Kernel Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Kernel Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

As of 18 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Kernel Engineer daily rate in Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Kernel Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.04% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% - 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £53.75
Median hourly rate - - £57.50
75th Percentile - - £61.25
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate - - £57.50

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 342 258 337
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.60% 79.88% 78.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 120 145
10th Percentile £184 £300 £172
25th Percentile £335 £391 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £492 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +3.47% -
75th Percentile £600 £562 £560
90th Percentile £680 £650 £645
East of England median daily rate £486 £454 £475
% change year-on-year +6.94% -4.42% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 31 104
10th Percentile £13.33 £15.92 £13.41
25th Percentile £13.80 £21.22 £14.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £22.90 £15.59
Median % change year-on-year -30.12% +46.90% +0.55%
75th Percentile £25.15 £26.38 £20.56
90th Percentile £43.75 £48.75 £35.00
East of England median hourly rate £29.00 £47.50 £43.15
% change year-on-year -38.95% +10.08% +110.49%

Kernel Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Kernel Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Kernel Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Kernel Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Kernel Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Kernel Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Kernel Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Kernel Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Kernel Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Kernel Engineer
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 Kernel Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 18 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 - 4 - - 3
Kernel Engineer
East of England

Kernel Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Kernel Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring Kernel Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Memory Management

Kernel Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Memory Management