Google Workspace Contract Job Trends in England

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite, Google Apps)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Google Workspace skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 406 380 465
Rank change year-on-year -26 +85 +7
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 187 108 90
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.44% 0.45% 0.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.26% 1.18% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 38 50
10th Percentile £218 £178 £179
25th Percentile £300 £248 £284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £355 £457
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -22.34% +40.76%
75th Percentile £575 £527 £500
90th Percentile £583 £603 £575
UK median daily rate £450 £340 £457
% change year-on-year +32.35% -25.68% +40.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 35 23
10th Percentile £25.40 - £20.75
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.95 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £21.28 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.81% -18.15% -30.25%
75th Percentile £37.50 £32.51 £26.50
90th Percentile £42.73 £36.00 £32.75
UK median hourly rate £35.71 £20.64 £26.00
% change year-on-year +73.01% -20.62% -34.26%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

Google Workspace 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 14,812 9,123 11,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.12% 37.73% 32.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,071 6,234 8,479
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £715 £738 £748
UK median daily rate £510 £503 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -4.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 511 218 328
10th Percentile £15.93 £14.99 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £17.88 £16.05
Median hourly rate £42.69 £25.50 £21.46
Median % change year-on-year +67.39% +18.83% -38.69%
75th Percentile £68.75 £37.75 £41.19
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £28.21 £21.50
% change year-on-year +31.18% +31.19% -42.67%

Google Workspace
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google Workspace relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Google Workspace job vacancy trend in England

Google Workspace
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google Workspace.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google Workspace

Google Workspace
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google Workspace in England over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Google Workspace in England

Google Workspace
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google Workspace.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google Workspace

Google Workspace
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google Workspace in England over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Google Workspace in England

Google Workspace
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 Google Workspace within the England region over the 6 months to 6 June 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 -17 104 £425 +54.55% 36
East Midlands - 25 £550 - 6
Midlands - 25 £550 - 7
North of England -68 22 £250 -49.75% 15
North West -35 14 - - 9
East of England -23 13 £320 - 6
South West -22 11 £550 +2.33% 15
South East -73 9 £101 -80.17% 25
Yorkshire -64 7 £250 -50.00% 4
North East -26 1 £450 - 2
Google Workspace
UK

