Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Cloud Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.42% - 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £650
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £425 - £650

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 226 228 228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 92.68% 96.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 168 177
10th Percentile £203 £134 £171
25th Percentile £290 £200 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £431 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% +1.47% -5.56%
75th Percentile £489 £556 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £638
South Wales median daily rate £388 £425 £438
% change year-on-year -8.82% -2.86% -8.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 10
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £17.25
Median hourly rate £16.08 £24.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -33.00% +12.94% +18.06%
75th Percentile £19.70 £26.50 £26.38
90th Percentile £21.50 £27.30 £43.63
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering