Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Influencing Skills
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 43 45
Rank change year-on-year +4 +2 0
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.80% 0.27% 0.24%
As % of the General category 1.55% 0.48% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £485 - -
25th Percentile £500 - £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +27.78%
75th Percentile £591 - £613
90th Percentile £600 - -
East of England median daily rate £533 £550 £513
% change year-on-year -3.18% +7.32% +7.89%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 193 207 228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 51.74% 56.40% 53.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 66 62
10th Percentile £188 £231 £228
25th Percentile £335 £413 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +10.01%
75th Percentile £574 £650 £588
90th Percentile £601 £688 £650
East of England median daily rate £460 £512 £475
% change year-on-year -10.16% +7.79% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 79 99
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile - £14.38 £15.62
Median hourly rate £14.22 £16.00 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year -11.13% -1.42% +11.93%
75th Percentile £18.11 £18.50 £16.85
90th Percentile £35.38 £31.00 £49.75
East of England median hourly rate £29.75 £22.63 £30.00
% change year-on-year +31.46% -24.57% +69.30%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 3 October 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 2 £569 +3.41% 19
Ely - 1 £500 - 1
Influencing Skills
East of England

Influencing Skills
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 (33.33%) Entra ID
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Category Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Lead
1 1 (33.33%) Procurement Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Privileged Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) ISACA
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (33.33%) RIBA
1 1 (33.33%) TOGAF Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Zscaler