Lead Cloud Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Lead Cloud Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £670, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
320 |
315 |
378 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+63 |
+176 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Cloud Engineer |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.049% |
0.017% |
0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.053% |
0.019% |
0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£635 |
£663 |
£825 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£670 |
£675 |
£850 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.74% |
-20.59% |
+28.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£707 |
£688 |
£875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£708 |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£670 |
£675 |
£850 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.74% |
-20.59% |
+17.24% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,511 |
10,779 |
15,942 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.27% |
93.12% |
94.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,187 |
6,809 |
10,941 |
| 10th Percentile |
£330 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.91% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£620 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£720 |
£750 |
£738 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
337 |
194 |
352 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.18 |
£18.65 |
£17.75 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£23.50 |
£27.44 |
| Median hourly rate |
£45.46 |
£36.85 |
£53.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.38% |
-30.81% |
-3.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£64.50 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£87.38 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£33.00 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.79% |
-26.67% |
+50.00% |
