Google Job Trends in London

Google
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Google.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 72 88
Rank change year-on-year -28 +16 -11
Permanent jobs citing Google 451 543 750
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.34% 4.21% 3.24%
As % of the Vendors category 7.87% 10.20% 8.01%
Number of salaries quoted 237 263 581
10th Percentile £33,450 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £53,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £111,250
England median annual salary £48,105 £61,875 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.26% +12.50% -15.38%

All Vendors
London

Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 5,728 5,321 9,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.67% 41.22% 40.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,522 3,172 6,632
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £50,672 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -11.11%

Google
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Google relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Google job vacancy trend in London

Google
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Google

Google
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Google in London over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Google in London

Google
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the London region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -19 93 £85,000 +36.00% 84
West London -16 16 £56,500 -14.39% 7
South London +11 5 £35,000 -46.15% 1
East London -16 4 - - 9
Google
England

Google
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 21 (4.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.21%) WordPress
3 13 (2.88%) CMS
4 10 (2.22%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.89%) SAS
7 3 (0.67%) Confluence
8 2 (0.44%) Apache
8 2 (0.44%) Drupal
8 2 (0.44%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.22%) CICS
9 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.66%) Adobe XD
3 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.11%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.22%) InDesign
6 1 (0.22%) Notion
6 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.33%) Magento
2 2 (0.44%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 2 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 189 (41.91%) GCP
2 177 (39.25%) AWS
3 158 (35.03%) Azure
4 74 (16.41%) Google Analytics
5 70 (15.52%) SaaS
6 67 (14.86%) Google Workspace
7 61 (13.53%) Microsoft 365
8 34 (7.54%) Vertex AI
9 26 (5.76%) Entra ID
9 26 (5.76%) Google Sheets
10 22 (4.88%) Azure AI
11 21 (4.66%) Amazon SageMaker
12 20 (4.43%) Cloud Functions
12 20 (4.43%) Cloud Run
12 20 (4.43%) Figma
12 20 (4.43%) GitHub
13 19 (4.21%) Pulumi
14 17 (3.77%) PaaS
15 16 (3.55%) IaaS
15 16 (3.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 33 (7.32%) DNS
2 30 (6.65%) DHCP
3 28 (6.21%) TCP/IP
4 27 (5.99%) Broadband
5 24 (5.32%) Firewall
6 21 (4.66%) VoIP
6 21 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
7 20 (4.43%) LAN
8 18 (3.99%) WAN
9 14 (3.10%) VPN
10 12 (2.66%) Network Security
11 8 (1.77%) VLAN
12 7 (1.55%) Intrusion Detection
13 6 (1.33%) Internet
14 4 (0.89%) HTTP
15 3 (0.67%) SCCP
15 3 (0.67%) SD-WAN
15 3 (0.67%) SSL
16 2 (0.44%) Cisco IPT
16 2 (0.44%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (15.96%) BigQuery
2 33 (7.32%) NoSQL
3 29 (6.43%) Elasticsearch
4 26 (5.76%) Tableau
5 19 (4.21%) Relational Database
6 17 (3.77%) RDBMS
7 16 (3.55%) Looker
8 13 (2.88%) Power BI
9 11 (2.44%) MongoDB
10 7 (1.55%) Metadata
10 7 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (1.33%) SQL Server
12 5 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.89%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.89%) Redis
14 3 (0.67%) Apache Hive
14 3 (0.67%) Big Data
14 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
15 2 (0.44%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 26 (5.76%) Jenkins
2 20 (4.43%) Git
3 16 (3.55%) Jaeger
4 12 (2.66%) Axure RP
4 12 (2.66%) Balsamiq
4 12 (2.66%) Storybook
5 9 (2.00%) JIRA
6 7 (1.55%) CircleCI
6 7 (1.55%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.89%) Selenium
7 4 (0.89%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.67%) GitLab
8 3 (0.67%) Postman
9 2 (0.44%) ESLint
10 1 (0.22%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.22%) Yeoman
General
1 119 (26.39%) Social Skills
2 117 (25.94%) Finance
3 116 (25.72%) Marketing
4 59 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (11.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 47 (10.42%) Banking
7 43 (9.53%) Public Sector
8 38 (8.43%) Retail
9 31 (6.87%) Legal
10 27 (5.99%) Law
11 23 (5.10%) Pharmaceutical
12 18 (3.99%) Advertising
12 18 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.66%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.77%) Electronics
14 8 (1.77%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.55%) Brand Awareness
16 6 (1.33%) Publishing
17 5 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (0.89%) Games
Job Titles
1 57 (12.64%) Senior
2 56 (12.42%) Lead
3 39 (8.65%) Architect
4 36 (7.98%) IT Support
4 36 (7.98%) Software Engineer
5 33 (7.32%) Support Engineer
6 30 (6.65%) Cloud Engineer
7 27 (5.99%) Analyst
7 27 (5.99%) IT Engineer
8 26 (5.76%) Consultant
8 26 (5.76%) IT Support Engineer
9 23 (5.10%) Python Engineer
10 22 (4.88%) GCP Engineer
11 21 (4.66%) Security Engineer
11 21 (4.66%) Senior Manager
12 19 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 18 (3.99%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 18 (3.99%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 16 (3.55%) GCP Architect
15 13 (2.88%) Financial Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.43%) Django
2 25 (5.54%) Node.js
3 24 (5.32%) React
4 20 (4.43%) HTML
4 20 (4.43%) RESTful
5 17 (3.77%) CSS
6 16 (3.55%) Elastic Stack
6 16 (3.55%) OpenTelemetry
7 13 (2.88%) LangChain
8 12 (2.66%) Express.js
9 11 (2.44%) Playwright
10 10 (2.22%) OAuth
11 9 (2.00%) LlamaIndex
11 9 (2.00%) React Native
11 9 (2.00%) SAML
12 8 (1.77%) OpenAPI
12 8 (1.77%) Swagger
13 7 (1.55%) JWT
13 7 (1.55%) Leaflet
13 7 (1.55%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.98%) Cloud Native
2 33 (7.32%) Data Structures
3 31 (6.87%) Algorithms
4 29 (6.43%) Greenfield Project
5 28 (6.21%) Management Information System
6 24 (5.32%) Security Posture
7 23 (5.10%) Distributed Systems
8 22 (4.88%) Life Science
9 21 (4.66%) Hedge funds
10 20 (4.43%) Pharmacovigilance
11 19 (4.21%) Product Ownership
12 15 (3.33%) Onboarding
12 15 (3.33%) Social Media
13 9 (2.00%) PKI
13 9 (2.00%) Video Conferencing
14 8 (1.77%) Blog
14 8 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
15 7 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
15 7 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
15 7 (1.55%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.08%) Windows
2 48 (10.64%) Linux
3 44 (9.76%) Mac OS
4 31 (6.87%) Unix
5 23 (5.10%) Windows 10
6 19 (4.21%) Windows Server
7 16 (3.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (3.55%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (3.33%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.55%) Apple iOS
10 5 (1.11%) Android
11 1 (0.22%) Solaris
11 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (27.49%) Agile
1 124 (27.49%) AI
2 121 (26.83%) Analytics
3 83 (18.40%) Mentoring
4 77 (17.07%) DevOps
5 76 (16.85%) Computer Science
6 71 (15.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 71 (15.74%) Infrastructure as Code
7 69 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
8 66 (14.63%) Containerisation
8 66 (14.63%) Software Engineering
9 62 (13.75%) Machine Learning
10 58 (12.86%) Data Science
11 54 (11.97%) Collaborative Working
12 51 (11.31%) CI/CD
13 50 (11.09%) Microservices
14 48 (10.64%) Roadmaps
14 48 (10.64%) User Experience
15 38 (8.43%) Decision-Making
16 36 (7.98%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 136 (30.16%) Python
2 61 (13.53%) JavaScript
3 47 (10.42%) SQL
4 46 (10.20%) Bash
5 39 (8.65%) Java
6 23 (5.10%) Go
6 23 (5.10%) PowerShell
7 16 (3.55%) TypeScript
8 12 (2.66%) C#
9 8 (1.77%) Google Apps Script
10 7 (1.55%) Kotlin
11 6 (1.33%) C++
12 5 (1.11%) PHP
12 5 (1.11%) R
13 3 (0.67%) Ruby
14 2 (0.44%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.22%) JCL
15 1 (0.22%) Rust
15 1 (0.22%) Scala
15 1 (0.22%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 104 (23.06%) Degree
2 67 (14.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (10.42%) Security Cleared
4 36 (7.98%) SC Cleared
5 34 (7.54%) CISSP
6 28 (6.21%) AWS Certification
7 26 (5.76%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.66%) CCSK
8 12 (2.66%) CISA
9 11 (2.44%) DV Cleared
10 10 (2.22%) CompTIA CySA+
11 9 (2.00%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.00%) CRISC
12 7 (1.55%) CISM
12 7 (1.55%) GSEC
13 6 (1.33%) DBS Check
14 5 (1.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (1.11%) GIAC
14 5 (1.11%) ISACA
14 5 (1.11%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.98%) Accessibility
2 35 (7.76%) GDPR
3 28 (6.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (6.21%) NIST
4 22 (4.88%) EU AI Act
4 22 (4.88%) HIPAA
5 20 (4.43%) PSD2
5 20 (4.43%) Solvency II
6 14 (3.10%) WCAG
7 11 (2.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.55%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (1.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.55%) JSP 440
8 7 (1.55%) QA
9 5 (1.11%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.89%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.67%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.67%) PMO
11 3 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 83 (18.40%) Docker
2 34 (7.54%) Active Directory
3 20 (4.43%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.89%) KVM
Systems Management
1 87 (19.29%) Terraform
2 72 (15.96%) Kubernetes
3 28 (6.21%) Ansible
4 27 (5.99%) Prometheus
5 18 (3.99%) Argo
6 16 (3.55%) Kustomize
7 15 (3.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 12 (2.66%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (1.77%) Jamf Pro
10 7 (1.55%) Podman
11 6 (1.33%) Grafana
12 3 (0.67%) Autotask
12 3 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
13 2 (0.44%) SmoothWall
14 1 (0.22%) Cilium
14 1 (0.22%) Istio
14 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 87 (19.29%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.10%) Salesforce
3 25 (5.54%) Adobe
4 16 (3.55%) Xero
5 12 (2.66%) Apple
6 11 (2.44%) HubSpot
6 11 (2.44%) SAP
7 8 (1.77%) Cisco
7 8 (1.77%) Meraki
7 8 (1.77%) Pardot
8 7 (1.55%) Okta
8 7 (1.55%) VMware
9 6 (1.33%) Aruba
9 6 (1.33%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.11%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.11%) ForgeRock
10 5 (1.11%) Oracle
11 4 (0.89%) Foundry
11 4 (0.89%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.89%) IBM