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 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 317 462
Rank change year-on-year +17 +145 +23
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 294 164 90
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 0.67% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.35% 1.98% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 110 69
10th Percentile £392 £450 £441
25th Percentile £454 £502 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £620 £679 £638
90th Percentile £700 £751 £714
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75.75 - -
Median hourly rate £76.50 - -
75th Percentile £77.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £76.50 - -

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 12,488 8,281 11,656
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.62% 33.88% 30.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,934 5,366 7,623
10th Percentile £300 £299 £256
25th Percentile £412 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £545 £545
Median % change year-on-year -5.96% - -5.22%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £663
90th Percentile £747 £785 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.71% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 620 307 785
10th Percentile £15.62 £16.72 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.00 £22.39 £15.39
Median hourly rate £37.50 £33.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +17.86% +17.70%
75th Percentile £68.75 £66.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.04 £84.40 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.70 £32.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +12.92% +18.18% +22.22%

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 20 March 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 20 March 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 +11 128 £550 - 42
North of England -36 61 £488 -28.31% 24
Yorkshire -14 49 £494 -30.94% 8
South West +2 37 £550 -20.29% 9
South East -64 33 £600 - 31
Midlands -47 29 £550 -9.39% 2
West Midlands -46 27 £550 -9.39% 1
North West -35 11 £463 -11.69% 16
East of England -23 2 £500 -9.09% 4
East Midlands -37 2 £500 -18.37% 1
North East -20 1 £450 -
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 11 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.72%) Confluence
3 5 (1.70%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.02%) Ethereum
4 3 (1.02%) Hyperledger
4 3 (1.02%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.34%) Apache
6 1 (0.34%) IIS
6 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.38%) Maximo
2 4 (1.36%) Bloomberg AIM
2 4 (1.36%) Fidessa
3 3 (1.02%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.34%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 169 (57.48%) Azure
2 115 (39.12%) AWS
3 53 (18.03%) OpenShift
4 51 (17.35%) GCP
5 40 (13.61%) GitHub
6 27 (9.18%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (6.80%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (6.12%) Entra ID
9 16 (5.44%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 14 (4.76%) Azure Monitor
10 14 (4.76%) Serverless
11 13 (4.42%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (4.42%) SaaS
12 12 (4.08%) IaaS
13 11 (3.74%) Azure AKS
13 11 (3.74%) GitHub Actions
14 10 (3.40%) Amazon EKS
14 10 (3.40%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (3.40%) PaaS
15 9 (3.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 44 (14.97%) Firewall
2 42 (14.29%) Network Security
3 35 (11.90%) VPN
4 31 (10.54%) WAN
5 26 (8.84%) DNS
6 16 (5.44%) LAN
7 15 (5.10%) SD-WAN
8 13 (4.42%) BGP
9 9 (3.06%) MPLS
9 9 (3.06%) VXLAN
10 8 (2.72%) SAN
11 7 (2.38%) DHCP
11 7 (2.38%) VSAN
12 6 (2.04%) Internet
12 6 (2.04%) OSPF
12 6 (2.04%) SNMP
12 6 (2.04%) TCP/IP
13 5 (1.70%) DKIM
13 5 (1.70%) Software-Defined Networking
13 5 (1.70%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.74%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (3.40%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.70%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.70%) Metadata
3 5 (1.70%) Power BI
4 3 (1.02%) Big Data
4 3 (1.02%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.02%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.68%) DataStage
5 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.34%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.34%) Firebird
6 1 (0.34%) Impala
6 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (11.90%) Jenkins
2 14 (4.76%) Git
2 14 (4.76%) GitLab
3 11 (3.74%) JIRA
4 3 (1.02%) Jaeger
5 2 (0.68%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 108 (36.73%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.56%) Public Sector
3 31 (10.54%) Finance
4 27 (9.18%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (8.84%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (5.44%) Banking
7 9 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.70%) Legal
9 4 (1.36%) Front Office
9 4 (1.36%) Retail
9 4 (1.36%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.02%) Law
11 2 (0.68%) Billing
11 2 (0.68%) Marketing
11 2 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.34%) Electronics
12 1 (0.34%) International Banking
12 1 (0.34%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.34%) Local Government
12 1 (0.34%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 84 (28.57%) Architect
2 39 (13.27%) Senior
3 22 (7.48%) Lead
3 22 (7.48%) Network Architect
4 18 (6.12%) Azure Engineer
4 18 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 17 (5.78%) Data Engineer
6 16 (5.44%) Cloud Engineer
6 16 (5.44%) DevOps Engineer
7 13 (4.42%) Network Engineer
7 13 (4.42%) Security Engineer
7 13 (4.42%) Senior Architect
8 11 (3.74%) Platform Engineer
9 10 (3.40%) Cloud Architect
9 10 (3.40%) Senior Data Engineer
10 9 (3.06%) Consultant
10 9 (3.06%) Enterprise Architect
10 9 (3.06%) Senior Network Architect
10 9 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.72%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (9.18%) OpenTelemetry
2 23 (7.82%) Kafka
3 16 (5.44%) REST
4 15 (5.10%) ARM Templates
5 11 (3.74%) JSON
6 10 (3.40%) Keycloak
7 8 (2.72%) Apache Avro
7 8 (2.72%) Middleware
7 8 (2.72%) Protocol Buffers
8 6 (2.04%) Elastic Stack
8 6 (2.04%) NETCONF
8 6 (2.04%) YANG
9 4 (1.36%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (1.36%) JMS
9 4 (1.36%) OAuth
9 4 (1.36%) OpenConfig
9 4 (1.36%) RESTCONF
9 4 (1.36%) SAML
10 3 (1.02%) .NET
10 3 (1.02%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 47 (15.99%) Cloud Native
2 41 (13.95%) Data Centre
3 12 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
3 12 (4.08%) Public Cloud
4 10 (3.40%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (3.06%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.06%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.06%) Product Ownership
5 9 (3.06%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.04%) AI Agents
6 6 (2.04%) PKI
6 6 (2.04%) Replication
7 5 (1.70%) Enterprise Storage
7 5 (1.70%) FlexPod
7 5 (1.70%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.36%) BYOD
8 4 (1.36%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (1.36%) Private Cloud
8 4 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 43 (14.63%) Linux
2 40 (13.61%) Windows
3 17 (5.78%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.06%) VMS
5 8 (2.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (2.04%) Data ONTAP
7 5 (1.70%) CoreOS
8 2 (0.68%) CentOS
8 2 (0.68%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.34%) Android
9 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (30.61%) DevOps
2 85 (28.91%) CI/CD
3 75 (25.51%) Migration
4 70 (23.81%) Containerisation
5 67 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
6 65 (22.11%) Infrastructure as Code
7 44 (14.97%) Roadmaps
8 43 (14.63%) Cloud Security
9 40 (13.61%) RBAC
10 37 (12.59%) High Availability
11 36 (12.24%) Disaster Recovery
11 36 (12.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 35 (11.90%) Agile
13 34 (11.56%) Analytics
14 33 (11.22%) Stakeholder Management
15 31 (10.54%) Zero Trust
16 29 (9.86%) AI
16 29 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
17 28 (9.52%) Observability
18 27 (9.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 92 (31.29%) Python
2 54 (18.37%) PowerShell
3 42 (14.29%) Bash
4 20 (6.80%) Bicep
5 15 (5.10%) Go
6 10 (3.40%) SQL
7 9 (3.06%) Java
8 3 (1.02%) R
8 3 (1.02%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.68%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.34%) C
10 1 (0.34%) C#
10 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 74 (25.17%) Security Cleared
2 48 (16.33%) SC Cleared
3 28 (9.52%) Azure Certification
4 27 (9.18%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (7.48%) DV Cleared
6 17 (5.78%) AWS Certification
7 16 (5.44%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (5.10%) Degree
9 12 (4.08%) CCNP
9 12 (4.08%) CISSP
10 11 (3.74%) CCIE
11 9 (3.06%) OCP
11 9 (3.06%) Oracle Certification
12 8 (2.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 8 (2.72%) CCNA
13 7 (2.38%) CISM
13 7 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 6 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (2.04%) JNCIE
14 6 (2.04%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.54%) NIST
2 24 (8.16%) GDPR
3 22 (7.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.72%) NIST 800
5 7 (2.38%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.04%) NCSC
6 6 (2.04%) QA
7 4 (1.36%) GRC
7 4 (1.36%) ISO 22301
7 4 (1.36%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.02%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.68%) GxP
9 2 (0.68%) PSD2
10 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 39 (13.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 33 (11.22%) Docker
3 32 (10.88%) Active Directory
4 30 (10.20%) vSphere
5 29 (9.86%) VMware NSX
6 14 (4.76%) Hyper-V
7 11 (3.74%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (1.70%) KVM
8 5 (1.70%) NFS
9 3 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.34%) Ceph
10 1 (0.34%) Firmware
10 1 (0.34%) QEMU
10 1 (0.34%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 101 (34.35%) Terraform
2 96 (32.65%) Kubernetes
3 63 (21.43%) Ansible
4 34 (11.56%) Grafana
5 20 (6.80%) vCenter Server
6 19 (6.46%) Argo
6 19 (6.46%) Prometheus
7 17 (5.78%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (1.70%) SnapMirror
10 4 (1.36%) Istio
10 4 (1.36%) Puppet
11 3 (1.02%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (1.02%) Progress Chef
11 3 (1.02%) Rancher
11 3 (1.02%) SCCM
12 2 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.68%) EMC NetWorker
12 2 (0.68%) vMotion
13 1 (0.34%) Podman
Vendors
1 85 (28.91%) Microsoft
2 50 (17.01%) VMware
3 37 (12.59%) Red Hat
4 31 (10.54%) Splunk
5 27 (9.18%) Cisco
6 19 (6.46%) Google
7 17 (5.78%) Palo Alto
7 17 (5.78%) Pure Storage
8 13 (4.42%) Fortinet
8 13 (4.42%) Zscaler
9 11 (3.74%) Juniper
10 10 (3.40%) CheckPoint
11 9 (3.06%) Aruba
11 9 (3.06%) Databricks
11 9 (3.06%) IBM
11 9 (3.06%) NetApp
12 7 (2.38%) OpenAI
12 7 (2.38%) Oracle
13 6 (2.04%) Citrix
13 6 (2.04%) SAP