Cloud Engineer
UK
The median Cloud Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 327 | 259 | 236 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | -23 | -11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Engineer | 279 | 595 | 1,068 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.65% | 1.03% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.70% | 1.09% | 1.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 409 | 659 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £476 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £563 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | -2.17% | +13.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £713 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £58.30 | £41.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | £69.25 | £42.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £95.00 | £45.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.42% | +110.46% | -16.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £103.13 | £63.35 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £103.50 | £72.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £44.82 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,895 | 54,705 | 83,445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,959 | 38,196 | 58,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,532 | 2,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +112.16% | +5.26% |
Cloud Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cloud Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Engineer.
Cloud Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Cloud Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Engineer.
Cloud Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -39 | 239 | £550 | - | 148 |
| London | +4 | 139 | £575 | +0.88% | 50 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 115 | £600 | - | 97 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 102 | £510 | -7.27% | 103 |
| South West | -1 | 26 | £500 | -16.67% | 29 |
| North of England | +10 | 25 | £511 | +2.25% | 21 |
| South East | -11 | 21 | £530 | -7.83% | 21 |
| Scotland | +44 | 15 | £550 | -8.33% | 4 |
| Midlands | +13 | 14 | £523 | -0.48% | 13 |
| North West | -8 | 14 | £510 | +3.29% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 11 | £588 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 9 | £650 | +8.33% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 5 | £356 | -17.93% | 7 |
| East of England | -8 | 1 | £475 | - | 12 |
Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Cloud Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Cloud Engineer in the job title.
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Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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