Amazon Web Services (AWS)
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring AWS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +4 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing AWS | 367 | 191 | 200 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 9.81% | 9.67% | 7.76% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 38.19% | 30.61% | 28.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 257 | 148 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £415 | £375 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | £461 | £489 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £653 | £672 |
| 90th Percentile | £769 | £738 | £775 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £83.46 | £72.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £98.82 | £75.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.76% | +114.29% | -55.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £99.12 | £77.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £100.00 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £73.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +59.16% | -34.03% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
South West
AWS 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 the South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 961 | 624 | 690 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 25.68% | 31.59% | 26.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 627 | 428 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £213 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £426 | £352 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £475 | £532 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.16% | -10.71% | -3.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £700 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £501 | £532 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.90% | -5.92% | -3.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 59 | 37 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £18.13 | £25.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | - | £33.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.40 | £18.87 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.81% | -73.04% | +112.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.38 | £34.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86.51 | £46.50 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £34.47 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -27.03% | +4.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AWS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing AWS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AWS in the South West over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing AWS.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing AWS in the South West over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWS within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 September 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 |
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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| Bristol | -6 | 94 | £550 | - | 77 |
| Wiltshire | +7 | 70 | £528 | -4.09% | 33 |
| Devon | +4 | 60 | £560 | +7.18% | 22 |
| Somerset | +1 | 52 | £683 | +40.15% | 39 |
| Gloucestershire | +10 | 32 | £550 | -8.33% | 167 |
| Dorset | +8 | 31 | £428 | -22.27% | 28 |
| Cornwall | - | 1 | £750 | - | |
| Avon | - | 1 | - | - | 34 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:
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