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 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 381 467
Rank change year-on-year -107 +86 -16
Contract jobs citing Google Workspace 151 118 65
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.33% 0.43% 0.20%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.95% 1.14% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 45 27
10th Percentile £164 £174 £173
25th Percentile £280 £213 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £495 £380
Median % change year-on-year -10.35% +30.26% +16.92%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £486
90th Percentile £766 £643 £595
UK median daily rate £400 £498 £380
% change year-on-year -19.60% +30.92% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 26 9
10th Percentile £14.24 £14.00 £24.60
25th Percentile £14.50 £15.50 £31.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £18.82 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +99.26% -42.97% -
75th Percentile £38.97 £30.39 £39.68
90th Percentile £45.25 £36.00 £42.90
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £18.82 £33.00
% change year-on-year +99.26% -42.97% -

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 15,934 10,377 11,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.42% 37.85% 34.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,619 7,014 7,631
10th Percentile £320 £306 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £530
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -5.57% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £644
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 553 244 172
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.33 £15.55
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.13
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.73% -21.21% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £64.73
90th Percentile £82.25 £67.18 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +16.07% -13.85% -7.14%

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 22 September 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 22 September 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 22 September 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 -53 68 £438 +79.49% 211
North of England -77 25 £125 -80.08% 33
North West -56 20 £125 -80.08% 26
South West -29 14 £469 +10.29% 43
Midlands - 14 £550 - 19
South East -76 12 £230 -54.68% 39
East Midlands - 12 £550 - 7
East of England -26 11 £825 - 25
Yorkshire -45 5 £250 - 5
West Midlands - 2 £525 - 12
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 30 (19.87%) SharePoint
2 27 (17.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.99%) Confluence
4 2 (1.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.66%) Drupal
Applications
1 22 (14.57%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (7.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (5.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (3.97%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (2.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.66%) Maya
Business Applications
1 6 (3.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (2.65%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (2.65%) Oracle General Ledger
2 4 (2.65%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (2.65%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.66%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 60 (39.74%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (21.19%) GCP
3 25 (16.56%) SaaS
4 24 (15.89%) Google Drive
5 19 (12.58%) Google Sheets
6 14 (9.27%) Entra ID
7 13 (8.61%) Google Docs
8 11 (7.28%) Asana
9 10 (6.62%) Azure
10 7 (4.64%) OneDrive
11 6 (3.97%) Slack
11 6 (3.97%) Smartsheet
12 4 (2.65%) AWS
13 3 (1.99%) Power Platform
14 2 (1.32%) Vertex AI
15 1 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
15 1 (0.66%) Canva
15 1 (0.66%) Gemini Notebook
15 1 (0.66%) Google Analytics
15 1 (0.66%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.58%) DNS
2 12 (7.95%) VPN
3 11 (7.28%) DKIM
3 11 (7.28%) DMARC
4 10 (6.62%) Firewall
4 10 (6.62%) TCP/IP
5 9 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (4.64%) DHCP
7 5 (3.31%) VoIP
8 4 (2.65%) WAN
9 3 (1.99%) DMZ
10 2 (1.32%) SD-WAN
10 2 (1.32%) VLAN
11 1 (0.66%) Intranet
11 1 (0.66%) LAN
11 1 (0.66%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.30%) BigQuery
2 3 (1.99%) Power BI
3 2 (1.32%) AlloyDB
3 2 (1.32%) Looker
4 1 (0.66%) Metadata
4 1 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (12.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.66%) Gemini Tracker
2 1 (0.66%) GitLab
General
1 56 (37.09%) Social Skills
2 42 (27.81%) Public Sector
3 28 (18.54%) Finance
4 15 (9.93%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (7.28%) Military
6 7 (4.64%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (4.64%) Retail
7 6 (3.97%) Local Government
8 5 (3.31%) Banking
8 5 (3.31%) Marketing
