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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 368 435
Rank change year-on-year +56 +67 +65
Contract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 244 130 122
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.78% 0.47% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.20% 1.46% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 96 94
10th Percentile £413 £460 £463
25th Percentile £463 £500 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £607 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.39% +1.17% +3.00%
75th Percentile £675 £691 £684
90th Percentile £775 £750 £734
UK median daily rate £533 £607 £575
% change year-on-year -12.27% +5.57% -
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
% change year-on-year - - -17.30%

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 11,082 8,925 11,471
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.23% 32.48% 31.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,030 5,369 7,733
10th Percentile £287 £275 £263
25th Percentile £409 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -3.08%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £744 £776 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 545 261 487
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.25 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £23.80 £20.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £37.00 £42.31
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% -12.54% +38.70%
75th Percentile £63.75 £66.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £83.20 £76.92
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £33.27 £40.00
% change year-on-year -17.34% -16.83% +34.59%

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 4 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 4 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 +38 100 £569 -1.09% 33
South West +17 41 £600 -13.04% 14
North of England -26 37 £487 -28.38% 21
South East -18 35 £538 -12.60% 30
Midlands -28 32 £550 -15.38% 18
West Midlands -26 29 £550 -21.43% 8
Yorkshire -24 23 £476 -33.39% 11
North West -15 13 £543 -9.77% 8
East of England - 4 £503 - 14
East Midlands -25 3 £500 -9.09% 9
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 (5.33%) OpenStack
2 9 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.05%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.64%) Confluence
4 4 (1.64%) SAS
5 3 (1.23%) CMS
5 3 (1.23%) Ethereum
5 3 (1.23%) Hyperledger
6 2 (0.82%) 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 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.82%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.28%) Maximo
2 4 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.23%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.41%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.41%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.41%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 150 (61.48%) Azure
2 95 (38.93%) AWS
3 38 (15.57%) GCP
4 37 (15.16%) OpenShift
5 27 (11.07%) Entra ID
5 27 (11.07%) GitHub
6 20 (8.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 17 (6.97%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (6.15%) Azure Monitor
8 15 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (6.15%) SaaS
9 14 (5.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 12 (4.92%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (4.51%) Azure AKS
11 11 (4.51%) Azure Sentinel
12 9 (3.69%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (3.69%) IaaS
13 8 (3.28%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (3.28%) Amazon S3
13 8 (3.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (20.08%) Firewall
2 38 (15.57%) WAN
3 36 (14.75%) VPN
4 33 (13.52%) Network Security
5 21 (8.61%) LAN
6 17 (6.97%) BGP
7 16 (6.56%) SD-WAN
8 14 (5.74%) DNS
8 14 (5.74%) MPLS
9 9 (3.69%) SNMP
9 9 (3.69%) Wireless
10 8 (3.28%) OSPF
10 8 (3.28%) TACACS
11 7 (2.87%) DHCP
12 6 (2.46%) NGFW
13 5 (2.05%) TCP/IP
13 5 (2.05%) VXLAN
14 4 (1.64%) SAN
14 4 (1.64%) VLAN
14 4 (1.64%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.51%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (4.10%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.05%) Big Data
3 5 (2.05%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.05%) Oracle Exadata
4 4 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.64%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.64%) Metadata
4 4 (1.64%) Power BI
5 3 (1.23%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.82%) DataStage
6 2 (0.82%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.82%) Tableau
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.41%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 18 (7.38%) Jenkins
2 15 (6.15%) GitLab
3 7 (2.87%) Git
4 6 (2.46%) JIRA
5 2 (0.82%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
General
1 95 (38.93%) Social Skills
2 36 (14.75%) Finance
3 25 (10.25%) Public Sector
4 22 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (8.61%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (3.28%) Banking
7 7 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.05%) Retail
10 4 (1.64%) Legal
11 3 (1.23%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.82%) Billing
12 2 (0.82%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.82%) International Banking
12 2 (0.82%) Local Government
12 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.41%) Electronics
13 1 (0.41%) Front Office
13 1 (0.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 70 (28.69%) Architect
2 34 (13.93%) Senior
3 20 (8.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 19 (7.79%) Azure Engineer
5 17 (6.97%) Network Architect
