Cloud Native
South East > Berkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 76 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +23 | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing Cloud Native | 55 | 23 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 3.25% | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 8.77% | 5.32% | 4.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £320 | £482 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £388 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | -2.86% | -27.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | £554 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £588 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £575 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.74% | +15.00% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £86.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £88.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £101.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £104.30 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £90.00 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Berkshire
Cloud Native falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 627 | 432 | 660 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 37.03% | 33.13% | 33.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 394 | 219 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £300 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £409 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £504 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.65% | +4.90% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £607 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £518 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.38% | +7.81% | -8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 12 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.62 | £25.09 | £20.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.40 | £39.41 | £28.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £71.33 | £54.75 | £56.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.29% | -3.20% | -5.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £84.25 | £62.24 | £62.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £99.00 | £84.57 | £67.04 |
| South East median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -31.58% | +11.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cloud Native relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cloud Native.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Native in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 February 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Native within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 February 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 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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| Wokingham | -11 | 24 | £425 | -5.56% | 3 |
| Reading | -1 | 20 | £518 | +20.35% | 5 |
| Windsor | +8 | 7 | £450 | -21.74% | 1 |
| Bracknell | -2 | 2 | £525 | - | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
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