The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Metadata skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
27
12
22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
13.64%
6.06%
9.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
6
11
10th Percentile
£380
£322
£363
25th Percentile
£400
£348
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-
-18.18%
75th Percentile
£675
£519
£521
90th Percentile
£750
£563
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£508
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
+1.50%
+5.26%
-9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
2
6
10th Percentile
£33.45
£18.83
£15.51
25th Percentile
£36.75
£20.06
£29.77
Median hourly rate
£43.50
£22.75
£75.00
Median % change year-on-year
+91.21%
-69.67%
-
75th Percentile
£50.30
£26.06
£77.50
90th Percentile
£53.63
£27.68
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£43.50
£22.75
£75.00
% change year-on-year
+91.21%
-69.67%
+215.79%
Metadata Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Metadata relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Metadata Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Metadata.
Metadata Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Metadata 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 Metadata.
Metadata 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:
