Google
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Google products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Google over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 103 108
Rank change year-on-year -31 +5 -12
Contract jobs citing Google 757 1,431 2,265
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.75% 2.39% 2.55%
As % of the Vendors category 4.11% 5.58% 6.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 480 1,008 1,564
10th Percentile £250 £313 £319
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +5.13% -2.50% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 33 47
10th Percentile £11.25 £21.00 £16.32
25th Percentile £20.50 £26.08 £16.88
Median hourly rate £26.00 £51.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.51% +47.14% +29.63%
75th Percentile £42.50 £58.75 £48.39
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.00 £61.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £39.58 £31.25
% change year-on-year -34.30% +26.64% +44.51%

All Vendors
UK

Google is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,438 25,649 35,406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.58% 42.89% 39.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,419 17,207 23,532
10th Percentile £263 £270 £290
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £650 £631
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £463
% change year-on-year - +8.11% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,097 699 889
10th Percentile £12.08 £15.25 £11.50
25th Percentile £14.48 £19.06 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £43.75 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.71% +108.33% -6.67%
75th Percentile £56.49 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.75 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £38.50 £18.69
% change year-on-year -44.26% +105.96% -0.44%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Google as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Google in the UK

Google
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Google.

Daily rate trend for Google in the UK

Google
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Google in the UK

Google
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Google.

Hourly rate trend for Google in the UK

Google
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Google over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Google in the UK

Google
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England -22 668 £525 -4.55% 867
London +1 431 £525 -8.70% 429
Work from Home -44 251 £525 -3.67% 431
UK excluding London -52 228 £513 +5.13% 480
North of England -35 69 £500 -6.98% 147
South East -36 49 £438 +9.38% 102
South West +12 42 £595 +14.70% 77
North West -19 40 £488 -7.14% 100
East of England +11 28 £525 -0.94% 45
Midlands -4 23 £575 +6.88% 77
Yorkshire -27 22 £555 +0.91% 42
Scotland -21 16 £638 +51.79% 22
East Midlands +16 13 £613 -12.50% 36
West Midlands -3 10 £525 -2.78% 41
North East +24 7 £477 +33.43% 9
Wales +9 1 - - 12

Google
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 49 (6.47%) Apache Airflow
2 44 (5.81%) Apache
3 32 (4.23%) Confluence
4 16 (2.11%) WordPress
5 13 (1.72%) CMS
6 12 (1.59%) Apache Spark
6 12 (1.59%) SharePoint
7 10 (1.32%) Drupal
8 9 (1.19%) SAS
9 7 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
10 6 (0.79%) Anypoint
10 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
11 5 (0.66%) Apache Solr
12 4 (0.53%) nginx
13 3 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
14 2 (0.26%) Headless CMS
15 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
15 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 51 (6.74%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.53%) Trello
7 3 (0.40%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.13%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 7 (0.92%) Shopify
2 5 (0.66%) Magento
3 4 (0.53%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (0.53%) FastStats
3 4 (0.53%) Unica
3 4 (0.53%) WebTrends
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.13%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.13%) SAP MII
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 428 (56.54%) GCP
2 235 (31.04%) AWS
3 213 (28.14%) Azure
4 112 (14.80%) Google Analytics
5 86 (11.36%) Google Workspace
6 47 (6.21%) GitHub
7 46 (6.08%) Power Platform
8 44 (5.81%) SaaS
9 40 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
10 31 (4.10%) PaaS
11 26 (3.43%) OpenShift
12 24 (3.17%) Apigee
13 23 (3.04%) Cloud Computing
14 22 (2.91%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 21 (2.77%) Google Sheets
16 18 (2.38%) IaaS
17 17 (2.25%) dbt
18 16 (2.11%) Google Tag Manager
18 16 (2.11%) Slack
19 15 (1.98%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.36%) Firewall
2 21 (2.77%) DNS
3 19 (2.51%) VPN
4 18 (2.38%) TCP/IP
5 16 (2.11%) VoIP
6 15 (1.98%) SNMP
6 15 (1.98%) Software-Defined Radio
7 14 (1.85%) DHCP
8 13 (1.72%) LAN
9 12 (1.59%) HTTP
10 11 (1.45%) WAN
10 11 (1.45%) Wireless
11 10 (1.32%) VLAN
12 9 (1.19%) IPsec
12 9 (1.19%) Network Security
12 9 (1.19%) PBX
13 7 (0.92%) MPLS
14 6 (0.79%) BGP
14 6 (0.79%) OSPF
14 6 (0.79%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (11.49%) BigQuery
2 76 (10.04%) PostgreSQL
3 46 (6.08%) Data Warehouse
4 43 (5.68%) Power BI
5 41 (5.42%) Apache Ignite
6 38 (5.02%) Looker
7 35 (4.62%) NoSQL
8 27 (3.57%) Relational Database
9 23 (3.04%) Tableau
10 22 (2.91%) Big Data
11 21 (2.77%) MySQL
12 15 (1.98%) Data Lake
13 10 (1.32%) MongoDB
14 9 (1.19%) Bigtable
14 9 (1.19%) RDBMS
15 8 (1.06%) Hadoop
15 8 (1.06%) Metadata
16 7 (0.92%) Cloud Spanner
16 7 (0.92%) GIS
17 6 (0.79%) DB2
Development Applications
1 54 (7.13%) Git
1 54 (7.13%) Jenkins
2 51 (6.74%) JIRA
3 31 (4.10%) Cypress.io
4 22 (2.91%) GoogleTest
5 19 (2.51%) GitLab
6 18 (2.38%) Bitbucket
7 16 (2.11%) Eclipse
7 16 (2.11%) Robot Framework
8 10 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
9 8 (1.06%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 7 (0.92%) TeamCity
11 6 (0.79%) Maven
11 6 (0.79%) Postman
12 4 (0.53%) IDA Disassembler
12 4 (0.53%) JMeter
13 3 (0.40%) gulp
13 3 (0.40%) LoadRunner
13 3 (0.40%) Selenium
14 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
General
1 190 (25.10%) Social Skills
2 143 (18.89%) Finance
3 102 (13.47%) Banking
4 79 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (8.06%) Retail
6 51 (6.74%) Marketing
7 41 (5.42%) Front Office
7 41 (5.42%) Public Sector
8 31 (4.10%) Legal
9 24 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.77%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.59%) Advertising
12 11 (1.45%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.32%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.06%) Electronics
15 8 (1.06%) Local Government
16 7 (0.92%) Digital Economy
16 7 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 156 (20.61%) Developer
2 123 (16.25%) Architect
3 75 (9.91%) Analyst
4 72 (9.51%) Software Engineer
5 64 (8.45%) Senior
6 52 (6.87%) Python Developer
7 47 (6.21%) Python Engineer
8 46 (6.08%) Solutions Architect
9 44 (5.81%) Developer/Software Engineer
10 42 (5.55%) Python Software Engineer
11 41 (5.42%) React Developer
12 34 (4.49%) GCP Engineer
13 32 (4.23%) Data Engineer
14 31 (4.10%) Java Developer
15 26 (3.43%) GCP Architect
15 26 (3.43%) Lead
16 25 (3.30%) Full Stack Developer
17 24 (3.17%) Full Stack Engineer
18 23 (3.04%) Data Architect
19 21 (2.77%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (8.45%) React
2 48 (6.34%) REST
3 44 (5.81%) CSS
3 44 (5.81%) HTML
4 41 (5.42%) gRPC
4 41 (5.42%) Material-UI
4 41 (5.42%) Protocol Buffers
4 41 (5.42%) Redux
5 40 (5.28%) Node.js
6 32 (4.23%) Spring
7 31 (4.10%) SAML
8 26 (3.43%) AngularJS
8 26 (3.43%) Spring Boot
9 18 (2.38%) RESTful
9 18 (2.38%) Restlet
10 17 (2.25%) GWT
11 16 (2.11%) JAX-RS
11 16 (2.11%) JSON
12 14 (1.85%) Kafka
12 14 (1.85%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.68%) Fixed Income
2 42 (5.55%) Hedge funds
3 36 (4.76%) Management Information System
4 29 (3.83%) Public Cloud
5 25 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (3.17%) Cloud Native
7 23 (3.04%) Product Ownership
8 18 (2.38%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
9 15 (1.98%) Mobile App
10 14 (1.85%) Equities
11 13 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
12 12 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.59%) Social Media
13 11 (1.45%) Security Posture
14 10 (1.32%) Distributed Computing
14 10 (1.32%) PKI
15 9 (1.19%) Blackberry
16 8 (1.06%) Educational Technology
16 8 (1.06%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 61 (8.06%) Linux
1 61 (8.06%) Windows
2 26 (3.43%) Unix
2 26 (3.43%) Windows Server
3 15 (1.98%) Android
4 14 (1.85%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.06%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.66%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.53%) CentOS
7 4 (0.53%) Data ONTAP
8 3 (0.40%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (24.04%) Agile
2 164 (21.66%) Analytics
3 121 (15.98%) Problem-Solving
4 116 (15.32%) CI/CD
5 106 (14.00%) DevOps
6 104 (13.74%) Software Engineering
7 87 (11.49%) Machine Learning
8 68 (8.98%) Computer Science
8 68 (8.98%) Migration
9 67 (8.85%) Microservices
10 64 (8.45%) Artificial Intelligence
10 64 (8.45%) Roadmaps
11 61 (8.06%) Infrastructure as Code
12 59 (7.79%) ETL
13 57 (7.53%) Containerisation
14 55 (7.27%) Data Modelling
15 52 (6.87%) Full Stack Development
16 51 (6.74%) Asset Management
16 51 (6.74%) Decision-Making
16 51 (6.74%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 197 (26.02%) Python
2 126 (16.64%) SQL
3 115 (15.19%) Java
4 90 (11.89%) JavaScript
5 75 (9.91%) TypeScript
6 26 (3.43%) C++
7 20 (2.64%) Bash
8 16 (2.11%) Go
9 15 (1.98%) PowerShell
10 11 (1.45%) C#
10 11 (1.45%) PHP
11 10 (1.32%) Scala
12 9 (1.19%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.92%) R
14 5 (0.66%) Groovy
15 4 (0.53%) Perl
15 4 (0.53%) Rust
16 3 (0.40%) C
16 3 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (0.40%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 106 (14.00%) Degree
2 64 (8.45%) Security Cleared
3 56 (7.40%) SC Cleared
4 47 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.11%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.11%) PMP
6 15 (1.98%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.85%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.72%) APMP
8 13 (1.72%) AWS Certification
8 13 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.72%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (1.59%) CCNP
10 11 (1.45%) CISSP
10 11 (1.45%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.06%) CCNA
11 8 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (0.92%) HND
12 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.68%) QA
2 24 (3.17%) GDPR
3 18 (2.38%) Data Quality
4 14 (1.85%) NIST
5 11 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.19%) WCAG
7 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.79%) MISRA
8 5 (0.66%) HIPAA
8 5 (0.66%) SLA
9 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.53%) PMO
10 3 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.40%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.40%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.26%) GRC
11 2 (0.26%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 65 (8.59%) Docker
2 27 (3.57%) Active Directory
3 21 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.85%) Firmware
5 13 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (1.45%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.53%) GPFS
7 4 (0.53%) NFS
7 4 (0.53%) Shibboleth
7 4 (0.53%) Snort
7 4 (0.53%) zsh
8 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.26%) KVM
9 2 (0.26%) vSphere
10 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 91 (12.02%) Terraform
2 82 (10.83%) Kubernetes
3 33 (4.36%) Ansible
4 30 (3.96%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.59%) SCCM
6 9 (1.19%) Istio
7 7 (0.92%) Grafana
7 7 (0.92%) Kibana
7 7 (0.92%) Rancher
8 6 (0.79%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.66%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.66%) SolarWinds Orion
10 4 (0.53%) Oracle Identity Management
10 4 (0.53%) Puppet
10 4 (0.53%) Veritas Storage Foundation
11 3 (0.40%) OPNET
12 2 (0.26%) Ambari
12 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
12 2 (0.26%) Oozie
12 2 (0.26%) Salt
Vendors
1 153 (20.21%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.13%) Oracle
3 52 (6.87%) Salesforce
4 34 (4.49%) Adobe
5 26 (3.43%) Apple
6 25 (3.30%) Cisco
6 25 (3.30%) SAP
7 23 (3.04%) VMware
8 19 (2.51%) Atlassian
8 19 (2.51%) IBM
9 15 (1.98%) Optimizely
10 14 (1.85%) Databricks
11 13 (1.72%) Okta
12 10 (1.32%) Juniper
12 10 (1.32%) Nokia
12 10 (1.32%) Splunk
13 9 (1.19%) Avaya
13 9 (1.19%) Ericsson
13 9 (1.19%) F5
13 9 (1.19%) Ribbon