Consultant
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 35 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +16 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 19 | 20 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 6.88% | 4.02% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.48% | 4.69% | 1.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 14 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £387 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £515 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £581 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.87% | -7.12% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £599 | £596 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £27.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +136.36% | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | +104.55% | -51.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title | 224 | 426 | 510 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 81.16% | 85.54% | 86.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 161 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £206 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £563 | £535 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 195 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | - | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.16% | +13.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.46 | £27.50 | £20.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £39.35 | £60.05 | £26.72 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +22.86% | +125.81% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Cambridgeshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Cambridge | +15 | 13 | £500 | -4.31% | 14 |
| Peterborough | +12 | 2 | £581 | -3.13% | 9 |
| Huntingdon | -4 | 2 | £452 | -22.34% | |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Consultant 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: