The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Cloud in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Public 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 Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
225
186
299
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
37.44%
25.87%
27.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
137
124
198
10th Percentile
£375
£359
£350
25th Percentile
£450
£461
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£516
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+6.59%
-1.71%
75th Percentile
£575
£602
£600
90th Percentile
£630
£675
£661
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£500
£513
£510
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
+0.49%
-0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
16
5
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£12.15
£18.50
Median hourly rate
-
£14.63
£21.31
Median % change year-on-year
-
-31.37%
+0.28%
75th Percentile
-
£18.58
-
90th Percentile
-
£26.88
£21.87
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£21.30
£14.63
£19.00
% change year-on-year
+45.64%
-23.03%
-4.28%
Public Cloud Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Public Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Public Cloud Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Public Cloud.
Public Cloud Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Cloud in Leeds over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
Public Cloud Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Public Cloud also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region with a requirement for Public Cloud.
Public Cloud Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
