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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 3 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing Degree 54 38 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 27.41% 12.97% 15.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 83.08% 66.67% 69.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 12 30
10th Percentile £350 £225 £308
25th Percentile £388 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £528 £538
90th Percentile £680 £565 £541
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £418 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -12.11% - -2.56%
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 65 57 73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 32.99% 19.45% 22.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 22 46
10th Percentile £350 £226 £386
25th Percentile £380 £338 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +2.63% +5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £559 £534
90th Percentile £800 £597 £544
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £475 £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 2 May 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

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Cambridge over the 6 months to 2 May 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 (1.85%) Confluence
1 1 (1.85%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (20.37%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (20.37%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (12.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (12.96%) Photoshop
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Magento
1 1 (1.85%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.85%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.85%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.85%) SAP MM
1 1 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.85%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.85%) Firewall
1 1 (1.85%) InfiniBand
1 1 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (1.85%) RS-485
1 1 (1.85%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.70%) Power BI
1 2 (3.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (11.11%) Git
1 6 (11.11%) Mercurial
2 1 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 18 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 11 (20.37%) Finance
2 11 (20.37%) Telecoms
3 9 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 9 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 8 (14.81%) Mandarin Language
5 6 (11.11%) Multimedia
6 4 (7.41%) Advertising
6 4 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (7.41%) Electronics
7 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.70%) Banking
8 2 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.70%) Marketing
8 2 (3.70%) Wearables
9 1 (1.85%) French Language
9 1 (1.85%) Games
9 1 (1.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (22.22%) Analyst
2 11 (20.37%) Architect
3 10 (18.52%) Software Architect
4 9 (16.67%) Business Analyst
5 7 (12.96%) Software Engineer
6 4 (7.41%) Coordinator
6 4 (7.41%) Senior
6 4 (7.41%) Technical Coordinator
7 3 (5.56%) Data Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Lead
7 3 (5.56%) Machine Learning Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Change Manager
8 2 (3.70%) Development Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Embedded Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Senior Development Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Senior Software Development Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Software Development Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (18.52%) DirectX
1 10 (18.52%) OpenGL
1 10 (18.52%) OpenGL ES
1 10 (18.52%) Vulkan
2 7 (12.96%) NumPy
3 6 (11.11%) Pandas
3 6 (11.11%) React
3 6 (11.11%) SciPy
4 1 (1.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.52%) 3D Graphics
1 10 (18.52%) Management Information System
1 10 (18.52%) Ray Tracing
2 5 (9.26%) Social Media
3 2 (3.70%) Data Structures
3 2 (3.70%) Life Science
3 2 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.85%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.85%) FPGA
4 1 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.85%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.96%) Windows
2 2 (3.70%) Linux
3 1 (1.85%) Android
3 1 (1.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (24.07%) Computer Science
1 13 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (18.52%) Business Analysis
3 10 (18.52%) Software Architecture
3 10 (18.52%) Software Engineering
4 8 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (14.81%) Project Management
4 8 (14.81%) Requirements Gathering
4 8 (14.81%) Six Sigma
5 7 (12.96%) Business Process Modelling
5 7 (12.96%) Continuous Integration
5 7 (12.96%) Data Governance
5 7 (12.96%) Document Management
5 7 (12.96%) Lean Six Sigma
5 7 (12.96%) Psychology
5 7 (12.96%) Requirements Analysis
5 7 (12.96%) Requirements Engineering
5 7 (12.96%) Stakeholder Analysis
5 7 (12.96%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 11 (20.37%) C
1 11 (20.37%) C++
2 10 (18.52%) Python
3 8 (14.81%) C#
4 6 (11.11%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.85%) Rust
Qualifications
1 14 (25.93%) Master's Degree
2 12 (22.22%) PhD
3 8 (14.81%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (12.96%) IIBA
5 4 (7.41%) HNC
5 4 (7.41%) HND
6 1 (1.85%) CISSP
6 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.85%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.67%) GDPR
2 7 (12.96%) Good Clinical Practice
2 7 (12.96%) GxP
3 2 (3.70%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (7.41%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.56%) SAP
3 1 (1.85%) Atlassian
3 1 (1.85%) Cisco