Google Contract Job Trends in England

Google
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 106 144
Rank change year-on-year +8 +38 -27
Contract jobs citing Google 828 678 696
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.68% 2.23% 1.82%
As % of the Vendors category 5.63% 4.89% 4.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 505 372 489
10th Percentile £213 £266 £209
25th Percentile £358 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -6.90%
75th Percentile £615 £651 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £508 £550
% change year-on-year -1.48% -7.73% -5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 43 29
10th Percentile £15.50 £30.30 £16.41
25th Percentile £18.82 £36.88 £18.00
Median hourly rate £28.86 £60.50 £32.32
Median % change year-on-year -52.31% +87.19% -7.66%
75th Percentile £43.50 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £62.35 - £67.00
UK median hourly rate £28.92 £60.50 £31.16
% change year-on-year -52.21% +94.16% -10.97%

All Vendors
England

Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 14,695 13,853 17,093
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.56% 45.50% 44.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,532 8,375 11,194
10th Percentile £287 £300 £252
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 709 427 611
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.24 £15.33
25th Percentile £18.22 £17.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 £32.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% -26.97% +71.15%
75th Percentile £47.00 £65.00 £64.08
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £29.39 £44.50
% change year-on-year -14.92% -33.97% +73.08%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Google job vacancy trend in England

Google
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google

Google
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in England over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Google in England

Google
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Google

Google
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google in England over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Google in England

Google
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 3 December 2025. 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 +6 447 £525 -4.55% 265
North of England +17 169 £450 -10.00% 90
Yorkshire +16 94 £400 -20.00% 27
South East +15 94 £314 -37.20% 248
North West +13 73 £509 +1.75% 57
Midlands +11 49 £469 +31.67% 60
South West +1 41 £525 -15.15% 41
West Midlands +2 39 £500 +21.21% 36
East of England -29 18 £625 +47.06% 29
East Midlands -8 10 £358 +0.56% 23
North East -20 2 £515 +23.35% 9
Google
UK

