The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring PLM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
PLM 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
185
180
189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
91.58%
90.00%
86.30%
Number of daily rates quoted
95
84
104
10th Percentile
£350
£251
£204
25th Percentile
£413
£338
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£439
£465
Median % change year-on-year
+19.66%
-5.65%
-7.00%
75th Percentile
£625
£553
£538
90th Percentile
£700
£634
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£515
£454
£475
% change year-on-year
+13.44%
-4.42%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
14
23
10th Percentile
£19.00
£19.35
-
25th Percentile
£23.00
£23.47
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£42.50
£53.75
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-20.93%
+168.75%
-61.90%
75th Percentile
£61.68
£63.75
£61.88
90th Percentile
£75.00
£71.63
£77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.23
£14.50
% change year-on-year
-1.42%
+11.93%
-6.45%
PLM Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PLM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
PLM Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing PLM.
PLM Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PLM 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 PLM.
PLM 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:
