Consultant
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Consultant daily rate in Cambridge is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +7 | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 11.40% | 4.64% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.40% | 5.06% | 1.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £261 | £350 | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £461 | £411 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £663 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -21.13% | +26.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £550 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £600 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £581 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.87% | -7.12% | +19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £65.00 | £27.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +136.36% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title | 97 | 178 | 274 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.09% | 91.75% | 93.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 106 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £235 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £350 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £450 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.72% | -3.23% | -2.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £644 | £600 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 29 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.68 | £21.10 | £16.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.40 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +156.10% | -19.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £66.25 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.16% | +13.47% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Cambridge.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Consultant contract job roles required 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 featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
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: