Google Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Google
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 17 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
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 68 90
Rank change year-on-year -15 +22 +20
Contract jobs citing Google 212 134 85
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 2.84% 3.34% 2.06%
As % of the Vendors category 7.18% 6.96% 5.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 77 50
10th Percentile £306 £316 £345
25th Percentile £420 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £507
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -7.30% -0.59%
75th Percentile £579 £600 £672
90th Percentile £644 £640 £749
England median daily rate £511 £495 £550
% change year-on-year +3.28% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 0 3
10th Percentile £13.19 - -
25th Percentile £30.00 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £11.44
75th Percentile £77.00 - £22.60
90th Percentile - - £29.29
England median hourly rate £33.37 £22.56 £70.00
% change year-on-year +47.89% -67.77% +105.88%

All Vendors
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,951 1,924 1,686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 39.59% 47.96% 40.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,811 1,217 989
10th Percentile £304 £275 £300
25th Percentile £403 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £473 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.80% -5.49% -
75th Percentile £588 £575 £588
90th Percentile £665 £650 £675
England median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 110 137
10th Percentile £16.54 £14.16 £10.95
25th Percentile £22.68 £18.87 £13.50
Median hourly rate £29.98 £26.26 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +14.17% +63.51% -40.52%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.25 £40.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £81.25 £49.25
England median hourly rate £33.98 £25.15 £30.00
% change year-on-year +35.11% -16.17% -20.00%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Google job vacancy trend in the North of England

Google
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Google.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Google

Google
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Google in the North of England

Google
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Google.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Google

Google
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Google in the North of England

Google
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 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
Yorkshire -1 107 £538 +20.25% 49
North West -20 85 £500 -13.04% 97
North East -22 24 £440 -29.60% 18
Google
England

Google
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 16 (7.55%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.36%) Confluence
4 4 (1.89%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.42%) Apache
6 2 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.47%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.47%) CMS
7 1 (0.47%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.94%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Actimize
1 1 (0.47%) Cloudability
1 1 (0.47%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 142 (66.98%) GCP
2 77 (36.32%) Azure
3 66 (31.13%) AWS
4 29 (13.68%) Google Kubernetes Engine
5 24 (11.32%) GitHub
6 23 (10.85%) Google Workspace
7 22 (10.38%) Google Analytics
8 20 (9.43%) Vertex AI
9 17 (8.02%) GitHub Actions
9 17 (8.02%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (8.02%) Power Platform
10 16 (7.55%) SaaS
11 13 (6.13%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (6.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 11 (5.19%) Google Sheets
13 9 (4.25%) Entra ID
14 8 (3.77%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (3.30%) Google Compute Engine
15 7 (3.30%) Google Drive
15 7 (3.30%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.79%) Firewall
2 8 (3.77%) DNS
2 8 (3.77%) Network Security
3 7 (3.30%) VPN
4 5 (2.36%) BGP
5 3 (1.42%) DKIM
5 3 (1.42%) DMARC
5 3 (1.42%) OSPF
5 3 (1.42%) SAN
6 2 (0.94%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.94%) VoIP
6 2 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.47%) Calico
7 1 (0.47%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.47%) Junos
7 1 (0.47%) NaaS
7 1 (0.47%) VXLAN
7 1 (0.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.96%) BigQuery
2 12 (5.66%) Looker
2 12 (5.66%) Power BI
3 9 (4.25%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.36%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.89%) Metadata
6 4 (1.89%) Neo4j
6 4 (1.89%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.89%) Tableau
7 3 (1.42%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.94%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.94%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.94%) Power Query
8 2 (0.94%) Trino
9 1 (0.47%) Apache Arrow
9 1 (0.47%) Apache Iceberg
9 1 (0.47%) Big Data
9 1 (0.47%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.47%) Flink
Development Applications
1 27 (12.74%) Jenkins
2 15 (7.08%) JIRA
3 11 (5.19%) Git
4 6 (2.83%) Zephyr
5 5 (2.36%) Gatling
5 5 (2.36%) GitLab
5 5 (2.36%) JMeter
5 5 (2.36%) NeoLoad
6 4 (1.89%) Android Studio
6 4 (1.89%) Crashlytics
6 4 (1.89%) fastlane
6 4 (1.89%) Gradle
7 3 (1.42%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.94%) Postman
8 2 (0.94%) Tricentis qTest
9 1 (0.47%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.47%) Charles Proxy
9 1 (0.47%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.47%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.47%) Pylint
General
1 57 (26.89%) Social Skills
2 56 (26.42%) Finance
3 36 (16.98%) Public Sector
4 18 (8.49%) Banking
5 17 (8.02%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (3.77%) Marketing
7 8 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.89%) Advertising
9 2 (0.94%) Billing
9 2 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.94%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.94%) Games
9 2 (0.94%) Military
9 2 (0.94%) Private Banking
9 2 (0.94%) Retail
10 1 (0.47%) Law
10 1 (0.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (17.45%) Architect
2 25 (11.79%) Developer
3 24 (11.32%) Cloud Engineer
4 21 (9.91%) Analyst
4 21 (9.91%) Senior
5 18 (8.49%) Solutions Architect
6 17 (8.02%) Lead
7 16 (7.55%) Security Engineer
8 15 (7.08%) GCP Engineer
9 11 (5.19%) Administrator
10 10 (4.72%) GCP DevOps
10 10 (4.72%) Performance Analyst
11 7 (3.30%) DevOps Engineer
11 7 (3.30%) Network Engineer
11 7 (3.30%) Python Developer
12 6 (2.83%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
12 6 (2.83%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 6 (2.83%) Cloud Security Engineer
13 5 (2.36%) Data Engineer
13 5 (2.36%) GCP DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.96%) React
2 14 (6.60%) Node.js
2 14 (6.60%) REST
3 8 (3.77%) Kafka
3 8 (3.77%) LangChain
3 8 (3.77%) RESTful
3 8 (3.77%) Spring
3 8 (3.77%) Spring Boot
4 7 (3.30%) OAuth
4 7 (3.30%) PyTorch
4 7 (3.30%) scikit-learn
5 6 (2.83%) OpenID
5 6 (2.83%) YAML
6 5 (2.36%) Android Jetpack
6 5 (2.36%) Jetpack Compose
6 5 (2.36%) Quarkus
7 4 (1.89%) A2A Protocol
7 4 (1.89%) Android SDK
7 4 (1.89%) pytest
7 4 (1.89%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 53 (25.00%) Cloud Native
2 20 (9.43%) Security Posture
3 17 (8.02%) AI Agents
4 16 (7.55%) Product Ownership
5 14 (6.60%) Management Information System
6 11 (5.19%) Public Cloud
7 9 (4.25%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (3.30%) Data Centre
8 7 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (2.83%) Mobile App
9 6 (2.83%) Onboarding
10 5 (2.36%) PKI
11 4 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.89%) Marketing Technology
11 4 (1.89%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (1.42%) Cloud Security Posture
12 3 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
12 3 (1.42%) FlexPod
12 3 (1.42%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.79%) Linux
2 23 (10.85%) Windows
3 19 (8.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (3.77%) Android
5 5 (2.36%) VMS
6 3 (1.42%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.42%) CoreOS
6 3 (1.42%) Data ONTAP
7 2 (0.94%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.94%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.47%) CentOS
8 1 (0.47%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (36.32%) CI/CD
2 76 (35.85%) DevOps
3 57 (26.89%) Agile
4 54 (25.47%) AI
5 46 (21.70%) Infrastructure as Code
6 42 (19.81%) Analytics
7 41 (19.34%) Stakeholder Management
8 38 (17.92%) Cloud Security
9 35 (16.51%) Observability
10 32 (15.09%) Roadmaps
11 29 (13.68%) Identity Access Management
12 26 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (11.79%) Machine Learning
13 25 (11.79%) Technical Leadership
14 23 (10.85%) Migration
14 23 (10.85%) Problem-Solving
15 22 (10.38%) Mentoring
15 22 (10.38%) Microservices
15 22 (10.38%) Test Automation
16 21 (9.91%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 76 (35.85%) Python
2 38 (17.92%) Java
3 32 (15.09%) Bash
3 32 (15.09%) SQL
4 29 (13.68%) PowerShell
5 13 (6.13%) Go
6 7 (3.30%) Kotlin
6 7 (3.30%) Rust
6 7 (3.30%) TypeScript
7 5 (2.36%) Groovy
7 5 (2.36%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.42%) Bicep
8 3 (1.42%) Cypher
8 3 (1.42%) Scala
8 3 (1.42%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.47%) C#
9 1 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (9.91%) Security Cleared
2 17 (8.02%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.55%) AWS Certification
3 16 (7.55%) Degree
4 15 (7.08%) Azure Certification
4 15 (7.08%) CISSP
5 8 (3.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.36%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.42%) BC Cleared
8 3 (1.42%) CCNP
8 3 (1.42%) OCP
8 3 (1.42%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.94%) IIBA
9 2 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 1 (0.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.47%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.47%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.72%) Data Quality
1 10 (4.72%) GDPR
2 9 (4.25%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.77%) WCAG
4 4 (1.89%) PERC
5 3 (1.42%) QA
6 2 (0.94%) GRC
6 2 (0.94%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.47%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (14.15%) Docker
2 20 (9.43%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (2.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (1.42%) NFS
6 3 (1.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (28.30%) Terraform
2 51 (24.06%) Kubernetes
3 13 (6.13%) Progress Chef
4 8 (3.77%) Grafana
4 8 (3.77%) Prometheus
5 7 (3.30%) Ansible
6 6 (2.83%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (2.36%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (1.42%) SnapMirror
10 2 (0.94%) Istio
11 1 (0.47%) Cilium
11 1 (0.47%) Kubeflow
11 1 (0.47%) Packer
11 1 (0.47%) Podman
11 1 (0.47%) QRadar
Vendors
1 39 (18.40%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.02%) Red Hat
3 9 (4.25%) Dynatrace
4 7 (3.30%) IBM
5 6 (2.83%) OpenAI
6 5 (2.36%) Concur
6 5 (2.36%) Databricks
6 5 (2.36%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.89%) DocuSign
7 4 (1.89%) Pega
7 4 (1.89%) Tealium
7 4 (1.89%) TikTok
7 4 (1.89%) VMware
8 3 (1.42%) NetApp
8 3 (1.42%) Splunk
9 2 (0.94%) Adobe
9 2 (0.94%) Arista
9 2 (0.94%) Juniper
9 2 (0.94%) Perforce
9 2 (0.94%) SAP