The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 1 May 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
280
304
507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
44.80%
37.30%
38.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
181
188
390
10th Percentile
£250
£300
£259
25th Percentile
£413
£414
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£480
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-0.94%
+0.95%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£600
£538
90th Percentile
£600
£679
£618
Scotland median daily rate
£466
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-1.89%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
6
1
10th Percentile
£21.62
£15.80
-
25th Percentile
£22.50
£16.50
-
Median hourly rate
£24.00
£17.00
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+41.18%
-4.06%
-39.93%
75th Percentile
£26.28
£17.50
-
90th Percentile
£28.38
£17.61
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£24.09
£17.00
£60.55
% change year-on-year
+41.71%
-71.92%
+65.89%
Virtual Private Cloud Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Virtual Private Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Virtual Private Cloud Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Private Cloud in Edinburgh.
Virtual Private Cloud Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Virtual Private Cloud.
Virtual Private Cloud Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
