Electronics Contracts 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 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 36 36
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 +19
Contract jobs citing Electronics 3 20 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 1.01% 3.73% 3.10%
As % of the General category 1.66% 6.62% 4.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - - £431
25th Percentile - £168 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £360 £463
Median % change year-on-year -58.33% -22.16% +740.91%
75th Percentile - £575 £538
90th Percentile - - £575
East of England median daily rate £97 £388 £481
% change year-on-year -75.10% -19.48% -3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 0
10th Percentile £22.69 - -
25th Percentile £23.64 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £26.71 £57.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.55% - -
75th Percentile £30.21 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £31.42 £75.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £62.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +12.00% +8.70% +2.22%

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 181 302 364
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 60.74% 56.34% 66.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 96 141
10th Percentile £200 £223 £204
25th Percentile £363 £350 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £410 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.43% -8.89% -
75th Percentile £575 £543 £525
90th Percentile £658 £582 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 141 155
10th Percentile £15.55 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.65 £15.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £18.54 £16.23 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.20% +11.93% -
75th Percentile £29.29 £21.46 £17.72
90th Percentile £33.26 £57.50 £22.00
East of England median hourly rate £31.64 £38.12 £18.26
% change year-on-year -17.00% +108.82% +17.77%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend 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 25 June 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
Peterborough - 3 £150 - 6
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Simulink
1 2 (66.67%) Stateflow
2 1 (33.33%) CANalyzer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) CANoe
1 2 (66.67%) Git
General
1 2 (66.67%) Automotive
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree