Developer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Developer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 32 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -12 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 17 | 25 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 6.14% | 4.99% | 6.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.52% | 5.81% | 7.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 15 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £363 | £418 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £369 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £488 | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £500 | £556 |
| East of England median daily rate | £490 | £430 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.95% | -9.47% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £91.25 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | +7.34% |
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 | 226 | 430 | 483 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 81.59% | 85.83% | 86.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 162 | 298 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £208 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £484 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £563 | £537 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £673 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £490 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.89% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 194 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | - | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.44 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.28% | +5.16% | +13.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.03 | £27.50 | £18.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.25 | £60.48 | £20.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £47.44 | £43.00 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.33% | +2.61% | +166.23% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Developer 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 Developer in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer 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 Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | +5 | 12 | £469 | +7.76% | 88 |
| Peterborough | - | 2 | £438 | - | 19 |
| Developer East of England |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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: