Cloud Native Contract Job Trends in England
Cloud Native
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 91 | 293 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +202 | -58 |
| Contract jobs citing Cloud Native | 1,866 | 803 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 4.00% | 2.83% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 11.41% | 7.75% | 2.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,311 | 537 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | £400 | £428 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £435 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £37.38 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £39.06 | £77.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £51.25 | £85.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.34% | -39.71% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.94 | £92.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.28 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £75.00 | £62.50 | £85.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -26.47% | +25.00% |
All Generic Skills
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 requiring generic IT skills in England.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 16,361 | 10,355 | 9,861 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 35.03% | 36.47% | 31.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,836 | 6,471 | 5,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £295 | £297 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £640 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £813 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £515 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -3.47% | -3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,262 | 554 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.49 | £17.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.49 | £18.50 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.99 | £27.52 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -47.59% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £52.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £73.53 | £75.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.00 | £26.64 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.14% | -42.31% | +3.78% |
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cloud Native relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Native in England over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Cloud Native Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cloud Native in England over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Cloud Native Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +45 | 1,041 | £575 | +4.55% | 153 |
| North of England | +26 | 373 | £527 | +5.30% | 85 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 182 | £525 | +5.00% | 27 |
| North West | +26 | 163 | £563 | +12.50% | 44 |
| Midlands | +14 | 129 | £525 | - | 25 |
| South East | +17 | 124 | £530 | +14.59% | 52 |
| South West | +28 | 122 | £550 | -13.59% | 69 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 116 | £525 | -1.32% | 17 |
| North East | -10 | 34 | £425 | -29.17% | 14 |
| East of England | -31 | 26 | £525 | +1.33% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 11 | £402 | -19.60% | 8 |
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Cloud Native Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 | Distributed Systems | 15.0% | 279 |
| 2 | Product Ownership | 7.1% | 133 |
| 3 | Enterprise Software | 5.8% | 109 |
| 4 | AI Agents | 5.5% | 103 |
| 5 | Legacy Systems | 4.9% | 92 |
| 6 | Onboarding | 4.6% | 86 |
| 7 | Security Posture | 3.2% | 60 |
| 8 | Hybrid Cloud | 2.8% | 53 |
| 9 | Public Cloud | 2.6% | 48 |
| 10 | Data Protection Act | 2.2% | 41 |
| 11 | Data Centre | 1.7% | 32 |
| 12 | Management Information System | 1.7% | 31 |
| 13 | Enterprise Cloud | 1.4% | 27 |
| 14 | Data Structures | 1.4% | 26 |
| 14 | Greenfield Project | 1.4% | 26 |
| 16 | PKI | 1.3% | 25 |
| 17 | Legacy Applications | 1.2% | 22 |
| 17 | NHS | 1.2% | 22 |
| 17 | Virtual Team | 1.2% | 22 |
| 20 | Distributed Architecture | 1.1% | 20 |