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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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
182
248
280
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
91.92%
87.63%
84.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
101
174
189
10th Percentile
£235
£185
£348
25th Percentile
£350
£320
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-5.26%
-
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£550
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£650
£609
£640
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-
+9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
28
14
14
10th Percentile
£20.40
£16.98
£15.51
25th Percentile
£25.00
£17.50
£17.50
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£19.11
£57.00
Median % change year-on-year
+174.73%
-66.47%
+153.33%
75th Percentile
£66.25
£53.75
£58.75
90th Percentile
£75.00
-
£77.13
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£15.00
£14.50
£13.66
% change year-on-year
+3.45%
+6.15%
+1.19%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge.
Software Engineering Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge.
Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Software Engineering Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering 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: