Banking Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Banking
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 30
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs citing Banking 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.45% - 1.03%
As % of the General category 1.19% - 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £375 - -

All General Skills
Cambridge

Banking 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 84 78 120
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 37.50% 63.93% 61.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 62 67
10th Percentile £265 £296 £218
25th Percentile £300 £402 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £503 £410
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% +22.56% -11.35%
75th Percentile £515 £609 £538
90th Percentile £560 £688 £575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £450 £425
% change year-on-year - +5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 19
10th Percentile - £15.84 £15.50
25th Percentile £14.64 £17.10 £25.00
Median hourly rate £19.47 £38.90 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.95% -25.90% +196.28%
75th Percentile £24.49 £60.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £33.13 - £66.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.28 £16.74 £15.52
% change year-on-year -8.75% +7.90% +7.00%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Banking job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Banking
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Banking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Banking

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Banking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Banking

Banking
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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Banking Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation