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 requiring knowledge or experience of 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 15 October 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
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 63 74
Rank change year-on-year -8 +11 +10
Contract jobs citing Google 72 64 53
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.33% 3.71% 2.49%
As % of the Vendors category 7.08% 7.39% 5.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 53 35
10th Percentile £324 £414 £410
25th Percentile £422 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £610 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +6.09% -2.13%
75th Percentile £625 £738 £688
90th Percentile £701 £838 £761
Central London median daily rate £513 £605 £575
% change year-on-year -15.29% +5.22% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £22.63 - -
25th Percentile £22.83 - £41.25
Median hourly rate £23.16 - £42.50
75th Percentile £32.21 - £43.75
90th Percentile £37.63 - -
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £51.44 £42.00
% change year-on-year -54.98% +22.48% +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 requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,017 866 931
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 47.08% 50.23% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 708 607 587
10th Percentile £329 £325 £346
25th Percentile £447 £421 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £668 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 13
10th Percentile £18.75 £19.11 £18.90
25th Percentile £19.31 £20.63 £27.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £26.33 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.43% -54.22% +64.29%
75th Percentile £38.69 £50.13 £112.00
90th Percentile £55.95 £63.93 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £26.13 £26.33 £42.50
% change year-on-year -0.74% -38.06% +88.89%

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 job vacancy trend 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.

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 15 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Google in the City of London

Google
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Google.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Google

Google
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google in the City of London over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Google in the City of London

