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 20 May 2026, 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
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 100 113
Rank change year-on-year -24 +13 -9
Contract jobs citing Google 832 630 721
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.02% 2.59% 1.98%
As % of the Vendors category 4.93% 5.45% 4.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 530 366 473
10th Percentile £300 £240 £276
25th Percentile £413 £388 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £626 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 61 66
10th Percentile £19.88 £16.95 £11.25
25th Percentile £28.61 £20.64 £20.75
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% +15.38% -34.26%
75th Percentile £37.50 £50.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £45.31 £62.50 -
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £28.38 £26.49
% change year-on-year +25.09% +7.15% -33.12%

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 16,879 11,567 15,238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.05% 47.63% 41.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,931 7,430 9,732
10th Percentile £313 £275 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £517
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +1.50% -3.32%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £634
90th Percentile £706 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 886 471 1,006
10th Percentile £15.34 £14.84 £12.06
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.44 £14.27
Median hourly rate £32.36 £26.32 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.96% +16.98% -40.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £58.75 £57.33
90th Percentile £75.20 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.23 £25.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year +26.37% +15.91% -48.24%

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 20 May 2026.

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 20 May 2026.

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 20 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 -18 421 £520 -0.95% 217
North of England -11 163 £500 - 72
Yorkshire -15 85 £500 +8.11% 22
Midlands -27 66 £533 +29.98% 33
South West -6 63 £550 +25.71% 35
North West -24 63 £550 -8.33% 42
South East -86 57 £575 +13.30% 78
East of England -11 38 £540 +11.34% 30
East Midlands -1 37 £550 +40.66% 15
West Midlands -41 29 £425 -14.57% 18
North East -9 18 £450 - 8
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 40 (4.81%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (3.49%) Apache Spark
4 27 (3.25%) Apache
5 17 (2.04%) Apache Airflow
6 13 (1.56%) Confluence
7 9 (1.08%) CMS
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.24%) Drupal
8 2 (0.24%) nginx
8 2 (0.24%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Synapse
9 1 (0.12%) IIS
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (3.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.32%) Chatbot
5 8 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.84%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.60%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.60%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.36%) InDesign
8 3 (0.36%) Trello
9 2 (0.24%) Maya
9 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.12%) Autodesk Smoke
Business Applications
1 5 (0.60%) Sprinklr
2 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.12%) Actimize
3 1 (0.12%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.12%) SAP SRM
3 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
3 1 (0.12%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 499 (59.98%) GCP
2 235 (28.25%) Azure
3 205 (24.64%) AWS
4 168 (20.19%) Google Workspace
5 87 (10.46%) GitHub
6 83 (9.98%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 70 (8.41%) Microsoft 365
8 67 (8.05%) Power Platform
9 58 (6.97%) Google Sheets
10 49 (5.89%) SaaS
11 44 (5.29%) GitHub Actions
12 42 (5.05%) Google Analytics
13 37 (4.45%) Vertex AI
14 31 (3.73%) Entra ID
15 30 (3.61%) Cloud Computing
16 29 (3.49%) Slack
17 28 (3.37%) Google Drive
18 27 (3.25%) Amazon S3
18 27 (3.25%) Cloud Run
19 26 (3.13%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.65%) Firewall
2 41 (4.93%) DNS
3 32 (3.85%) VPN
4 18 (2.16%) Network Security
5 13 (1.56%) VoIP
6 11 (1.32%) DKIM
6 11 (1.32%) DMARC
7 9 (1.08%) Internet
7 9 (1.08%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.84%) DHCP
9 6 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (0.60%) BGP
10 5 (0.60%) SAN
11 4 (0.48%) OSPF
11 4 (0.48%) Wireless
12 3 (0.36%) HTTP
12 3 (0.36%) IPv4
12 3 (0.36%) IPv6
12 3 (0.36%) VLAN
12 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (12.38%) BigQuery
2 58 (6.97%) Power BI
3 37 (4.45%) Tableau
4 29 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (2.76%) Data Lake
6 20 (2.40%) Looker
6 20 (2.40%) SQL Server
7 18 (2.16%) Metadata
7 18 (2.16%) NoSQL
7 18 (2.16%) OLAP
8 16 (1.92%) Amazon Athena
8 16 (1.92%) Mixpanel
9 15 (1.80%) OLTP
10 14 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
11 12 (1.44%) Big Data
12 11 (1.32%) MySQL
13 9 (1.08%) Relational Database
14 7 (0.84%) Redis
15 6 (0.72%) Snowflake Schema
15 6 (0.72%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 77 (9.25%) Jenkins
2 48 (5.77%) JIRA
3 47 (5.65%) Git
4 37 (4.45%) GitLab
5 12 (1.44%) JUnit
6 9 (1.08%) SonarQube
7 7 (0.84%) IntelliJ
8 5 (0.60%) REST Assured
8 5 (0.60%) Selenium
9 4 (0.48%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.48%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.48%) Gatling
9 4 (0.48%) Gradle
9 4 (0.48%) Postman
10 3 (0.36%) Crashlytics
10 3 (0.36%) ERwin
10 3 (0.36%) fastlane
10 3 (0.36%) JMeter
10 3 (0.36%) Liquibase
10 3 (0.36%) LoadRunner
General
1 241 (28.97%) Social Skills
2 157 (18.87%) Finance
3 93 (11.18%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (11.06%) Public Sector
5 67 (8.05%) Marketing
6 60 (7.21%) Banking
7 44 (5.29%) Retail
8 29 (3.49%) Legal
9 25 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (2.28%) Publishing
11 18 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (1.92%) Advertising
12 16 (1.92%) Military
13 13 (1.56%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (0.96%) Automotive
17 8 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.96%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 111 (13.34%) GCP Engineer
2 91 (10.94%) Architect
3 86 (10.34%) Senior
4 76 (9.13%) Analyst
5 72 (8.65%) Cloud Engineer
6 71 (8.53%) Lead
7 56 (6.73%) Data Engineer
8 52 (6.25%) Developer
9 38 (4.57%) Administrator
10 30 (3.61%) DevOps Engineer
11 28 (3.37%) Cloud Architect
12 25 (3.00%) Consultant
13 24 (2.88%) GCP DevOps
13 24 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (2.76%) Network Engineer
14 23 (2.76%) Software Engineer
15 21 (2.52%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
15 21 (2.52%) GCP DevOps Engineer
16 20 (2.40%) Platform Engineer
16 20 (2.40%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.33%) REST
2 34 (4.09%) Kafka
3 32 (3.85%) React
4 30 (3.61%) PyTorch
5 29 (3.49%) OAuth
6 27 (3.25%) LangChain
7 25 (3.00%) Spring
7 25 (3.00%) Spring Boot
8 23 (2.76%) Node.js
9 19 (2.28%) scikit-learn
9 19 (2.28%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.92%) Great Expectations
11 15 (1.80%) Android Jetpack
11 15 (1.80%) AngularJS
11 15 (1.80%) HTML
11 15 (1.80%) Jetpack Compose
12 14 (1.68%) OpenID
12 14 (1.68%) SAML
13 13 (1.56%) .NET
13 13 (1.56%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 105 (12.62%) Cloud Native
2 33 (3.97%) Public Cloud
3 31 (3.73%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.88%) Onboarding
5 23 (2.76%) Data Centre
6 22 (2.64%) Virtual Team
7 20 (2.40%) AI Agents
7 20 (2.40%) Management Information System
8 17 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
9 16 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (1.80%) Mobile App
11 13 (1.56%) Clustering
12 12 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.32%) Security Posture
13 11 (1.32%) Smartphone
14 10 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
15 9 (1.08%) Private Cloud
16 8 (0.96%) Algorithms
16 8 (0.96%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.17%) Android
2 41 (4.93%) Windows
3 30 (3.61%) Linux
4 27 (3.25%) Mac OS
5 24 (2.88%) Apple iOS
6 16 (1.92%) VMS
7 9 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.72%) Data ONTAP
9 5 (0.60%) CoreOS
9 5 (0.60%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.60%) Windows Server
10 1 (0.12%) Solaris
10 1 (0.12%) Unix
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (26.32%) CI/CD
2 194 (23.32%) DevOps
3 163 (19.59%) AI
4 160 (19.23%) Analytics
5 148 (17.79%) Infrastructure as Code
6 138 (16.59%) Migration
7 119 (14.30%) Agile
7 119 (14.30%) Problem-Solving
8 93 (11.18%) Observability
9 89 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
10 77 (9.25%) Machine Learning
11 76 (9.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 72 (8.65%) Software Engineering
13 70 (8.41%) Decision-Making
14 68 (8.17%) Business Intelligence
15 61 (7.33%) Data Modelling
16 60 (7.21%) Roadmaps
17 59 (7.09%) Data Engineering
18 58 (6.97%) User Experience
19 55 (6.61%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 210 (25.24%) Python
2 159 (19.11%) SQL
3 92 (11.06%) Java
4 49 (5.89%) PowerShell
5 40 (4.81%) Bash
6 30 (3.61%) JavaScript
7 28 (3.37%) C#
8 26 (3.13%) Kotlin
9 21 (2.52%) Go
10 17 (2.04%) TypeScript
11 10 (1.20%) Scala
12 8 (0.96%) Google Apps Script
12 8 (0.96%) Rust
13 7 (0.84%) Groovy
14 5 (0.60%) R
15 4 (0.48%) Bicep
15 4 (0.48%) C++
15 4 (0.48%) Ruby
16 3 (0.36%) Korn
16 3 (0.36%) LookML
Qualifications
1 144 (17.31%) Security Cleared
2 119 (14.30%) SC Cleared
3 70 (8.41%) Degree
4 21 (2.52%) Azure Certification
4 21 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.16%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.04%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
9 11 (1.32%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.08%) CISSP
12 5 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (0.60%) CCNP
12 5 (0.60%) OCP
12 5 (0.60%) Oracle Certification
12 5 (0.60%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.48%) IBM Certification
13 4 (0.48%) SnowPro
14 3 (0.36%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (7.33%) GDPR
2 48 (5.77%) Data Quality
3 34 (4.09%) QA
4 17 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (1.80%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.80%) NIST
6 10 (1.20%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.84%) WCAG
8 6 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.72%) PERC
9 5 (0.60%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.48%) GRC
10 4 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (0.48%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.36%) NCSC
11 3 (0.36%) SLA
11 3 (0.36%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (8.29%) Docker
2 48 (5.77%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.60%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.60%) NFS
5 5 (0.60%) vSphere
6 4 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.12%) Firmware
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.12%) Snort
8 1 (0.12%) Squid
8 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.12%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
8 1 (0.12%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 180 (21.63%) Terraform
2 132 (15.87%) Kubernetes
3 32 (3.85%) Ansible
4 28 (3.37%) Grafana
5 22 (2.64%) Prometheus
6 20 (2.40%) Istio
7 17 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
8 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
9 10 (1.20%) SCCM
10 9 (1.08%) Argo
10 9 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
11 7 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 6 (0.72%) Kubeflow
12 6 (0.72%) Progress Chef
13 5 (0.60%) Podman
13 5 (0.60%) SnapMirror
14 3 (0.36%) Nessus
15 2 (0.24%) Cilium
15 2 (0.24%) Puppet
15 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 129 (15.50%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.85%) Databricks
3 23 (2.76%) ServiceNow
4 21 (2.52%) Apple
4 21 (2.52%) Salesforce
5 20 (2.40%) Oracle
6 18 (2.16%) Adobe
6 18 (2.16%) OpenAI
7 14 (1.68%) Splunk
8 13 (1.56%) VMware
9 12 (1.44%) Dynatrace
9 12 (1.44%) IBM
9 12 (1.44%) Okta
9 12 (1.44%) Red Hat
10 10 (1.20%) TikTok
11 9 (1.08%) Checkmarx
11 9 (1.08%) Citrix
11 9 (1.08%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.08%) SAP
12 8 (0.96%) Foundry