Consultant
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Consultant daily rate in Cambridge is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 22 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +9 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 9.02% | 5.13% | 1.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.48% | 5.59% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £261 | £350 | £625 |
| 25th Percentile | £461 | £442 | £644 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £536 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.76% | -23.39% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £581 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £698 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £582 | £663 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.09% | -12.15% | +23.26% |
| 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 | 105 | 179 | 263 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 86.07% | 91.79% | 94.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 105 | 182 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £229 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.78% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £550 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £645 | £600 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 28 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.40 | £20.40 | £16.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.35 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £19.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +174.73% | -66.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £66.25 | £53.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £53.75 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £15.44 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.28% | +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 20 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 20 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: