Open Source Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Open Source
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 42 48
Rank change year-on-year - +6 +11
Contract jobs citing Open Source 0 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire - 0.69% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.85% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £493
25th Percentile - £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.79%
75th Percentile - £525 £550
90th Percentile - - £558
East of England median daily rate - £363 £350
% change year-on-year - +3.57% -33.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
East of England median hourly rate - £55.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire

Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 309 352 475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 88.03% 81.11% 91.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 119 191
10th Percentile £250 £225 £225
25th Percentile £400 £340 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.44% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £625 £558 £550
90th Percentile £700 £638 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £442 £500
% change year-on-year +13.12% -11.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 136 192
10th Percentile £14.29 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.88 £15.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% +11.93% -
75th Percentile £21.13 £16.85 £20.56
90th Percentile £43.75 £42.88 £28.08
East of England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £19.81
% change year-on-year -37.13% +101.92% -3.37%

Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Open Source in Cambridgeshire

Open Source
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Open Source.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Open Source

Open Source
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Open Source.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Open Source