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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 386 450
Rank change year-on-year -29 +64 +76
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 165 90 100
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.45% 0.37% 0.26%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.21% 0.97% 0.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 45 58
10th Percentile £203 £211 £147
25th Percentile £231 £310 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £537 £536 £488
90th Percentile £575 £584 £575
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 21 22
10th Percentile £12.50 - £20.75
25th Percentile £13.75 £16.95 £20.88
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.27 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.71% -14.35% -25.71%
75th Percentile £35.71 £28.75 £26.50
90th Percentile £41.75 £46.30 -
UK median hourly rate £31.25 £20.64 £26.00
% change year-on-year +51.41% -20.62% -25.71%

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 13,657 9,273 12,233
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.98% 37.84% 32.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,396 6,461 8,819
10th Percentile £313 £313 £275
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £610 £638 £638
90th Percentile £712 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 410 170 327
10th Percentile £15.61 £15.21 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.84 £18.51 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.54 £26.81 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +40.01% +25.47% -14.52%
75th Percentile £60.00 £43.39 £41.63
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.58 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £37.31 £26.50 £21.37
% change year-on-year +40.79% +24.01% -16.88%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 18 March 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 -9 82 £400 - 32
Midlands -32 29 £550 +37.50% 5
East Midlands - 26 £550 - 4
North of England -51 21 £205 -39.71% 9
East of England -12 15 £320 - 1
South East -45 15 £215 -57.64% 25
Yorkshire -47 14 £205 -59.00% 6
North West -32 6 - - 3
West Midlands -54 3 - - 1
South West -31 2 - - 8
North East -16 1 £450 +36.36% 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 13 (7.88%) Confluence
2 8 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.85%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.82%) CMS
Applications
1 34 (20.61%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (4.85%) Chatbot
4 3 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.61%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.61%) Maya
6 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.61%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.61%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 29 (17.58%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (14.55%) Google Sheets
3 23 (13.94%) Slack
4 20 (12.12%) GCP
5 18 (10.91%) Cloud Computing
6 15 (9.09%) Azure
7 12 (7.27%) Entra ID
7 12 (7.27%) SaaS
8 9 (5.45%) Miro
9 7 (4.24%) WhatsApp
10 6 (3.64%) Google Docs
11 5 (3.03%) Google Gemini
11 5 (3.03%) Power Platform
12 4 (2.42%) AWS
12 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (2.42%) Power Automate
13 3 (1.82%) Asana
13 3 (1.82%) OneDrive
14 2 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (1.21%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (11.52%) Firewall
2 12 (7.27%) VoIP
3 11 (6.67%) Network Security
4 7 (4.24%) VPN
5 6 (3.64%) TCP/IP
6 5 (3.03%) DNS
6 5 (3.03%) Wireless
7 4 (2.42%) DMZ
8 3 (1.82%) DHCP
9 2 (1.21%) LAN
9 2 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.61%) VLAN
10 1 (0.61%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.64%) Tableau
2 2 (1.21%) BigQuery
2 2 (1.21%) Power BI
2 2 (1.21%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (8.48%) JIRA
2 2 (1.21%) GitLab
General
1 97 (58.79%) Social Skills
2 46 (27.88%) Finance
3 23 (13.94%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (8.48%) Public Sector
5 13 (7.88%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (7.27%) Retail
7 10 (6.06%) Banking
7 10 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (4.85%) Military
9 4 (2.42%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.42%) Front Office
9 4 (2.42%) Investment Banking
9 4 (2.42%) Legal
10 3 (1.82%) Advertising
10 3 (1.82%) Automotive
10 3 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.82%) Publishing
10 3 (1.82%) Wearables
11 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.61%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 30 (18.18%) IT Support
2 29 (17.58%) Analyst
3 19 (11.52%) Support Engineer
4 18 (10.91%) IT Engineer
4 18 (10.91%) Programme Manager
5 15 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
5 15 (9.09%) Service Analyst
5 15 (9.09%) Service Desk Analyst
6 11 (6.67%) Lead
7 10 (6.06%) Support Officer
8 8 (4.85%) IT Assistant
8 8 (4.85%) IT Support Assistant
8 8 (4.85%) Support Assistant
9 7 (4.24%) 2nd Line Support
10 6 (3.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 6 (3.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
10 6 (3.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 6 (3.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 6 (3.64%) Executive Assistant
10 6 (3.64%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.42%) OAuth
2 3 (1.82%) HTML
2 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.82%) SAML
3 2 (1.21%) REST
4 1 (0.61%) LDAP
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 25 (15.15%) Onboarding
2 10 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (6.06%) Smartphone
3 9 (5.45%) Virtual Team
4 4 (2.42%) Life Science
4 4 (2.42%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.21%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.21%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.21%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.21%) PKI
6 2 (1.21%) SCADA
7 1 (0.61%) Augmented Reality
7 1 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.61%) iPad
7 1 (0.61%) Midjourney
7 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.61%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.61%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 51 (30.91%) Windows
2 23 (13.94%) Linux
3 21 (12.73%) Mac OS
4 15 (9.09%) Apple iOS
5 14 (8.48%) Android
6 3 (1.82%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.21%) VMS
8 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (32.12%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (23.03%) Migration
3 33 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 32 (19.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (15.76%) Customer Service
5 26 (15.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 25 (15.15%) ITIL
7 24 (14.55%) User Experience
8 22 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
8 22 (13.33%) Programme Management
9 21 (12.73%) Change Management
10 20 (12.12%) Dashboard Development
10 20 (12.12%) Risk Management
10 20 (12.12%) Technology Transformation
11 19 (11.52%) Data Analysis
11 19 (11.52%) Quantitative Analysis
11 19 (11.52%) Regulatory Compliance
12 18 (10.91%) Data Transformation
13 17 (10.30%) Incident Management
14 16 (9.70%) AI
Programming Languages
1 21 (12.73%) SQL
2 11 (6.67%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.85%) Google Apps Script
4 7 (4.24%) Python
5 3 (1.82%) VBA
6 2 (1.21%) Bash
7 1 (0.61%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 28 (16.97%) Degree
2 20 (12.12%) Security Cleared
3 17 (10.30%) SC Cleared
4 10 (6.06%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.42%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.21%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.21%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.61%) ACSP
9 1 (0.61%) CCNA
9 1 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.61%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.61%) MCSA
9 1 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.64%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (3.64%) GDPR
2 2 (1.21%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.61%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.61%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.61%) PMO
3 1 (0.61%) SLA
3 1 (0.61%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (10.30%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.61%) Firmware
3 1 (0.61%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (5.45%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (4.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (3.64%) SCCM
4 5 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.42%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.82%) Terraform
6 3 (1.82%) WSUS
7 2 (1.21%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.61%) Ansible
8 1 (0.61%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 146 (88.48%) Google
2 58 (35.15%) Microsoft
3 12 (7.27%) Salesforce
4 7 (4.24%) Citrix
4 7 (4.24%) Okta
5 5 (3.03%) Atlassian
6 4 (2.42%) Apple
6 4 (2.42%) Bloomberg
6 4 (2.42%) ION Trading
6 4 (2.42%) Reuters
6 4 (2.42%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.82%) CODA
7 3 (1.82%) Virgin Media
7 3 (1.82%) VMware
8 2 (1.21%) Adobe
8 2 (1.21%) Concur
8 2 (1.21%) CyberArk
8 2 (1.21%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.21%) Oracle
8 2 (1.21%) Wyse