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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 442 406 383
Rank change year-on-year -36 -23 -201
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 373 303 558
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.61% 0.67%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.33% 1.90% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 247 223 439
10th Percentile £37,165 £37,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £61,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.38% -13.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.82% -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 27,968 15,935 26,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.35% 32.01% 32.05%
Number of salaries quoted 18,446 11,065 19,145
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,847 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%
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 11 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 11 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 -48 322 £61,500 -1.60% 112
UK excluding London -46 227 £58,750 +6.82% 79
London -15 124 £82,500 +17.86% 56
Work from Home -58 89 £70,000 +19.15% 38
North of England -29 61 £47,500 -13.64% 23
South East -30 57 £60,000 -4.76% 30
Midlands -52 42 £60,000 +30.43% 8
North West -1 31 £44,250 -21.33% 9
South West -57 28 £52,500 +10.53% 2
East Midlands -20 23 £57,500 +29.94% 3
North East -41 21 £89,250 +42.80% 5
West Midlands -44 19 £60,000 -7.69% 5
Scotland +19 15 £53,400 -2.91% 7
East of England -33 10 £60,000 +39.53% 5
Yorkshire -47 9 £45,000 -5.26% 9
Wales -57 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 (9.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (5.63%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.61%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (5.90%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (1.07%) Exchequer
1 4 (1.07%) Primavera
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 282 (75.60%) Azure
2 269 (72.12%) PaaS
3 136 (36.46%) SaaS
4 94 (25.20%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (18.77%) Entra ID
6 63 (16.89%) Azure DevOps
7 61 (16.35%) AWS
8 54 (14.48%) Azure AKS
8 54 (14.48%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 44 (11.80%) Serverless
10 43 (11.53%) Azure Key Vault
11 33 (8.85%) GitHub
12 29 (7.77%) Azure Functions
13 28 (7.51%) Azure Storage
14 22 (5.90%) Azure Monitor
15 18 (4.83%) Datadog
16 13 (3.49%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (3.49%) Power Platform
17 12 (3.22%) Cloud Computing
18 11 (2.95%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 87 (23.32%) DNS
2 60 (16.09%) Firewall
3 58 (15.55%) VPN
4 46 (12.33%) DHCP
5 25 (6.70%) VLAN
6 24 (6.43%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (5.63%) SAN
8 18 (4.83%) WAN
9 16 (4.29%) TCP/IP
10 9 (2.41%) LAN
10 9 (2.41%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.61%) Network Security
12 5 (1.34%) SNMP
13 4 (1.07%) ATM
13 4 (1.07%) Multicast
13 4 (1.07%) SSL
13 4 (1.07%) tcpdump
13 4 (1.07%) Wireshark
14 3 (0.80%) VoIP
15 2 (0.54%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (13.40%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.75%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.61%) Power BI
5 5 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.34%) Redis
6 4 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (1.07%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.54%) Power Query
8 2 (0.54%) 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%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (6.97%) Git
2 16 (4.29%) Chocolatey
3 12 (3.22%) JIRA
4 5 (1.34%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.54%) Ant
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Ivy
5 2 (0.54%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.54%) Maven
5 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 103 (27.61%) Social Skills
2 80 (21.45%) Finance
3 54 (14.48%) Law
4 34 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.17%) Banking
7 17 (4.56%) Legal
8 16 (4.29%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (3.49%) Public Sector
10 12 (3.22%) Retail
11 11 (2.95%) Marketing
11 11 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.61%) Games
12 6 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.34%) Aviation
14 4 (1.07%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.07%) Automotive
14 4 (1.07%) Health Technology
14 4 (1.07%) Legal Technology
14 4 (1.07%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 83 (22.25%) Azure Engineer
2 77 (20.64%) Architect
3 71 (19.03%) Cloud Engineer
4 67 (17.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 60 (16.09%) Senior
6 32 (8.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 30 (8.04%) Analyst
8 24 (6.43%) Azure Architect
9 23 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
10 22 (5.90%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 22 (5.90%) Senior Cloud Engineer
11 19 (5.09%) Infrastructure Architect
12 17 (4.56%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (4.29%) Cloud Architect
13 16 (4.29%) DevOps Engineer
13 16 (4.29%) Enterprise Architect
13 16 (4.29%) IT Engineer
13 16 (4.29%) Lead
