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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 420 363 443
Rank change year-on-year -57 +80 +51
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 170 102 91
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.43% 0.42% 0.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.20% 1.11% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 46 49
10th Percentile £203 £209 £196
25th Percentile £253 £275 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% +20.00%
75th Percentile £535 £536 £500
90th Percentile £575 £614 £575
UK median daily rate £382 £425 £465
% change year-on-year -10.12% -8.59% +16.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 26 23
10th Percentile £12.50 - £20.75
25th Percentile £23.06 £16.95 £21.00
Median hourly rate £33.00 £22.27 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.18% -14.35% -30.25%
75th Percentile £38.94 £32.75 £26.50
90th Percentile £53.98 £41.15 -
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £21.28 £26.00
% change year-on-year +57.42% -18.15% -30.25%

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 14,115 9,184 11,852
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.01% 37.65% 31.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,742 6,440 8,523
10th Percentile £313 £313 £281
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 187 318
10th Percentile £15.77 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £18.13 £15.86
Median hourly rate £43.61 £26.50 £20.77
Median % change year-on-year +64.57% +27.59% -24.47%
75th Percentile £67.84 £42.49 £32.69
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.20 £59.97
UK median hourly rate £40.64 £27.50 £20.99
% change year-on-year +47.78% +31.05% -30.91%

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 15 April 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 15 April 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 15 April 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 -21 89 £391 -2.25% 31
Midlands -38 25 £550 - 2
East Midlands - 25 £550 -
North of England -60 21 £205 -59.00% 10
Yorkshire -42 15 £205 -59.00% 6
East of England -20 14 £308 - 2
South East -51 14 £215 -57.64% 24
North West -42 5 - - 4
North East -21 1 £450 - 1
South West -38 1 - - 8
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 (7.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.71%) Confluence
2 8 (4.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (18.82%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (4.71%) Chatbot
4 6 (3.53%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (1.18%) Trello
7 1 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.59%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.59%) Maya
7 1 (0.59%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 35 (20.59%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (15.88%) Google Sheets
3 25 (14.71%) Slack
4 21 (12.35%) GCP
5 19 (11.18%) Cloud Computing
6 17 (10.00%) Azure
7 16 (9.41%) SaaS
8 11 (6.47%) Entra ID
9 9 (5.29%) Google Docs
9 9 (5.29%) Miro
10 7 (4.12%) WhatsApp
11 5 (2.94%) Google Gemini
12 4 (2.35%) Asana
12 4 (2.35%) Power Automate
12 4 (2.35%) Power Platform
13 3 (1.76%) AWS
13 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.76%) OneDrive
14 2 (1.18%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (1.18%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (11.18%) Firewall
2 13 (7.65%) VoIP
3 9 (5.29%) Network Security
3 9 (5.29%) TCP/IP
3 9 (5.29%) VPN
4 6 (3.53%) DMZ
4 6 (3.53%) DNS
5 3 (1.76%) DHCP
5 3 (1.76%) Wireless
6 1 (0.59%) DKIM
6 1 (0.59%) DMARC
6 1 (0.59%) LAN
6 1 (0.59%) VLAN
6 1 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.53%) Tableau
2 2 (1.18%) BigQuery
2 2 (1.18%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.59%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (8.82%) JIRA
2 2 (1.18%) GitLab
General
1 92 (54.12%) Social Skills
2 56 (32.94%) Finance
3 21 (12.35%) Public Sector
4 18 (10.59%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (7.65%) Banking
7 12 (7.06%) Military
7 12 (7.06%) Retail
8 10 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (4.12%) Front Office
9 7 (4.12%) Investment Banking
10 6 (3.53%) Legal
11 3 (1.76%) Advertising
11 3 (1.76%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.76%) Billing
11 3 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.76%) Wearables
12 2 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.18%) Marketing
12 2 (1.18%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 37 (21.76%) Analyst
2 25 (14.71%) IT Support
3 18 (10.59%) Programme Manager
4 17 (10.00%) Service Analyst
4 17 (10.00%) Service Desk Analyst
4 17 (10.00%) Support Engineer
5 16 (9.41%) IT Engineer
6 13 (7.65%) IT Support Engineer
7 11 (6.47%) Lead
8 7 (4.12%) Consultant
8 7 (4.12%) Executive Assistant
8 7 (4.12%) IT Analyst
9 6 (3.53%) Administrator
9 6 (3.53%) Help Desk Analyst
9 6 (3.53%) Operations Analyst
9 6 (3.53%) Support Officer
10 5 (2.94%) 2nd Line Support
11 4 (2.35%) Desktop Support
11 4 (2.35%) IT Manager
11 4 (2.35%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.35%) OAuth
2 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.76%) SAML
3 2 (1.18%) REST
4 1 (0.59%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 28 (16.47%) Onboarding
2 11 (6.47%) Smartphone
3 10 (5.88%) Virtual Team
4 8 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.76%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.76%) Life Science
6 3 (1.76%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.18%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.18%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (1.18%) PKI
8 1 (0.59%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.59%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.59%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.59%) iPad
8 1 (0.59%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.59%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.59%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.59%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 46 (27.06%) Windows
2 21 (12.35%) Mac OS
3 17 (10.00%) Linux
4 16 (9.41%) Apple iOS
5 15 (8.82%) Android
6 3 (1.76%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.18%) VMS
8 1 (0.59%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (31.18%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (24.12%) Migration
3 34 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 29 (17.06%) ITIL
5 26 (15.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 24 (14.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (13.53%) Change Management
7 23 (13.53%) User Experience
8 22 (12.94%) Collaborative Working
8 22 (12.94%) Programme Management
9 21 (12.35%) Customer Service
9 21 (12.35%) Data Analysis
9 21 (12.35%) Risk Management
10 20 (11.76%) Dashboard Development
10 20 (11.76%) Technology Transformation
11 19 (11.18%) Quantitative Analysis
11 19 (11.18%) Regulatory Compliance
12 18 (10.59%) Data Transformation
13 17 (10.00%) Decision-Making
14 16 (9.41%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (12.35%) SQL
2 14 (8.24%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.71%) Google Apps Script
4 6 (3.53%) Python
5 3 (1.76%) VBA
6 2 (1.18%) Bash
7 1 (0.59%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (18.82%) Degree
2 26 (15.29%) Security Cleared
3 23 (13.53%) SC Cleared
4 11 (6.47%) ITIL Certification
5 6 (3.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.35%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.76%) MCSA
9 2 (1.18%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.18%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.18%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.59%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.53%) Actionable Recommendations
2 5 (2.94%) GDPR
3 2 (1.18%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.59%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.59%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.59%) PMO
4 1 (0.59%) SLA
4 1 (0.59%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (10.59%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.59%) Firmware
3 1 (0.59%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (4.71%) SCCM
1 8 (4.71%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (4.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (2.94%) WSUS
4 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.18%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.18%) Terraform
5 2 (1.18%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.59%) Ansible
Vendors
1 152 (89.41%) Google
2 61 (35.88%) Microsoft
3 10 (5.88%) Citrix
3 10 (5.88%) Salesforce
4 7 (4.12%) Bloomberg
4 7 (4.12%) Reuters
5 6 (3.53%) ION Trading
5 6 (3.53%) Okta
6 5 (2.94%) Atlassian
7 4 (2.35%) Apple
7 4 (2.35%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.76%) CODA
8 3 (1.76%) Virgin Media
8 3 (1.76%) VMware
9 2 (1.18%) Concur
9 2 (1.18%) CyberArk
9 2 (1.18%) OpenAI
9 2 (1.18%) Wyse
10 1 (0.59%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.59%) Planview