Hybrid/Remote GCP Job Trends

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring GCP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 57 46
Rank change year-on-year -22 -11 +6
Permanent jobs citing GCP 488 840 1,316
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.25% 5.13% 6.06%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.91% 11.08% 12.91%
Number of salaries quoted 368 582 1,112
10th Percentile £50,875 £55,000 £46,306
25th Percentile £68,438 £67,500 £60,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,102 £85,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.59% +13.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £118,750 £110,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £142,500 £138,750 £120,000
UK median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £75,669
% change year-on-year -3.13% +5.72% -5.41%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

GCP falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,478 7,582 10,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.44% 46.33% 46.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,901 4,830 8,799
10th Percentile £32,000 £36,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.12% +7.67% -7.69%

GCP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GCP and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GCP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

GCP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GCP

GCP
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GCP over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

GCP salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

GCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 59 (12.09%) Apache Airflow
2 23 (4.71%) Apache Spark
3 13 (2.66%) Confluence
4 11 (2.25%) Apache
5 7 (1.43%) IIS
6 5 (1.02%) Apache Pulsar
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.41%) Luigi
8 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.41%) WordPress
9 1 (0.20%) CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Strapi
Applications
1 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.61%) Trello
3 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Notion
Business Applications
1 4 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.20%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 412 (84.43%) AWS
2 349 (71.52%) Azure
3 112 (22.95%) SaaS
4 54 (11.07%) dbt
5 53 (10.86%) GitHub
6 32 (6.56%) GitHub Actions
7 31 (6.35%) Power Platform
8 30 (6.15%) Snowflake
9 28 (5.74%) AWS CloudFormation
10 23 (4.71%) Serverless
11 21 (4.30%) Amazon EKS
12 15 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
13 13 (2.66%) Amazon S3
13 13 (2.66%) Azure Service Bus
14 12 (2.46%) Amazon ECS
15 11 (2.25%) Azure Machine Learning
15 11 (2.25%) Entra ID
15 11 (2.25%) Fivetran
15 11 (2.25%) Google Analytics
15 11 (2.25%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.12%) Firewall
2 15 (3.07%) Network Security
3 13 (2.66%) VPN
4 12 (2.46%) DNS
5 10 (2.05%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.84%) WAN
7 7 (1.43%) LAN
8 6 (1.23%) SD-WAN
9 5 (1.02%) Broadband
9 5 (1.02%) DHCP
10 4 (0.82%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.82%) SSL
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (0.61%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.61%) Kerberos
12 2 (0.41%) BGP
12 2 (0.41%) SCCP
12 2 (0.41%) Wireless
13 1 (0.20%) Cisco Wireless
13 1 (0.20%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (14.75%) PostgreSQL
2 58 (11.89%) BigQuery
3 44 (9.02%) NoSQL
4 42 (8.61%) Data Warehouse
5 29 (5.94%) Apache Iceberg
5 29 (5.94%) Tableau
6 27 (5.53%) Power BI
7 26 (5.33%) Amazon Athena
8 23 (4.71%) Apache Arrow
8 23 (4.71%) Dremio
8 23 (4.71%) Elasticsearch
9 21 (4.30%) SQL Server
10 19 (3.89%) Data Lake
10 19 (3.89%) MongoDB
11 18 (3.69%) Looker
12 17 (3.48%) MySQL
13 16 (3.28%) Metadata
14 13 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
15 12 (2.46%) Redis
16 10 (2.05%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 33 (6.76%) Git
1 33 (6.76%) GitLab
2 22 (4.51%) JIRA
3 21 (4.30%) TeamCity
4 18 (3.69%) Jenkins
5 9 (1.84%) Subversion
6 8 (1.64%) Bitbucket
6 8 (1.64%) CircleCI
6 8 (1.64%) MLflow
7 7 (1.43%) Storybook
8 5 (1.02%) git-flow
9 4 (0.82%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.82%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.82%) ERwin
9 4 (0.82%) PowerDesigner
10 3 (0.61%) JUnit
10 3 (0.61%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.61%) webpack
11 2 (0.41%) Mockito
General
1 171 (35.04%) Social Skills
2 163 (33.40%) Finance
3 57 (11.68%) Law
4 55 (11.27%) Retail
5 45 (9.22%) Banking
6 40 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (8.20%) Telecoms
7 38 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 36 (7.38%) Public Sector
9 31 (6.35%) Financial Institution
10 24 (4.92%) Back Office
10 24 (4.92%) Front Office
11 20 (4.10%) Legal
11 20 (4.10%) Marketing
12 17 (3.48%) Manufacturing
13 11 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.23%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 132 (27.05%) Senior
2 97 (19.88%) Software Engineer
3 90 (18.44%) Developer
4 59 (12.09%) Architect
5 52 (10.66%) Lead
6 36 (7.38%) Data Engineer
7 35 (7.17%) Engineering Manager
8 34 (6.97%) Python Engineer
9 33 (6.76%) Software Developer
10 30 (6.15%) .NET Developer
10 30 (6.15%) .NET Software Developer
11 29 (5.94%) Python Software Engineer
12 26 (5.33%) AWS Engineer
13 24 (4.92%) Cloud Engineer
13 24 (4.92%) Consultant
13 24 (4.92%) Python Developer
14 23 (4.71%) AWS Developer
14 23 (4.71%) AWS Software Engineer
14 23 (4.71%) Developer/Software Engineer
14 23 (4.71%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (20.70%) React
2 71 (14.55%) Node.js
3 66 (13.52%) .NET
4 56 (11.48%) Kafka
5 43 (8.81%) RESTful
6 34 (6.97%) Vue
7 32 (6.56%) AngularJS
7 32 (6.56%) Pandas
8 28 (5.74%) NumPy
9 25 (5.12%) Django
10 23 (4.71%) SciPy
11 21 (4.30%) REST
12 19 (3.89%) CSS
13 18 (3.69%) HTML
14 17 (3.48%) gRPC
14 17 (3.48%) RabbitMQ
15 16 (3.28%) OAuth
15 16 (3.28%) Spring
16 14 (2.87%) OAuth2
16 14 (2.87%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 111 (22.75%) Cloud Native
2 60 (12.30%) Distributed Systems
3 39 (7.99%) Product Ownership
4 23 (4.71%) Equities
4 23 (4.71%) Fixed Income
4 23 (4.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 17 (3.48%) Distributed Architecture
6 12 (2.46%) AI Agents
6 12 (2.46%) Algorithms
6 12 (2.46%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (2.46%) Public Cloud
7 11 (2.25%) Data Structures
7 11 (2.25%) Mobile App
8 10 (2.05%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.84%) Blog
9 9 (1.84%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.64%) Data Centre
10 8 (1.64%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 35 (7.17%) Linux
2 28 (5.74%) Windows
3 19 (3.89%) Android
4 18 (3.69%) Unix
5 10 (2.05%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.23%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (39.75%) CI/CD
2 167 (34.22%) Software Engineering
3 160 (32.79%) Agile
4 150 (30.74%) AI
4 150 (30.74%) DevOps
5 102 (20.90%) Roadmaps
6 101 (20.70%) Microservices
7 93 (19.06%) Infrastructure as Code
8 89 (18.24%) Mentoring
9 82 (16.80%) Computer Science
10 79 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
11 75 (15.37%) Containerisation
12 72 (14.75%) Analytics
13 66 (13.52%) Machine Learning
14 64 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 62 (12.70%) Data Pipeline
16 54 (11.07%) Collaborative Culture
17 52 (10.66%) Observability
18 49 (10.04%) Data Modelling
19 48 (9.84%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 161 (32.99%) Python
2 120 (24.59%) TypeScript
3 96 (19.67%) Java
3 96 (19.67%) SQL
4 93 (19.06%) JavaScript
5 43 (8.81%) Go
6 39 (7.99%) C#
7 21 (4.30%) Bash
8 17 (3.48%) Scala
9 13 (2.66%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.84%) C++
11 8 (1.64%) PHP
12 5 (1.02%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.02%) R
12 5 (1.02%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.41%) Bicep
14 2 (0.41%) Ruby
14 2 (0.41%) Rust
14 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 94 (19.26%) Degree
2 61 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (9.02%) Security Cleared
4 43 (8.81%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.87%) Azure Certification
6 13 (2.66%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.46%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.43%) CREST Certified
8 7 (1.43%) OSCP
9 6 (1.23%) CISSP
9 6 (1.23%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (0.82%) CEH
10 4 (0.82%) CISM
10 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.82%) OSCE
11 3 (0.61%) PhD
11 3 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.41%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (5.12%) GDPR
3 21 (4.30%) Data Quality
3 21 (4.30%) QA
4 18 (3.69%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.87%) SOC 2
6 13 (2.66%) NIST
7 9 (1.84%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.64%) GRC
9 6 (1.23%) EU AI Act
10 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.02%) SLA
11 4 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 26262
13 2 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 105 (21.52%) Docker
2 16 (3.28%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.61%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.41%) Firmware
4 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.20%) HDFS
5 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 133 (27.25%) Kubernetes
2 113 (23.16%) Terraform
3 46 (9.43%) Ansible
4 45 (9.22%) Grafana
5 29 (5.94%) Prometheus
6 10 (2.05%) Argo
7 8 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.02%) Puppet
9 4 (0.82%) Cilium
9 4 (0.82%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.82%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.61%) cPanel
10 3 (0.61%) Plesk
11 1 (0.20%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.20%) Icinga
11 1 (0.20%) Nagios
11 1 (0.20%) Nessus
11 1 (0.20%) Nmap
11 1 (0.20%) Rancher
Vendors
1 111 (22.75%) Google
2 30 (6.15%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.74%) Databricks
4 13 (2.66%) Atlassian
5 10 (2.05%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.05%) Talend
6 9 (1.84%) Palantir
6 9 (1.84%) Zoho
7 8 (1.64%) SAP
8 7 (1.43%) Adobe
8 7 (1.43%) Informatica
9 6 (1.23%) Oracle
9 6 (1.23%) VMware
10 5 (1.02%) Ericsson
10 5 (1.02%) Mavenir
10 5 (1.02%) Nokia
10 5 (1.02%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.02%) Sage
10 5 (1.02%) Splunk
10 5 (1.02%) Xamarin