PaaS, or "Platform as a Service," is a type of cloud computing. It's a way to host everything a developer needs to write an app, which, once written, would live on that PaaS cloud.
PaaS is a huge trend right now in app development, with every big tech vendor, every hosting company, and every maker of app development tools looking for game in the PaaS market.
Meanwhile, every programmer is also writing more and more apps for the cloud.
Pay for PaaS-associated jobs has climbed 8.3% over last year, Dice says.