Google
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 24 (2.90%) Apache Spark
2 21 (2.54%) Apache Airflow
2 21 (2.54%) Confluence
3 18 (2.17%) Apache
4 17 (2.05%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.57%) CMS
6 7 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.72%) Mule
8 5 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.48%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.36%) Drupal
10 3 (0.36%) Ethereum
10 3 (0.36%) Hyperledger
10 3 (0.36%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.24%) SAS
11 2 (0.24%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.24%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.24%) WordPress
12 1 (0.12%) Luigi
12 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 34 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.09%) Chatbot
4 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.36%) Sketch
7 3 (0.36%) Trello
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.24%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.12%) Autodesk Smoke
9 1 (0.12%) InDesign
9 1 (0.12%) Maple
9 1 (0.12%) Maya
Business Applications
1 8 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.60%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.24%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.12%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.12%) Shopify
5 1 (0.12%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.12%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 483 (58.33%) GCP
2 258 (31.16%) Azure
3 230 (27.78%) AWS
4 109 (13.16%) Google Workspace
5 90 (10.87%) GitHub
6 66 (7.97%) Power Platform
7 65 (7.85%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 60 (7.25%) Google Analytics
9 58 (7.00%) SaaS
10 40 (4.83%) Serverless
11 29 (3.50%) Cloud Run
12 28 (3.38%) Google Tag Manager
12 28 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
13 27 (3.26%) Cloud Functions
14 26 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
15 25 (3.02%) Google Sheets
15 25 (3.02%) Vertex AI
16 23 (2.78%) Entra ID
16 23 (2.78%) Google Play
17 22 (2.66%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.76%) Firewall
2 22 (2.66%) Network Security
3 21 (2.54%) DNS
4 9 (1.09%) HTTP
4 9 (1.09%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.09%) VPN
5 4 (0.48%) Internet
6 3 (0.36%) BGP
6 3 (0.36%) Bluetooth
6 3 (0.36%) DHCP
6 3 (0.36%) Intranet
6 3 (0.36%) LAN
6 3 (0.36%) SMTP
6 3 (0.36%) SSL
6 3 (0.36%) VLAN
6 3 (0.36%) VoIP
6 3 (0.36%) WAN
6 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.36%) Wireless
7 2 (0.24%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (12.20%) BigQuery
2 60 (7.25%) Power BI
3 39 (4.71%) NoSQL
3 39 (4.71%) PostgreSQL
4 34 (4.11%) Tableau
5 30 (3.62%) Looker
6 29 (3.50%) Data Warehouse
7 26 (3.14%) Big Data
8 22 (2.66%) SQL Server
9 16 (1.93%) MySQL
10 14 (1.69%) Data Lake
10 14 (1.69%) MongoDB
11 12 (1.45%) Hadoop
11 12 (1.45%) Metadata
11 12 (1.45%) Relational Database
12 10 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (1.21%) Mixpanel
13 8 (0.97%) Pinecone
13 8 (0.97%) Redis
14 6 (0.72%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 82 (9.90%) Git
2 81 (9.78%) Jenkins
3 56 (6.76%) JIRA
4 42 (5.07%) GitLab
5 15 (1.81%) Sonatype Nexus
6 14 (1.69%) SonarQube
7 11 (1.33%) Liquibase
8 10 (1.21%) Postman
9 9 (1.09%) SoapUI
10 8 (0.97%) CircleCI
10 8 (0.97%) Cypress.io
10 8 (0.97%) Gradle
11 7 (0.85%) Selenium
12 6 (0.72%) Browser DevTools
12 6 (0.72%) JUnit
12 6 (0.72%) Visual Website Optimizer
13 5 (0.60%) Maven
13 5 (0.60%) Mockito
14 4 (0.48%) Android Studio
14 4 (0.48%) webpack
General
1 296 (35.75%) Social Skills
2 168 (20.29%) Finance
3 101 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (12.08%) Banking
5 63 (7.61%) Marketing
6 58 (7.00%) Public Sector
7 22 (2.66%) Financial Institution
7 22 (2.66%) Retail
8 21 (2.54%) Pharmaceutical
9 20 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (1.93%) Advertising
10 16 (1.93%) Legal
10 16 (1.93%) Publishing
11 15 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (1.81%) Telecoms
12 13 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.85%) Automotive
15 6 (0.72%) Military
Job Titles
1 105 (12.68%) Senior
2 85 (10.27%) Developer
3 82 (9.90%) Architect
4 80 (9.66%) Analyst
5 68 (8.21%) GCP Engineer
6 65 (7.85%) Lead
7 38 (4.59%) Cloud Engineer
8 36 (4.35%) DevOps Engineer
9 31 (3.74%) Data Engineer
9 31 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
10 26 (3.14%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 26 (3.14%) Consultant
10 26 (3.14%) Software Engineer
11 24 (2.90%) Android Developer
11 24 (2.90%) GCP DevOps
12 22 (2.66%) GCP DevOps Engineer
13 21 (2.54%) Security Engineer
13 21 (2.54%) Senior Developer
14 20 (2.42%) GCP Architect
14 20 (2.42%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (7.97%) RESTful
2 42 (5.07%) REST
3 41 (4.95%) React
4 40 (4.83%) HTML
5 37 (4.47%) Node.js
6 33 (3.99%) CSS
7 28 (3.38%) Kafka
7 28 (3.38%) Spring
8 26 (3.14%) FastAPI
9 24 (2.90%) LangGraph
10 23 (2.78%) PyTorch
11 22 (2.66%) scikit-learn
11 22 (2.66%) TensorFlow
12 21 (2.54%) LangChain
13 20 (2.42%) Android Jetpack
