Back Office Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Back Office
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Back Office 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 1.02% - -
As % of the General category 2.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 - -

All General Skills
Cambridge

Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 92 96 111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 46.94% 54.55% 61.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 65 46
10th Percentile £299 £296 £225
25th Percentile £406 £406 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £503 £418
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +20.36% -7.22%
75th Percentile £528 £638 £548
90th Percentile £630 £688 £644
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £463 £425
% change year-on-year +8.11% +8.82% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 4 15
10th Percentile - £16.19 £23.52
25th Percentile £14.64 £17.23 £38.75
Median hourly rate £20.44 £38.90 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.46% -25.90% +196.28%
75th Percentile £32.06 £60.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £50.00 - £70.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £14.22 £17.00 £16.23
% change year-on-year -16.35% +4.74% +11.93%

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Back Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Back Office job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Back Office
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Back Office.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Back Office

Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Back Office.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Back Office

Back Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Mortgage Business Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Transformation Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management