Electronics Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 29 39
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 +14
Contract jobs citing Electronics 9 9 5
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 2.30% 2.76% 1.15%
As % of the General category 4.46% 5.03% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £429 -
25th Percentile - £443 £120
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £485 £310
Median % change year-on-year - +56.45% -40.95%
75th Percentile - £501 £509
90th Percentile - £502 £525
East of England median daily rate £115 £480 £375
% change year-on-year -76.04% +28.00% -36.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 0
10th Percentile - £53.75 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £55.63 -
Median hourly rate £22.95 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.28% - -
75th Percentile £24.49 £70.63 -
90th Percentile £30.22 £73.25 -
East of England median hourly rate £67.50 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +12.50% -7.69% +13.04%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 202 179 309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 51.53% 54.91% 70.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 61 90
10th Percentile £168 £275 £160
25th Percentile £250 £425 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £630 £585 £558
90th Percentile £691 £625 £639
East of England median daily rate £480 £483 £500
% change year-on-year -0.57% -3.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 55 171
10th Percentile £13.33 - £13.41
25th Percentile £13.80 £15.62 £14.16
Median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% +8.20% -3.23%
75th Percentile £16.50 £16.85 £15.98
90th Percentile £24.49 £26.45 £20.56
East of England median hourly rate £19.91 £20.00 £19.16
% change year-on-year -0.45% +4.41% -5.41%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
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 Electronics within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 -17 4 - - 39
Huntingdon - 1 - - 1
Peterborough - 1 - -
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
General
1 8 (88.89%) Manufacturing
1 8 (88.89%) Marketing
2 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 7 (77.78%) Telecoms
3 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
4 4 (44.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) IT Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Migration Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Migration Technician
2 3 (33.33%) Support Technician
3 1 (11.11%) Designer
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (77.78%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (77.78%) Migration
1 7 (77.78%) Programme Management
1 7 (77.78%) Workflow
2 4 (44.44%) Logistics
2 4 (44.44%) Workflow Management
3 1 (11.11%) Analytics
3 1 (11.11%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (11.11%) FMEA
3 1 (11.11%) Telematics
3 1 (11.11%) Validation
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) SC Cleared
1 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) SAP
2 1 (11.11%) Cadence