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 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 361 443
Rank change year-on-year +56 +82 +67
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 241 125 109
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 0.46% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.17% 1.42% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 93 85
10th Percentile £413 £460 £463
25th Percentile £463 £506 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £607 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.39% +1.17% +2.39%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £688
90th Percentile £775 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £528 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -12.08% +4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £75.30
25th Percentile £75.75 - £75.75
Median hourly rate £76.50 - £76.50
75th Percentile £77.25 - £77.25
90th Percentile - - £77.70
UK median hourly rate £76.50 - £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 11,104 8,780 11,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.96% 32.56% 31.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,063 5,284 7,551
10th Percentile £281 £275 £263
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £780 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £533 £545
% change year-on-year -6.15% -2.25% -1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 254 512
10th Percentile £14.95 £17.33 £15.26
25th Percentile £18.50 £24.18 £19.86
Median hourly rate £28.00 £37.00 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year -24.32% -1.99% +57.29%
75th Percentile £61.50 £66.89 £63.95
90th Percentile £74.26 £83.20 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.21 £34.25 £37.50
% change year-on-year -20.55% -8.67% +56.25%

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 15 January 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 15 January 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 +29 99 £563 - 27
South West +7 41 £550 -21.43% 17
North of England -20 37 £487 -28.35% 19
South East -14 35 £538 -10.23% 38
Midlands -27 27 £550 -15.38% 11
West Midlands -22 24 £550 -21.43% 3
Yorkshire -25 23 £476 -33.39% 6
North West -18 13 £550 +4.76% 11
East of England - 4 £503 - 11
East Midlands -29 3 £500 -9.09% 7
North East -14 1 £600 - 2
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 13 (5.39%) OpenStack
2 9 (3.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.07%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.66%) Confluence
4 4 (1.66%) SAS
5 3 (1.24%) CMS
5 3 (1.24%) Ethereum
5 3 (1.24%) Hyperledger
6 2 (0.83%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.41%) Apache
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.41%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.41%) IIS
7 1 (0.41%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.41%) Mule
7 1 (0.41%) Mule ESB
Applications
1 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.83%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.32%) Maximo
2 4 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.83%) Bloomberg AIM
4 2 (0.83%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.41%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 148 (61.41%) Azure
2 97 (40.25%) AWS
3 39 (16.18%) GCP
4 37 (15.35%) OpenShift
5 26 (10.79%) GitHub
6 24 (9.96%) Entra ID
7 18 (7.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (6.64%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (6.22%) Azure Monitor
9 15 (6.22%) SaaS
10 14 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (5.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 12 (4.98%) Azure Data Factory
12 11 (4.56%) Azure AKS
13 10 (4.15%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (3.73%) IaaS
15 8 (3.32%) Amazon EC2
15 8 (3.32%) Amazon S3
15 8 (3.32%) GitHub Actions
15 8 (3.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (19.09%) Firewall
2 36 (14.94%) WAN
3 34 (14.11%) VPN
4 33 (13.69%) Network Security
5 22 (9.13%) LAN
6 17 (7.05%) BGP
7 14 (5.81%) MPLS
7 14 (5.81%) SD-WAN
8 13 (5.39%) DNS
9 9 (3.73%) SNMP
9 9 (3.73%) Wireless
10 8 (3.32%) OSPF
10 8 (3.32%) TACACS
11 6 (2.49%) DHCP
11 6 (2.49%) VXLAN
12 5 (2.07%) TCP/IP
13 4 (1.66%) DMZ
13 4 (1.66%) Internet
13 4 (1.66%) SAN
13 4 (1.66%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.56%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.07%) Big Data
3 5 (2.07%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.07%) Oracle Exadata
4 4 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.66%) Metadata
4 4 (1.66%) Power BI
5 3 (1.24%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.24%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.83%) DataStage
6 2 (0.83%) Tableau
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.41%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.41%) Impala
7 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 18 (7.47%) Jenkins
2 15 (6.22%) GitLab
3 7 (2.90%) Git
4 6 (2.49%) JIRA
5 2 (0.83%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
General
1 100 (41.49%) Social Skills
2 35 (14.52%) Finance
3 24 (9.96%) Public Sector
4 23 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.13%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.90%) Banking
8 6 (2.49%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.07%) Retail
10 4 (1.66%) Legal
11 3 (1.24%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.83%) Billing
12 2 (0.83%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.83%) Front Office
12 2 (0.83%) International Banking
12 2 (0.83%) Law
12 2 (0.83%) Local Government
12 2 (0.83%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.41%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 68 (28.22%) Architect
2 32 (13.28%) Senior
3 17 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 17 (7.05%) Network Architect
4 16 (6.64%) Azure Engineer
4 16 (6.64%) Lead
5 12 (4.98%) Consultant
6 11 (4.56%) Data Engineer
6 11 (4.56%) Security Architect
7 10 (4.15%) Developer
7 10 (4.15%) Enterprise Architect
7 10 (4.15%) Platform Engineer
7 10 (4.15%) Senior Data Engineer
8 9 (3.73%) DevOps Engineer
8 9 (3.73%) Network Engineer
9 8 (3.32%) Cloud Architect
9 8 (3.32%) Infrastructure Manager
9 8 (3.32%) IP Specialist
9 8 (3.32%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.90%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.22%) ARM Templates
2 14 (5.81%) REST
3 13 (5.39%) Kafka
4 10 (4.15%) Keycloak
5 8 (3.32%) NETCONF
5 8 (3.32%) YANG
6 6 (2.49%) Elastic Stack
6 6 (2.49%) JSON
7 5 (2.07%) OpenTelemetry
7 5 (2.07%) Oracle GoldenGate
8 3 (1.24%) MACH
8 3 (1.24%) OAuth
8 3 (1.24%) SAML
8 3 (1.24%) XML
9 2 (0.83%) FIX Protocol
9 2 (0.83%) JMS
9 2 (0.83%) LDAP
9 2 (0.83%) Middleware
9 2 (0.83%) Spring
9 2 (0.83%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (17.43%) Cloud Native
2 40 (16.60%) Data Centre
3 15 (6.22%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (5.81%) Public Cloud
5 13 (5.39%) Replication
6 8 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (3.32%) Onboarding
6 8 (3.32%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.90%) Enterprise Storage
7 7 (2.90%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.90%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.07%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (2.07%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.66%) Mobile App
11 3 (1.24%) Blockchain
11 3 (1.24%) Data Fabric
11 3 (1.24%) IoT
11 3 (1.24%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.94%) Windows
2 26 (10.79%) Linux
3 20 (8.30%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.66%) Android
5 3 (1.24%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.24%) VMS
6 2 (0.83%) CentOS
6 2 (0.83%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (28.22%) DevOps
2 53 (21.99%) CI/CD
2 53 (21.99%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (20.33%) Migration
4 48 (19.92%) Containerisation
5 47 (19.50%) Infrastructure as Code
6 39 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 37 (15.35%) Roadmaps
8 33 (13.69%) Cloud Security
9 28 (11.62%) Analytics
9 28 (11.62%) TOGAF
9 28 (11.62%) Zero Trust
10 27 (11.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 26 (10.79%) High Availability
11 26 (10.79%) RBAC
11 26 (10.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 25 (10.37%) Agile
12 25 (10.37%) Incident Response
13 24 (9.96%) Microservices
14 23 (9.54%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (27.80%) Python
2 40 (16.60%) PowerShell
3 28 (11.62%) Bash
4 18 (7.47%) Bicep
5 12 (4.98%) Go
6 11 (4.56%) SQL
7 10 (4.15%) Java
8 5 (2.07%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.83%) R
9 2 (0.83%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.83%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.41%) Scala
10 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 55 (22.82%) Security Cleared
2 42 (17.43%) SC Cleared
3 37 (15.35%) Azure Certification
4 34 (14.11%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (8.71%) AWS Certification
6 20 (8.30%) CCIE
7 19 (7.88%) CISSP
8 15 (6.22%) Degree
8 15 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (5.81%) JNCIE
10 11 (4.56%) CCNP
10 11 (4.56%) DV Cleared
11 9 (3.73%) CISM
12 8 (3.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (2.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (2.07%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 5 (2.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (2.07%) CCSP
13 5 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (2.07%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 20 (8.30%) NIST
2 17 (7.05%) GDPR
3 8 (3.32%) NIST 800
4 7 (2.90%) QA
5 5 (2.07%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.07%) PSD2
5 5 (2.07%) SOC 2
6 3 (1.24%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (1.24%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.83%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.83%) GxP
7 2 (0.83%) NCSC
8 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.41%) GMP
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.41%) ITGC
System Software
1 32 (13.28%) Docker
2 25 (10.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (9.54%) Active Directory
4 16 (6.64%) VMware NSX
5 9 (3.73%) vSphere
6 8 (3.32%) Hyper-V
7 5 (2.07%) KVM
7 5 (2.07%) Oracle RAC
8 4 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (1.24%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.24%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.41%) Ceph
10 1 (0.41%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 69 (28.63%) Terraform
2 64 (26.56%) Kubernetes
3 46 (19.09%) Ansible
4 18 (7.47%) Grafana
5 15 (6.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 12 (4.98%) Prometheus
7 8 (3.32%) vCenter Server
8 7 (2.90%) Argo
9 6 (2.49%) Puppet
9 6 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (2.07%) Data Guard
10 5 (2.07%) Oracle RMAN
11 4 (1.66%) NetBackup
12 3 (1.24%) ITRS Geneos
12 3 (1.24%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 3 (1.24%) SCCM
13 2 (0.83%) CASB
13 2 (0.83%) EMC NetWorker
13 2 (0.83%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.83%) vMotion
Vendors
1 58 (24.07%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.11%) VMware
3 26 (10.79%) Cisco
4 17 (7.05%) Red Hat
5 15 (6.22%) Fortinet
5 15 (6.22%) Palo Alto
6 13 (5.39%) Oracle
7 12 (4.98%) Google
7 12 (4.98%) Juniper
8 10 (4.15%) Databricks
8 10 (4.15%) IBM
8 10 (4.15%) Zscaler
9 9 (3.73%) CheckPoint
9 9 (3.73%) F5
9 9 (3.73%) Splunk
10 8 (3.32%) Dynatrace
11 7 (2.90%) SAP
12 6 (2.49%) Aruba
12 6 (2.49%) Citrix
13 5 (2.07%) Veeam