Distributed Systems
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | - | - | 0.44% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £495 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | - | - | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.00% |
All Generic Skills
Cambridge
Distributed Systems 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 | 80 | 53 | 112 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 45.20% | 30.81% | 49.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 23 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £372 | £323 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £416 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +16.67% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £606 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £638 | £575 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.60 | £22.44 | £53.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.50 | £38.75 | £54.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -4.17% | +207.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £69.38 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £30.11 | £52.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.66% | -8.70% | +74.24% |
Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Distributed Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Distributed Systems
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Distributed Systems.
