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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 399 443
Rank change year-on-year -4 +44 +115
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 141 90 121
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.43% 0.34% 0.32%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.13% 0.92% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 42 72
10th Percentile £203 £263 £141
25th Percentile £204 £329 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £500
90th Percentile - £586 £575
UK median daily rate £375 £400 £400
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 8 24
10th Percentile - - £20.75
25th Percentile £12.50 £22.27 £23.02
Median hourly rate £22.75 £23.23 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% -10.67% -24.81%
75th Percentile £34.69 £33.93 £26.50
90th Percentile £40.88 £41.13 £33.00
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £23.23 £26.00
% change year-on-year +14.10% -10.67% -24.81%

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 12,432 9,835 12,675
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 37.80% 37.12% 33.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,617 6,513 9,250
10th Percentile £304 £313 £275
25th Percentile £406 £423 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £726
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 312 142 298
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.45 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.25 £16.57
Median hourly rate £33.32 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.15% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £45.89 £48.75
90th Percentile £77.48 £68.75 £66.29
UK median hourly rate £32.75 £27.50 £22.75
% change year-on-year +19.09% +20.88% -5.21%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 1 February 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 -34 53 £313 -21.88% 100
Midlands -26 29 £550 +37.50% 19
East Midlands +2 26 £550 - 9
South East -4 20 £250 -34.21% 55
North of England -50 20 £205 -51.19% 23
East of England -6 15 £320 - 15
Yorkshire -39 13 £205 -59.00% 6
North West -21 6 £970 - 17
West Midlands -38 3 - - 10
South West -28 2 - - 23
North East -24 1 £450 +32.35% 1
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 12 (8.51%) Confluence
2 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (4.26%) SharePoint
4 3 (2.13%) CMS
Applications
1 34 (24.11%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.71%) Camtasia
4 1 (0.71%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.71%) Maya
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.71%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 25 (17.73%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (15.60%) Google Sheets
3 18 (12.77%) Cloud Computing
4 16 (11.35%) Slack
5 14 (9.93%) GCP
6 13 (9.22%) Azure
7 11 (7.80%) Entra ID
8 9 (6.38%) SaaS
9 5 (3.55%) Power Platform
10 4 (2.84%) AWS
11 2 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.42%) ChatGPT
11 2 (1.42%) Google Docs
11 2 (1.42%) Google Gemini
11 2 (1.42%) Miro
11 2 (1.42%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.71%) Asana
12 1 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.71%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (12.77%) Firewall
2 11 (7.80%) Network Security
3 10 (7.09%) VoIP
4 7 (4.96%) TCP/IP
5 6 (4.26%) VPN
6 4 (2.84%) DMZ
6 4 (2.84%) Wireless
7 3 (2.13%) DNS
8 2 (1.42%) DHCP
9 1 (0.71%) DKIM
9 1 (0.71%) DMARC
9 1 (0.71%) LAN
9 1 (0.71%) WAN
9 1 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.26%) Tableau
2 2 (1.42%) Power BI
2 2 (1.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (9.22%) JIRA
2 2 (1.42%) GitLab
General
1 88 (62.41%) Social Skills
2 35 (24.82%) Finance
3 18 (12.77%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (9.22%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.96%) Banking
7 7 (4.96%) Military
8 4 (2.84%) Aerospace
8 4 (2.84%) Front Office
8 4 (2.84%) Investment Banking
8 4 (2.84%) Retail
9 3 (2.13%) Automotive
9 3 (2.13%) Publishing
10 2 (1.42%) Legal
11 1 (0.71%) Advertising
11 1 (0.71%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.71%) Marketing
11 1 (0.71%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 31 (21.99%) IT Support
2 28 (19.86%) Analyst
3 19 (13.48%) IT Engineer
4 17 (12.06%) Programme Manager
4 17 (12.06%) Support Engineer
5 16 (11.35%) Service Analyst
6 14 (9.93%) IT Support Engineer
6 14 (9.93%) Service Desk Analyst
7 12 (8.51%) Support Officer
8 10 (7.09%) IT Assistant
8 10 (7.09%) IT Support Assistant
8 10 (7.09%) Support Assistant
9 7 (4.96%) 2nd Line Support
10 6 (4.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 6 (4.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
10 6 (4.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 6 (4.26%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 6 (4.26%) Operations Analyst
10 6 (4.26%) Senior
11 5 (3.55%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.13%) HTML
2 2 (1.42%) REST
3 1 (0.71%) LDAP
3 1 (0.71%) OAuth
3 1 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 23 (16.31%) Onboarding
2 12 (8.51%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (6.38%) Smartphone
4 7 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.26%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.13%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.42%) Client/Server
7 2 (1.42%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.42%) IoT
7 2 (1.42%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.42%) PKI
7 2 (1.42%) SCADA
8 1 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.71%) iPad
8 1 (0.71%) Life Science
8 1 (0.71%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.71%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.71%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 51 (36.17%) Windows
2 27 (19.15%) Linux
3 19 (13.48%) Mac OS
4 13 (9.22%) Android
4 13 (9.22%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.42%) Unix
5 2 (1.42%) VMS
5 2 (1.42%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.50%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (21.99%) Migration
2 31 (21.99%) Stakeholder Management
3 30 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 27 (19.15%) Customer Service
4 27 (19.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 24 (17.02%) User Experience
6 23 (16.31%) Collaborative Working
6 23 (16.31%) ITIL
7 22 (15.60%) Programme Management
8 21 (14.89%) Change Management
9 20 (14.18%) Dashboard Development
9 20 (14.18%) Risk Management
10 19 (13.48%) Data Analysis
10 19 (13.48%) Incident Management
10 19 (13.48%) Quantitative Analysis
10 19 (13.48%) Technology Transformation
11 18 (12.77%) Data Transformation
11 18 (12.77%) Regulatory Compliance
12 15 (10.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (14.89%) SQL
2 11 (7.80%) PowerShell
3 8 (5.67%) Python
4 2 (1.42%) Bash
4 2 (1.42%) Google Apps Script
5 1 (0.71%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 25 (17.73%) Degree
2 18 (12.77%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.64%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.38%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (2.84%) CISSP
6 3 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.13%) GCIH
6 3 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (1.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (1.42%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.42%) CCSP
7 2 (1.42%) CISM
7 2 (1.42%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.42%) GCFA
7 2 (1.42%) GCFE
7 2 (1.42%) GREM
7 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.71%) CCNA
8 1 (0.71%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.26%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (4.26%) GDPR
2 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.71%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.71%) PMO
2 1 (0.71%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (9.93%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (4.26%) SCCM
1 6 (4.26%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.13%) Terraform
3 3 (2.13%) WSUS
4 2 (1.42%) EnCase
4 2 (1.42%) FTK
4 2 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.42%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.71%) Ansible
5 1 (0.71%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.71%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 119 (84.40%) Google
2 56 (39.72%) Microsoft
3 10 (7.09%) Salesforce
4 7 (4.96%) Citrix
4 7 (4.96%) Okta
5 5 (3.55%) Apple
6 4 (2.84%) Bloomberg
6 4 (2.84%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (2.84%) ION Trading
6 4 (2.84%) Reuters
6 4 (2.84%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.13%) Virgin Media
7 3 (2.13%) VMware
8 2 (1.42%) Adobe
8 2 (1.42%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.42%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.42%) Dell
8 2 (1.42%) Oracle
8 2 (1.42%) Wyse
9 1 (0.71%) Ubiquiti