IaaS Contract Job Trends in Central London

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring IaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 105 111
Rank change year-on-year -34 +6 -4
Contract jobs citing IaaS 13 20 24
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.55% 1.06% 1.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.30% 2.64% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 13 18
10th Percentile £438 £454 £409
25th Percentile £520 £495 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £675 £560
Median % change year-on-year -12.59% +20.54% -6.67%
75th Percentile £638 £775 £622
90th Percentile - £830 £685
London median daily rate £544 £625 £560
% change year-on-year -13.00% +11.61% -6.67%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Central London

IaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Central London.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 999 757 932
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 42.19% 40.20% 39.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 699 548 617
10th Percentile £334 £330 £388
25th Percentile £456 £434 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £659 £663 £675
90th Percentile £763 £753 £750
London median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 4
10th Percentile £19.28 £18.63 £29.40
25th Percentile £21.75 £24.50 £33.00
Median hourly rate £27.00 £34.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% -2.86% +68.67%
75th Percentile £46.88 £55.60 £49.38
90th Percentile £64.88 £67.89 £75.25
London median hourly rate £28.40 £26.30 £32.50
% change year-on-year +7.97% -19.08% -19.75%

IaaS Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IaaS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

IaaS job vacancy trend in Central London

IaaS Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IaaS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IaaS

IaaS Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IaaS in Central London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IaaS in Central London

IaaS Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IaaS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing IaaS

IaaS Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IaaS within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
City of London -25 12 £590 -12.59% 10
City of Westminster -9 1 £475 - 5
West End of London -11 1 £475 - 2
IaaS
London

IaaS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.