6 (2.13%) SolarWinds
12 5 (1.77%) CrowdStrike
12 5 (1.77%) Zerto