Cloud Computing Contracts in Scotland

Cloud Computing
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Cloud Computing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Computing 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 80 126 146
Rank change year-on-year +46 +20 +11
Contract jobs citing Cloud Computing 37 3 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.28% 0.14% 0.59%
As % of the Cloud Services category 5.74% 0.41% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 2 10
10th Percentile £458 £524 £388
25th Percentile £463 £542 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £581 £513
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +13.41% +22.02%
75th Percentile £550 £617 £538
90th Percentile £694 £633 £560
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £565
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £60.55
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £18.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year +36.00% -1.32% -13.64%

All Cloud Skills
Scotland

Cloud Computing 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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 645 738 1,034
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.69% 33.29% 36.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 440 504 774
10th Percentile £305 £258 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% - -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £659 £650
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 11
10th Percentile £21.84 £15.39 £18.25
25th Percentile £22.50 £15.69 £45.00
Median hourly rate £24.09 £17.00 £60.55
Median % change year-on-year +41.71% -71.92% +65.89%
75th Percentile £27.91 £17.67 £66.50
90th Percentile £28.38 £24.85 £76.00
UK median hourly rate £27.35 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +30.24% -40.00% +62.79%

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Cloud Computing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Cloud Computing in Scotland

Cloud Computing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Computing in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Cloud Computing in Scotland

Cloud Computing
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Computing in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cloud Computing in Scotland

Cloud Computing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Computing in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Cloud Computing in Scotland

Cloud Computing
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Computing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Glasgow - 31 £500 - 6
Edinburgh +9 5 £544 -14.71% 17
Cloud Computing
UK

Cloud Computing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (59.46%) Azure
2 12 (32.43%) AWS
3 11 (29.73%) Amazon S3
3 11 (29.73%) OpenShift
4 6 (16.22%) Cohesity
5 3 (8.11%) Entra ID
6 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (2.70%) GitHub
7 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (29.73%) NAS
1 11 (29.73%) SAN
2 1 (2.70%) Network Security
2 1 (2.70%) VPN
2 1 (2.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (2.70%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (29.73%) Git
1 11 (29.73%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.70%) Postman
General
1 28 (75.68%) Social Skills
2 21 (56.76%) Finance
3 14 (37.84%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (29.73%) Banking
5 10 (27.03%) Investment Banking
6 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
7 3 (8.11%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 11 (29.73%) Python Engineer
2 9 (24.32%) Architect
3 8 (21.62%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
3 8 (21.62%) JavaScript Engineer
4 6 (16.22%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (13.51%) Developer
6 3 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) Lead
6 3 (8.11%) Lead Architect
6 3 (8.11%) NetBackup Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) Senior
6 3 (8.11%) Senior Architect
6 3 (8.11%) Senior Solutions Architect
6 3 (8.11%) Technical Architect
6 3 (8.11%) Technical Leader
7 2 (5.41%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 2 (5.41%) Backup Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Data Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Python Developer
7 2 (5.41%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Middleware
1 1 (2.70%) OpenAPI
1 1 (2.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (48.65%) Distributed Systems
2 11 (29.73%) Management Information System
3 6 (16.22%) Cloud Native
4 5 (13.51%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.70%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (2.70%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 12 (32.43%) Windows
2 11 (29.73%) Unix
2 11 (29.73%) Windows Server
3 4 (10.81%) Linux
4 3 (8.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (56.76%) Decision-Making
2 19 (51.35%) Data Security
3 18 (48.65%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (43.24%) Task Automation
5 15 (40.54%) Artificial Intelligence
5 15 (40.54%) Community of Practice
5 15 (40.54%) Data Protection
6 13 (35.14%) CI/CD
6 13 (35.14%) Critical Thinking
7 12 (32.43%) Data Science
7 12 (32.43%) Risk Management
8 11 (29.73%) Data Deduplication
8 11 (29.73%) Experimental Design
8 11 (29.73%) Machine Learning
8 11 (29.73%) Natural Language Processing
8 11 (29.73%) Statistical Analysis
9 10 (27.03%) Observability
10 9 (24.32%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 8 (21.62%) Software Engineering
12 7 (18.92%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 27 (72.97%) Python
2 14 (37.84%) Java
3 11 (29.73%) JavaScript
3 11 (29.73%) TypeScript
4 1 (2.70%) Bicep
4 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (18.92%) Azure Certification
2 5 (13.51%) AWS Certification
2 5 (13.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 3 (8.11%) Degree
4 1 (2.70%) CISM
4 1 (2.70%) CISSP
4 1 (2.70%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.70%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (8.11%) vSphere
2 1 (2.70%) Docker
2 1 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (32.43%) Kubernetes
2 11 (29.73%) NetBackup
2 11 (29.73%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (2.70%) CASB
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (29.73%) Veritas
2 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
3 3 (8.11%) Red Hat
3 3 (8.11%) VMware
4 1 (2.70%) Databricks
4 1 (2.70%) Forcepoint
4 1 (2.70%) Netskope
4 1 (2.70%) Oracle
4 1 (2.70%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.70%) Splunk
4 1 (2.70%) Symantec