Cloud Native Contract Job Trends in the South East
Cloud Native
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 109 | 120 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +17 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing Cloud Native | 129 | 52 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 1.96% | 1.42% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 6.13% | 4.59% | 3.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 33 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £369 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £402 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.68% | -5.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £558 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £779 | £670 | £659 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | -8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.80 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.40 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £75.00 | £62.50 | £85.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -26.47% | +25.00% |
All Generic Skills
South East
Cloud Native falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in the South East.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 2,103 | 1,134 | 1,288 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 31.91% | 30.92% | 30.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,196 | 724 | 735 |
| 10th Percentile | £272 | £204 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £361 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £600 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 280 | 96 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.91 | £12.88 | £14.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.56 | £16.31 | £26.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £25.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.00% | -52.38% | +1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.63 | £52.00 | £74.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.13 | £69.65 | £75.16 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £27.77 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.05% | -47.11% | +17.98% |
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cloud Native relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Native in the South East over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Cloud Native Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Native within the South East region over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | -26 | 58 | £530 | +6.00% | 65 |
| Berkshire | -16 | 40 | £450 | -10.00% | 35 |
| Hampshire | -10 | 33 | £637 | +58.52% | 43 |
| Surrey | +1 | 21 | £460 | - | 22 |
| Buckinghamshire | -12 | 12 | £763 | +35.56% | 10 |
| Middlesex | - | 12 | £600 | - | |
| West Sussex | -16 | 7 | £400 | +17.65% | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 6 | £530 | - | 20 |
| Sussex | - | 3 | £613 | - | 1 |
| East Sussex | - | 1 | £459 | - | 3 |
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Cloud Native Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distributed Systems | 17.1% | 22 |
| 2 | Product Ownership | 11.6% | 15 |
| 3 | Enterprise Software | 10.1% | 13 |
| 4 | Hybrid Cloud | 8.5% | 11 |
| 5 | CMDB | 6.2% | 8 |
| 6 | Data Structures | 5.4% | 7 |
| 7 | Algorithms | 3.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Data Centre | 3.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Data Protection Act | 3.9% | 5 |
| 10 | Management Information System | 3.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Onboarding | 3.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Private Cloud | 3.1% | 4 |
| 13 | AS400 | 2.3% | 3 |
| 13 | Distributed Denial-of-Service | 2.3% | 3 |
| 13 | Greenfield Project | 2.3% | 3 |
| 13 | Security Posture | 2.3% | 3 |
| 17 | AI Agents | 1.6% | 2 |
| 17 | Analytical Mindset | 1.6% | 2 |
| 17 | Cyber Defence | 1.6% | 2 |
| 17 | Cyber Threat | 1.6% | 2 |