Google Workspace
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 26 (13.90%) SharePoint
2 25 (13.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.14%) Confluence
4 1 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.28%) Chatbot
3 7 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.14%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.07%) Maya
5 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.53%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.53%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 61 (32.62%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (18.18%) SaaS
3 32 (17.11%) GCP
3 32 (17.11%) Google Sheets
4 28 (14.97%) Slack
5 19 (10.16%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (10.16%) Google Drive
6 14 (7.49%) Asana
6 14 (7.49%) Azure
7 11 (5.88%) Google Docs
8 9 (4.81%) Entra ID
9 8 (4.28%) Miro
10 7 (3.74%) WhatsApp
11 5 (2.67%) AWS
11 5 (2.67%) Smartsheet
12 4 (2.14%) Google Gemini
12 4 (2.14%) OneDrive
12 4 (2.14%) Vertex AI
13 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 15 (8.02%) DNS
2 13 (6.95%) VoIP
3 12 (6.42%) Firewall
4 11 (5.88%) DKIM
4 11 (5.88%) DMARC
4 11 (5.88%) VPN
5 10 (5.35%) TCP/IP
6 7 (3.74%) DMZ
7 3 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.60%) Wireless
8 2 (1.07%) DHCP
9 1 (0.53%) LAN
9 1 (0.53%) VLAN
9 1 (0.53%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.21%) Tableau
2 4 (2.14%) BigQuery
3 2 (1.07%) AlloyDB
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.53%) Power BI
4 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 23 (12.30%) JIRA
2 1 (0.53%) GitLab
General
1 86 (45.99%) Social Skills
2 58 (31.02%) Finance
3 39 (20.86%) Public Sector
4 16 (8.56%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (8.02%) Military
6 13 (6.95%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (6.95%) Banking
7 11 (5.88%) Retail
8 8 (4.28%) Front Office
8 8 (4.28%) Investment Banking
9 7 (3.74%) Legal
10 6 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.14%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.60%) Advertising
12 3 (1.60%) Billing
12 3 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.60%) Wearables
13 2 (1.07%) Aviation
13 2 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.07%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 33 (17.65%) Analyst
2 24 (12.83%) Administrator
3 18 (9.63%) Programme Manager
4 14 (7.49%) Service Desk Analyst
5 13 (6.95%) Service Analyst
6 10 (5.35%) IT Support
7 9 (4.81%) Lead
8 8 (4.28%) Consultant
8 8 (4.28%) IT Analyst
9 7 (3.74%) Help Desk Analyst
10 6 (3.21%) Executive Assistant
10 6 (3.21%) Migration Engineer
10 6 (3.21%) Operations Analyst
11 5 (2.67%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 5 (2.67%) Support Engineer
12 4 (2.14%) Architect
12 4 (2.14%) Desktop Support
12 4 (2.14%) IT Manager
12 4 (2.14%) Operational Support Analyst
12 4 (2.14%) Operations Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.95%) OAuth
2 5 (2.67%) SAML
3 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (1.07%) LangGraph
4 2 (1.07%) LDAP
5 1 (0.53%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.53%) OpenID
5 1 (0.53%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.83%) Onboarding
2 14 (7.49%) Virtual Team
3 11 (5.88%) Smartphone
4 8 (4.28%) Freedom of Information
4 8 (4.28%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.67%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.60%) Life Science
8 2 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.07%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.07%) iPad
9 1 (0.53%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.53%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.53%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.53%) PKI
9 1 (0.53%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.53%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (18.18%) Windows
2 21 (11.23%) Mac OS
3 16 (8.56%) Apple iOS
4 15 (8.02%) Android
5 3 (1.60%) Linux
6 2 (1.07%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.53%) SUSE
7 1 (0.53%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.53%) VMS
7 1 (0.53%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (35.83%) Migration
2 46 (24.60%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (20.32%) Stakeholder Management
4 37 (19.79%) Change Management
5 32 (17.11%) ITIL
6 27 (14.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 25 (13.37%) User Experience
8 24 (12.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (11.76%) Programme Management
9 22 (11.76%) Project Delivery
9 22 (11.76%) Risk Management
10 21 (11.23%) Data Analysis
10 21 (11.23%) Project Management
10 21 (11.23%) Technology Transformation
11 20 (10.70%) Dashboard Development
12 19 (10.16%) Customer Service
12 19 (10.16%) Quantitative Analysis
12 19 (10.16%) Regulatory Compliance
13 18 (9.63%) Collaborative Working
13 18 (9.63%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 20 (10.70%) SQL
2 13 (6.95%) PowerShell
3 6 (3.21%) Google Apps Script
4 3 (1.60%) Python
4 3 (1.60%) VBA
5 2 (1.07%) Bash
Qualifications
1 48 (25.67%) Security Cleared
2 42 (22.46%) SC Cleared
3 32 (17.11%) Degree
4 11 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (3.74%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (3.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.67%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (2.14%) MCSA
8 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.07%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.07%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.53%) ACSP
10 1 (0.53%) MBA
10 1 (0.53%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.53%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.21%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (2.14%) GDPR
2 4 (2.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (1.07%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.07%) PMO
4 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.53%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.53%) SLA
4 1 (0.53%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (14.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.53%) Firmware
3 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (6.95%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (5.88%) SCCM
3 7 (3.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 7 (3.74%) WSUS
4 4 (2.14%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.53%) Ansible
6 1 (0.53%) Terraform
6 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 175 (93.58%) Google
2 52 (27.81%) Microsoft
3 11 (5.88%) Citrix
4 9 (4.81%) Salesforce
5 8 (4.28%) Bloomberg
5 8 (4.28%) Reuters
6 7 (3.74%) ION Trading
7 6 (3.21%) Okta
8 5 (2.67%) Apple
8 5 (2.67%) Atlassian
8 5 (2.67%) Concur
8 5 (2.67%) ServiceNow
9 4 (2.14%) DocuSign
10 3 (1.60%) CODA
10 3 (1.60%) Virgin Media
11 2 (1.07%) OpenAI
11 2 (1.07%) VMware
12 1 (0.53%) Logitech
12 1 (0.53%) Wyse
12 1 (0.53%) Yealink