Google Contract Job Trends in the North West
Google
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West citing 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 30 October 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 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 80 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +4 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing Google | 107 | 65 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 2.68% | 2.74% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 6.46% | 5.47% | 3.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 36 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £113 | £319 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £411 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £509 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.14% | +4.36% | -2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £638 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £637 | £694 | £647 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £495 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -5.71% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.50 | £15.40 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40.63 | £16.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £77.00 | £19.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +305.26% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £29.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £35.80 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £29.07 | £27.21 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.84% | -61.13% | +116.58% |
All Vendors
North West
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 citing vendor products and services in the North West.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 1,656 | 1,188 | 993 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 41.41% | 50.06% | 42.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 968 | 791 | 515 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £270 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £378 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £471 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.16% | -5.80% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £602 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £700 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £524 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.75% | -2.86% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 150 | 93 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.95 | £14.26 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £24.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.36 | £25.15 | £35.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.86% | -28.89% | +1.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £52.50 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £73.29 | £55.79 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.08 | £35.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.30% | -29.09% | -19.45% |
Google Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Google Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Google.
Google Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in the North West over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Google Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Google.
Google Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Google in the North West over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Google Contract Job Locations in the North West
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 West region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -22 | 74 | £450 | -17.24% | 32 |
| Cheshire | +19 | 20 | £453 | -10.30% | 9 |
| Lancashire | -9 | 10 | £125 | - | 5 |
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Google Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 21.5% | 23 |
| 2 | Dynatrace | 11.2% | 12 |
| 2 | Red Hat | 11.2% | 12 |
| 4 | Concur | 3.7% | 4 |
| 4 | OpenAI | 3.7% | 4 |
| 6 | DocuSign | 2.8% | 3 |
| 6 | IBM | 2.8% | 3 |
| 8 | Adobe | 1.9% | 2 |
| 8 | Databricks | 1.9% | 2 |
| 8 | Perforce | 1.9% | 2 |
| 8 | SAP | 1.9% | 2 |
| 8 | ServiceNow | 1.9% | 2 |
| 13 | Arista | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Aruba | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Fortinet | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Genesys | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | HubSpot | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Juniper | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Oracle | 0.9% | 1 |
| 13 | Palo Alto | 0.9% | 1 |