The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linked Data in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linked Data over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Linked Data 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
103
65
99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
51.76%
33.51%
47.37%
Number of daily rates quoted
47
33
46
10th Percentile
£363
£301
£171
25th Percentile
£409
£419
£309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£459
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
+14.44%
-3.42%
75th Percentile
£666
£600
£523
90th Percentile
£755
£650
£560
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£544
£525
£475
% change year-on-year
+3.57%
+10.53%
+1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
6
8
10th Percentile
£18.30
£21.49
£53.75
25th Percentile
£23.00
£32.50
£56.56
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£57.50
£67.50
Median % change year-on-year
-43.48%
-14.81%
+315.77%
75th Percentile
£67.50
£72.19
£77.50
90th Percentile
£77.50
£75.00
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£30.05
£57.50
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-47.73%
-4.17%
+166.67%
Linked Data Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linked Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Linked Data Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linked Data also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Linked Data.
Linked Data 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:
