The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hackathon in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hackathon over the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
34 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Hackathon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge |
0.45% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.99% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£625 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£650 |
- |
- |
Hackathon 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 |
101 |
51 |
84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge |
45.70% |
36.96% |
39.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
58 |
36 |
55 |
| 10th Percentile |
£211 |
£286 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£387 |
£415 |
£353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£481 |
£516 |
£480 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.78% |
+7.55% |
+1.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£614 |
£600 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£700 |
£600 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£413 |
£470 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.23% |
-6.00% |
+14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
4 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.82 |
£15.84 |
£23.03 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.00 |
£17.10 |
£25.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£31.47 |
£20.40 |
£62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+54.24% |
-67.36% |
+19.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£35.00 |
£33.50 |
£66.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£53.25 |
£52.40 |
£77.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£31.73 |
£22.25 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.62% |
-59.55% |
+4.76% |
Hackathon
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hackathon relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Hackathon
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:
