The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Computing in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Computing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Distributed Computing falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
48
77
122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
42.11%
39.69%
41.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
48
81
10th Percentile
£326
£235
£150
25th Percentile
£413
£354
£275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£496
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+0.76%
+7.30%
-2.63%
75th Percentile
£575
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£650
£641
£588
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£438
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
-7.89%
+5.56%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
8
4
10th Percentile
£16.40
£22.04
£27.60
25th Percentile
£19.10
£25.00
£42.81
Median hourly rate
£41.50
£60.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-30.83%
+14.29%
-38.24%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£66.25
£55.00
90th Percentile
£62.50
-
£57.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£23.00
£55.00
£39.31
% change year-on-year
-58.18%
+39.93%
+171.07%
Distributed Computing Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Distributed Computing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Distributed Computing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Computing in Cambridge.
Distributed Computing Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Distributed Computing 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 Distributed Computing.
Distributed Computing 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:
