Master's Degree
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 21 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +4 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Master's Degree | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge | 2.45% | 4.50% | 2.24% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 9.26% | 18.00% | 10.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | - | £458 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £260 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.46% | -48.34% | +43.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £445 | - | £537 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £425 | £260 | £503 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.46% | -48.34% | -16.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.08 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.94 | £22.54 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £29.25 | £23.41 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.95% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £36.94 | £24.28 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £41.03 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £29.25 | £25.00 | £30.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.00% | -18.70% | -12.14% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge
Master's Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 54 | 50 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 26.47% | 25.00% | 20.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 16 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £390 | £254 | £289 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £398 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £487 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -2.70% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £631 | £650 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £468 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | -6.50% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.65 | £28.28 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.38 | £36.90 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.09% | -4.17% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.25 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.55 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £20.00 | £23.41 | £15.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.57% | +49.58% | +0.97% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Master's Degree.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Master's Degree.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Master's Degree in Cambridge over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.
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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: