IT Support
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median IT Support daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £178, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 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 28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 43 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -2 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 3.33% | 0.69% | 1.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.95% | 0.91% | 2.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | - | £118 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | - | £125 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | £225 | £138 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +63.64% | -40.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | - | £244 |
| 90th Percentile | £209 | - | £308 |
| East of England median daily rate | £171 | £180 | £178 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.41% | -16.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | - | £19.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.25 | - | £20.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £14.75 | - | £22.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £14.98 | - | £26.13 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £17.96 | £15.34 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.08% | -23.30% | +37.93% |
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 | 304 | 331 | 402 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 84.44% | 76.62% | 78.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 129 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £218 | £224 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £333 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -7.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £628 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -8.16% | +0.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 74 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £14.16 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.84 | £14.88 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £21.37 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +20.60% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.91 | £28.75 | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | £56.38 | £34.18 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £36.00 | £43.90 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +0.34% | +120.85% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.
IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.
IT Support
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 IT Support within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 28 September 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 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Cambridge | -3 | 1 | £200 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Wisbech | - | 1 | £155 | - | |
| IT Support East of England |
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IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, IT Support 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 IT Support in the job title.
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IT Support 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: