Software Architecture Contracts in Cambridge

Software Architecture
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Software Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Architecture over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 34 41
Rank change year-on-year +16 +7 -
Contract jobs citing Software Architecture 13 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 6.70% 0.35% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.34% 0.40% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 £525 £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £550 £700
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% -
75th Percentile £800 £575 £750
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £675 £550 £700
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

Software Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 177 252 278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 91.24% 87.80% 83.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 175 187
10th Percentile £234 £185 £313
25th Percentile £350 £313 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.32% - +15.15%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £639 £608 £625
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 16 14
10th Percentile £20.40 £17.12 £15.51
25th Percentile £25.00 £17.50 £16.56
Median hourly rate £52.50 £20.50 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year +156.10% -64.04% +153.33%
75th Percentile £66.25 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 - £77.13
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £13.66
% change year-on-year +3.45% +6.15% +1.19%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in Cambridge

Software Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Daily rate trend for Software Architecture in Cambridge

Software Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in Cambridge over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Architecture in Cambridge

Software Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Architecture in Cambridge

Software Architecture
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:

Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Architect
1 10 (76.92%) Software Architect
2 3 (23.08%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (100.00%) DirectX
1 13 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 13 (100.00%) OpenGL ES
1 13 (100.00%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) 3D Graphics
1 10 (76.92%) Ray Tracing
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) C
1 8 (61.54%) C++
Qualifications
1 10 (76.92%) Degree
1 10 (76.92%) Master's Degree
1 10 (76.92%) PhD