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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 274 282
Rank change year-on-year -145 +8 -28
Permanent jobs citing IaaS 277 506 844
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.15% 1.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.19% 3.07% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 198 284 717
10th Percentile £37,000 £47,500 £44,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £56,094 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,246 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.49% +3.21% +3.70%
75th Percentile £77,131 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £89,020 £94,625 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £72,500 £62,783
% change year-on-year -13.79% +15.48% +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 23,335 16,488 31,581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.33% 37.41% 37.82%
Number of salaries quoted 12,526 11,106 25,648
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £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 9 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 9 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 -158 234 £65,000 -10.34% 149
UK excluding London -159 151 £62,500 -13.79% 143
Work from Home -7 88 £70,000 - 88
London -11 86 £65,000 -10.34% 27
North of England 0 51 £61,250 +4.26% 28
South East -76 34 £68,750 -8.33% 47
North West +9 32 £61,250 +16.67% 15
Midlands -34 32 £51,792 -26.01% 20
West Midlands -11 24 £68,500 -8.67% 8
East of England -10 11 £55,000 +10.00% 21
North East -10 10 £45,000 -30.77% 2
South West -133 10 £62,500 -7.41% 20
Scotland -13 9 £55,500 +0.91% 5
Yorkshire -40 9 £70,932 +9.13% 11
East Midlands -28 8 £39,250 -1.88% 11
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 30 (10.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (6.50%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.81%) IIS
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.44%) PlantUML
2 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.44%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.08%) Exchequer
2 3 (1.08%) SAP FS
3 2 (0.72%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 233 (84.12%) PaaS
2 216 (77.98%) Azure
3 124 (44.77%) SaaS
4 79 (28.52%) Microsoft 365
5 64 (23.10%) Entra ID
6 52 (18.77%) AWS
7 42 (15.16%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (11.55%) GCP
9 24 (8.66%) Azure Monitor
9 24 (8.66%) Power Platform
10 21 (7.58%) Serverless
11 18 (6.50%) Azure AKS
11 18 (6.50%) GitHub
12 16 (5.78%) Datadog
13 11 (3.97%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 11 (3.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 8 (2.89%) Azure Sentinel
15 7 (2.53%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 74 (26.71%) Firewall
2 54 (19.49%) VPN
3 53 (19.13%) DNS
4 36 (13.00%) DHCP
5 29 (10.47%) VLAN
6 21 (7.58%) TCP/IP
7 18 (6.50%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (6.14%) SAN
9 11 (3.97%) WAN
10 9 (3.25%) LAN
10 9 (3.25%) VoIP
11 7 (2.53%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.17%) ATM
12 6 (2.17%) Multicast
12 6 (2.17%) Network Security
12 6 (2.17%) PuTTY
12 6 (2.17%) SSH
12 6 (2.17%) tcpdump
12 6 (2.17%) Wireshark
13 5 (1.81%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (13.72%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.17%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (2.17%) Data Lake
2 6 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.81%) Power BI
4 4 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.44%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.72%) Big Data
6 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.72%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.36%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 12 (4.33%) Chocolatey
1 12 (4.33%) JIRA
2 7 (2.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 6 (2.17%) Git
4 5 (1.81%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.72%) GitLab
5 2 (0.72%) Selenium
General
1 100 (36.10%) Social Skills
2 69 (24.91%) Finance
3 37 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.66%) Legal
5 19 (6.86%) Law
6 16 (5.78%) Banking
7 15 (5.42%) Public Sector
8 11 (3.97%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.25%) Billing
10 6 (2.17%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.17%) Automotive
10 6 (2.17%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.81%) Marketing
11 5 (1.81%) Spanish Language
12 4 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.44%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.08%) Dutch Language
13 3 (1.08%) French Language
Job Titles
1 72 (25.99%) Cloud Engineer
2 69 (24.91%) Architect
3 59 (21.30%) Azure Engineer
4 54 (19.49%) Senior
5 49 (17.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 29 (10.47%) Support Engineer
7 28 (10.11%) Solutions Architect
8 27 (9.75%) Senior Cloud Engineer
9 24 (8.66%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
10 20 (7.22%) IT Engineer
11 19 (6.86%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (5.78%) Analyst
13 15 (5.42%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (5.05%) Security Engineer
15 13 (4.69%) Cloud Architect
15 13 (4.69%) Lead
16 12 (4.33%) Automation Engineer
16 12 (4.33%) Azure Architect
16 12 (4.33%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
17 11 (3.97%) Cloud Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.89%) ARM Templates
2 6 (2.17%) Middleware
3 5 (1.81%) .NET
3 5 (1.81%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.44%) RESTful
4 4 (1.44%) YAML
5 3 (1.08%) CSS
5 3 (1.08%) HTML
5 3 (1.08%) Node.js
6 2 (0.72%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.72%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.72%) FastAPI
6 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.72%) Playwright
6 2 (0.72%) pytest
6 2 (0.72%) React
6 2 (0.72%) Web Services
7 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.36%) Kafka
7 1 (0.36%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 45 (16.25%) Cloud Native
2 41 (14.80%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (7.22%) Management Information System
4 19 (6.86%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (5.42%) Security Posture
6 13 (4.69%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (3.97%) Hedge funds
8 10 (3.61%) Data Centre
8 10 (3.61%) PKI
9 9 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (2.89%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (2.89%) Onboarding
11 7 (2.53%) Replication
12 5 (1.81%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (1.81%) Public Cloud
13 4 (1.44%) IoT
14 2 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
14 2 (0.72%) Genomics
14 2 (0.72%) Private Cloud
14 2 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 78 (28.16%) Windows
2 49 (17.69%) Windows Server
3 41 (14.80%) Linux
4 14 (5.05%) Unix
4 14 (5.05%) VMS
5 6 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.81%) Debian
7 4 (1.44%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.08%) Android
9 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (32.49%) Infrastructure as Code
2 88 (31.77%) DevOps
3 62 (22.38%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (20.58%) CI/CD
5 55 (19.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 46 (16.61%) Agile
6 46 (16.61%) AI
7 44 (15.88%) Disaster Recovery
8 43 (15.52%) ITIL
9 41 (14.80%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (12.64%) Cloud Security
11 33 (11.91%) Computer Science
11 33 (11.91%) Information Security
12 32 (11.55%) Cybersecurity
12 32 (11.55%) Enterprise Architecture
13 31 (11.19%) Microservices
13 31 (11.19%) Project Delivery
14 30 (10.83%) Roadmaps
15 29 (10.47%) Containerisation
15 29 (10.47%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (23.83%) PowerShell
2 42 (15.16%) Python
3 30 (10.83%) Bicep
4 29 (10.47%) SQL
5 25 (9.03%) Bash
6 6 (2.17%) DCL
6 6 (2.17%) Tcl
7 4 (1.44%) C#
8 3 (1.08%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (1.08%) Java
8 3 (1.08%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.36%) PHP
10 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (16.25%) Azure Certification
2 44 (15.88%) Degree
3 38 (13.72%) Security Cleared
4 30 (10.83%) Computer Science Degree
4 30 (10.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (10.47%) SC Cleared
6 15 (5.42%) CISSP
7 11 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (3.97%) CCSK
8 9 (3.25%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.89%) AWS Certification
10 7 (2.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.17%) CCNP
11 6 (2.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.81%) MCSE
12 5 (1.81%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (1.44%) DBS Check
13 4 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (1.08%) CCNA
15 2 (0.72%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.78%) SLA
2 13 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.33%) NIST
4 11 (3.97%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (3.97%) QA
5 10 (3.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.17%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.44%) GDPR
8 3 (1.08%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.08%) IFRS
8 3 (1.08%) IFRS 17
8 3 (1.08%) NCSC
8 3 (1.08%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.72%) GRC
10 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 72 (25.99%) Active Directory
2 49 (17.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (14.44%) Docker
4 25 (9.03%) Hyper-V
5 18 (6.50%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (3.97%) KVM
6 11 (3.97%) vSphere
7 8 (2.89%) vCloud
7 8 (2.89%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.36%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 82 (29.60%) Terraform
2 44 (15.88%) Kubernetes
3 41 (14.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (8.66%) Ansible
5 18 (6.50%) SCCM
6 13 (4.69%) Puppet
7 10 (3.61%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (2.89%) SCOM
9 6 (2.17%) Autotask
9 6 (2.17%) vCenter Server
10 4 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (1.44%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (1.08%) CASB
11 3 (1.08%) VxRail
12 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.72%) Packer
13 1 (0.36%) AirWatch
13 1 (0.36%) Argo
13 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.36%) Grafana
Vendors
1 143 (51.62%) Microsoft
2 61 (22.02%) VMware
3 26 (9.39%) Google
4 13 (4.69%) AppDynamics
4 13 (4.69%) Tenable
5 12 (4.33%) Cisco
5 12 (4.33%) Dynatrace
6 11 (3.97%) Veeam
7 10 (3.61%) BiZZdesign
7 10 (3.61%) Palo Alto
8 9 (3.25%) Fortinet
8 9 (3.25%) Oracle
9 8 (2.89%) Meraki
10 7 (2.53%) Apple
10 7 (2.53%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (2.53%) SolarWinds
11 6 (2.17%) Databricks
11 6 (2.17%) SAP
11 6 (2.17%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.81%) Citrix