Google Cloud Platform Engineer
South Wales > Newport
The median Google Cloud Platform Engineer daily rate in Newport is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
16 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a GCP Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport |
3.03% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.17% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£418 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£483 |
- |
- |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title |
63 |
60 |
76 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.45% |
92.31% |
81.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
27 |
28 |
48 |
| 10th Percentile |
£385 |
£146 |
£141 |
| 25th Percentile |
£409 |
£185 |
£200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£365 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.68% |
-16.57% |
-20.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£584 |
£570 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£645 |
£668 |
£638 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£414 |
£413 |
£429 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.42% |
-3.79% |
-6.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
16 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.00 |
£17.66 |
£13.18 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35.27 |
£21.53 |
£15.51 |
| Median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£27.00 |
£22.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+85.19% |
+19.05% |
+16.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£42.19 |
£55.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82.50 |
£45.00 |
£86.36 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£21.00 |
£25.18 |
£22.68 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.60% |
+11.02% |
+25.30% |