Google
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.56%) Confluence
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.78%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (2.78%) CMS
3 2 (2.78%) Drupal
3 2 (2.78%) WordPress
4 1 (1.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (1.39%) Apache
4 1 (1.39%) MQSeries
Applications
1 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.78%) iTrent
1 2 (2.78%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 50 (69.44%) GCP
2 18 (25.00%) AWS
3 17 (23.61%) Azure
4 12 (16.67%) Google Kubernetes Engine
5 9 (12.50%) Google Workspace
6 7 (9.72%) GitHub
6 7 (9.72%) Google Sheets
7 6 (8.33%) OpenShift
8 4 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (5.56%) Cloud Functions
8 4 (5.56%) dbt
8 4 (5.56%) Google App Engine
8 4 (5.56%) Google Compute Engine
8 4 (5.56%) Vertex AI
9 3 (4.17%) Cloud Composer
9 3 (4.17%) Cloud Run
9 3 (4.17%) Google Analytics
9 3 (4.17%) Google Docs
9 3 (4.17%) IaaS
9 3 (4.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.50%) Firewall
2 8 (11.11%) DNS
3 7 (9.72%) VPN
4 4 (5.56%) Internet
4 4 (5.56%) Network Security
5 3 (4.17%) DHCP
5 3 (4.17%) SMTP
6 2 (2.78%) VoIP
7 1 (1.39%) Asterisk PBX
7 1 (1.39%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (1.39%) NGFW
7 1 (1.39%) RTCP
7 1 (1.39%) RTP
7 1 (1.39%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.39%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.33%) BigQuery
2 4 (5.56%) Big Data
2 4 (5.56%) Looker
3 3 (4.17%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (4.17%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (2.78%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (2.78%) Data Lake
5 1 (1.39%) Chroma
5 1 (1.39%) Metadata
5 1 (1.39%) NoSQL
5 1 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (1.39%) Pinecone
5 1 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (1.39%) Power BI
5 1 (1.39%) Tableau
5 1 (1.39%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 5 (6.94%) GitLab
1 5 (6.94%) JIRA
2 4 (5.56%) Jenkins
3 3 (4.17%) Git
4 2 (2.78%) Claude Code
5 1 (1.39%) Gatling
5 1 (1.39%) JMeter
5 1 (1.39%) LoadRunner
5 1 (1.39%) NeoLoad
General
1 18 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (18.06%) Public Sector
3 11 (15.28%) Finance
4 6 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (8.33%) Banking
5 5 (6.94%) Marketing
5 5 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.94%) Retail
6 4 (5.56%) Front Office
6 4 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.39%) Advertising
7 1 (1.39%) Automotive
7 1 (1.39%) Billing
7 1 (1.39%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (1.39%) German Language
7 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.39%) Law
7 1 (1.39%) Legal
7 1 (1.39%) Retail Banking
7 1 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (18.06%) Cloud Engineer
1 13 (18.06%) GCP Engineer
2 11 (15.28%) Architect
3 6 (8.33%) Support Engineer
4 4 (5.56%) Analyst
4 4 (5.56%) Cloud Architect
4 4 (5.56%) Security Architect
4 4 (5.56%) Senior
5 3 (4.17%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 3 (4.17%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (4.17%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
5 3 (4.17%) 3rd Line Support
5 3 (4.17%) Applications Support
5 3 (4.17%) Data Engineer
5 3 (4.17%) Developer
5 3 (4.17%) GCP Architect
5 3 (4.17%) GCP DevOps
5 3 (4.17%) GCP DevOps Engineer
5 3 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (4.17%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (25.00%) Terraform
2 5 (6.94%) REST
3 3 (4.17%) GraphQL
3 3 (4.17%) Middleware
3 3 (4.17%) OAuth
3 3 (4.17%) SOAP
4 2 (2.78%) .NET
4 2 (2.78%) FastAPI
4 2 (2.78%) JSON
4 2 (2.78%) JWT
4 2 (2.78%) OAuth2
4 2 (2.78%) OpenTelemetry
4 2 (2.78%) RESTful
4 2 (2.78%) SAML
4 2 (2.78%) Semantic Kernel
4 2 (2.78%) Spring
4 2 (2.78%) XML
4 2 (2.78%) XSLT
5 1 (1.39%) AWS CDK
5 1 (1.39%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 15 (20.83%) Cloud Native
2 7 (9.72%) AI Agents
3 6 (8.33%) Onboarding
4 4 (5.56%) Clustering
5 3 (4.17%) Data Centre
5 3 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (4.17%) PKI
6 2 (2.78%) Data Structures
6 2 (2.78%) Digital Wallet
6 2 (2.78%) Educational Technology
6 2 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.78%) Mobile App
6 2 (2.78%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.78%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.78%) Virtual Team
7 1 (1.39%) Derivative
7 1 (1.39%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.39%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (9.72%) Windows
2 6 (8.33%) Linux
3 5 (6.94%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.78%) Android
4 2 (2.78%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.78%) macOS
5 1 (1.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (1.39%) SUSE
5 1 (1.39%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (1.39%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 20 (27.78%) AI
3 18 (25.00%) DevOps
4 14 (19.44%) Migration
5 13 (18.06%) Infrastructure as Code
6 12 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (15.28%) Analytics
8 10 (13.89%) Containerisation
8 10 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (12.50%) Agile
9 9 (12.50%) Cloud Security
9 9 (12.50%) Observability
10 8 (11.11%) Event-Driven
10 8 (11.11%) Mentoring
10 8 (11.11%) Software Engineering
11 7 (9.72%) Cloud Operations
11 7 (9.72%) Data Protection
11 7 (9.72%) Microservices
11 7 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 7 (9.72%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 13 (18.06%) SQL
2 8 (11.11%) Python
3 6 (8.33%) PowerShell
4 4 (5.56%) Java
5 3 (4.17%) Kotlin
5 3 (4.17%) LookML
6 2 (2.78%) Bash
6 2 (2.78%) Korn
7 1 (1.39%) C#
7 1 (1.39%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.39%) SOQL
7 1 (1.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 21 (29.17%) SC Cleared
3 14 (19.44%) DV Cleared
4 8 (11.11%) Degree
5 3 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.17%) TOGAF Certification
6 2 (2.78%) AWS Certification
6 2 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (1.39%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.39%) CCIE
7 1 (1.39%) CCIE Security
7 1 (1.39%) CCNP
7 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.39%) CISSP
7 1 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.39%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.39%) PMP
7 1 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.33%) Data Quality
2 3 (4.17%) NCSC
2 3 (4.17%) QA
3 2 (2.78%) NIST
3 2 (2.78%) PMO
3 2 (2.78%) PSD2
4 1 (1.39%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.39%) EU AI Act
4 1 (1.39%) GDPR
4 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 19770
4 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
4 1 (1.39%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.39%) SEPA
System Software
1 10 (13.89%) Docker
2 4 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.17%) BitLocker
3 3 (4.17%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.17%) Microsoft App-V
3 3 (4.17%) Terminal Services
3 3 (4.17%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 20 (27.78%) Kubernetes
2 5 (6.94%) Ansible
3 3 (4.17%) Grafana
3 3 (4.17%) Nagios
3 3 (4.17%) Prometheus
3 3 (4.17%) Puppet
3 3 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (4.17%) vCenter Server
3 3 (4.17%) vMotion
4 2 (2.78%) Istio
5 1 (1.39%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 21 (29.17%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.33%) Oracle
3 4 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.56%) SAP
3 4 (5.56%) ServiceNow
3 4 (5.56%) VMware
4 3 (4.17%) Adobe
4 3 (4.17%) Apple
4 3 (4.17%) Citrix
4 3 (4.17%) Dynatrace
4 3 (4.17%) HP
4 3 (4.17%) OpenAI
4 3 (4.17%) Symantec
5 2 (2.78%) IBM
5 2 (2.78%) TikTok
5 2 (2.78%) UiPath
5 2 (2.78%) Workday
6 1 (1.39%) Amplitude
6 1 (1.39%) FIS
6 1 (1.39%) Screaming Frog