14 14 (3.75%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (3.75%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.09%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.22%) YAML
3 6 (1.61%) .NET
3 6 (1.61%) Middleware
4 4 (1.07%) 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 (0.54%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
6 2 (0.54%) FreeSWITCH
6 2 (0.54%) Kafka
6 2 (0.54%) REST
6 2 (0.54%) Web Services
7 1 (0.27%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.27%) JSON
7 1 (0.27%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.62%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.31%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (6.70%) Public Cloud
4 23 (6.17%) Security Posture
5 22 (5.90%) Data Centre
6 20 (5.36%) Onboarding
7 18 (4.83%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (4.83%) Enterprise Cloud
7 18 (4.83%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (4.29%) Management Information System
9 13 (3.49%) Driving Licence
10 12 (3.22%) Podcast
11 11 (2.95%) Replication
12 9 (2.41%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.88%) Linux Command Line
13 7 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.34%) AS400
14 5 (1.34%) iSeries
14 5 (1.34%) Product Ownership
15 4 (1.07%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 103 (27.61%) Windows
2 50 (13.40%) Windows Server
3 45 (12.06%) Linux
4 14 (3.75%) VMS
5 6 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.61%) Unix
6 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.07%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.07%) Solaris
7 4 (1.07%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.54%) Debian
8 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.27%) AIX
9 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (34.58%) Infrastructure as Code
2 123 (32.98%) DevOps
3 89 (23.86%) Disaster Recovery
4 85 (22.79%) CI/CD
5 81 (21.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 78 (20.91%) Agile
7 77 (20.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
9 67 (17.96%) High Availability
10 64 (17.16%) Root Cause Analysis
11 61 (16.35%) Cloud Security
12 57 (15.28%) Roadmaps
13 54 (14.48%) Analytics
14 53 (14.21%) Containerisation
15 51 (13.67%) Migration
16 44 (11.80%) AI
17 41 (10.99%) Mentoring
18 40 (10.72%) Computer Science
18 40 (10.72%) ITIL
19 37 (9.92%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 109 (29.22%) PowerShell
2 54 (14.48%) Bicep
3 38 (10.19%) Python
4 34 (9.12%) SQL
5 29 (7.77%) Bash
6 12 (3.22%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.61%) C#
7 6 (1.61%) Java
8 4 (1.07%) Go
9 2 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.54%) Ruby
10 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 94 (25.20%) Azure Certification
2 45 (12.06%) Degree
3 33 (8.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (8.04%) Security Cleared
5 25 (6.70%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (4.02%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.75%) CCNP
9 11 (2.95%) CISSP
10 6 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.61%) MCSE
11 5 (1.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.07%) CISA
12 4 (1.07%) CRISC
12 4 (1.07%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.80%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.80%) ICAEW
14 2 (0.54%) CCSK
14 2 (0.54%) CISM
14 2 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (6.17%) SLA
3 18 (4.83%) NIST
4 17 (4.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.95%) GDPR
5 11 (2.95%) ISO 14000
6 8 (2.14%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.88%) QA
8 5 (1.34%) NCSC
9 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.54%) 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
1 104 (27.88%) Active Directory
2 75 (20.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (7.51%) Docker
4 27 (7.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (4.83%) Hyper-V
6 15 (4.02%) Virtual Machines
6 15 (4.02%) vSphere
7 9 (2.41%) KVM
8 2 (0.54%) DFS Replication
8 2 (0.54%) Firmware
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 117 (31.37%) Terraform
2 63 (16.89%) Kubernetes
3 59 (15.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 41 (10.99%) Ansible
5 18 (4.83%) SCCM
6 13 (3.49%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.61%) Puppet
8 5 (1.34%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.07%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.80%) Autotask
10 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 3 (0.80%) SCOM
11 2 (0.54%) Argo
11 2 (0.54%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.54%) Grafana
11 2 (0.54%) MaaS360
11 2 (0.54%) Packer
11 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.54%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.54%) WSUS
Vendors
1 180 (48.26%) Microsoft
2 79 (21.18%) VMware
3 24 (6.43%) Cisco
4 18 (4.83%) Dynatrace
5 17 (4.56%) Tenable
6 16 (4.29%) AppDynamics
7 12 (3.22%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (3.22%) Veeam
8 11 (2.95%) Apple
8 11 (2.95%) Meraki
9 9 (2.41%) Google
9 9 (2.41%) Oracle
10 8 (2.14%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.61%) iManage
11 6 (1.61%) SAP
12 5 (1.34%) Aderant
12 5 (1.34%) SolarWinds
12 5 (1.34%) Zerto
13 4 (1.07%) Broadcom
13 4 (1.07%) Red Hat