Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring GCP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 55 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +10 | -28 |
| Contract jobs citing GCP | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 1.11% | 0.32% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 4.17% | 2.82% | 1.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £365 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | £369 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £444 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £455 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £506 | £425 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.94% | -19.81% | -14.78% |
All Cloud Skills
Hertfordshire
GCP falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 120 | 71 | 182 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 26.55% | 11.41% | 24.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 43 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £244 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £325 | £320 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £690 | £738 |
| East of England median daily rate | £508 | £425 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.41% | -9.57% | -6.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.06 | - | £20.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.12 | - | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.64 | £14.41 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +119.57% | -75.98% | +105.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | - | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £27.10 | £16.30 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.26% | -24.19% | +38.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing GCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing GCP.
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Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GCP within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpenden | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Watford | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| GCP East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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: