SaaS Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire
Software as a Service (SaaS)
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring SaaS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 44 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -5 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing SaaS | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 3.13% | 0.54% | 2.19% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 13.79% | 1.65% | 9.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £501 | - | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £502 | - | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £450 | £360 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.17% | +25.00% | -37.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £507 | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £508 | - | £618 |
| East of England median daily rate | £538 | £538 | £361 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +48.79% | -37.17% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Cambridgeshire
SaaS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Cambridgeshire.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 87 | 121 | 94 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 22.72% | 32.70% | 22.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 65 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £305 | £299 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £400 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £503 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | +19.64% | -4.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £619 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £702 | £700 | £614 |
| East of England median daily rate | £478 | £500 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | +19.05% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.99 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | £16.00 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £16.30 | £16.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +298.77% | - | -13.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £43.75 | £18.84 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.37 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £17.50 | £25.00 | £18.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +37.74% | -9.25% |
SaaS Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SaaS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
SaaS Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing SaaS.
SaaS Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing SaaS.
SaaS 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 SaaS within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 17 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 | - | 11 | £505 | - | 61 |
| SaaS East of England |
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SaaS 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.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entra ID | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Azure | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Microsoft 365 | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2 | OCI | 8.3% | 1 |