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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 401 367 447
Rank change year-on-year -34 +80 +33
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 183 108 91
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.45% 0.44% 0.25%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.29% 1.19% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 47 51
10th Percentile £203 £205 £181
25th Percentile £281 £263 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £410 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.66% -8.89% +28.57%
75th Percentile £575 £536 £500
90th Percentile - £641 £575
UK median daily rate £425 £405 £457
% change year-on-year +4.94% -11.47% +30.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 26 23
10th Percentile £15.00 - £20.75
25th Percentile £29.50 £16.95 £21.00
Median hourly rate £34.61 £22.27 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.39% -14.35% -34.26%
75th Percentile £39.37 £32.75 £26.50
90th Percentile £58.75 £41.15 -
UK median hourly rate £35.36 £21.28 £26.00
% change year-on-year +66.14% -18.15% -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 14,233 9,074 11,755
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.33% 37.22% 31.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,777 6,350 8,496
10th Percentile £318 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £713 £744 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 448 195 318
10th Percentile £15.98 £15.04 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £18.13 £15.85
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £20.77
Median % change year-on-year +84.31% +22.77% -35.70%
75th Percentile £68.75 £39.38 £32.31
90th Percentile £81.38 £73.25 £61.72
UK median hourly rate £42.69 £27.35 £21.00
% change year-on-year +56.07% +30.24% -40.00%

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 4 May 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 4 May 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 4 May 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 -7 99 £413 +16.12% 34
Midlands -47 25 £550 - 6
East Midlands - 25 £550 - 2
North of England -56 23 £205 -59.00% 9
East of England -28 13 £308 - 6
North West -33 11 - - 6
Yorkshire -44 11 £205 -59.00% 3
South East -59 11 £215 -57.64% 16
South West -37 8 £419 -27.17% 4
North East -22 1 £450 -
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 (14.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (12.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.73%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (12.02%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.37%) Chatbot
2 8 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (3.28%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.09%) Trello
6 1 (0.55%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.55%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.55%) Maya
6 1 (0.55%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 53 (28.96%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (16.94%) SaaS
3 28 (15.30%) GCP
4 26 (14.21%) Google Sheets
4 26 (14.21%) Slack
5 19 (10.38%) Cloud Computing
6 15 (8.20%) Azure
7 14 (7.65%) Google Drive
8 10 (5.46%) Google Docs
9 9 (4.92%) Asana
9 9 (4.92%) Entra ID
9 9 (4.92%) Miro
10 7 (3.83%) WhatsApp
11 5 (2.73%) Google Gemini
12 4 (2.19%) AWS
12 4 (2.19%) Power Automate
12 4 (2.19%) Power Platform
12 4 (2.19%) Vertex AI
13 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.64%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (7.65%) Firewall
1 14 (7.65%) VoIP
2 13 (7.10%) DNS
3 10 (5.46%) VPN
4 9 (4.92%) DKIM
4 9 (4.92%) DMARC
4 9 (4.92%) TCP/IP
5 7 (3.83%) DMZ
6 4 (2.19%) Network Security
7 3 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.64%) Wireless
8 2 (1.09%) DHCP
9 1 (0.55%) LAN
9 1 (0.55%) VLAN
9 1 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.28%) Tableau
2 4 (2.19%) BigQuery
3 2 (1.09%) AlloyDB
4 1 (0.55%) Power BI
4 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (10.38%) JIRA
2 1 (0.55%) GitLab
General
1 84 (45.90%) Social Skills
2 57 (31.15%) Finance
3 37 (20.22%) Public Sector
4 15 (8.20%) Military
4 15 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (7.65%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (7.65%) Banking
6 13 (7.10%) Retail
7 9 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (4.37%) Front Office
8 8 (4.37%) Investment Banking
9 6 (3.28%) Legal
10 3 (1.64%) Advertising
10 3 (1.64%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.64%) Billing
10 3 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.64%) Wearables
11 2 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.09%) Marketing
11 2 (1.09%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 38 (20.77%) Analyst
2 22 (12.02%) Administrator
3 18 (9.84%) Programme Manager
3 18 (9.84%) Service Desk Analyst
4 17 (9.29%) IT Support
4 17 (9.29%) Service Analyst
5 11 (6.01%) Support Engineer
6 10 (5.46%) IT Engineer
6 10 (5.46%) Lead
7 8 (4.37%) Consultant
7 8 (4.37%) IT Analyst
7 8 (4.37%) IT Support Engineer
8 7 (3.83%) Executive Assistant
8 7 (3.83%) Help Desk Analyst
9 6 (3.28%) Operations Analyst
10 5 (2.73%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 5 (2.73%) Migration Engineer
11 4 (2.19%) Migration Specialist
11 4 (2.19%) Salesforce Analyst
11 4 (2.19%) Salesforce Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (6.01%) OAuth
2 5 (2.73%) SAML
3 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (1.09%) LangGraph
4 2 (1.09%) LDAP
5 1 (0.55%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.55%) OpenID
5 1 (0.55%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 26 (14.21%) Onboarding
2 12 (6.56%) Smartphone
3 10 (5.46%) Virtual Team
4 8 (4.37%) Management Information System
4 8 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.28%) Freedom of Information
6 4 (2.19%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.64%) Life Science
8 2 (1.09%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.09%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.55%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.55%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.55%) iPad
9 1 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.55%) PKI
9 1 (0.55%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.55%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.55%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 39 (21.31%) Windows
2 21 (11.48%) Mac OS
3 17 (9.29%) Apple iOS
4 16 (8.74%) Android
5 8 (4.37%) Linux
6 2 (1.09%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.55%) VMS
7 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (32.24%) Migration
2 47 (25.68%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (17.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 31 (16.94%) Change Management
4 31 (16.94%) ITIL
5 26 (14.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 23 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (12.57%) Programme Management
6 23 (12.57%) User Experience
7 21 (11.48%) Data Analysis
7 21 (11.48%) Project Management
8 20 (10.93%) Collaborative Working
8 20 (10.93%) Dashboard Development
8 20 (10.93%) Project Delivery
8 20 (10.93%) Risk Management
8 20 (10.93%) Technology Transformation
9 19 (10.38%) Customer Service
9 19 (10.38%) Quantitative Analysis
9 19 (10.38%) Regulatory Compliance
10 18 (9.84%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 21 (11.48%) SQL
2 12 (6.56%) PowerShell
3 7 (3.83%) Google Apps Script
4 4 (2.19%) Python
5 3 (1.64%) VBA
6 2 (1.09%) Bash
7 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (24.59%) Security Cleared
2 40 (21.86%) SC Cleared
3 32 (17.49%) Degree
4 12 (6.56%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (3.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.73%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.19%) MCSA
9 2 (1.09%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.09%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.09%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.55%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.28%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (1.64%) GDPR
2 3 (1.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (1.09%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.55%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.55%) PMO
4 1 (0.55%) SLA
4 1 (0.55%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (15.85%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.55%) Firmware
3 1 (0.55%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (6.56%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (4.92%) SCCM
3 7 (3.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (3.28%) WSUS
5 3 (1.64%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.55%) Ansible
6 1 (0.55%) Terraform
6 1 (0.55%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 167 (91.26%) Google
2 56 (30.60%) Microsoft
3 10 (5.46%) Citrix
3 10 (5.46%) Salesforce
4 8 (4.37%) Bloomberg
4 8 (4.37%) Reuters
5 7 (3.83%) ION Trading
6 5 (2.73%) Atlassian
7 4 (2.19%) Apple
7 4 (2.19%) Okta
7 4 (2.19%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.64%) CODA
8 3 (1.64%) Virgin Media
9 2 (1.09%) OpenAI
9 2 (1.09%) VMware
10 1 (0.55%) Concur
10 1 (0.55%) DocuSign
10 1 (0.55%) Logitech
10 1 (0.55%) Wyse
10 1 (0.55%) Yealink