Consultant
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 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 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 34 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +13 | +11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 28 | 23 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 8.92% | 4.55% | 1.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.69% | 5.42% | 2.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £417 | £514 | £443 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £550 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £582 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.79% | +5.82% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £660 | £725 |
| East of England median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | -4.35% |
| 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 | £34.75 | £57.25 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.31% | +160.23% | -62.55% |
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 | 262 | 424 | 464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 83.44% | 83.79% | 81.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 154 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £222 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £325 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -6.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £621 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £490 | £438 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -7.89% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 160 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | £14.16 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.48 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £21.37 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +37.87% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £28.79 | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.13 | £63.75 | £28.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.90 | £36.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.58% | +21.10% | +85.90% |
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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 7 July 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 7 July 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 | +16 | 22 | £500 | -9.09% | 16 |
| Huntingdon | -1 | 3 | £605 | +3.95% | |
| Consultant East of England |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 7 July 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: