Physics Contracts in Cambridge

Physics
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Physics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Physics over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 29 31
Rank change year-on-year - +2 -
Contract jobs citing Physics 0 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge - 0.50% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.54% 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate - - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £65.00 - £52.50

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

Physics 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 108 184 238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 86.40% 91.09% 86.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 101 164
10th Percentile £296 £235 £185
25th Percentile £409 £350 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £440 £455
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -3.30% -4.21%
75th Percentile £606 £550 £538
90th Percentile £700 £650 £600
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 28 12
10th Percentile £16.40 £20.40 £16.84
25th Percentile £18.10 £25.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £39.50 £52.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.76% +156.10% -64.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.38 £53.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £72.38 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.23 £15.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year +8.20% +3.45% -

Physics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Physics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Physics in Cambridge

Physics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Physics in Cambridge.

Daily rate trend for Physics in Cambridge

Physics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Physics in Cambridge.

Hourly rate trend for Physics in Cambridge