Hybrid Cloud Contract Job Trends in England

Hybrid Cloud
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hybrid Cloud in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hybrid Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 399 436
Rank change year-on-year +98 +37 +99
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 249 123 150
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.81% 0.39% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.22% 1.25% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 91 111
10th Percentile £413 £413 £475
25th Percentile £477 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.09% -4.17% +2.26%
75th Percentile £675 £681 £675
90th Percentile £775 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £580 £575
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £63.25 - -
25th Percentile £65.33 - £27.00
Median hourly rate £70.11 - £75.00
75th Percentile £74.33 - £78.00
90th Percentile £76.08 - -
UK median hourly rate £70.11 - £75.00
% change year-on-year - - -10.71%

All Generic Skills
England

Hybrid Cloud falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,192 9,871 12,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.39% 31.62% 32.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,010 5,893 8,373
10th Percentile £285 £300 £270
25th Percentile £408 £413 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.05% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 587 317 459
10th Percentile £13.95 £15.83 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.27 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £42.88 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.37% -3.64% +27.14%
75th Percentile £57.75 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.19 £77.60
UK median hourly rate £27.21 £35.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year -22.26% -20.90% +26.43%

Hybrid Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Hybrid Cloud job vacancy trend in England

Hybrid Cloud
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hybrid Cloud.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hybrid Cloud in England over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Hybrid Cloud in England

Hybrid Cloud
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hybrid Cloud.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hybrid Cloud in England over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Hybrid Cloud in England

Hybrid Cloud
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 Hybrid Cloud within the England region over the 6 months to 27 November 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 +46 97 £550 -2.22% 50
North of England +7 48 £600 -20.00% 9
South East -5 37 £525 -8.70% 43
Midlands -9 36 £586 -6.76% 8
South West +18 35 £700 +21.74% 15
West Midlands -7 33 £625 -4.36% 6
North West +4 28 £613 -2.00% 3
Yorkshire -21 18 £538 -28.33% 4
East of England - 5 £505 - 3
East Midlands -16 3 £500 -9.09% 2
North East - 2 £600 - 2
Hybrid Cloud
UK

Hybrid Cloud
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 (5.22%) OpenStack
2 9 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.61%) SAS
4 3 (1.20%) CMS
4 3 (1.20%) Ethereum
4 3 (1.20%) Hyperledger
4 3 (1.20%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.80%) Anypoint
5 2 (0.80%) Apache
5 2 (0.80%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.40%) Confluence
6 1 (0.40%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.40%) IIS
6 1 (0.40%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.40%) Mule
6 1 (0.40%) Mule ESB
Applications
1 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.80%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.20%) Maximo
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.40%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.40%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.40%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.40%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 141 (56.63%) Azure
2 85 (34.14%) AWS
3 40 (16.06%) GCP
4 30 (12.05%) SaaS
5 29 (11.65%) GitHub
6 27 (10.84%) Entra ID
7 22 (8.84%) OpenShift
8 18 (7.23%) Google Workspace
9 17 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
10 15 (6.02%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (6.02%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 15 (6.02%) IaaS
11 14 (5.62%) PaaS
12 13 (5.22%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (4.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 11 (4.42%) Azure Data Factory
14 11 (4.42%) Azure Stack
15 10 (4.02%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (3.61%) Nutanix
17 8 (3.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 53 (21.29%) Firewall
2 33 (13.25%) WAN
3 31 (12.45%) VPN
4 29 (11.65%) Network Security
5 18 (7.23%) BGP
6 16 (6.43%) DNS
6 16 (6.43%) LAN
7 15 (6.02%) MPLS
7 15 (6.02%) SD-WAN
8 9 (3.61%) DHCP
8 9 (3.61%) OSPF
8 9 (3.61%) SNMP
8 9 (3.61%) Wireless
9 8 (3.21%) TACACS
10 6 (2.41%) NGFW
10 6 (2.41%) SAN
10 6 (2.41%) TCP/IP
10 6 (2.41%) VLAN
11 5 (2.01%) VSAN
12 4 (1.61%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.02%) Elasticsearch
1 10 (4.02%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (2.41%) Big Data
3 5 (2.01%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.01%) Oracle Exadata
4 4 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.61%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.61%) Delta Lake
4 4 (1.61%) Power BI
5 3 (1.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.80%) DataStage
6 2 (0.80%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.80%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.80%) Tableau
7 1 (0.40%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.40%) QlikView
7 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.40%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 16 (6.43%) Jenkins
2 14 (5.62%) GitLab
3 7 (2.81%) Git
4 4 (1.61%) JIRA
5 2 (0.80%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.40%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 81 (32.53%) Social Skills
2 42 (16.87%) Finance
3 24 (9.64%) Public Sector
4 19 (7.63%) Documentation Skills
5 16 (6.43%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (4.02%) Banking
7 8 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.41%) Legal
8 6 (2.41%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (2.01%) Retail
10 4 (1.61%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.20%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.20%) Military
11 3 (1.20%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.80%) International Banking
12 2 (0.80%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.80%) Law
12 2 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 72 (28.92%) Architect
2 36 (14.46%) Senior
3 30 (12.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 19 (7.63%) Consultant
5 16 (6.43%) Azure Engineer
6 15 (6.02%) Network Architect
6 15 (6.02%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (5.22%) Azure Architect
7 13 (5.22%) Lead
8 12 (4.82%) Developer
9 11 (4.42%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.42%) Enterprise Architect
9 11 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (4.02%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (4.02%) Platform Engineer
11 9 (3.61%) Cloud Architect
11 9 (3.61%) Infrastructure Manager
11 9 (3.61%) Network Engineer
11 9 (3.61%) Senior Data Engineer
12 8 (3.21%) IP Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.43%) REST
2 11 (4.42%) Kafka
3 9 (3.61%) ARM Templates
3 9 (3.61%) Keycloak
4 8 (3.21%) NETCONF
4 8 (3.21%) YANG
5 7 (2.81%) JSON
5 7 (2.81%) XML
6 5 (2.01%) OpenTelemetry
6 5 (2.01%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 3 (1.20%) CSS
7 3 (1.20%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (1.20%) HTML
7 3 (1.20%) MACH
8 2 (0.80%) OpenConfig
8 2 (0.80%) RESTCONF
8 2 (0.80%) XSLT
9 1 (0.40%) MERN Stack
9 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.40%) SpaCy
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.47%) Cloud Native
2 36 (14.46%) Data Centre
3 14 (5.62%) Public Cloud
4 12 (4.82%) Replication
5 9 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (3.61%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.61%) Operational Technology
6 7 (2.81%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.41%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.41%) Private Cloud
8 5 (2.01%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (2.01%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (2.01%) Enterprise Storage
8 5 (2.01%) Reinsurance
9 4 (1.61%) IoT
9 4 (1.61%) Life Science
9 4 (1.61%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.20%) Blockchain
10 3 (1.20%) Mainframe
10 3 (1.20%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 28 (11.24%) Windows
2 22 (8.84%) Linux
3 20 (8.03%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.61%) Android
6 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.80%) VMS
8 1 (0.40%) CentOS
8 1 (0.40%) Solaris
8 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.40%) Unix
8 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (26.51%) DevOps
2 58 (23.29%) Infrastructure as Code
3 55 (22.09%) CI/CD
4 47 (18.88%) Migration
5 45 (18.07%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (16.06%) Containerisation
7 36 (14.46%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (13.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 34 (13.65%) Roadmaps
9 31 (12.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (12.05%) Zero Trust
11 28 (11.24%) Cloud Security
12 27 (10.84%) TOGAF
13 26 (10.44%) High Availability
14 25 (10.04%) AI
15 24 (9.64%) Analytics
16 23 (9.24%) Incident Response
17 22 (8.84%) Agile
18 21 (8.43%) Network Architecture
18 21 (8.43%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 67 (26.91%) Python
2 32 (12.85%) PowerShell
3 26 (10.44%) Bash
4 19 (7.63%) Bicep
5 11 (4.42%) Go
5 11 (4.42%) Java
5 11 (4.42%) SQL
6 5 (2.01%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.61%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.20%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.80%) Scala
9 2 (0.80%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.40%) C
10 1 (0.40%) CodeQL
10 1 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.40%) Groovy
10 1 (0.40%) R
10 1 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 60 (24.10%) Security Cleared
2 46 (18.47%) SC Cleared
3 45 (18.07%) Azure Certification
4 33 (13.25%) Cisco Certification
5 23 (9.24%) AWS Certification
6 19 (7.63%) CCIE
7 15 (6.02%) JNCIE
8 13 (5.22%) CISSP
8 13 (5.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (4.42%) Degree
10 10 (4.02%) DV Cleared
10 10 (4.02%) Network+ Certification
11 9 (3.61%) CCNP
12 7 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (2.41%) CCNA
14 5 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (2.01%) CCSP
14 5 (2.01%) TOGAF Certification
14 5 (2.01%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.84%) GDPR
1 22 (8.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 22 (8.84%) NIST
2 7 (2.81%) QA
3 6 (2.41%) PCI DSS
3 6 (2.41%) SOC 2
4 5 (2.01%) PSD2
5 3 (1.20%) GRC
5 3 (1.20%) NCSC
5 3 (1.20%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.80%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.80%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.80%) GxP
6 2 (0.80%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.40%) GMP
7 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.40%) ITGC
7 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (12.45%) Docker
2 30 (12.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (7.63%) Active Directory
4 18 (7.23%) VMware NSX
5 12 (4.82%) vSphere
6 9 (3.61%) Hyper-V
7 5 (2.01%) Oracle RAC
8 4 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (1.20%) KVM
10 1 (0.40%) Ceph
10 1 (0.40%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.40%) Firmware
10 1 (0.40%) QEMU
10 1 (0.40%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 66 (26.51%) Terraform
2 48 (19.28%) Kubernetes
3 41 (16.47%) Ansible
4 18 (7.23%) Grafana
5 10 (4.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (4.02%) Prometheus
6 7 (2.81%) Argo
6 7 (2.81%) vCenter Server
7 5 (2.01%) Data Guard
7 5 (2.01%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (2.01%) Puppet
7 5 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.61%) NetBackup
8 4 (1.61%) SCCM
9 3 (1.20%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (1.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.80%) CASB
10 2 (0.80%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.80%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.80%) vMotion
Vendors
1 53 (21.29%) Microsoft
2 38 (15.26%) VMware
3 26 (10.44%) Google
4 24 (9.64%) Cisco
5 14 (5.62%) Databricks
6 12 (4.82%) Oracle
7 10 (4.02%) F5
7 10 (4.02%) Fortinet
7 10 (4.02%) Red Hat
8 9 (3.61%) Citrix
8 9 (3.61%) Zscaler
9 8 (3.21%) Dynatrace
9 8 (3.21%) Juniper
9 8 (3.21%) Palo Alto
10 7 (2.81%) OpenAI
10 7 (2.81%) Splunk
11 6 (2.41%) SAP
12 5 (2.01%) Dell
12 5 (2.01%) IBM
12 5 (2.01%) Salesforce
103 Hybrid Cloud jobs in England