Distributed Computing Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Distributed Computing
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Computing in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Computing over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 36 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Distributed Computing 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.27% 1.31% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.78% 4.30% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £413 -
25th Percentile £438 £414 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £430 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.47% - -
75th Percentile £513 £445 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £475 £430 -
% change year-on-year +10.47% - -

All Generic Skills
Cambridgeshire

Distributed Computing falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 129 93 106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 35.15% 30.49% 23.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 54 64
10th Percentile £176 £313 £228
25th Percentile £335 £415 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £481 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -3.75% +8.11%
75th Percentile £619 £569 £591
90th Percentile £713 £650 £668
East of England median daily rate £450 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 20
10th Percentile £22.70 £21.43 £21.80
25th Percentile £24.71 £22.44 £35.50
Median hourly rate £32.25 £31.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -42.73% +66.67%
75th Percentile £41.56 £48.13 £66.25
90th Percentile £48.75 £58.25 £77.50
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £67.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -66.67% +22.73% -8.33%

Distributed Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Distributed Computing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Distributed Computing job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Distributed Computing
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Distributed Computing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Distributed Computing

Distributed Computing
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 Distributed Computing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 30 January 2026. 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 -8 1 £475 +10.47% 1
Distributed Computing
East of England

Distributed Computing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Anthropic Claude
1 1 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (100.00%) Google Gemini
General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Python Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Python Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Parallel Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prompt Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) OpenAI