Google Contracts in Portsmouth

Google
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth 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 28 August 2025, 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 21 25
Rank change year-on-year +14 +4 +21
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Google 28 19 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 14.29% 9.22% 8.21%
As % of the Vendors category 30.11% 15.97% 12.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 0 6
10th Percentile - - £234
25th Percentile - - £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £563
Median % change year-on-year - - +40.63%
75th Percentile - - £677
90th Percentile £335 - £706
Hampshire median daily rate £200 £600 £270
% change year-on-year -66.67% +122.22% -38.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 12 7
10th Percentile - - £53.50
25th Percentile £52.50 - £55.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +21.74% -
75th Percentile £57.50 - £58.75
90th Percentile - - £61.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £54.94 £70.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -21.52% +21.74% -

All Vendors
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 93 119 179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 47.45% 57.77% 63.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 53 111
10th Percentile - £360 £263
25th Percentile £200 £450 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -24.35% +15.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £548 £688 £600
90th Percentile £662 £700 £670
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 46 12
10th Percentile - - £28.19
25th Percentile £32.94 £53.40 £49.84
Median hourly rate £43.19 £57.35 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year -24.69% +1.96% +26.40%
75th Percentile £56.56 £61.30 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.58 £70.00 £64.38
Hampshire median hourly rate £33.89 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -40.92% +9.24% +150.00%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Job postings citing Google as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Job vacancy trend for Google in Portsmouth

Google
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Google.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Google

Google
Daily Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Google in Portsmouth

Google
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Google.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Google

Google
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (10.71%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Azure
1 2 (7.14%) Google Workspace
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (7.14%) SaaS
1 2 (7.14%) Slack
2 1 (3.57%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) HTTP
1 1 (3.57%) SNMP
1 1 (3.57%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Bitbucket
1 3 (10.71%) GoogleTest
1 3 (10.71%) Jenkins
1 3 (10.71%) JIRA
1 3 (10.71%) Robot Framework
2 2 (7.14%) Eclipse
2 2 (7.14%) GitLab
3 1 (3.57%) Git
General
1 22 (78.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (71.43%) Communications Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Auditor
2 3 (10.71%) Quality Auditor
3 2 (7.14%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) IT Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Service Desk Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) CSS
1 1 (3.57%) HTML
1 1 (3.57%) Node.js
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Linux
1 3 (10.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (10.71%) Agile
1 3 (10.71%) Scrum
2 2 (7.14%) Migration
2 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (7.14%) Software Engineering
2 2 (7.14%) User Experience
3 1 (3.57%) Integration Testing
3 1 (3.57%) Prototyping
3 1 (3.57%) Software Testing
3 1 (3.57%) SysML
3 1 (3.57%) Test Automation
3 1 (3.57%) UML
3 1 (3.57%) Validation
3 1 (3.57%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) C++
2 1 (3.57%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (82.14%) Security Cleared
2 22 (78.57%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (71.43%) SLA
2 3 (10.71%) ECSS
3 1 (3.57%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Atlassian
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.14%) Apple
2 2 (7.14%) Dell
2 2 (7.14%) Intel
2 2 (7.14%) Okta