The median Linux Developer daily rate in Cambridge is £325, 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 |
18 |
31 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Developer |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge |
1.75% |
0.52% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.06% |
0.56% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£325 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£338 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£325 |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£95.00 |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
- |
£95.00 |
- |
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% |
