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 18 August 2026, 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
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 92 89
Rank change year-on-year -20 -3 -6
Contract jobs citing Google 530 412 432
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.64% 3.06% 2.67%
As % of the Vendors category 6.20% 6.64% 6.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 254 291
10th Percentile £313 £275 £313
25th Percentile £407 £400 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £588 £613 £700
90th Percentile £675 £725 £788
England median daily rate £511 £494 £550
% change year-on-year +3.60% -10.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 13 13
10th Percentile £19.00 £30.97 £22.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £31.25 £25.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £49.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.55% +71.93% -57.78%
75th Percentile £35.75 £62.25 £38.75
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.25 £42.45
England median hourly rate £33.37 £21.92 £70.00
% change year-on-year +52.21% -68.69% +105.88%

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 8,553 6,205 6,972
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.57% 46.09% 43.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,569 4,030 4,732
10th Percentile £349 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year - -0.94% -3.72%
75th Percentile £638 £652 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £751
England median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 127 87
10th Percentile £18.14 £15.84 £17.08
25th Percentile £19.76 £22.70 £20.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £26.30 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.98% -4.36% -17.81%
75th Percentile £58.31 £38.75 £60.63
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.45 £75.50
England median hourly rate £33.98 £25.15 £29.39
% change year-on-year +35.11% -14.41% -21.64%

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 18 August 2026.

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 18 August 2026.

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 18 August 2026. 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 +15 79 £525 -4.55% 73
West London -15 13 £588 +11.90% 23
South London -1 12 £575 +21.05% 2
East London - 3 £410 - 8
North London -2 1 £225 - 1
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 24 (4.53%) Apache
2 21 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.58%) Apache Airflow
3 19 (3.58%) CMS
3 19 (3.58%) Confluence
4 18 (3.40%) Apache Spark
5 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (1.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 8 (1.51%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.75%) WordPress
9 3 (0.57%) Drupal
10 2 (0.38%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.19%) Luigi
11 1 (0.19%) Mendix
11 1 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 16 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.94%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Maya
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.94%) Shopify
2 4 (0.75%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.75%) Sprinklr
3 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.38%) iTrent
3 2 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.19%) SAP CAR
4 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP SRM
4 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 307 (57.92%) GCP
2 129 (24.34%) AWS
3 125 (23.58%) Azure
4 70 (13.21%) Google Workspace
5 43 (8.11%) GitHub
6 38 (7.17%) Microsoft 365
7 37 (6.98%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 32 (6.04%) Google Analytics
9 27 (5.09%) Power Platform
10 25 (4.72%) SaaS
11 24 (4.53%) dbt
12 22 (4.15%) Google Drive
13 21 (3.96%) Entra ID
14 20 (3.77%) GitHub Actions
14 20 (3.77%) Google Sheets
14 20 (3.77%) Snowflake
15 19 (3.58%) Adobe Analytics
15 19 (3.58%) Vertex AI
16 16 (3.02%) Cloud Functions
17 14 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.85%) DNS
2 24 (4.53%) Firewall
2 24 (4.53%) VPN
3 10 (1.89%) Internet
4 9 (1.70%) Network Security
5 8 (1.51%) DKIM
5 8 (1.51%) DMARC
5 8 (1.51%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.13%) DHCP
7 5 (0.94%) SMTP
7 5 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.75%) WAN
8 4 (0.75%) WebEx
9 3 (0.57%) HTTP
9 3 (0.57%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.57%) Telepresence
9 3 (0.57%) VLAN
9 3 (0.57%) VoIP
10 2 (0.38%) NFC
10 2 (0.38%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (10.19%) BigQuery
2 38 (7.17%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (4.72%) Power BI
4 17 (3.21%) Looker
4 17 (3.21%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (2.83%) Relational Database
5 15 (2.83%) Tableau
6 13 (2.45%) Big Data
7 11 (2.08%) Metadata
8 9 (1.70%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.51%) Redis
10 7 (1.32%) Flink
10 7 (1.32%) InterSystems Cache
10 7 (1.32%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.13%) MySQL
11 6 (1.13%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.94%) Data Hub
12 5 (0.94%) OLTP
12 5 (0.94%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.94%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 35 (6.60%) JIRA
2 31 (5.85%) Git
3 30 (5.66%) Jenkins
4 25 (4.72%) GitLab
5 4 (0.75%) Gradle
5 4 (0.75%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 3 (0.57%) Maven
7 2 (0.38%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.38%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.38%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.38%) Gatling
7 2 (0.38%) JMeter
7 2 (0.38%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.38%) NeoLoad
7 2 (0.38%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.38%) Selenium
7 2 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.38%) webpack
7 2 (0.38%) Zephyr
General
1 136 (25.66%) Social Skills
2 96 (18.11%) Finance
3 71 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (11.51%) Public Sector
5 52 (9.81%) Marketing
6 31 (5.85%) Retail
7 26 (4.91%) Banking
8 21 (3.96%) Advertising
9 15 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.45%) Publishing
11 12 (2.26%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.08%) Legal
13 7 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.13%) Games
14 6 (1.13%) Law
15 5 (0.94%) Billing
15 5 (0.94%) Investment Banking
15 5 (0.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 69 (13.02%) GCP Engineer
2 65 (12.26%) Architect
3 54 (10.19%) Senior
4 51 (9.62%) Cloud Engineer
4 51 (9.62%) Data Engineer
5 40 (7.55%) Lead
6 39 (7.36%) Developer
7 37 (6.98%) Analyst
8 19 (3.58%) Support Engineer
9 18 (3.40%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (3.02%) Security Architect
11 14 (2.64%) Administrator
11 14 (2.64%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 14 (2.64%) Cloud Architect
11 14 (2.64%) DevOps Engineer
11 14 (2.64%) GCP Data Engineer
11 14 (2.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 13 (2.45%) Network Engineer
13 12 (2.26%) Java Developer
14 11 (2.08%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (7.17%) REST
2 28 (5.28%) Kafka
3 20 (3.77%) JSON
4 18 (3.40%) OAuth
4 18 (3.40%) React
4 18 (3.40%) RESTful
5 16 (3.02%) HTML
6 14 (2.64%) LangChain
6 14 (2.64%) LangGraph
7 13 (2.45%) CSS
8 12 (2.26%) Spring
8 12 (2.26%) Spring Boot
9 11 (2.08%) Apache Beam
9 11 (2.08%) SAML
10 10 (1.89%) JWT
10 10 (1.89%) OAuth2
11 8 (1.51%) .NET
11 8 (1.51%) Middleware
11 8 (1.51%) Node.js
12 7 (1.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (14.53%) Cloud Native
2 34 (6.42%) AI Agents
3 21 (3.96%) Onboarding
3 21 (3.96%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.40%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.83%) Distributed Systems
6 14 (2.64%) Data Centre
6 14 (2.64%) Virtual Team
7 13 (2.45%) Mobile App
8 11 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (1.70%) Clustering
9 9 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.70%) Marketing Technology
10 6 (1.13%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.94%) CMDB
11 5 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.94%) Life Science
11 5 (0.94%) PKI
11 5 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.94%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 32 (6.04%) Windows
2 30 (5.66%) Linux
3 14 (2.64%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.45%) Android
5 10 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.32%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.13%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.75%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.57%) Unix
10 2 (0.38%) CentOS
11 1 (0.19%) SUSE
11 1 (0.19%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.19%) VMS
11 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (26.60%) CI/CD
2 118 (22.26%) Agile
3 114 (21.51%) AI
4 101 (19.06%) Analytics
5 96 (18.11%) Infrastructure as Code
6 90 (16.98%) DevOps
7 83 (15.66%) Migration
8 75 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
9 64 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 61 (11.51%) Continuous Improvement
11 52 (9.81%) Machine Learning
11 52 (9.81%) Software Engineering
12 49 (9.25%) Data Modelling
12 49 (9.25%) Data Pipeline
12 49 (9.25%) Roadmaps
13 46 (8.68%) Decision-Making
13 46 (8.68%) Observability
14 45 (8.49%) Microservices
15 41 (7.74%) Data Engineering
15 41 (7.74%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 150 (28.30%) Python
2 106 (20.00%) SQL
3 64 (12.08%) Java
4 34 (6.42%) PowerShell
5 28 (5.28%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.34%) Bash
7 18 (3.40%) Scala
7 18 (3.40%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.64%) Go
9 13 (2.45%) C#
10 9 (1.70%) Kotlin
11 7 (1.32%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.13%) Bicep
13 5 (0.94%) SOQL
14 4 (0.75%) Google Apps Script
14 4 (0.75%) Groovy
14 4 (0.75%) Ruby
15 3 (0.57%) Korn
15 3 (0.57%) PHP
15 3 (0.57%) R
Qualifications
1 111 (20.94%) Security Cleared
2 94 (17.74%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.43%) Degree
4 27 (5.09%) DV Cleared
5 20 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (3.40%) AWS Certification
7 12 (2.26%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.89%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.51%) CISSP
10 6 (1.13%) PhD
11 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.75%) CISM
12 4 (0.75%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.75%) PMP
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.57%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.79%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.04%) QA
3 17 (3.21%) GDPR
4 14 (2.64%) NIST
5 13 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.13%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.13%) PMO
7 5 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.94%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 4 (0.75%) NCSC
9 3 (0.57%) GRC
9 3 (0.57%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.38%) PSD2
10 2 (0.38%) SLA
10 2 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 57 (10.75%) Docker
2 20 (3.77%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.94%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
3 5 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.75%) BitLocker
4 4 (0.75%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (0.75%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.19%) Varnish
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 97 (18.30%) Terraform
2 89 (16.79%) Kubernetes
3 19 (3.58%) Ansible
4 16 (3.02%) Grafana
4 16 (3.02%) Prometheus
5 15 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (1.51%) Puppet
8 5 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.94%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.75%) Istio
9 4 (0.75%) SCCM
9 4 (0.75%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.75%) vMotion
10 3 (0.57%) Argo
10 3 (0.57%) Nagios
11 2 (0.38%) Kubeflow
11 2 (0.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.38%) WSUS
12 1 (0.19%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 96 (18.11%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.72%) Adobe
3 24 (4.53%) Oracle
4 19 (3.58%) OpenAI
4 19 (3.58%) Salesforce
5 18 (3.40%) TikTok
6 17 (3.21%) Splunk
7 14 (2.64%) Apple
7 14 (2.64%) Databricks
7 14 (2.64%) Okta
8 12 (2.26%) ServiceNow
9 11 (2.08%) Amplitude
10 10 (1.89%) Cisco
10 10 (1.89%) SAP
11 9 (1.70%) Dynatrace
11 9 (1.70%) Optimizely
12 8 (1.51%) Sitecore
12 8 (1.51%) Tealium
13 7 (1.32%) Citrix
13 7 (1.32%) VMware