9 4 (2.65%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.65%) General Ledger
9 4 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.65%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.99%) Billing
10 3 (1.99%) Front Office
10 3 (1.99%) Publishing
11 2 (1.32%) Advertising
11 2 (1.32%) Aviation
11 2 (1.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 35 (23.18%) Administrator
2 20 (13.25%) Analyst
3 8 (5.30%) Service Analyst
4 7 (4.64%) Consultant
4 7 (4.64%) Service Desk Analyst
4 7 (4.64%) Support Engineer
5 6 (3.97%) IT Support
5 6 (3.97%) Senior
5 6 (3.97%) Support Specialist
6 5 (3.31%) Project Manager
7 4 (2.65%) Change Manager
7 4 (2.65%) Developer
7 4 (2.65%) Financial Analyst
7 4 (2.65%) Oracle Trainer
7 4 (2.65%) Trainer
8 3 (1.99%) Customer Service Representative
8 3 (1.99%) Head of IT
8 3 (1.99%) IT Support Engineer
8 3 (1.99%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 3 (1.99%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.96%) OAuth
2 4 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (1.99%) REST
4 2 (1.32%) LangGraph
4 2 (1.32%) SAML
4 2 (1.32%) Terraform
5 1 (0.66%) LDAP
5 1 (0.66%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.66%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.92%) Onboarding
2 17 (11.26%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.30%) Freedom of Information
3 8 (5.30%) Virtual Team
4 5 (3.31%) Learning Management System
4 5 (3.31%) Smartphone
5 4 (2.65%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.99%) BYOD
6 3 (1.99%) CMDB
7 2 (1.32%) Client/Server
7 2 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.32%) Replication
7 2 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.66%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.66%) iPad
8 1 (0.66%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.66%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.66%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (15.89%) Windows
2 13 (8.61%) Mac OS
3 6 (3.97%) Android
3 6 (3.97%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.99%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.32%) Linux
5 2 (1.32%) VMS
6 1 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.66%) SUSE
6 1 (0.66%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (28.48%) Migration
2 25 (16.56%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (16.56%) Project Management
3 23 (15.23%) Customer Service
3 23 (15.23%) Project Delivery
4 22 (14.57%) Change Management
5 21 (13.91%) Stakeholder Management
6 19 (12.58%) ITIL
7 17 (11.26%) Agile
8 16 (10.60%) Cloud Operations
8 16 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (10.60%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (10.60%) Document Management
8 16 (10.60%) Records Management
9 14 (9.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 13 (8.61%) Data Loss Prevention
11 12 (7.95%) Service Management
12 10 (6.62%) Data Management
12 10 (6.62%) Data Protection
12 10 (6.62%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.62%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.64%) Python
3 6 (3.97%) Google Apps Script
4 3 (1.99%) SQL
5 2 (1.32%) Bash
5 2 (1.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 48 (31.79%) Security Cleared
2 44 (29.14%) SC Cleared
3 13 (8.61%) Degree
4 8 (5.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.31%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.99%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.99%) PMP
7 2 (1.32%) CISSP
7 2 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.32%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.66%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.66%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (0.66%) MBA
8 1 (0.66%) MCSA
8 1 (0.66%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.66%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.96%) GDPR
2 8 (5.30%) PMO
3 4 (2.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 3 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.99%) SLA
5 2 (1.32%) NIST
6 1 (0.66%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.66%) QA
6 1 (0.66%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (20.53%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (7.95%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (5.30%) Jamf Pro
2 8 (5.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (3.31%) SCCM
4 4 (2.65%) WSUS
5 1 (0.66%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 144 (95.36%) Google
2 60 (39.74%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.64%) Okta
4 6 (3.97%) Remedy
5 5 (3.31%) Apple
5 5 (3.31%) Citrix
5 5 (3.31%) Oracle
5 5 (3.31%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.65%) Adobe
6 4 (2.65%) Concur
7 3 (1.99%) Bloomberg
7 3 (1.99%) DocuSign
7 3 (1.99%) ION Trading
7 3 (1.99%) Reuters
7 3 (1.99%) VMware
8 2 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (1.32%) Meraki
8 2 (1.32%) Planview
8 2 (1.32%) SAP
8 2 (1.32%) Veeam