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 10 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 309 461
Rank change year-on-year +4 +152 -20
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 297 173 89
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 0.71% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.30% 2.08% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 105 69
10th Percentile £391 £460 £441
25th Percentile £463 £500 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -1.71% -2.50%
75th Percentile £628 £675 £638
90th Percentile £700 £750 £705
UK median daily rate £527 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -8.35% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75.75 - -
Median hourly rate £76.50 £100.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.50% - -
75th Percentile £77.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £76.50 £100.00 -
% change year-on-year -23.50% - -

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 12,911 8,304 11,584
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.92% 34.11% 30.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,209 5,459 7,576
10th Percentile £300 £300 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £549 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.56% -0.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £749 £788 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £536
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.07% -2.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 655 311 814
10th Percentile £16.01 £16.67 £12.31
25th Percentile £20.79 £22.61 £15.17
Median hourly rate £45.46 £34.50 £28.13
Median % change year-on-year +31.77% +22.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.40 £85.00 £67.26
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year +38.46% +16.07% +24.53%

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 10 April 2026.

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
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 10 April 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 +1 132 £550 - 39
North of England -53 57 £500 -4.76% 26
Yorkshire -20 43 £500 -30.07% 9
South East -47 41 £638 +6.25% 26
South West -9 32 £550 -15.38% 11
Midlands -45 29 £550 -15.38% 2
West Midlands -43 27 £550 -15.38% 1
North West -34 13 £500 -2.20% 16
East of England -38 3 £530 -3.64% 2
East Midlands -34 2 £500 -18.37% 1
North East -23 1 £450 - 1
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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 9 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.69%) Confluence
3 6 (2.02%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.01%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.34%) Apache
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.34%) IIS
5 1 (0.34%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.36%) Maximo
2 4 (1.35%) Bloomberg AIM
2 4 (1.35%) Fidessa
3 3 (1.01%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 175 (58.92%) Azure
2 125 (42.09%) AWS
3 49 (16.50%) OpenShift
4 43 (14.48%) GCP
5 38 (12.79%) GitHub
6 25 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
7 22 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (7.07%) Entra ID
9 18 (6.06%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 14 (4.71%) Azure Monitor
10 14 (4.71%) SaaS
11 13 (4.38%) Serverless
12 12 (4.04%) Azure AKS
12 12 (4.04%) IaaS
13 11 (3.70%) Amazon EKS
13 11 (3.70%) GitHub Actions
13 11 (3.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 10 (3.37%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (3.37%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (3.03%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 47 (15.82%) Firewall
2 43 (14.48%) Network Security
3 36 (12.12%) VPN
4 32 (10.77%) WAN
5 25 (8.42%) DNS
6 19 (6.40%) LAN
7 15 (5.05%) BGP
8 13 (4.38%) SD-WAN
9 12 (4.04%) SAN
10 10 (3.37%) MPLS
10 10 (3.37%) VSAN
10 10 (3.37%) VXLAN
11 8 (2.69%) OSPF
12 7 (2.36%) DHCP
12 7 (2.36%) Software-Defined Networking
13 6 (2.02%) Internet
13 6 (2.02%) SNMP
13 6 (2.02%) TCP/IP
13 6 (2.02%) VLAN
13 6 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (2.69%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.68%) Metadata
4 3 (1.01%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.01%) Power BI
4 3 (1.01%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.67%) Big Data
5 2 (0.67%) DataStage
5 2 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.34%) Firebird
6 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.34%) Redis
6 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 31 (10.44%) Jenkins
2 13 (4.38%) Git
3 11 (3.70%) JIRA
4 10 (3.37%) GitLab
5 3 (1.01%) Jaeger
6 2 (0.67%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 108 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 30 (10.10%) Public Sector
3 28 (9.43%) Finance
4 26 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (8.08%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (4.71%) Banking
7 12 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.69%) Telecoms
9 6 (2.02%) Retail
10 5 (1.68%) Legal
11 4 (1.35%) Front Office
11 4 (1.35%) Law
12 2 (0.67%) Billing
12 2 (0.67%) Marketing
13 1 (0.34%) Aviation
13 1 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.34%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.34%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.34%) Military
13 1 (0.34%) Police
Job Titles
1 92 (30.98%) Architect
2 42 (14.14%) Senior
3 27 (9.09%) Lead
4 25 (8.42%) Network Architect
5 22 (7.41%) Azure Engineer
6 20 (6.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 18 (6.06%) Network Engineer
8 16 (5.39%) Cloud Engineer
8 16 (5.39%) Senior Architect
9 14 (4.71%) Data Engineer
10 13 (4.38%) Cloud Architect
10 13 (4.38%) DevOps Engineer
11 12 (4.04%) Technical Architect
12 11 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (3.37%) Platform Engineer
13 10 (3.37%) Security Engineer
13 10 (3.37%) Senior Network Architect
14 9 (3.03%) Enterprise Architect
15 8 (2.69%) Desktop Engineer
15 8 (2.69%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.75%) OpenTelemetry
2 22 (7.41%) Kafka
3 17 (5.72%) REST
4 16 (5.39%) ARM Templates
5 13 (4.38%) JSON
6 8 (2.69%) Apache Avro
6 8 (2.69%) Keycloak
6 8 (2.69%) Middleware
6 8 (2.69%) Protocol Buffers
7 6 (2.02%) NETCONF
7 6 (2.02%) YANG
8 5 (1.68%) SAML
9 4 (1.35%) .NET
9 4 (1.35%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (1.35%) JMS
9 4 (1.35%) OAuth
9 4 (1.35%) OpenConfig
9 4 (1.35%) RESTCONF
10 3 (1.01%) 802.1X
10 3 (1.01%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 47 (15.82%) Cloud Native
2 44 (14.81%) Data Centre
3 12 (4.04%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (3.70%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (3.70%) Public Cloud
5 10 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (3.37%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (3.03%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.03%) Product Ownership
6 9 (3.03%) Replication
7 8 (2.69%) PKI
8 6 (2.02%) AI Agents
8 6 (2.02%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.68%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (1.68%) Enterprise Storage
9 5 (1.68%) FlexPod
10 4 (1.35%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.35%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.35%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 44 (14.81%) Linux
2 42 (14.14%) Windows
3 22 (7.41%) Windows Server
4 11 (3.70%) VMS
5 9 (3.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (2.02%) Data ONTAP
7 5 (1.68%) CoreOS
8 4 (1.35%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.67%) CentOS
10 1 (0.34%) Android
10 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (29.29%) DevOps
2 81 (27.27%) CI/CD
3 74 (24.92%) Migration
4 69 (23.23%) Infrastructure as Code
5 63 (21.21%) Containerisation
6 61 (20.54%) Problem-Solving
7 48 (16.16%) Roadmaps
8 47 (15.82%) Cloud Security
9 43 (14.48%) Disaster Recovery
10 42 (14.14%) RBAC
11 41 (13.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 34 (11.45%) Agile
12 34 (11.45%) Runbook
13 33 (11.11%) Analytics
14 32 (10.77%) High Availability
14 32 (10.77%) Zero Trust
15 30 (10.10%) Observability
16 29 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
17 28 (9.43%) AI
Programming Languages
1 84 (28.28%) Python
2 54 (18.18%) PowerShell
3 39 (13.13%) Bash
4 21 (7.07%) Bicep
5 14 (4.71%) Go
6 10 (3.37%) Java
6 10 (3.37%) SQL
7 3 (1.01%) R
7 3 (1.01%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.67%) C#
9 1 (0.34%) C
9 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 74 (24.92%) Security Cleared
2 48 (16.16%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
4 27 (9.09%) Azure Certification
5 23 (7.74%) DV Cleared
6 19 (6.40%) Degree
7 16 (5.39%) AWS Certification
7 16 (5.39%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (4.71%) CCNP
9 11 (3.70%) CCIE
10 10 (3.37%) CISSP
11 9 (3.03%) OCP
11 9 (3.03%) Oracle Certification
12 8 (2.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.36%) CCNA
13 7 (2.36%) CISM
13 7 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (2.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 6 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (2.02%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (12.12%) NIST
2 25 (8.42%) GDPR
2 25 (8.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.69%) NIST 800
5 7 (2.36%) NCSC
5 7 (2.36%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.68%) QA
7 4 (1.35%) GRC
7 4 (1.35%) ISO 22301
7 4 (1.35%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.01%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.01%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.67%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.67%) PSD2
10 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 43 (14.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 37 (12.46%) Active Directory
3 33 (11.11%) VMware NSX
4 30 (10.10%) vSphere
5 29 (9.76%) Docker
6 13 (4.38%) Hyper-V
7 11 (3.70%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (2.02%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (1.68%) NFS
10 4 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
11 3 (1.01%) KVM
12 1 (0.34%) Ceph
12 1 (0.34%) Firmware
12 1 (0.34%) OpenSSH
12 1 (0.34%) QEMU
12 1 (0.34%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 102 (34.34%) Terraform
2 89 (29.97%) Kubernetes
3 61 (20.54%) Ansible
4 28 (9.43%) Grafana
5 19 (6.40%) vCenter Server
6 17 (5.72%) Argo
6 17 (5.72%) Microsoft Intune
7 14 (4.71%) Prometheus
8 8 (2.69%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (1.68%) SnapMirror
10 4 (1.35%) Istio
10 4 (1.35%) Puppet
11 3 (1.01%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (1.01%) Progress Chef
11 3 (1.01%) Rancher
12 2 (0.67%) EMC NetWorker
12 2 (0.67%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.67%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.67%) vMotion
12 2 (0.67%) vRealize
Vendors
1 87 (29.29%) Microsoft
2 54 (18.18%) VMware
3 35 (11.78%) Red Hat
4 31 (10.44%) Cisco
5 30 (10.10%) Splunk
6 22 (7.41%) Palo Alto
7 16 (5.39%) Google
7 16 (5.39%) Pure Storage
8 15 (5.05%) Fortinet
9 13 (4.38%) CheckPoint
9 13 (4.38%) Juniper
10 11 (3.70%) Zscaler
11 10 (3.37%) Aruba
11 10 (3.37%) IBM
12 9 (3.03%) Databricks
12 9 (3.03%) F5
12 9 (3.03%) NetApp
13 7 (2.36%) OpenAI
14 6 (2.02%) Oracle
14 6 (2.02%) SAP