Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Software Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
27 |
21 |
6 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
-15 |
+12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
9 |
7 |
29 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge |
4.35% |
3.87% |
15.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.95% |
4.32% |
16.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£386 |
- |
£425 |
| 25th Percentile |
£390 |
£419 |
£448 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£415 |
£438 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.14% |
-16.67% |
-12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£435 |
£456 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£437 |
- |
£560 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£415 |
£500 |
£516 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.00% |
-3.05% |
-14.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£53.55 |
£52.50 |
£53.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£54.70 |
£55.00 |
£58.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.55% |
-6.38% |
+2.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.85 |
£57.50 |
£63.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£65.48 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£37.50 |
£55.00 |
£58.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.82% |
-6.38% |
+11.90% |
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 |
182 |
162 |
176 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
87.92% |
89.50% |
93.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
86 |
80 |
90 |
| 10th Percentile |
£219 |
£259 |
£140 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£330 |
£281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£439 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.96% |
-7.63% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£620 |
£538 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£681 |
£638 |
£591 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£454 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.63% |
-4.42% |
+2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
10 |
6 |
28 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.40 |
£20.27 |
£17.37 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32.19 |
£22.66 |
£17.72 |
| Median hourly rate |
£43.00 |
£25.46 |
£20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+68.93% |
+27.28% |
-38.46% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.59 |
£50.31 |
£63.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76.25 |
£60.63 |
£77.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£16.00 |
£22.90 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
-30.12% |
+29.20% |
+14.32% |
