Multimedia Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Multimedia
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Multimedia in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Multimedia over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 31 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 4 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 2.01% 1.51% -
As % of the General category 4.49% 3.06% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £322 -
25th Percentile £383 £335 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £371 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.16% - -
75th Percentile £428 £393 -
90th Percentile - £397 -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £405 £371 -
% change year-on-year +9.16% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £33.48 - -
25th Percentile £36.83 £26.25 -
Median hourly rate £43.60 £27.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +58.55% - -
75th Percentile £50.33 £28.75 -
90th Percentile £53.64 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £43.60 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year +58.55% - -

All General Skills
Cambridge

Multimedia falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 89 98 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 44.72% 49.25% 52.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 43 60
10th Percentile £363 £235 £176
25th Percentile £450 £381 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £440
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +13.64% -7.37%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £525
90th Percentile £698 £648 £575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £525 £513 £455
% change year-on-year +2.44% +12.76% -4.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 17
10th Percentile £19.25 £23.28 £17.25
25th Percentile £23.00 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £27.75 £52.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -47.14% +196.28% -66.25%
75th Percentile £42.00 £63.75 £20.00
90th Percentile £50.30 £72.75 £61.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £14.50
% change year-on-year -1.42% +11.93% -0.05%

Multimedia
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Multimedia relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Multimedia job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Multimedia
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Multimedia.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Multimedia.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Multimedia in Cambridge over the 6 months to 4 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Multimedia in Cambridge

Multimedia
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) NoSQL
2 1 (25.00%) MySQL
General
1 2 (50.00%) Wearables
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Audio Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) FastAPI
1 3 (75.00%) React
1 3 (75.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Acoustics
1 1 (25.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (25.00%) Linux Command Line
1 1 (25.00%) Smartphone
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Collection
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Inertial Measurement
3 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Validation
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Motion Capture
4 1 (25.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Shell Script
3 1 (25.00%) Bourne shell
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree