Spreadsheet Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Spreadsheets
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Spreadsheet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 7 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 3.10% - 2.45%
As % of the Applications category 29.17% - 23.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £289 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £293 - -
75th Percentile £296 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £293 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £27.25 - -
25th Percentile £28.75 - -
Median hourly rate £32.50 - £25.00
75th Percentile £34.38 - -
90th Percentile £34.75 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £32.50 - £25.00

All Software Application Skills
Cambridge

Spreadsheet falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 24 15 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 10.62% 12.40% 10.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 1
10th Percentile £284 - -
25th Percentile £363 £296 £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £325 £135
Median % change year-on-year +26.92% +140.74% -46.00%
75th Percentile £419 £488 £153
90th Percentile £532 £525 -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £413 £296 £300
% change year-on-year +39.36% -1.33% -2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 9
10th Percentile £16.81 - £15.43
25th Percentile £17.47 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £17.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.21% -28.80% +21.95%
75th Percentile £32.50 - -
90th Percentile £34.38 - £27.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £18.25 £16.23 £14.80
% change year-on-year +12.45% +9.66% -27.80%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Spreadsheet relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Spreadsheet job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Spreadsheet.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Spreadsheet.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
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:

Applications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Metadata
1 2 (28.57%) MySQL
General
1 7 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Audio Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Linux Command Line
2 3 (42.86%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (42.86%) Virtual Reality
3 2 (28.57%) Acoustics
3 2 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Data Collection
2 4 (57.14%) Motion Capture
2 4 (57.14%) Time Management
3 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Data Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Metadata Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft