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 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 421 428
Rank change year-on-year +110 +7 +109
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 215 105 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.77% 0.32% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.15% 1.03% 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 73 125
10th Percentile £413 £420 £455
25th Percentile £494 £475 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £560 £615
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -8.94% +2.50%
75th Percentile £656 £650 £675
90th Percentile £775 £735 £775
UK median daily rate £575 £560 £575
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile £65.67 - £26.43
25th Percentile £71.39 - £39.00
Median hourly rate £81.86 - £78.00
75th Percentile £91.39 - £79.50
90th Percentile £96.56 - £90.00
UK median hourly rate £81.86 - £78.00
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%

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 9,986 10,162 13,778
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.91% 30.84% 32.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,279 6,263 9,542
10th Percentile £300 £300 £300
25th Percentile £408 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £790
UK median daily rate £515 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -4.63% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 498 413 414
10th Percentile £15.48 £15.11 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £33.03 £57.35 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -42.41% +25.00% +81.06%
75th Percentile £58.75 £70.00 £67.69
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.16 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +12.36% +71.15%

Hybrid Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Hybrid Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Hybrid Cloud 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 19 September 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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +34 79 £600 +15.66% 81
North of England +21 50 £600 +2.56% 17
North West +27 38 £600 +2.56% 11
South East +30 34 £525 -6.25% 26
Midlands -3 25 £700 - 8
South West +27 24 £700 +19.15% 16
West Midlands +7 21 £700 - 4
Yorkshire - 10 £588 - 5
East of England - 6 £505 - 12
East Midlands -8 4 £500 +11.11% 4
North East - 2 £600 - 1
Hybrid Cloud
UK

Hybrid Cloud
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (5.58%) OpenStack
2 4 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.86%) SAS
3 3 (1.40%) CMS
3 3 (1.40%) Confluence
4 2 (0.93%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.93%) Apache
4 2 (0.93%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.47%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.47%) Mule
5 1 (0.47%) Mule ESB
5 1 (0.47%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.47%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.47%) Maximo
3 1 (0.47%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 117 (54.42%) Azure
2 82 (38.14%) AWS
3 36 (16.74%) GCP
4 33 (15.35%) SaaS
5 24 (11.16%) Entra ID
6 22 (10.23%) Google Workspace
7 14 (6.51%) IaaS
7 14 (6.51%) PaaS
8 13 (6.05%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (6.05%) GitHub
8 13 (6.05%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (5.58%) OpenShift
10 10 (4.65%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 10 (4.65%) Azure Stack
10 10 (4.65%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (4.19%) Azure AKS
12 8 (3.72%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (3.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (3.26%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (3.26%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 49 (22.79%) Firewall
2 26 (12.09%) VPN
3 25 (11.63%) WAN
4 22 (10.23%) Network Security
5 18 (8.37%) BGP
5 18 (8.37%) MPLS
6 13 (6.05%) DNS
7 12 (5.58%) LAN
8 11 (5.12%) OSPF
8 11 (5.12%) SD-WAN
9 10 (4.65%) SAN
10 8 (3.72%) SNMP
11 7 (3.26%) DHCP
12 6 (2.79%) TACACS
12 6 (2.79%) Wireless
13 5 (2.33%) NAS
13 5 (2.33%) NGFW
13 5 (2.33%) VLAN
13 5 (2.33%) VSAN
14 4 (1.86%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.26%) Metadata
2 5 (2.33%) Big Data
2 5 (2.33%) Oracle Database
2 5 (2.33%) Oracle Exadata
3 4 (1.86%) Delta Lake
4 3 (1.40%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.40%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.93%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.47%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.47%) Flink
6 1 (0.47%) QlikView
6 1 (0.47%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.47%) SQLite
6 1 (0.47%) Sqoop
6 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (4.65%) GitLab
1 10 (4.65%) Jenkins
2 7 (3.26%) Git
3 4 (1.86%) JIRA
4 2 (0.93%) Jaeger
5 1 (0.47%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.47%) Terragrunt
General
1 61 (28.37%) Social Skills
2 41 (19.07%) Finance
3 29 (13.49%) Public Sector
4 11 (5.12%) Banking
5 10 (4.65%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (3.26%) Military
7 6 (2.79%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.86%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.86%) Legal
9 4 (1.86%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.86%) Marketing
9 4 (1.86%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.40%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.40%) Law
11 2 (0.93%) Electronics
11 2 (0.93%) Police
11 2 (0.93%) Retail
Job Titles
1 65 (30.23%) Architect
2 28 (13.02%) Senior
3 26 (12.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 17 (7.91%) Consultant
5 15 (6.98%) Network Architect
5 15 (6.98%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 14 (6.51%) Azure Engineer
7 13 (6.05%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (5.12%) Azure Architect
8 11 (5.12%) Lead
9 10 (4.65%) Cloud Architect
9 10 (4.65%) Designer
10 9 (4.19%) Developer
10 9 (4.19%) Enterprise Architect
10 9 (4.19%) Infrastructure Manager
11 8 (3.72%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (3.72%) Project Manager
12 7 (3.26%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (3.26%) Platform Engineer
13 6 (2.79%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.05%) REST
2 7 (3.26%) JSON
3 6 (2.79%) NETCONF
3 6 (2.79%) YANG
4 5 (2.33%) Middleware
4 5 (2.33%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 5 (2.33%) XML
5 4 (1.86%) Kafka
6 3 (1.40%) CSS
6 3 (1.40%) HTML
6 3 (1.40%) MACH
7 2 (0.93%) .NET
7 2 (0.93%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.93%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.47%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.47%) Express.js
8 1 (0.47%) gRPC
8 1 (0.47%) Keycloak
8 1 (0.47%) React
8 1 (0.47%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 32 (14.88%) Cloud Native
2 24 (11.16%) Data Centre
3 9 (4.19%) Private Cloud
3 9 (4.19%) Public Cloud
4 8 (3.72%) Replication
5 7 (3.26%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.26%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.79%) Legacy Applications
7 5 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.33%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.86%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.86%) Enterprise Storage
8 4 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.86%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.40%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.40%) Data Fabric
9 3 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.40%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.40%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.40%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.63%) Windows
2 21 (9.77%) Windows Server
3 19 (8.84%) Linux
4 3 (1.40%) Android
4 3 (1.40%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.47%) CentOS
5 1 (0.47%) Solaris
5 1 (0.47%) Unix
5 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (21.86%) Infrastructure as Code
2 46 (21.40%) DevOps
3 40 (18.60%) Agile
3 40 (18.60%) Migration
4 37 (17.21%) CI/CD
5 31 (14.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 25 (11.63%) Roadmaps
6 25 (11.63%) TOGAF
6 25 (11.63%) User Experience
7 23 (10.70%) Zero Trust
8 22 (10.23%) Containerisation
9 21 (9.77%) Artificial Intelligence
9 21 (9.77%) Cloud Security
9 21 (9.77%) Network Architecture
9 21 (9.77%) Problem-Solving
9 21 (9.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 21 (9.77%) Stakeholder Management
10 19 (8.84%) Microservices
10 19 (8.84%) Mobile Device Management
11 18 (8.37%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 43 (20.00%) Python
2 23 (10.70%) PowerShell
3 14 (6.51%) Bicep
4 10 (4.65%) SQL
5 9 (4.19%) Java
6 7 (3.26%) Bash
7 5 (2.33%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.86%) Go
8 4 (1.86%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.86%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.40%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.93%) Rust
10 2 (0.93%) Scala
11 1 (0.47%) C
11 1 (0.47%) CodeQL
11 1 (0.47%) Groovy
11 1 (0.47%) HiveQL
11 1 (0.47%) R
11 1 (0.47%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 46 (21.40%) Security Cleared
2 37 (17.21%) SC Cleared
3 33 (15.35%) Azure Certification
4 30 (13.95%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (9.30%) CCIE
6 18 (8.37%) AWS Certification
7 17 (7.91%) JNCIE
8 15 (6.98%) Degree
9 11 (5.12%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (4.65%) Network+ Certification
11 9 (4.19%) CISSP
12 8 (3.72%) CCNP
13 7 (3.26%) DV Cleared
13 7 (3.26%) Master's Degree
14 6 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (2.33%) CCNA
16 4 (1.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 4 (1.86%) CCSP
16 4 (1.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 3 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.30%) GDPR
2 19 (8.84%) NIST
3 14 (6.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.86%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.86%) PCI DSS
4 4 (1.86%) SOC 2
5 3 (1.40%) GRC
5 3 (1.40%) HIPAA
5 3 (1.40%) NCSC
5 3 (1.40%) PSD2
6 2 (0.93%) QA
7 1 (0.47%) GMP
7 1 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.47%) ITGC
7 1 (0.47%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.47%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (13.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 21 (9.77%) Active Directory
3 17 (7.91%) Docker
4 16 (7.44%) VMware NSX
5 11 (5.12%) vSphere
6 5 (2.33%) Hyper-V
6 5 (2.33%) Oracle RAC
6 5 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.93%) Firmware
9 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.47%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.47%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 46 (21.40%) Terraform
2 31 (14.42%) Ansible
2 31 (14.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (4.65%) Grafana
4 7 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (3.26%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.79%) Puppet
5 6 (2.79%) vCenter Server
6 5 (2.33%) Data Guard
6 5 (2.33%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (2.33%) Prometheus
6 5 (2.33%) vRealize
7 4 (1.86%) NetBackup
7 4 (1.86%) PowerCLI
8 3 (1.40%) FortiGate
8 3 (1.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (1.40%) SCCM
9 2 (0.93%) CASB
10 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.47%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 36 (16.74%) Microsoft
2 35 (16.28%) Google
3 33 (15.35%) VMware
4 21 (9.77%) Cisco
5 11 (5.12%) F5
6 10 (4.65%) Fortinet
6 10 (4.65%) Oracle
7 9 (4.19%) Citrix
8 8 (3.72%) Dynatrace
9 7 (3.26%) Juniper
9 7 (3.26%) SAP
10 6 (2.79%) Databricks
11 5 (2.33%) Red Hat
11 5 (2.33%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.86%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.86%) OpenAI
13 3 (1.40%) Commvault
13 3 (1.40%) Dell
13 3 (1.40%) Palo Alto
13 3 (1.40%) Qualys