Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Virtual Private Cloud skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | 114 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +21 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Private Cloud | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 0.56% | 0.84% | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £511 | £396 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £526 | £409 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £543 | £448 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.23% | -22.17% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £486 | £659 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | - | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £561 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.46% | -6.46% | -4.00% |
All Cloud Skills
North West
Virtual Private Cloud falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 715 | 712 | 1,007 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 33.21% | 30.12% | 35.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 541 | 463 | 742 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £388 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £535 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £650 | £672 |
| England median daily rate | £501 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.67% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 13 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £13.09 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | £17.44 | £17.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £36.00 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.58% | +5.88% | +32.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £58.00 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £71.15 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £26.30 | £32.75 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.69% | -0.76% | +53.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Virtual Private Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Virtual Private Cloud.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Virtual Private Cloud in the North West over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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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 Virtual Private Cloud within the North West region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. 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 |
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| Manchester | +2 | 3 | £550 | +22.22% | |
| Cheshire | -21 | 1 | £500 | +11.73% | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
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