Google Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Google
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London citing Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 68 | 55 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +20 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Google | 74 | 69 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 3.65% | 4.01% | 2.37% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 7.37% | 8.16% | 5.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 56 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £431 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £605 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.74% | +2.98% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £741 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £838 | £764 |
| Central London median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £581 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +3.23% | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42.50 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £45.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +5.88% | +123.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £48.22 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.34% | +14.81% | +121.05% |
All Vendors
City of London
Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the City of London.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 1,004 | 846 | 933 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 49.56% | 49.16% | 44.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 714 | 600 | 586 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £325 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £667 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £738 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.75 | £18.43 | £18.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.13 | £20.18 | £25.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £28.50 | £71.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | -60.00% | +216.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.00 | £56.75 | £118.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.11 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £28.07 | £25.47 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.19% | -49.06% | +140.96% |
Google Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Google Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Google.
Google Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in the City of London over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
Google Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Google.
Google Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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.