The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Performance Optimisation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Performance Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
166
162
195
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
91.21%
89.50%
89.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
83
75
114
10th Percentile
£357
£287
£213
25th Percentile
£438
£340
£408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£425
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+23.53%
-5.56%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£647
£568
£538
90th Percentile
£700
£638
£584
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£520
£463
£450
% change year-on-year
+12.43%
+2.78%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
15
20
10th Percentile
£17.95
£19.80
£16.75
25th Percentile
£44.91
£24.40
-
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£52.50
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
+196.28%
-68.91%
75th Percentile
£69.38
£63.75
£61.25
90th Percentile
£78.75
£70.50
£64.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.23
£14.50
% change year-on-year
-1.42%
+11.93%
-
Performance Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Performance Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Performance Optimisation Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Performance Optimisation.
Performance Optimisation Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Performance Optimisation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Performance Optimisation.
Performance Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
