Leader
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Leader daily rate in Cambridge is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 24 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +7 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 6.14% | 4.12% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.22% | 4.49% | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £516 | £330 | £570 |
| 25th Percentile | £528 | £525 | £581 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £560 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -6.67% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £691 | £600 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £705 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £485 | £580 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.38% | +16.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.67 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | - | £27.67 | £21.72 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +27.39% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 97 | 178 | 274 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.09% | 91.75% | 93.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 106 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £235 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £350 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £450 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.72% | -3.23% | -2.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £644 | £600 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 29 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.68 | £21.10 | £16.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.40 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +156.10% | -19.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £66.25 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.16% | +13.47% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Cambridge.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead in the job title.
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Lead 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: