Degree Contracts in Cambridge

Academic Degree
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 3 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing Degree 52 39 50
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 27.08% 13.13% 15.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 82.54% 62.90% 69.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 12 29
10th Percentile £350 £225 £304
25th Percentile £401 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £556 £528 £538
90th Percentile £695 £565 -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £425 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile £36.12 £27.60 -
25th Percentile £50.67 £42.81 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% - -
75th Percentile £66.25 £55.00 -
90th Percentile - £57.25 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £28.34 £18.86 £14.50
% change year-on-year +50.24% +30.07% +26.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 63 62 72
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 32.81% 20.88% 21.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 23 45
10th Percentile £350 £226 £381
25th Percentile £396 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +2.70%
75th Percentile £575 £566 £525
90th Percentile £800 £610 £538
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 1
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.49 -
25th Percentile £18.23 £17.50 -
Median hourly rate £45.09 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.81% +75.00% -24.53%
75th Percentile £66.25 £53.75 -
90th Percentile - £56.25 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £14.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% +6.90% -9.38%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cambridge

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Cambridge.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Cambridge

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Cambridge

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Cambridge.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Cambridge

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Cambridge

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.92%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (21.15%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (21.15%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (13.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (13.46%) Photoshop
3 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Magento
1 1 (1.92%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.92%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.92%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.92%) SAP MM
1 1 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.92%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.85%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) Firewall
1 1 (1.92%) InfiniBand
1 1 (1.92%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (1.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Power BI
1 2 (3.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (11.54%) Git
1 6 (11.54%) Mercurial
General
1 17 (32.69%) Social Skills
2 10 (19.23%) Finance
2 10 (19.23%) Telecoms
3 9 (17.31%) Pharmaceutical
4 8 (15.38%) Mandarin Language
4 8 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 6 (11.54%) Multimedia
6 4 (7.69%) Advertising
6 4 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (5.77%) Electronics
8 2 (3.85%) Banking
8 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.85%) Wearables
9 1 (1.92%) French Language
9 1 (1.92%) Marketing
9 1 (1.92%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (23.08%) Analyst
2 11 (21.15%) Architect
3 10 (19.23%) Software Architect
4 9 (17.31%) Business Analyst
5 6 (11.54%) Software Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Coordinator
6 4 (7.69%) Technical Coordinator
7 3 (5.77%) Data Engineer
7 3 (5.77%) Lead
7 3 (5.77%) Machine Learning Engineer
7 3 (5.77%) Senior
8 2 (3.85%) Change Manager
8 2 (3.85%) Embedded Engineer
8 2 (3.85%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (3.85%) Systems Analyst
9 1 (1.92%) Contracts Manager
9 1 (1.92%) Desktop Engineer
9 1 (1.92%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 1 (1.92%) Senior Software Engineer
9 1 (1.92%) Software Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (19.23%) DirectX
1 10 (19.23%) OpenGL
1 10 (19.23%) OpenGL ES
1 10 (19.23%) Vulkan
2 7 (13.46%) NumPy
3 6 (11.54%) Pandas
3 6 (11.54%) React
3 6 (11.54%) SciPy
4 1 (1.92%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.23%) 3D Graphics
1 10 (19.23%) Management Information System
1 10 (19.23%) Ray Tracing
2 5 (9.62%) Social Media
3 2 (3.85%) Life Science
3 2 (3.85%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.92%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.92%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.92%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.46%) Windows
2 1 (1.92%) Android
2 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (21.15%) Computer Science
4 10 (19.23%) Business Analysis
4 10 (19.23%) Software Architecture
5 9 (17.31%) Software Engineering
6 8 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
6 8 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
6 8 (15.38%) Six Sigma
7 7 (13.46%) Business Process Modelling
7 7 (13.46%) Data Governance
7 7 (13.46%) Data Protection
7 7 (13.46%) Document Management
7 7 (13.46%) Lean Six Sigma
7 7 (13.46%) Project Management
7 7 (13.46%) Psychology
7 7 (13.46%) Requirements Analysis
7 7 (13.46%) Requirements Engineering
7 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Analysis
8 6 (11.54%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.15%) C
1 11 (21.15%) C++
2 9 (17.31%) Python
3 7 (13.46%) C#
4 6 (11.54%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 11 (21.15%) PhD
3 7 (13.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (13.46%) IIBA
4 4 (7.69%) HNC
4 4 (7.69%) HND
5 1 (1.92%) CISSP
5 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (17.31%) GDPR
2 7 (13.46%) Good Clinical Practice
2 7 (13.46%) GxP
3 2 (3.85%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) SAP
3 1 (1.92%) Cisco