Load Balancing Contract Job Trends

Load Balancing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Load Balancing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 341 406 331
Rank change year-on-year +65 -75 +2
Contract jobs citing Load Balancing 391 153 242
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.71% 0.46% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.51% 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 91 143
10th Percentile £400 £325 £365
25th Percentile £450 £400 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £483 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.81% -12.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £675
90th Percentile £650 £688 £723
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +17.78% -10.00% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 0 0
10th Percentile £61.00 - -
25th Percentile £62.25 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £90.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £68.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Load Balancing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,340 29,830 33,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.48% 90.53% 85.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,136 18,534 20,247
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,159 1,812 1,459
10th Percentile £13.81 £14.23 £14.96
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%
75th Percentile £67.50 £44.76 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.00 £22.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +82.22% -47.67% +1.18%

Load Balancing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Load Balancing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Load Balancing job vacancy trend in the UK

Load Balancing
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Load Balancing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Load Balancing

Load Balancing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Load Balancing over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Load Balancing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Load Balancing

Load Balancing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Load Balancing over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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
England +60 349 £530 +2.28% 214
UK excluding London +39 248 £530 +17.78% 115
North of England +18 132 £525 +1.11% 29
London -17 115 £525 -6.25% 124
Work from Home -7 100 £550 +22.22% 87
North West +6 96 £537 +3.42% 19
Midlands -28 58 £499 +24.75% 14
West Midlands -28 57 £499 +24.75% 13
South East -30 38 £559 +1.64% 25
Yorkshire -18 27 £500 - 8
East of England -3 25 £530 +5.74% 9
Scotland +1 24 £419 -6.94% 17
South West -20 19 £675 -10.00% 15
North East -37 15 £500 +2.56% 2
East Midlands -14 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 6

Load Balancing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.53%) Confluence
3 4 (1.02%) Apache
4 3 (0.77%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.77%) nginx
4 3 (0.77%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.51%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.51%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.26%) IBM HTTP Server
6 1 (0.26%) JBoss
6 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Portal
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 123 (31.46%) Azure
2 108 (27.62%) AWS
3 63 (16.11%) GCP
4 35 (8.95%) GitHub
5 29 (7.42%) GitHub Actions
6 27 (6.91%) Amazon EKS
7 25 (6.39%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (6.39%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 22 (5.63%) OCI
9 21 (5.37%) AWS CloudFormation
10 19 (4.86%) Entra ID
11 15 (3.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 14 (3.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 14 (3.58%) OpenShift
13 13 (3.32%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (3.32%) SaaS
14 12 (3.07%) Azure AKS
15 11 (2.81%) Route 53
15 11 (2.81%) Serverless
16 9 (2.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 188 (48.08%) Firewall
2 166 (42.46%) DNS
3 122 (31.20%) VPN
4 91 (23.27%) BGP
5 86 (21.99%) Network Security
6 84 (21.48%) WAN
7 67 (17.14%) TCP/IP
8 65 (16.62%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 58 (14.83%) BIG-IP
10 51 (13.04%) LAN
11 50 (12.79%) SSL
12 46 (11.76%) SD-WAN
13 45 (11.51%) OSPF
14 44 (11.25%) HTTP
15 41 (10.49%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
16 39 (9.97%) VXLAN
17 38 (9.72%) DHCP
18 36 (9.21%) DMZ
19 34 (8.70%) Multicast
20 33 (8.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.58%) Relational Database
2 7 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.79%) Power BI
3 5 (1.28%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (1.02%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (0.77%) Big Data
5 3 (0.77%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.77%) EDRMS
5 3 (0.77%) HBase
5 3 (0.77%) MySQL
5 3 (0.77%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.51%) Metadata
6 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.26%) Cloud Spanner
7 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 44 (11.25%) GitLab
2 22 (5.63%) Git
3 20 (5.12%) Jenkins
4 13 (3.32%) Fiddler
5 12 (3.07%) JIRA
6 3 (0.77%) JUnit
6 3 (0.77%) Maven
6 3 (0.77%) Selenium
6 3 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.51%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.51%) MSI
7 2 (0.51%) Spinnaker
8 1 (0.26%) Ant
8 1 (0.26%) Introscope
8 1 (0.26%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.26%) Storybook
General
1 78 (19.95%) Social Skills
2 71 (18.16%) Finance
3 55 (14.07%) Banking
4 39 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (9.72%) Public Sector
6 30 (7.67%) Investment Banking
7 15 (3.84%) Manufacturing
8 13 (3.32%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.81%) Legal
10 7 (1.79%) Retail
11 6 (1.53%) Publishing
11 6 (1.53%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.02%) Law
13 3 (0.77%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.77%) Automotive
13 3 (0.77%) Corporate Banking
13 3 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.77%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.51%) German Language
14 2 (0.51%) Military
Job Titles
1 127 (32.48%) Network Engineer
2 59 (15.09%) Senior
3 45 (11.51%) Security Engineer
4 43 (11.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 41 (10.49%) Architect
6 36 (9.21%) DevOps Engineer
7 33 (8.44%) Cisco Engineer
7 33 (8.44%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 32 (8.18%) Cloud Engineer
8 32 (8.18%) Network Security Engineer
9 27 (6.91%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 26 (6.65%) Data Engineer
10 26 (6.65%) Data Network Engineer
11 25 (6.39%) Cisco Security Engineer
11 25 (6.39%) Web Engineer
12 18 (4.60%) Software Engineer
13 17 (4.35%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
14 16 (4.09%) AWS Engineer
15 15 (3.84%) Developer
15 15 (3.84%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (31.97%) Terraform
2 17 (4.35%) REST
3 12 (3.07%) ARM Templates
4 11 (2.81%) Kafka
5 9 (2.30%) 802.1X
6 8 (2.05%) CSS
6 8 (2.05%) React
7 7 (1.79%) Node.js
7 7 (1.79%) OAuth
8 6 (1.53%) OAuth2
8 6 (1.53%) OpenID
9 5 (1.28%) Azure Blueprints
9 5 (1.28%) SAML
9 5 (1.28%) Spring
9 5 (1.28%) Spring Boot
10 4 (1.02%) HTML
10 4 (1.02%) JSON
10 4 (1.02%) YAML
11 3 (0.77%) Middleware
11 3 (0.77%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 64 (16.37%) Data Centre
2 57 (14.58%) Cloud Native
3 44 (11.25%) Hybrid Cloud
4 34 (8.70%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 15 (3.84%) PKI
6 14 (3.58%) Security Posture
7 13 (3.32%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (3.07%) Clustering
9 8 (2.05%) Private Cloud
10 7 (1.79%) Distributed Applications
10 7 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.53%) Digital Signage
12 5 (1.28%) IoT
12 5 (1.28%) Public Cloud
13 4 (1.02%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (1.02%) Product Ownership
13 4 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 85 (21.74%) Linux
2 57 (14.58%) Windows
3 26 (6.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 19 (4.86%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.30%) Unix
6 8 (2.05%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.77%) CentOS
8 2 (0.51%) Android
8 2 (0.51%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.51%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.26%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.26%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (34.02%) CI/CD
2 129 (32.99%) DevOps
3 116 (29.67%) Infrastructure as Code
4 90 (23.02%) High Availability
5 69 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 67 (17.14%) Agile
6 67 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
7 62 (15.86%) Observability
8 54 (13.81%) Platform Engineering
9 51 (13.04%) Containerisation
10 50 (12.79%) Migration
11 46 (11.76%) Zero Trust
12 44 (11.25%) Site Reliability Engineering
13 39 (9.97%) Disaster Recovery
14 38 (9.72%) Continuous Improvement
14 38 (9.72%) Infrastructure Automation
15 35 (8.95%) Roadmaps
16 33 (8.44%) Change Management
17 32 (8.18%) Software Engineering
18 30 (7.67%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 114 (29.16%) Python
2 60 (15.35%) PowerShell
3 58 (14.83%) Bash
4 35 (8.95%) Java
5 19 (4.86%) Bicep
6 15 (3.84%) SQL
7 10 (2.56%) Shell Script
8 9 (2.30%) Perl
9 7 (1.79%) JavaScript
10 4 (1.02%) Go
11 3 (0.77%) C++
12 2 (0.51%) Ruby
13 1 (0.26%) C#
13 1 (0.26%) Groovy
13 1 (0.26%) Jython
13 1 (0.26%) R
13 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 124 (31.71%) Security Cleared
2 97 (24.81%) SC Cleared
3 48 (12.28%) Cisco Certification
4 26 (6.65%) Azure Certification
5 25 (6.39%) CCNP
6 22 (5.63%) Degree
7 21 (5.37%) DV Cleared
8 19 (4.86%) CCNA
9 18 (4.60%) AWS Certification
10 13 (3.32%) CISSP
11 10 (2.56%) CCIE
11 10 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.77%) CCSE
14 3 (0.77%) CCSM
14 3 (0.77%) VCAP
15 2 (0.51%) CCA
15 2 (0.51%) CCIE Security
15 2 (0.51%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.56%) QA
2 6 (1.53%) SLA
3 5 (1.28%) Disclosure Scotland
3 5 (1.28%) NIST
4 3 (0.77%) NCSC
5 2 (0.51%) GDPR
5 2 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.51%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.51%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.26%) GRC
6 1 (0.26%) PSD2
6 1 (0.26%) SEPA
System Software
1 63 (16.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 38 (9.72%) Docker
3 25 (6.39%) Active Directory
4 24 (6.14%) VMware NSX
5 19 (4.86%) vSphere
6 16 (4.09%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (3.58%) Firmware
8 11 (2.81%) Virtual Machines
9 8 (2.05%) Hyper-V
10 4 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.26%) KVM
12 1 (0.26%) NFS
12 1 (0.26%) Postfix
12 1 (0.26%) ProxySG
12 1 (0.26%) Sendmail
12 1 (0.26%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 101 (25.83%) Kubernetes
2 81 (20.72%) Ansible
3 34 (8.70%) Grafana
4 32 (8.18%) Prometheus
5 20 (5.12%) FortiGate
5 20 (5.12%) Istio
6 16 (4.09%) Progress Chef
7 15 (3.84%) vCenter Server
8 10 (2.56%) Puppet
9 9 (2.30%) Argo
10 6 (1.53%) Cisco Prime
10 6 (1.53%) SCCM
10 6 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (1.28%) Kustomize
11 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
11 5 (1.28%) PowerCLI
12 4 (1.02%) Packer
12 4 (1.02%) systemd
13 3 (0.77%) SCOM
13 3 (0.77%) yum
Vendors
1 144 (36.83%) F5
2 109 (27.88%) Cisco
3 73 (18.67%) VMware
4 60 (15.35%) Palo Alto
5 46 (11.76%) Microsoft
6 32 (8.18%) Google
7 27 (6.91%) Arista
8 24 (6.14%) Aruba
9 23 (5.88%) Fortinet
9 23 (5.88%) Red Hat
10 20 (5.12%) Splunk
11 17 (4.35%) NetApp
12 16 (4.09%) Dynatrace
12 16 (4.09%) SolarWinds
13 15 (3.84%) Juniper
14 14 (3.58%) Blue Coat
14 14 (3.58%) McAfee
15 11 (2.81%) AppDynamics
15 11 (2.81%) CheckPoint
16 10 (2.56%) Infoblox