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Senior GCP Cloud Engineer

Outside IR35 ◆ Early Access Cloud and DevOps
£400–£500 per day
Posted today · Closes in 15 days · 16 Sep 2026
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Comparable market27 live roles New this week21 comparable roles Typical disclosed rate£519/day Outside IR3519% of comparable roles Remote / hybrid85% of comparable roles Skill-market signalActive skill cluster GCP6 live roles Kubernetes9 live roles
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Contract Details

Pay rate£400–£500 per day
IR35 statusOutside IR35
Contract duration6 months
Start dateNot disclosed
Working arrangementRemote
LocationUK-wide
Security clearanceSC — Active clearance required
IT specialismCloud and DevOps

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Core skills

GCPKubernetesTerraformLinux / UnixCI/CDLinuxNetworkingDockerGitLab CIGitHub Actions
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Cloud and DevOpsGCPKubernetesTerraformOutside IR35Remote6 monthsSC clearance
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Comparable live roles2721 added in the last 7 days
Typical disclosed rate£519/day23 comparable roles disclose a usable rate
Outside IR3519%5 of 27 comparable live roles
Remote / hybrid85%23 comparable roles offer remote or hybrid working
Below comparable live median−£69/day vs the comparable live median
Active skill cluster15 other live contracts currently share two or more of these Core Skills.

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