The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Apache Spark skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Apache Spark over the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Apache Spark falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
30
32
27
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
16.95%
16.41%
10.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
23
16
10th Percentile
£379
£405
£254
25th Percentile
£389
£408
£347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£420
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+1.19%
-1.18%
-5.56%
75th Percentile
£519
£519
£506
90th Percentile
£538
£539
£584
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£408
£420
£425
% change year-on-year
-2.98%
-1.18%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
2
3
10th Percentile
£15.05
£15.41
£15.75
25th Percentile
£15.13
£15.84
£16.14
Median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.63
£16.77
Median % change year-on-year
-3.76%
-0.86%
-61.89%
75th Percentile
£16.88
£17.34
-
90th Percentile
£16.95
£17.74
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.63
£14.50
% change year-on-year
-3.76%
+14.66%
+6.15%
Apache Spark Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Apache Spark as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Apache Spark Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Apache Spark in Cambridge.
Apache Spark Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Apache Spark 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 Apache Spark.
Apache Spark 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:
