The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
37
35
46
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+11
-9
Contract jobs citing Cloud Native
1
3
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East
Cloud Native 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 the North East.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
99
96
109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East
30.94%
28.40%
25.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
61
56
85
10th Percentile
£325
£163
£196
25th Percentile
£400
£314
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£534
£475
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+12.42%
-20.83%
+37.14%
75th Percentile
£625
£549
£700
90th Percentile
£650
£688
£775
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
8
0
10th Percentile
£27.06
£11.44
-
25th Percentile
£39.35
£15.05
-
Median hourly rate
£49.09
£32.50
-
Median % change year-on-year
+51.05%
-
-
75th Percentile
£53.40
£48.75
-
90th Percentile
£55.91
£52.13
-
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Cloud Native as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Cloud Native Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Native in the North East.
Cloud Native Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cloud Native 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 North East region with a requirement for Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:
