IT Support Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

IT Support
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median IT Support daily rate in Cambridge is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 34 29
Rank change year-on-year +13 -5 -5
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 6 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 3.33% 0.51% 1.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.03% 0.57% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £185 - -
25th Percentile £186 £185 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £200 £225
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +78.93%
75th Percentile £213 £215 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £200 £178 £225
% change year-on-year +12.68% -21.11% +63.64%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 149 174 185
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.78% 88.32% 91.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 96 93
10th Percentile £188 £250 £225
25th Percentile £363 £405 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £525 £420
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +25.00% -8.40%
75th Percentile £564 £621 £538
90th Percentile £674 £700 £635
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £525 £503 £441
% change year-on-year +4.48% +13.95% -7.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 8 13
10th Percentile £13.88 £26.53 £22.51
25th Percentile £22.86 £38.75 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.41 £49.10 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.66% -6.48% +178.37%
75th Percentile £60.00 £69.38 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.13 £78.75 £63.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £14.70 £16.30 £21.37
% change year-on-year -9.85% -23.72% +20.60%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Cambridge

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridge.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridge

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridge.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridge

IT Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 5 October 2026, IT Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Cisco
2 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 4 (66.67%) Mac OS
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) SCCM
4 1 (16.67%) Software Deployment
4 1 (16.67%) Time Management
4 1 (16.67%) Windows 10

IT Support Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Mac OS
3 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
1 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL
1 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (16.67%) Software Deployment
1 1 (16.67%) Time Management
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Cisco