The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring Virtual Private Cloud skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Private Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Virtual Private Cloud 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 Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
180
159
171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
29.80%
32.25%
36.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
150
109
125
10th Percentile
£258
£311
£215
25th Percentile
£358
£388
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£414
£450
£480
Median % change year-on-year
-8.06%
-6.25%
+12.94%
75th Percentile
£492
£538
£575
90th Percentile
£580
£638
£615
North West median daily rate
£453
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.63%
-5.00%
-1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
6
11
10th Percentile
-
£17.26
£14.00
25th Percentile
-
-
£22.21
Median hourly rate
£12.82
£17.72
£22.53
Median % change year-on-year
-27.65%
-21.35%
+0.63%
75th Percentile
-
£17.76
£37.50
90th Percentile
-
£30.76
£40.00
North West median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£22.53
% change year-on-year
+79.02%
-28.72%
-9.88%
Virtual Private Cloud Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Virtual Private Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Virtual Private Cloud Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Private Cloud in Cheshire.
Virtual Private Cloud Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Private Cloud also mentioned 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 across the Cheshire region with a requirement for Virtual Private Cloud.
Virtual Private Cloud Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
