Cloud Native Contract Job Trends in the East of England
Cloud Native
England > East of England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 109 | 70 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | +6 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing Cloud Native | 18 | 30 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 0.75% | 2.10% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.36% | 6.16% | 2.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 17 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £385 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £438 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £531 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.18% | -7.61% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £580 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £826 | £637 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | -4.00% |
All Generic Skills
East of England
Cloud Native falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in the East of England.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 763 | 487 | 363 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | 31.99% | 34.08% | 27.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 317 | 209 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £190 | £234 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £323 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £659 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 208 | 116 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.59 | £12.99 | £26.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.85 | £16.52 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £42.50 | £61.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.24% | -30.33% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.32 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £80.00 | £95.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.99 | £28.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.39% | -41.05% | +5.56% |
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cloud Native relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Native in the East of England over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
Cloud Native Contract Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Native within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | -18 | 8 | £550 | - | 3 |
| Bedfordshire | -1 | 4 | £525 | -1.18% | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | -17 | 3 | £345 | -37.27% | 4 |
| Suffolk | -16 | 2 | £738 | +47.60% | |
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Cloud Native Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenfield Project | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2 | Distributed Systems | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2 | Security Posture | 11.1% | 2 |
| 4 | Distributed Architecture | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Enterprise Software | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Hybrid Cloud | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | IoT | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Mobile App | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Product Ownership | 5.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Public Cloud | 5.6% | 1 |