Software Engineering
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering 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 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -3 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 35 | 31 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 18.23% | 10.44% | 15.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 20.00% | 11.88% | 18.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 21 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £432 | - | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £425 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +41.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £575 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £650 | £738 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +23.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £56.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.88 | £51.25 | £56.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.00 | £52.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.90% | -8.70% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £57.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.89% | +29.55% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge
Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 175 | 261 | 273 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 91.15% | 87.88% | 82.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 179 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £185 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £281 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £588 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £470 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.44% | - | +7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 16 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.12 | £15.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.00 | £17.50 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.00 | £20.50 | £57.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +124.39% | -64.04% | +153.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £53.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £74.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £15.00 | £14.50 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +7.41% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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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: