Google Contract Job Trends in London

Google
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 98 113
Rank change year-on-year +2 +15 -4
Contract jobs citing Google 448 402 419
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.12% 2.56% 2.18%
As % of the Vendors category 6.70% 5.79% 5.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 232 281
10th Percentile £295 £263 £213
25th Percentile £425 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% -7.26%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £700
90th Percentile £838 £766 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.11% -5.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 9
10th Percentile £30.11 £32.23 -
25th Percentile £36.00 £38.31 £17.00
Median hourly rate £42.75 £43.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% +56.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £57.94 £58.00 £32.50
90th Percentile £63.50 £61.28 £39.00
England median hourly rate £28.86 £60.50 £32.32
% change year-on-year -52.31% +87.19% -7.66%

All Vendors
London

Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,687 6,943 7,866
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.55% 44.16% 40.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,341 4,374 5,435
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £419 £425 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £768
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 63 107
10th Percentile £18.01 £18.79 £16.94
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £23.25
Median hourly rate £25.31 £35.50 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.70% -8.39% +53.47%
75th Percentile £41.75 £65.00 £60.63
90th Percentile £63.31 £90.15 £86.35
England median hourly rate £24.00 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.15% -26.97% +71.15%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Google job vacancy trend in London

Google
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google

Google
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in London over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Google in London

Google
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google

Google
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google in London over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Google in London

Google
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the London region over the 6 months to 4 December 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
Central London +29 85 £600 +4.35% 33
West London -4 17 £550 +39.24% 5
South London -3 3 £215 -62.61% 4
North London - 1 - - 3
Google
England

Google
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 18 (4.02%) Apache Spark
2 16 (3.57%) Apache Airflow
3 13 (2.90%) Apache
3 13 (2.90%) Confluence
4 9 (2.01%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.79%) CMS
6 4 (0.89%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.67%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.67%) Ethereum
7 3 (0.67%) Hyperledger
8 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.45%) SAS
8 2 (0.45%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.45%) WordPress
9 1 (0.22%) Drupal
9 1 (0.22%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.22%) JBoss
9 1 (0.22%) Luigi
9 1 (0.22%) nginx
9 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.12%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.45%) Sketch
6 2 (0.45%) Trello
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.22%) Autodesk Smoke
7 1 (0.22%) InDesign
7 1 (0.22%) Maya
7 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) Sprinklr
3 1 (0.22%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 265 (59.15%) GCP
2 111 (24.78%) Azure
3 88 (19.64%) AWS
4 65 (14.51%) GitHub
5 55 (12.28%) Google Kubernetes Engine
6 41 (9.15%) Google Workspace
7 34 (7.59%) Google Analytics
8 33 (7.37%) Power Platform
9 32 (7.14%) SaaS
10 29 (6.47%) Cloud Run
11 24 (5.36%) GitHub Actions
12 19 (4.24%) Cloud Computing
13 18 (4.02%) Vertex AI
14 17 (3.79%) Google Gemini
14 17 (3.79%) Google Sheets
15 16 (3.57%) Cloud Functions
15 16 (3.57%) Google Play
16 15 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
17 14 (3.13%) Entra ID
17 14 (3.13%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.13%) Firewall
2 19 (4.24%) DNS
3 9 (2.01%) HTTP
4 7 (1.56%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.56%) VPN
5 6 (1.34%) Network Security
6 3 (0.67%) Bluetooth
6 3 (0.67%) Intranet
6 3 (0.67%) SMTP
6 3 (0.67%) SSL
6 3 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.45%) BGP
7 2 (0.45%) Broadband
7 2 (0.45%) Cisco IPT
7 2 (0.45%) DKIM
7 2 (0.45%) DMARC
7 2 (0.45%) LAN
7 2 (0.45%) VLAN
7 2 (0.45%) VRRP
8 1 (0.22%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (14.96%) BigQuery
2 27 (6.03%) Power BI
3 21 (4.69%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (4.24%) Tableau
5 17 (3.79%) Big Data
6 12 (2.68%) Looker
6 12 (2.68%) NoSQL
7 11 (2.46%) Data Lake
7 11 (2.46%) Mixpanel
7 11 (2.46%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (2.01%) Metadata
10 8 (1.79%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (1.79%) SQL Server
11 7 (1.56%) Hadoop
12 6 (1.34%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (1.34%) MySQL
12 6 (1.34%) Redis
13 5 (1.12%) OLAP
13 5 (1.12%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 46 (10.27%) Git
2 44 (9.82%) Jenkins
3 26 (5.80%) JIRA
4 18 (4.02%) GitLab
5 13 (2.90%) SonarQube
6 8 (1.79%) Gradle
6 8 (1.79%) Sonatype Nexus
7 7 (1.56%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.34%) JUnit
8 6 (1.34%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 5 (1.12%) Browser DevTools
9 5 (1.12%) Maven
9 5 (1.12%) Selenium
10 4 (0.89%) Android Studio
10 4 (0.89%) CircleCI
10 4 (0.89%) Mockito
10 4 (0.89%) webpack
11 3 (0.67%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.67%) Vite
11 3 (0.67%) Xcode
General
1 127 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 104 (23.21%) Finance
3 66 (14.73%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (10.49%) Banking
4 47 (10.49%) Marketing
5 20 (4.46%) Pharmaceutical
6 17 (3.79%) Public Sector
7 16 (3.57%) Advertising
8 14 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.90%) Retail
10 10 (2.23%) Legal
11 9 (2.01%) Financial Institution
11 9 (2.01%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.79%) Publishing
13 6 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.34%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.67%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 52 (11.61%) Senior
2 48 (10.71%) Architect
3 45 (10.04%) Developer
4 43 (9.60%) GCP Engineer
5 38 (8.48%) Analyst
6 28 (6.25%) Lead
7 23 (5.13%) Data Engineer
7 23 (5.13%) DevOps Engineer
8 18 (4.02%) Cloud Engineer
8 18 (4.02%) Security Engineer
9 17 (3.79%) Data Scientist
9 17 (3.79%) GCP DevOps
9 17 (3.79%) GCP DevOps Engineer
9 17 (3.79%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (3.57%) Software Engineer
11 15 (3.35%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 13 (2.90%) Senior Developer
13 12 (2.68%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.68%) GCP Architect
13 12 (2.68%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (7.81%) RESTful
2 30 (6.70%) React
3 25 (5.58%) HTML
4 24 (5.36%) FastAPI
5 22 (4.91%) CSS
6 21 (4.69%) Kafka
7 20 (4.46%) LangGraph
8 18 (4.02%) Node.js
9 17 (3.79%) Spring
10 16 (3.57%) OAuth
10 16 (3.57%) PyTorch
11 15 (3.35%) LangChain
11 15 (3.35%) pytest
11 15 (3.35%) TensorFlow
12 13 (2.90%) Pandas
12 13 (2.90%) scikit-learn
12 13 (2.90%) Spring Boot
13 12 (2.68%) AngularJS
13 12 (2.68%) React Native
14 11 (2.46%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 60 (13.39%) Cloud Native
2 28 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 25 (5.58%) Mobile App
4 19 (4.24%) Life Science
5 16 (3.57%) AI Agents
5 16 (3.57%) Genomics
6 12 (2.68%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.68%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (2.46%) Social Media
8 10 (2.23%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.01%) Algorithms
9 9 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.56%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.56%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.34%) Digital Media
11 6 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.36%) Android
2 19 (4.24%) Apple iOS
3 16 (3.57%) Linux
4 10 (2.23%) Windows
5 7 (1.56%) Mac OS
6 6 (1.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (30.36%) DevOps
2 129 (28.79%) CI/CD
3 112 (25.00%) Agile
4 102 (22.77%) AI
5 99 (22.10%) Analytics
6 82 (18.30%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (18.08%) Containerisation
8 73 (16.29%) Machine Learning
9 68 (15.18%) Infrastructure as Code
10 59 (13.17%) Migration
11 45 (10.04%) User Experience
12 40 (8.93%) Data Modelling
12 40 (8.93%) Microservices
12 40 (8.93%) Test Automation
13 36 (8.04%) Software Engineering
14 35 (7.81%) Data Governance
14 35 (7.81%) Stakeholder Management
15 34 (7.59%) Cloud Security
15 34 (7.59%) Generative AI
16 33 (7.37%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 145 (32.37%) Python
2 79 (17.63%) SQL
3 51 (11.38%) Java
4 44 (9.82%) JavaScript
5 30 (6.70%) Bash
6 26 (5.80%) TypeScript
7 25 (5.58%) PowerShell
8 12 (2.68%) Kotlin
9 10 (2.23%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (1.79%) Go
11 7 (1.56%) C#
12 6 (1.34%) Bicep
12 6 (1.34%) R
12 6 (1.34%) Ruby
13 5 (1.12%) Scala
13 5 (1.12%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.89%) Swift
15 3 (0.67%) C++
15 3 (0.67%) Groovy
15 3 (0.67%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 49 (10.94%) Degree
2 24 (5.36%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.13%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.23%) CISSP
6 9 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (2.01%) MCP
7 6 (1.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (1.34%) CCSP
8 5 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.12%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.12%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.89%) CCNA
9 4 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (0.89%) GCIH
9 4 (0.89%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.89%) OSCP
10 3 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.67%) CEH
10 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.26%) GDPR
2 24 (5.36%) Data Quality
3 22 (4.91%) Accessibility
4 16 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (2.46%) QA
6 7 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 7 (1.56%) NCSC
6 7 (1.56%) NIST
7 6 (1.34%) SOC 2
8 4 (0.89%) WCAG
9 3 (0.67%) GRC
10 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.45%) DICOM
10 2 (0.45%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.45%) HL7
10 2 (0.45%) PMO
10 2 (0.45%) SLA
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.22%) Section 508
System Software
1 101 (22.54%) Docker
2 13 (2.90%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.34%) Squid
4 5 (1.12%) Snort
4 5 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.45%) Firmware
6 1 (0.22%) KVM
6 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 96 (21.43%) Kubernetes
2 81 (18.08%) Terraform
3 15 (3.35%) Ansible
4 12 (2.68%) Grafana
5 10 (2.23%) Argo
6 9 (2.01%) Prometheus
6 9 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.56%) Istio
8 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.12%) Nessus
8 5 (1.12%) Nexpose
8 5 (1.12%) Suricata
9 4 (0.89%) Puppet
10 3 (0.67%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.67%) NetBackup
10 3 (0.67%) SCCM
10 3 (0.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.45%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.45%) QRadar
Vendors
1 62 (13.84%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.46%) Splunk
3 19 (4.24%) Databricks
4 17 (3.79%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.57%) Adobe
6 14 (3.13%) OpenAI
7 13 (2.90%) Palo Alto
8 12 (2.68%) CrowdStrike
8 12 (2.68%) Oracle
9 11 (2.46%) Apple
9 11 (2.46%) Cisco
10 10 (2.23%) Optimizely
11 9 (2.01%) Amplitude
11 9 (2.01%) Okta
11 9 (2.01%) SAP
12 8 (1.79%) Hotjar
12 8 (1.79%) OneTrust
12 8 (1.79%) Qualys
13 7 (1.56%) HubSpot
14 6 (1.34%) IBM