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AI Engineer - Agentic AI
Posted 4 days ago by LA International Computer Consultants Lt...
The AI Engineer role involves developing production agentic AI systems in Brighton, focusing on designing, building, and...
- Rate £360 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location Brighton, East Sussex, UK
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ServiceNow Architect Contractor - Telecoms Domain - London (Hybrid) - Outside IR...
Posted 5 days ago by Evolve IT Recruitment Ltd
The ServiceNow Architect Contractor role is a senior technical position focused on enterprise platform architecture and...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London, UK
CyberArk Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by ECS
The CyberArk Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and supporting CyberArk Privileged Access Management soluti...
- Rate £475 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Undetermined
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
GCP Data Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35)
Posted 1 week ago by La Fosse Associates Limited
The role of GCP Data Engineer involves joining a tech-driven financial services company on a contract basis, focusing on...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Wimbledon, Greater London, England, UK
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About Our Outside IR35 GCP Contract Roles
What does a gcp contractor do?
Organisations bring in GCP contractors to design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure and services on Google's cloud platform, which has established strong market share in data engineering, machine learning, and analytics workloads alongside its broader infrastructure and platform capabilities. Contract engagements involve GCP architecture design, infrastructure-as-code implementation, data platform work using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, machine learning workloads on Vertex AI, containerised application deployment on Google Kubernetes Engine, and security and governance configuration across GCP environments. GCP contractors are in demand across technology companies, media organisations, retail, and data-intensive businesses that have standardised on Google's platform.
GCP contractors are expected to have deep practical knowledge of the core GCP service portfolio. BigQuery is one of the most commonly required GCP skills in the UK market, reflecting the platform's strength in large-scale analytical workloads. Experience with GKE for Kubernetes-based application deployment, Cloud Run for serverless container workloads, Cloud Composer for workflow orchestration, and the Vertex AI platform for machine learning is widely expected for platform-focused roles. Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform for GCP resources is a near-universal expectation alongside native GCP tooling. Security knowledge covering GCP IAM, VPC configuration, and compliance with relevant frameworks is increasingly expected as GCP implementations mature. Relevant certifications including GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Data Engineer are well regarded and frequently listed as requirements.
What is the market like for gcp contractors?
The market for GCP contractors is a smaller but well-established segment of the UK cloud contracting market, with particular depth in data engineering, analytics, and AI workloads where BigQuery and Vertex AI have achieved strong adoption. While AWS and Azure generate higher overall contract volumes in the UK, GCP's dominance in specific technical niches, particularly large-scale SQL analytics and machine learning pipelines, means that GCP specialists can command rates equivalent to or above those available for generalist cloud engineers. The media and retail sectors, where Google's analytics and advertising ecosystem creates natural GCP adoption, are consistent sources of GCP contract demand.
What does Outside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as outside IR35, the engagement is treated as a business-to-business arrangement. The contractor operates through their own limited company, invoices for services, and manages their own tax affairs including corporation tax, self-assessment, and VAT where applicable.
Outside IR35 engagements are assessed against three key factors: the degree of control the client exercises over how the work is delivered, whether the contractor has a genuine right to provide a substitute, and whether there is a mutuality of obligation between the parties. Contracts that demonstrate contractor autonomy, project-based delivery, and the absence of ongoing employment obligations are more likely to sit outside IR35. Since April 2021, responsibility for making this determination sits with the end client for medium and large private sector organisations.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 28% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as outside IR35. The proportion varies by sector and role type, with some disciplines seeing a significantly higher or lower share of outside IR35 opportunities. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What gcp roles are usually Outside IR35?
GCP contracts can sit outside IR35 when structured around specific cloud migration, infrastructure build, or data platform implementation projects on Google Cloud. The GCP market is smaller than AWS or Azure in the UK, which means fewer engagements overall but less competition for the available work. Technology companies, digital-native businesses, and organisations choosing GCP for specific workloads such as data analytics or machine learning commission most outside IR35 GCP work.
How much do gcp contractors usually earn when working Outside IR35?
Contract rates for gcp roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Rates shown are for outside IR35 engagements and reflect the gross day rate paid to the contractor's limited company before any personal tax obligations.
How many Outside IR35 gcp vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 150 gcp contract roles across the site. Of the roles currently listed on our site, around one in four are Outside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.