Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring GCP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 22 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | -12 | +79 |
| Contract jobs citing GCP | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 2.59% | 3.57% | 2.50% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 7.69% | 9.09% | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £468 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £477 | - | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £477 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.98% | +46.77% | -23.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £484 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | £507 | £487 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £477 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.06% | -17.04% | +15.00% |
All Cloud Skills
Shropshire
GCP 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 Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 117 | 44 | 8 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 33.62% | 39.29% | 20.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 31 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £300 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £383 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £490 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.02% | +50.77% | -39.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £530 | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £552 | £567 | £570 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £507 | £500 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.40% | +8.70% | -8.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing GCP.
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Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GCP within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | -35 | 8 | £496 | +3.98% | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: