Red Hat Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire
Red Hat
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire citing Red Hat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Red Hat over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Red Hat, Inc.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | - | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Red Hat | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 0.53% | - | 1.82% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.32% | - | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | - | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | - | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | - | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £788 |
| East of England median daily rate | £441 | £350 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.07% | -36.36% | +3.53% |
All Vendors
Cambridgeshire
Red Hat falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Cambridgeshire.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 152 | 168 | 154 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 40.32% | 47.19% | 40.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 71 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £300 | £339 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £438 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +10.53% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £621 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £700 | £687 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 21 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.63 | £16.00 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £30.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.67% | +84.84% | +11.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.00 | £43.75 | £16.85 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £48.75 | £18.23 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £34.87 | £21.14 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.95% | +30.25% | -63.53% |
Red Hat Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Red Hat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Red Hat Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Red Hat.
Red Hat Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Red Hat.
Red Hat 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 Red Hat within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 28 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | - | 2 | £513 | - | |
| Red Hat East of England |
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Red Hat Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.