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
163
174
201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
87.63%
91.10%
93.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
87
82
118
10th Percentile
£250
£225
£180
25th Percentile
£413
£332
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£420
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-6.67%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£625
£547
£538
90th Percentile
£700
£638
£579
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£501
£442
£465
% change year-on-year
+13.40%
-4.95%
-2.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
12
20
10th Percentile
£34.53
£22.50
£17.60
25th Percentile
£55.16
£25.32
-
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£52.50
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+19.05%
+196.28%
-59.73%
75th Percentile
£73.13
£59.06
£61.56
90th Percentile
£81.25
£63.75
£77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.30
£21.37
£17.72
% change year-on-year
-23.72%
+20.60%
+14.32%
IT Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
IT Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.
IT Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.
IT Engineer Skill Set Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, IT Engineer 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 IT Engineer in the job title.
IT Engineer 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:
