The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford requiring GCP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GCP over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
GCP 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 Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
6
25
64
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
12.77%
24.75%
48.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
21
38
10th Percentile
£383
£240
£170
25th Percentile
£394
£325
£189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£410
£438
Median % change year-on-year
+3.66%
-6.29%
-16.67%
75th Percentile
£456
£488
£675
90th Percentile
£468
£713
£775
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
+22.22%
-
-18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
7
10th Percentile
-
-
£19.20
25th Percentile
-
-
£21.00
Median hourly rate
-
-
£22.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-37.14%
75th Percentile
-
-
£23.00
90th Percentile
-
-
£24.27
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£21.28
£14.41
£25.45
% change year-on-year
+47.68%
-43.38%
-12.99%
GCP Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing GCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
GCP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GCP in Watford.
GCP Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GCP 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 GCP.
GCP 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:
