Software Engineer Contracts in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 12 6
Rank change year-on-year +6 -6 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 27 25 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 14.14% 8.45% 12.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.43% 9.12% 13.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 16 12
10th Percentile £445 - £339
25th Percentile £449 £425 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% +41.89%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £625
90th Percentile £703 £613 £738
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +41.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 6
10th Percentile - - £56.00
25th Percentile £51.25 £51.25 £56.06
Median hourly rate £65.50 £52.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.76% -8.70% +21.05%
75th Percentile £75.00 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £52.50 £52.50 £57.25
% change year-on-year - -8.30% +34.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 175 274 302
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 92.57% 91.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 186 189
10th Percentile £235 £185 £301
25th Percentile £363 £303 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +15.15%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £665 £600 £588
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £450 £439
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 17 17
10th Percentile £19.70 £15.80 £14.99
25th Percentile £25.00 £17.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £20.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +156.10% -19.61% +14.20%
75th Percentile £66.50 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 - £69.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% +14.81% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 11 (40.74%) C++
2 11 (40.74%) Python
3 10 (37.04%) C
4 9 (33.33%) Machine Learning
5 8 (29.63%) PhD
6 7 (25.93%) C#
6 7 (25.93%) GCC
6 7 (25.93%) LLVM
6 7 (25.93%) Performance Analysis
6 7 (25.93%) Open Source
6 7 (25.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (22.22%) Degree
7 6 (22.22%) Git
7 6 (22.22%) Windows
7 6 (22.22%) Electronics
8 5 (18.52%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (18.52%) NumPy
9 4 (14.81%) Code Quality
9 4 (14.81%) Data Collection
9 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (14.81%) Data Pipeline
9 4 (14.81%) Multimedia
9 4 (14.81%) JavaScript
9 4 (14.81%) Test Automation
9 4 (14.81%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (14.81%) Computer Science
9 4 (14.81%) Mercurial
9 4 (14.81%) Pandas
9 4 (14.81%) React

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) Azure
1 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) MQTT
1 1 (3.70%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (25.93%) GCC
2 6 (22.22%) Git
3 4 (14.81%) Mercurial
4 2 (7.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (25.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (22.22%) Electronics
3 4 (14.81%) Multimedia
4 2 (7.41%) Wearables
5 1 (3.70%) Finance
5 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.70%) Marketing
5 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (25.93%) LLVM
2 5 (18.52%) NumPy
3 4 (14.81%) Pandas
3 4 (14.81%) React
3 4 (14.81%) SciPy
4 3 (11.11%) DirectX
4 3 (11.11%) OpenGL
4 3 (11.11%) OpenGL ES
4 3 (11.11%) Vulkan
5 2 (7.41%) .NET
5 2 (7.41%) MFC
5 2 (7.41%) WinForms
5 2 (7.41%) WPF
6 1 (3.70%) Spring
6 1 (3.70%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (7.41%) Social Media
2 1 (3.70%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.70%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
2 2 (7.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 7 (25.93%) Open Source
3 7 (25.93%) Performance Analysis
4 5 (18.52%) Artificial Intelligence
5 4 (14.81%) Code Quality
5 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (14.81%) Computer Science
5 4 (14.81%) Continuous Integration
5 4 (14.81%) Data Collection
5 4 (14.81%) Data Pipeline
5 4 (14.81%) Signal Processing
5 4 (14.81%) Test Automation
6 3 (11.11%) Agile
6 3 (11.11%) Software Architecture
7 2 (7.41%) Data Protection
7 2 (7.41%) DevOps
7 2 (7.41%) SDLC
7 2 (7.41%) UML
8 1 (3.70%) Computer Vision
Programming Languages
1 11 (40.74%) C++
1 11 (40.74%) Python
2 10 (37.04%) C
3 7 (25.93%) C#
4 4 (14.81%) JavaScript
5 2 (7.41%) C++/CLI
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) PhD
2 6 (22.22%) Degree
3 3 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) SAP