Data Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 46 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +2 | +24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 0.72% | 1.82% | 1.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.89% | 2.11% | 1.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £453 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £178 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £185 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.22% | -61.05% | -1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £470 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £563 | £518 |
| East of England median daily rate | £315 | £185 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +70.27% | -63.90% | +13.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.22 | £62.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.85% | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £18.22 | £80.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -77.23% | - | - |
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 | 427 | 514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 81.16% | 86.26% | 86.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 161 | 310 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £206 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £276 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £563 | £534 |
| 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 | 196 | 101 |
| 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 | £20.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £39.35 | £59.63 | £26.67 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +21.47% | +128.39% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Data Engineer
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 Data Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 1 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 | +10 | 1 | £400 | - | 10 |
| Peterborough | +10 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Data Engineer East of England |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer 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: