Degree Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 10 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 -6
Contract jobs citing Degree 73 66 89
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 14.81% 11.11% 10.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.48% 32.51% 34.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 19 38
10th Percentile £330 £222 £213
25th Percentile £388 £276 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - -2.56%
75th Percentile £550 £552 £519
90th Percentile £680 £603 £538
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £428
% change year-on-year - +16.82% -4.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 14 25
10th Percentile - - £13.65
25th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.34 £18.86 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.24% +30.07% +26.09%
75th Percentile £36.57 £27.44 £15.75
90th Percentile £66.25 £53.75 £20.75
East of England median hourly rate £38.95 £57.06 £20.50
% change year-on-year -31.74% +178.35% -35.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 176 203 259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 35.70% 34.18% 30.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 53 97
10th Percentile £350 £225 £244
25th Percentile £405 £306 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.63%
75th Percentile £688 £569 £538
90th Percentile £793 £621 £600
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 101 122
10th Percentile £14.00 - -
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £13.25
Median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.16% +6.90% -9.38%
75th Percentile £21.46 £22.00 £20.19
90th Percentile £31.13 - £21.88
East of England median hourly rate £35.00 £21.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year +66.67% +7.69% -49.19%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cambridgeshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Cambridgeshire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Cambridgeshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Cambridgeshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Cambridgeshire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge +2 52 £438 -7.89% 203
Peterborough -2 19 £180 -10.00% 26
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 10 (13.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.37%) IIS
2 1 (1.37%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (16.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (10.96%) Photoshop
4 7 (9.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (4.11%) Simulink
5 3 (4.11%) Stateflow
6 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (1.37%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Magento
1 1 (1.37%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.37%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.37%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.37%) SAP MM
1 1 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.37%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 9 (12.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.74%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.37%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (1.37%) Azure
3 1 (1.37%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.37%) Firewall
1 1 (1.37%) InfiniBand
1 1 (1.37%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (1.37%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.74%) Power BI
1 2 (2.74%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (9.59%) Git
2 6 (8.22%) Mercurial
3 1 (1.37%) ClearCase
General
1 32 (43.84%) Social Skills
2 12 (16.44%) Manufacturing
3 10 (13.70%) Finance
3 10 (13.70%) Pharmaceutical
3 10 (13.70%) Telecoms
4 8 (10.96%) Mandarin Language
5 6 (8.22%) Multimedia
6 5 (6.85%) Automotive
7 4 (5.48%) Advertising
7 4 (5.48%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (5.48%) Military
8 3 (4.11%) Electronics
8 3 (4.11%) Marketing
9 2 (2.74%) Aerospace
9 2 (2.74%) Banking
9 2 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.74%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.74%) Wearables
10 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (30.14%) Analyst
2 11 (15.07%) Architect
2 11 (15.07%) Software Engineer
3 10 (13.70%) Software Architect
4 9 (12.33%) Business Analyst
4 9 (12.33%) Service Analyst
4 9 (12.33%) Service Desk Analyst
4 9 (12.33%) Technical Analyst
4 9 (12.33%) Technical Services Analyst
5 7 (9.59%) Embedded Engineer
5 7 (9.59%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 7 (9.59%) Senior
6 5 (6.85%) Senior Software Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) Coordinator
7 4 (5.48%) Lead
7 4 (5.48%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) Technical Coordinator
8 3 (4.11%) Data Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Machine Learning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (13.70%) DirectX
1 10 (13.70%) OpenGL
1 10 (13.70%) OpenGL ES
1 10 (13.70%) Vulkan
2 7 (9.59%) NumPy
3 6 (8.22%) Pandas
3 6 (8.22%) React
3 6 (8.22%) SciPy
4 1 (1.37%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.70%) 3D Graphics
1 10 (13.70%) Management Information System
1 10 (13.70%) Ray Tracing
2 5 (6.85%) Social Media
3 3 (4.11%) Algorithms
4 2 (2.74%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (2.74%) Life Science
4 2 (2.74%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.37%) CMDB
5 1 (1.37%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.37%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.37%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.37%) Photography
5 1 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.37%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 16 (21.92%) Windows
2 1 (1.37%) Android
2 1 (1.37%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (19.18%) Computer Science
2 14 (19.18%) Software Engineering
3 12 (16.44%) Customer Service
3 12 (16.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (13.70%) Business Analysis
4 10 (13.70%) ITIL
4 10 (13.70%) ITSM
4 10 (13.70%) Project Management
4 10 (13.70%) Requirements Gathering
4 10 (13.70%) Software Architecture
5 8 (10.96%) Collaborative Working
5 8 (10.96%) Data Protection
5 8 (10.96%) Signal Processing
5 8 (10.96%) Six Sigma
6 7 (9.59%) Business Process Modelling
6 7 (9.59%) Data Governance
6 7 (9.59%) Lean Six Sigma
6 7 (9.59%) Requirements Engineering
6 7 (9.59%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.81%) C
2 11 (15.07%) C++
3 9 (12.33%) Python
4 7 (9.59%) C#
5 6 (8.22%) JavaScript
6 3 (4.11%) MATLAB
7 2 (2.74%) SQL
7 2 (2.74%) VB
8 1 (1.37%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (17.81%) Master's Degree
2 11 (15.07%) PhD
3 10 (13.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (12.33%) CCNA
4 9 (12.33%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (12.33%) MCP
5 7 (9.59%) IIBA
6 4 (5.48%) HNC
6 4 (5.48%) HND
7 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.74%) SC Cleared
7 2 (2.74%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.37%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.33%) GDPR
2 7 (9.59%) Good Clinical Practice
2 7 (9.59%) GxP
3 2 (2.74%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (13.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (12.33%) SCCM
2 1 (1.37%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (10.96%) Citrix
2 5 (6.85%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.11%) MathWorks
4 2 (2.74%) SAP
4 2 (2.74%) Siemens
5 1 (1.37%) Adobe
5 1 (1.37%) Cisco