Cloud Engineer
UK
The median Cloud Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 315 | 255 | 238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -60 | -17 | -24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Engineer | 292 | 621 | 1,104 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 1.05% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 1.11% | 1.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 426 | 667 |
| 10th Percentile | £401 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £476 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £557 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.26% | -3.13% | +12.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £713 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £524 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.77% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39.80 | £41.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | £47.00 | £42.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £73.00 | £45.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.90% | +61.72% | -16.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £102.81 | £63.35 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £103.38 | £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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 2 May 2024.
Cloud Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Engineer.
Cloud Engineer
Top 15 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 2 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 | 241 | £550 | - | 190 |
| London | -1 | 135 | £575 | - | 60 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 124 | £600 | - | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 111 | £524 | -4.77% | 142 |
| South West | +11 | 26 | £500 | -16.67% | 33 |
| North of England | +9 | 26 | £525 | +5.00% | 37 |
| South East | -8 | 21 | £530 | -5.78% | 22 |
| Scotland | +42 | 19 | £550 | -8.33% | 5 |
| North West | -4 | 17 | £510 | +4.62% | 17 |
| Midlands | +8 | 15 | £523 | +3.47% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 10 | £650 | +20.93% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 9 | £600 | +2.13% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 5 | £356 | -17.93% | 11 |
| Wales | +18 | 3 | £650 | - | 4 |
| East of England | -3 | 1 | £475 | - | 14 |
Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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