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 6 November 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
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 98 99
Rank change year-on-year +3 +1 +6
Contract jobs citing Google 437 398 503
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.17% 2.55% 2.50%
As % of the Vendors category 6.82% 5.84% 6.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 231 346
10th Percentile £301 £313 £250
25th Percentile £421 £418 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.55% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £633 £700 £700
90th Percentile £836 £775 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 10
10th Percentile £30.99 £30.65 £16.53
25th Percentile £34.25 £36.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £42.25 £42.50 £25.75
Median % change year-on-year -0.59% +65.05% -18.25%
75th Percentile £62.50 £55.75 £32.50
90th Percentile £63.70 £60.35 £35.75
England median hourly rate £27.21 £70.00 £32.32
% change year-on-year -61.13% +116.58% -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 6,403 6,819 8,258
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.47% 43.66% 41.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,138 4,278 5,744
10th Percentile £325 £313 £306
25th Percentile £420 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
England median daily rate £506 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.71% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 61 112
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.50 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £25.75 £22.69
Median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.33% -2.47% +60.40%
75th Percentile £38.44 £66.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.60 £100.00 £85.95
England median hourly rate £25.08 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.36% -21.35% +73.08%

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 6 November 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 6 November 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 6 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
Central London +19 73 £600 +3.23% 429
West London -5 11 £525 +31.25% 23
South London -3 2 £275 -52.17% 5
North London - 1 - - 4
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 15 (3.43%) Apache Airflow
1 15 (3.43%) Apache Spark
2 12 (2.75%) Apache
2 12 (2.75%) Confluence
3 7 (1.60%) CMS
3 7 (1.60%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.92%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.69%) Ethereum
5 3 (0.69%) Hyperledger
6 2 (0.46%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.46%) WordPress
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.23%) Drupal
7 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.23%) Luigi
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.23%) nginx
7 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.92%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.69%) Sketch
6 2 (0.46%) Maya
6 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.23%) InDesign
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.23%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.23%) Magento
3 1 (0.23%) Shopify
3 1 (0.23%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 273 (62.47%) GCP
2 104 (23.80%) Azure
3 85 (19.45%) AWS
4 61 (13.96%) GitHub
5 59 (13.50%) Google Kubernetes Engine
6 37 (8.47%) Google Workspace
7 31 (7.09%) Power Platform
7 31 (7.09%) SaaS
8 30 (6.86%) Google Analytics
9 29 (6.64%) Cloud Run
10 26 (5.95%) GitHub Actions
11 19 (4.35%) Cloud Functions
12 18 (4.12%) Cloud Computing
13 17 (3.89%) Vertex AI
14 15 (3.43%) Entra ID
14 15 (3.43%) Google Gemini
14 15 (3.43%) Google Sheets
14 15 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
15 14 (3.20%) Google Play
15 14 (3.20%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.58%) DNS
2 19 (4.35%) Firewall
3 11 (2.52%) HTTP
4 8 (1.83%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.60%) VPN
6 5 (1.14%) Network Security
7 3 (0.69%) Bluetooth
7 3 (0.69%) Intranet
7 3 (0.69%) SMTP
7 3 (0.69%) SSL
7 3 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.46%) BGP
8 2 (0.46%) DHCP
8 2 (0.46%) DKIM
8 2 (0.46%) DMARC
8 2 (0.46%) LAN
8 2 (0.46%) VLAN
8 2 (0.46%) VRRP
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (0.23%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (17.39%) BigQuery
2 28 (6.41%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (6.18%) Power BI
4 21 (4.81%) Tableau
5 20 (4.58%) Big Data
6 18 (4.12%) Looker
7 14 (3.20%) Data Lake
8 11 (2.52%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (2.06%) Metadata
9 9 (2.06%) MongoDB
10 8 (1.83%) Mixpanel
10 8 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (1.60%) Hadoop
11 7 (1.60%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.60%) SQL Server
12 5 (1.14%) Electronic Patient Records
12 5 (1.14%) Snowflake Schema
13 4 (0.92%) MySQL
13 4 (0.92%) Redis
13 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 46 (10.53%) Jenkins
2 39 (8.92%) Git
3 20 (4.58%) GitLab
3 20 (4.58%) JIRA
4 14 (3.20%) SonarQube
5 10 (2.29%) Gradle
6 8 (1.83%) Sonatype Nexus
7 7 (1.60%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.60%) Maven
8 6 (1.37%) Selenium
8 6 (1.37%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 5 (1.14%) Browser DevTools
10 4 (0.92%) Android Studio
10 4 (0.92%) CircleCI
10 4 (0.92%) ER Studio
10 4 (0.92%) Vite
10 4 (0.92%) webpack
11 3 (0.69%) JUnit
11 3 (0.69%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.69%) Xcode
General
1 126 (28.83%) Social Skills
2 109 (24.94%) Finance
3 63 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (11.67%) Banking
5 45 (10.30%) Marketing
6 18 (4.12%) Pharmaceutical
7 17 (3.89%) Public Sector
8 15 (3.43%) Advertising
9 14 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (3.20%) Retail
10 12 (2.75%) Legal
11 10 (2.29%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.06%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.83%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.37%) Publishing
16 4 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
18 2 (0.46%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 53 (12.13%) Architect
2 52 (11.90%) Senior
3 49 (11.21%) GCP Engineer
4 42 (9.61%) Developer
5 41 (9.38%) Analyst
6 27 (6.18%) DevOps Engineer
6 27 (6.18%) Lead
7 24 (5.49%) Data Engineer
8 21 (4.81%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (4.35%) Cloud Engineer
9 19 (4.35%) GCP DevOps
9 19 (4.35%) GCP DevOps Engineer
10 17 (3.89%) GCP Architect
11 16 (3.66%) Software Engineer
12 15 (3.43%) Security Engineer
13 14 (3.20%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 12 (2.75%) Data Analyst
14 12 (2.75%) Data Scientist
14 12 (2.75%) Senior Architect
15 11 (2.52%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (7.32%) RESTful
2 29 (6.64%) React
3 22 (5.03%) FastAPI
4 20 (4.58%) Node.js
5 19 (4.35%) HTML
5 19 (4.35%) Kafka
6 18 (4.12%) CSS
6 18 (4.12%) LangGraph
7 15 (3.43%) pytest
8 14 (3.20%) React Native
9 13 (2.97%) OAuth
9 13 (2.97%) Spring
10 12 (2.75%) LangChain
10 12 (2.75%) TensorFlow
11 10 (2.29%) AngularJS
11 10 (2.29%) Next.js
11 10 (2.29%) PyTorch
11 10 (2.29%) Redux
11 10 (2.29%) Spring Boot
12 9 (2.06%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 59 (13.50%) Cloud Native
2 24 (5.49%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.81%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.66%) AI Agents
4 16 (3.66%) Life Science
5 15 (3.43%) Genomics
6 12 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.52%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.52%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (2.06%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (2.06%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.06%) Social Media
9 8 (1.83%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.60%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.60%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.60%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.60%) NHS
11 5 (1.14%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.81%) Android
2 16 (3.66%) Apple iOS
3 15 (3.43%) Linux
4 10 (2.29%) Windows
5 7 (1.60%) Unix
6 6 (1.37%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (29.98%) DevOps
2 126 (28.83%) CI/CD
3 111 (25.40%) Agile
4 93 (21.28%) Analytics
5 88 (20.14%) AI
6 83 (18.99%) Problem-Solving
7 77 (17.62%) Containerisation
8 65 (14.87%) Infrastructure as Code
9 60 (13.73%) Machine Learning
10 58 (13.27%) Migration
11 52 (11.90%) Data Modelling
12 41 (9.38%) User Experience
13 39 (8.92%) ETL
14 38 (8.70%) Test Automation
15 36 (8.24%) Cloud Security
15 36 (8.24%) Data Pipeline
15 36 (8.24%) Microservices
16 34 (7.78%) Data Integration
17 33 (7.55%) Data Governance
17 33 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 142 (32.49%) Python
2 83 (18.99%) SQL
3 47 (10.76%) Java
4 39 (8.92%) JavaScript
5 26 (5.95%) TypeScript
6 25 (5.72%) Bash
7 20 (4.58%) PowerShell
8 10 (2.29%) Go
8 10 (2.29%) Kotlin
9 9 (2.06%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (1.83%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.37%) Bicep
11 6 (1.37%) R
11 6 (1.37%) Ruby
12 4 (0.92%) C#
12 4 (0.92%) C++
12 4 (0.92%) Scala
12 4 (0.92%) Swift
13 3 (0.69%) Groovy
13 3 (0.69%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 47 (10.76%) Degree
2 22 (5.03%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.58%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.29%) CISSP
6 7 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.60%) MCP
7 5 (1.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (1.14%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.14%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.14%) CCSP
8 4 (0.92%) CCNA
8 4 (0.92%) CEH
8 4 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (0.92%) GCIH
8 4 (0.92%) OSCP
9 3 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.69%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.09%) GDPR
2 26 (5.95%) Data Quality
3 23 (5.26%) Accessibility
4 16 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (2.06%) QA
6 7 (1.60%) NIST
7 6 (1.37%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.37%) WCAG
8 5 (1.14%) NCSC
9 4 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.92%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.69%) HL7
10 3 (0.69%) SLA
11 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.46%) DICOM
11 2 (0.46%) GRC
11 2 (0.46%) Section 508
12 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.23%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.23%) LOINC
System Software
1 93 (21.28%) Docker
2 12 (2.75%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.14%) Squid
4 4 (0.92%) Snort
4 4 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.46%) Firmware
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
Systems Management
1 92 (21.05%) Kubernetes
2 79 (18.08%) Terraform
3 15 (3.43%) Ansible
4 12 (2.75%) Argo
5 11 (2.52%) Grafana
6 10 (2.29%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (2.06%) Prometheus
8 8 (1.83%) Istio
9 6 (1.37%) Puppet
10 4 (0.92%) Nessus
10 4 (0.92%) Nexpose
10 4 (0.92%) Suricata
11 3 (0.69%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
11 3 (0.69%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.46%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.46%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 69 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.12%) Splunk
3 17 (3.89%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.20%) OpenAI
5 13 (2.97%) Adobe
6 12 (2.75%) Databricks
7 11 (2.52%) Apple
7 11 (2.52%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (2.52%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.29%) Amplitude
8 10 (2.29%) Okta
8 10 (2.29%) Oracle
9 9 (2.06%) Cisco
9 9 (2.06%) MuleSoft
10 8 (1.83%) Optimizely
10 8 (1.83%) SAP
11 7 (1.60%) Hotjar
12 6 (1.37%) HubSpot
12 6 (1.37%) Qualys
13 5 (1.14%) CyberArk