Cloud Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Cloud Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | 109 | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +29 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Engineer | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.03% | 0.71% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 0.76% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £465 | £410 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £490 | £428 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -20.83% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £600 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -4.35% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,553 | 1,982 | 2,559 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.52% | 94.43% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 886 | 1,228 | 1,797 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £200 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £367 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | +2.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £573 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £646 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 118 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.64 | £12.30 | £12.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.53 | £16.06 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.05 | £24.27 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.52% | +31.20% | -50.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £60.00 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.43 | £66.00 | £67.88 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.94 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.45% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
Cloud Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Cloud Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Cloud Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Engineer in Scotland.
Cloud Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Engineer in Scotland.
Cloud Engineer
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 Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +11 | 11 | £500 | +11.11% | 23 |
| Glasgow | -10 | 3 | £550 | -8.33% | 19 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 3 | £525 | - | |
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Cloud Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 25 May 2025, Cloud Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Cloud Engineer in the job title.
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Cloud Engineer Skill Set
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: