Cloud Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Cloud Engineer daily rate in Lancashire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 24 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +15 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Engineer | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 2.80% | 0.55% | 0.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.05% | 0.57% | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £444 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.39% | -14.29% | +22.66% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title | 197 | 175 | 224 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.06% | 96.15% | 93.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 113 | 55 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £250 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £335 | £306 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -13.64% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £571 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £626 | £720 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 45 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.55 | £16.58 | £20.52 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.00 | £30.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £40.33 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.73% | -12.68% | +22.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.56 | £51.00 | £48.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.79 | £74.37 | £57.04 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.60 | £32.50 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.92% | +3.17% | +57.50% |
Cloud Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Cloud Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cloud Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.
Cloud Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Engineer in Lancashire over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.
Cloud Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 |
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| Preston | - | 3 | £450 | - | |
| Blackpool | - | 2 | £450 | - | |
| Cloud Engineer North West |
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Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, Cloud Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Lancashire region featuring Cloud Engineer in the job title.
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Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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: