Hybrid Cloud Contracts in the UK excluding London

Hybrid Cloud
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hybrid Cloud in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hybrid Cloud over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 331 315
Rank change year-on-year +97 -16 +121
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Hybrid Cloud 138 45 109
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.90% 0.25% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.63% 0.86% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 29 73
10th Percentile £414 £460 £344
25th Percentile £513 £500 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £670
90th Percentile £738 £744 £738
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £24.13
25th Percentile - - £27.00
Median hourly rate - - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £78.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £81.86 - £78.00
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Hybrid Cloud 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 requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,257 5,262 6,744
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.24% 28.84% 30.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,101 3,133 4,512
10th Percentile £225 £213 £220
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £612 £600
90th Percentile £656 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 475 301
10th Percentile £14.59 £12.15 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.80 £17.81 £20.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +11.76% +97.67%
75th Percentile £62.24 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.73 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £29.50 £45.00 £40.59
% change year-on-year -34.44% +10.86% +54.63%

Hybrid Cloud
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Hybrid Cloud as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Hybrid Cloud in the UK excluding London

Hybrid Cloud
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Hybrid Cloud.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hybrid Cloud in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Hybrid Cloud in the UK excluding London

Hybrid Cloud
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Hybrid Cloud.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hybrid Cloud within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +27 55 £600 +2.56% 26
North West +26 39 £600 +2.56% 17
South East +22 32 £538 -4.02% 32
South West +37 23 £700 +40.00% 17
Midlands +7 23 £700 - 15
West Midlands +9 21 £700 - 9
Yorkshire - 12 £588 - 8
East of England - 8 £550 - 10
Scotland +1 5 £538 - 10
North East - 4 £600 - 1
East Midlands -4 2 £430 - 6
Hybrid Cloud
UK

Hybrid Cloud
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.35%) OpenStack
2 4 (2.90%) Apache
2 4 (2.90%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.45%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.72%) Mule
4 1 (0.72%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.72%) SAS
4 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.72%) Distributed Ledger
2 1 (0.72%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 62 (44.93%) Azure
2 45 (32.61%) AWS
3 26 (18.84%) SaaS
4 23 (16.67%) Google Workspace
5 19 (13.77%) Entra ID
5 19 (13.77%) GCP
6 9 (6.52%) Azure Stack
7 8 (5.80%) IaaS
7 8 (5.80%) PaaS
8 7 (5.07%) GitHub
8 7 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (3.62%) OpenShift
9 5 (3.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 4 (2.90%) AWS Direct Connect
10 4 (2.90%) Nutanix
11 3 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (2.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.45%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 36 (26.09%) Firewall
2 19 (13.77%) Network Security
3 16 (11.59%) VPN
4 15 (10.87%) WAN
5 12 (8.70%) MPLS
6 10 (7.25%) BGP
6 10 (7.25%) DNS
7 8 (5.80%) SAN
8 7 (5.07%) OSPF
8 7 (5.07%) VSAN
9 6 (4.35%) DHCP
9 6 (4.35%) LAN
9 6 (4.35%) SD-WAN
10 4 (2.90%) NAS
10 4 (2.90%) TCP/IP
10 4 (2.90%) VLAN
11 3 (2.17%) SNMP
11 3 (2.17%) TACACS
11 3 (2.17%) Wireless
12 2 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.07%) Metadata
2 2 (1.45%) Big Data
2 2 (1.45%) Hadoop
2 2 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.72%) Flink
3 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.72%) QlikView
3 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.72%) SQLite
3 1 (0.72%) Sqoop
3 1 (0.72%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (5.80%) GitLab
2 6 (4.35%) Jenkins
3 5 (3.62%) Git
4 2 (1.45%) Jaeger
5 1 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 50 (36.23%) Social Skills
2 29 (21.01%) Public Sector
3 16 (11.59%) Finance
4 9 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.80%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (4.35%) Military
7 5 (3.62%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (2.90%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.17%) Banking
9 3 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.17%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.45%) Aviation
10 2 (1.45%) Electronics
10 2 (1.45%) Fire and Rescue
10 2 (1.45%) Legal
10 2 (1.45%) Marketing
10 2 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.45%) Police
10 2 (1.45%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 33 (23.91%) Architect
2 28 (20.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 17 (12.32%) Senior
4 14 (10.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (7.25%) Solutions Architect
6 9 (6.52%) Lead
6 9 (6.52%) Network Architect
7 8 (5.80%) Consultant
7 8 (5.80%) IT Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Azure Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Designer
8 7 (5.07%) Network Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.35%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.35%) Senior IT Engineer
10 5 (3.62%) Data Engineer
10 5 (3.62%) Developer
10 5 (3.62%) Security Engineer
11 4 (2.90%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.07%) REST
2 6 (4.35%) Middleware
3 5 (3.62%) JSON
4 4 (2.90%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (2.90%) Kafka
5 3 (2.17%) CSS
5 3 (2.17%) HTML
5 3 (2.17%) NETCONF
5 3 (2.17%) PySpark
5 3 (2.17%) XML
5 3 (2.17%) YANG
6 2 (1.45%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.72%) .NET
7 1 (0.72%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.72%) J2EE
7 1 (0.72%) Keycloak
7 1 (0.72%) ODBC
7 1 (0.72%) Spring
7 1 (0.72%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (13.04%) Cloud Native
2 15 (10.87%) Data Centre
3 11 (7.97%) Public Cloud
4 10 (7.25%) Onboarding
5 6 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (3.62%) Private Cloud
7 4 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.90%) Replication
8 3 (2.17%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (2.17%) Data Fabric
8 3 (2.17%) Data Structures
8 3 (2.17%) Digital Signage
8 3 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.17%) Operational Technology
8 3 (2.17%) Security Posture
9 2 (1.45%) CCTV
9 2 (1.45%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.45%) Robotics
10 1 (0.72%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 17 (12.32%) Windows
2 14 (10.14%) Windows Server
3 13 (9.42%) Linux
4 2 (1.45%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.72%) CentOS
5 1 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.72%) Unix
5 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (27.54%) Agile
2 33 (23.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 24 (17.39%) Roadmaps
4 22 (15.94%) CI/CD
5 21 (15.22%) Infrastructure as Code
5 21 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (14.49%) DevOps
7 19 (13.77%) Mobile Device Management
7 19 (13.77%) Zero Trust
8 18 (13.04%) User Experience
9 17 (12.32%) Benchmarking
10 16 (11.59%) Migration
10 16 (11.59%) Network Architecture
11 15 (10.87%) Network Design
12 14 (10.14%) TOGAF
13 13 (9.42%) Containerisation
13 13 (9.42%) Network Virtualisation
14 12 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
14 12 (8.70%) Project Delivery
14 12 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 28 (20.29%) Python
2 12 (8.70%) PowerShell
3 7 (5.07%) Java
4 4 (2.90%) Shell Script
5 3 (2.17%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.17%) Kotlin
6 2 (1.45%) Bash
6 2 (1.45%) Bicep
6 2 (1.45%) Go
6 2 (1.45%) SQL
7 1 (0.72%) HiveQL
7 1 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.72%) R
7 1 (0.72%) Ruby
7 1 (0.72%) Scala
Qualifications
1 46 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 37 (26.81%) SC Cleared
3 21 (15.22%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (13.04%) Azure Certification
5 12 (8.70%) AWS Certification
5 12 (8.70%) CCIE
6 11 (7.97%) Degree
7 10 (7.25%) DV Cleared
7 10 (7.25%) JNCIE
7 10 (7.25%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (3.62%) CCNA
10 5 (3.62%) Master's Degree
10 5 (3.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (2.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.90%) CCNP
11 4 (2.90%) CCSP
11 4 (2.90%) CISSP
12 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.62%) GDPR
2 5 (3.62%) NIST
3 4 (2.90%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.17%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.17%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.17%) PSD2
5 2 (1.45%) SLA
6 1 (0.72%) GMP
6 1 (0.72%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.72%) GRC
6 1 (0.72%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.72%) NCSC
6 1 (0.72%) PMO
6 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 21 (15.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (10.87%) Active Directory
3 14 (10.14%) Docker
3 14 (10.14%) VMware NSX
4 13 (9.42%) vSphere
5 4 (2.90%) Hyper-V
5 4 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (1.45%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.72%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.72%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 23 (16.67%) Ansible
2 19 (13.77%) Terraform
3 17 (12.32%) Kubernetes
4 10 (7.25%) Grafana
5 9 (6.52%) vCenter Server
6 6 (4.35%) PowerCLI
7 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (3.62%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (2.90%) Prometheus
8 4 (2.90%) vRealize
8 4 (2.90%) VxRail
9 3 (2.17%) Puppet
10 2 (1.45%) FortiGate
10 2 (1.45%) SCCM
11 1 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.72%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 26 (18.84%) Google
1 26 (18.84%) VMware
2 19 (13.77%) Microsoft
3 18 (13.04%) Cisco
4 11 (7.97%) Fortinet
5 9 (6.52%) F5
6 8 (5.80%) Citrix
7 6 (4.35%) SAP
8 5 (3.62%) Dell
8 5 (3.62%) Oracle
9 4 (2.90%) CheckPoint
9 4 (2.90%) Salesforce
9 4 (2.90%) Zscaler
10 3 (2.17%) HP
10 3 (2.17%) Juniper
10 3 (2.17%) Red Hat
10 3 (2.17%) Veeam
11 2 (1.45%) CyberArk
11 2 (1.45%) Ribbon
11 2 (1.45%) Tenable