Digital & IT Job Market in Cambridge

Permanent Job Market Index in Cambridge

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Software Engineering	1	Up 7 places+7	£75,000	+36.36%	418 31.76%	304
Software Engineer	2	Up 31 places+31	£75,000	+15.38%	328 24.92%	155
Senior	3	Up 15 places+15	£75,000	+11.11%	196 14.89%	272
AI	4	Down 1 place-1	£72,000	+84.61%	192 14.59%	354
Python	4	Up 4 places+4	£70,000	+51.35%	192 14.59%	306
C++	5	Up 14 places+14	£72,000	+30.90%	165 12.54%	179
Social Skills	6	Down 1 place-1	£47,500	+3.82%	161 12.23%	226
Problem-Solving	7	Down 6 places-6	£65,000	+124.13%	158 12.01%	247
Electronics	8	Up 15 places+15	£65,000	+18.18%	157 11.93%	209
Cybersecurity	9	Up 34 places+34	£75,000	+34.52%	147 11.17%	58
Degree	9	Down 7 places-7	£56,250	+60.71%	147 11.17%	353
Developer	10	Up 28 places+28	£65,000	+30.00%	108 8.21%	40
Lead	11	Up 12 places+12	£70,000	+27.27%	107 8.13%	139
Linux	12	Up 27 places+27	£67,500	+84.64%	106 8.05%	131
Microsoft	13	Down 5 places-5	£33,000	-1.49%	101 7.67%	72
Senior Software Engineer	14	Up 33 places+33	£75,000	+15.38%	100 7.60%	38
Continuous Improvement	15	Up 14 places+14	£60,000	+100.00%	97 7.37%	96
Cyber Threat	16	New entry-	£74,000	-	96 7.29%	17
Electronics Engineer	17	Up 32 places+32	£75,000	-11.76%	91 6.91%	49
Manufacturing	18	Up 32 places+32	£55,000	-26.66%	88 6.69%	137
Embedded Engineer	19	Up 29 places+29	£70,000	+7.69%	79 6.00%	68
Algorithms	20	Up 5 places+5	£70,000	+27.27%	78 5.93%	69
C#	21	Down 2 places-2	£60,000	+9.09%	75 5.70%	68
Principal Engineer	22	Up 29 places+29	£90,000	+12.50%	74 5.62%	24
Embedded Software Engineer	23	Up 25 places+25	£69,999	+7.69%	72 5.47%	40
C++ Software Engineer	24	Up 27 places+27	£75,000	+7.14%	70 5.32%	12
Business Development	25	Down 3 places-3	£56,250	+12.50%	69 5.24%	28
Agile	26	Down 1 place-1	£67,500	+22.72%	60 4.56%	86
Stakeholder Management	27	Down 12 places-12	£53,725	+95.36%	58 4.41%	22
Finance	28	Up 5 places+5	£62,500	+16.38%	57 4.33%	84
Python Engineer	29	Up 20 places+20	£80,000	+45.45%	55 4.18%	12
AWS	29	Down 6 places-6	£80,000	+23.07%	55 4.18%	94
Robotics	30	Down 2 places-2	£67,500	+22.72%	52 3.95%	70
Roadmaps	31	Up 12 places+12	£92,500	+100.00%	51 3.88%	106
Azure	31	Down 25 places-25	£67,500	+145.45%	51 3.88%	69
Machine Learning	32	Down 4 places-4	£90,000	+24.13%	50 3.80%	131
Microsoft 365	32	Up 8 places+8	£33,000	+14.78%	50 3.80%	20
Rust	33	Up 18 places+18	£70,000	-	49 3.72%	47
SharePoint	33	Up 18 places+18	£32,650	+18.72%	49 3.72%	6
Python Software Engineer	33	Up 17 places+17	£80,000	+45.45%	49 3.72%	6
Architect	33	Up 18 places+18	£92,500	-	49 3.72%	65
Analytical Skills	33	Down 29 places-29	£41,250	+26.92%	49 3.72%	89
Development Manager	34	Down 1 place-1	£60,000	+9.09%	48 3.65%	9
Computer Science	35	Down 1 place-1	£50,000	+17.64%	47 3.57%	149
Windows	35	Down 2 places-2	£34,000	+2.68%	47 3.57%	46
Mentoring	36	Up 2 places+2	£65,000	+8.33%	45 3.42%	109
Python Developer	36	Up 13 places+13	£65,000	+18.18%	45 3.42%	2
Security Cleared	37	Up 6 places+6	£60,000	+41.17%	44 3.34%	56
Business Manager	37	Down 3 places-3	£60,000	+9.09%	44 3.34%	4
Decision-Making	38	Up 1 place+1	£60,000	+53.84%	43 3.27%	52