6 16 (6.56%) Lead
7 13 (5.33%) Consultant
8 11 (4.51%) Data Engineer
9 10 (4.10%) Azure Architect
9 10 (4.10%) Developer
9 10 (4.10%) Enterprise Architect
9 10 (4.10%) Platform Engineer
9 10 (4.10%) Security Architect
9 10 (4.10%) Senior Data Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) DevOps Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Network Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (3.28%) IP Specialist
11 8 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.74%) ARM Templates
2 13 (5.33%) REST
3 12 (4.92%) Kafka
4 10 (4.10%) Keycloak
5 8 (3.28%) NETCONF
5 8 (3.28%) YANG
6 6 (2.46%) Elastic Stack
6 6 (2.46%) JSON
7 5 (2.05%) OpenTelemetry
7 5 (2.05%) Oracle GoldenGate
8 3 (1.23%) MACH
8 3 (1.23%) OAuth
8 3 (1.23%) SAML
8 3 (1.23%) XML
9 2 (0.82%) LDAP
9 2 (0.82%) OpenID
9 2 (0.82%) RESTful
9 2 (0.82%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.82%) Spring
9 2 (0.82%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (17.21%) Cloud Native
2 40 (16.39%) Data Centre
3 15 (6.15%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (5.74%) Public Cloud
5 13 (5.33%) Replication
6 11 (4.51%) Operational Technology
7 8 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.87%) Enterprise Storage
8 7 (2.87%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.87%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.87%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (2.05%) Cloud Security Posture
10 5 (2.05%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.64%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.23%) Blockchain
12 3 (1.23%) Data Fabric
12 3 (1.23%) Marketing Technology
12 3 (1.23%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.34%) Windows
2 26 (10.66%) Linux
3 21 (8.61%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.64%) Android
5 3 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.23%) VMS
6 2 (0.82%) CentOS
6 2 (0.82%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (28.28%) DevOps
2 55 (22.54%) CI/CD
3 51 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (20.49%) Infrastructure as Code
5 49 (20.08%) Containerisation
5 49 (20.08%) Migration
6 39 (15.98%) Roadmaps
6 39 (15.98%) Stakeholder Management
7 34 (13.93%) Cloud Security
8 30 (12.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 30 (12.30%) Zero Trust
9 28 (11.48%) Analytics
9 28 (11.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 28 (11.48%) TOGAF
10 27 (11.07%) RBAC
11 26 (10.66%) High Availability
12 24 (9.84%) AI
12 24 (9.84%) Incident Response
13 23 (9.43%) Agile
13 23 (9.43%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 65 (26.64%) Python
2 40 (16.39%) PowerShell
3 27 (11.07%) Bash
4 20 (8.20%) Bicep
5 12 (4.92%) Go
6 11 (4.51%) SQL
7 9 (3.69%) Java
8 5 (2.05%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.82%) R
9 2 (0.82%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.41%) Scala
10 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 55 (22.54%) Security Cleared
2 41 (16.80%) Azure Certification
3 40 (16.39%) SC Cleared
4 33 (13.52%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (8.61%) AWS Certification
6 19 (7.79%) CCIE
6 19 (7.79%) CISSP
7 16 (6.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (5.74%) Degree
8 14 (5.74%) JNCIE
9 11 (4.51%) CCNP
9 11 (4.51%) DV Cleared
10 9 (3.69%) CISM
11 8 (3.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 6 (2.46%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (2.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (2.05%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 5 (2.05%) CCSP
13 5 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (2.05%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.43%) NIST
2 22 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.20%) GDPR
4 8 (3.28%) NIST 800
5 7 (2.87%) QA
6 5 (2.05%) PCI DSS
6 5 (2.05%) PSD2
7 4 (1.64%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.23%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (1.23%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.82%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.82%) GxP
9 2 (0.82%) NCSC
10 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.41%) GMP
10 1 (0.41%) GRC
10 1 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.41%) ITGC
System Software
1 33 (13.52%) Docker
2 28 (11.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (9.43%) Active Directory
4 18 (7.38%) VMware NSX
5 11 (4.51%) vSphere
6 9 (3.69%) Hyper-V
7 5 (2.05%) KVM
7 5 (2.05%) Oracle RAC
7 5 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.23%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (1.23%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.41%) Ceph
9 1 (0.41%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 73 (29.92%) Terraform
2 64 (26.23%) Kubernetes
3 47 (19.26%) Ansible
4 17 (6.97%) Grafana
5 14 (5.74%) Microsoft Intune
6 12 (4.92%) Prometheus
7 8 (3.28%) vCenter Server
8 7 (2.87%) Argo
8 7 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (2.46%) Puppet
10 5 (2.05%) Data Guard
10 5 (2.05%) Oracle RMAN
11 4 (1.64%) NetBackup
11 4 (1.64%) SCCM
12 3 (1.23%) ITRS Geneos
12 3 (1.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
13 2 (0.82%) CASB
13 2 (0.82%) EMC NetWorker
13 2 (0.82%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.82%) vMotion
Vendors
1 59 (24.18%) Microsoft
2 37 (15.16%) VMware
3 25 (10.25%) Cisco
4 17 (6.97%) Red Hat
5 14 (5.74%) Fortinet
5 14 (5.74%) Palo Alto
6 13 (5.33%) Oracle
7 12 (4.92%) Databricks
7 12 (4.92%) Google
8 11 (4.51%) Juniper
9 10 (4.10%) IBM
9 10 (4.10%) Zscaler
10 9 (3.69%) F5
11 8 (3.28%) CheckPoint
11 8 (3.28%) Dynatrace
11 8 (3.28%) Splunk
12 6 (2.46%) Citrix
12 6 (2.46%) SAP
13 5 (2.05%) Commvault
13 5 (2.05%) NetApp