13 20 (2.42%) AngularJS
13 20 (2.42%) Spring Boot
14 19 (2.29%) Jetpack Compose
14 19 (2.29%) OAuth
15 18 (2.17%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 91 (10.99%) Cloud Native
2 48 (5.80%) Onboarding
3 36 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
4 32 (3.86%) Mobile App
5 26 (3.14%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (3.02%) Product Ownership
7 24 (2.90%) Public Cloud
8 20 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (2.29%) AI Agents
9 19 (2.29%) Life Science
10 18 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
11 17 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
12 16 (1.93%) Genomics
13 15 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (1.81%) Social Media
14 13 (1.57%) Algorithms
14 13 (1.57%) Data Centre
15 10 (1.21%) Management Information System
15 10 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
16 9 (1.09%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 64 (7.73%) Linux
2 47 (5.68%) Android
3 44 (5.31%) Windows
4 31 (3.74%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.21%) Unix
6 9 (1.09%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.48%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.36%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.12%) MVS
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.12%) Solaris
9 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (25.85%) CI/CD
2 205 (24.76%) DevOps
3 197 (23.79%) Agile
4 180 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
5 161 (19.44%) Analytics
6 153 (18.48%) AI
7 128 (15.46%) Containerisation
8 103 (12.44%) Infrastructure as Code
9 96 (11.59%) Machine Learning
10 91 (10.99%) Microservices
11 81 (9.78%) User Experience
12 79 (9.54%) Migration
13 77 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
14 69 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
15 66 (7.97%) Computer Science
16 63 (7.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 61 (7.37%) Actionable Insight
17 61 (7.37%) Business Intelligence
18 57 (6.88%) Software Engineering
19 56 (6.76%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 243 (29.35%) Python
2 136 (16.43%) SQL
3 96 (11.59%) Java
4 60 (7.25%) JavaScript
5 43 (5.19%) PowerShell
6 42 (5.07%) Bash
7 32 (3.86%) TypeScript
8 29 (3.50%) Kotlin
9 28 (3.38%) Go
10 12 (1.45%) Ruby
11 11 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 10 (1.21%) C#
13 9 (1.09%) Shell Script
14 7 (0.85%) Bicep
14 7 (0.85%) R
14 7 (0.85%) Scala
14 7 (0.85%) VBA
15 5 (0.60%) C++
16 4 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.48%) Swift
Qualifications
1 108 (13.04%) Security Cleared
2 96 (11.59%) SC Cleared
3 89 (10.75%) Degree
4 43 (5.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (3.62%) Master's Degree
6 24 (2.90%) CISSP
7 16 (1.93%) AWS Certification
8 13 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (1.45%) MCP
10 10 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.09%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.09%) CISM
11 9 (1.09%) DV Cleared
11 9 (1.09%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (0.72%) CCSP
13 6 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (0.72%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.72%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.52%) GDPR
2 41 (4.95%) Data Quality
3 32 (3.86%) Accessibility
3 32 (3.86%) QA
4 24 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (1.81%) NIST
6 12 (1.45%) PCI DSS
7 10 (1.21%) GRC
8 9 (1.09%) SLA
9 8 (0.97%) NCSC
10 7 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 6 (0.72%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.60%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.60%) WCAG
13 3 (0.36%) ECSS
13 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
14 2 (0.24%) HL7
14 2 (0.24%) PERC
14 2 (0.24%) PMO
System Software
1 148 (17.87%) Docker
2 27 (3.26%) Active Directory
3 15 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) Squid
5 5 (0.60%) Snort
6 2 (0.24%) Firmware
6 2 (0.24%) KVM
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) NFS
7 1 (0.12%) SRDF
7 1 (0.12%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) Xen
Systems Management
1 151 (18.24%) Kubernetes
2 125 (15.10%) Terraform
3 41 (4.95%) Ansible
4 32 (3.86%) Grafana
5 29 (3.50%) Prometheus
6 14 (1.69%) Argo
7 11 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (1.21%) Istio
8 10 (1.21%) NetBackup
9 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
9 9 (1.09%) Oracle RMAN
10 7 (0.85%) QRadar
11 6 (0.72%) Nessus
12 5 (0.60%) Nexpose
12 5 (0.60%) Puppet
12 5 (0.60%) SCCM
12 5 (0.60%) Suricata
13 4 (0.48%) logstash
14 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 139 (16.79%) Microsoft
2 52 (6.28%) Splunk
3 25 (3.02%) Adobe
3 25 (3.02%) Salesforce
4 22 (2.66%) Databricks
4 22 (2.66%) Oracle
5 21 (2.54%) CyberArk
5 21 (2.54%) OpenAI
6 18 (2.17%) Palo Alto
7 17 (2.05%) Apple
8 16 (1.93%) VMware
9 15 (1.81%) Cisco
9 15 (1.81%) CrowdStrike
9 15 (1.81%) Okta
9 15 (1.81%) SAP
10 14 (1.69%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.45%) Amplitude
12 11 (1.33%) IBM
12 11 (1.33%) Optimizely
13 10 (1.21%) Veritas