The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 requiring generic IT skills in Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
11
21
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
21.57%
22.11%
29.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
16
29
10th Percentile
£380
£240
£152
25th Percentile
£388
£378
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£451
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-11.36%
-21.52%
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£431
£547
£688
90th Percentile
£435
£706
£791
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£538
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
+19.44%
-10.00%
-4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
1
4
10th Percentile
£27.93
-
-
25th Percentile
£28.52
£13.50
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£31.49
£15.00
£22.00
Median % change year-on-year
+109.93%
-31.82%
-49.71%
75th Percentile
£34.16
£16.50
£23.00
90th Percentile
£34.58
-
-
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£65.50
£65.00
£62.50
% change year-on-year
+0.77%
+4.00%
+11.61%
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Cloud Native as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Cloud Native Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Native in Watford.
Cloud Native Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cloud Native also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region with a requirement for Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
