As of 2 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Software Engineer daily rate in Cambridge.
6 months to 2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
27
-
Rank change year-on-year
-1
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title
153
155
228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
86.44%
87.57%
93.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
80
73
146
10th Percentile
£250
£225
£185
25th Percentile
£418
£340
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£518
£420
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+23.21%
-6.67%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£600
£550
£537
90th Percentile
£700
£638
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£488
£420
£450
% change year-on-year
+16.07%
-6.67%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
21
18
10th Percentile
£17.34
£22.54
£15.50
25th Percentile
£60.00
£26.25
-
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£52.50
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+23.81%
+196.28%
-64.91%
75th Percentile
£67.50
£63.75
£53.75
90th Percentile
£77.50
£75.00
£61.63
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£17.00
£21.37
£16.00
% change year-on-year
-20.45%
+33.56%
+10.34%
Research Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Research Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Research Software Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Research Software Engineer in Cambridge.
Research Software Engineer Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Research Software Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.
Research Software Engineer Skill Set 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:
