Senior Software Engineer Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 54 73
Rank change year-on-year +8 +19 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 6 6 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 1.22% 1.00% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.15% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £470 -
25th Percentile £450 £538 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% - -
75th Percentile £550 £650 -
90th Percentile - £651 -
East of England median daily rate £550 £573 -
% change year-on-year -4.01% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.50 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £36.02 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.39% - -
75th Percentile £36.57 £53.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £36.02 £52.50 £77.32
% change year-on-year -31.39% -32.10% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 420 523 770
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 86.88% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 312 402
10th Percentile £225 £200 £200
25th Percentile £350 £275 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £563 £538 £525
90th Percentile £684 £600 £588
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 107 211
10th Percentile - £13.29 -
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
Median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.16% +14.81% -
75th Percentile £26.34 £19.20 £15.75
90th Percentile £57.50 £25.98 £20.25
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £35.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +22.86% +125.81% -3.13%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software 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 Senior Software Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 - -
Cambridge +3 2 £500 -23.08% 25
Senior Software Engineer
East of England

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Senior Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
3 4 (66.67%) Automotive
3 4 (66.67%) Military
4 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (50.00%) C
5 2 (33.33%) Python
5 2 (33.33%) SQL
5 2 (33.33%) VB
5 2 (33.33%) MathWorks
5 2 (33.33%) MATLAB
5 2 (33.33%) Simulink
5 2 (33.33%) Stateflow
5 2 (33.33%) Validation
5 2 (33.33%) Battery Management
5 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
5 2 (33.33%) SDLC
5 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (33.33%) FMEA
5 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (33.33%) Aerospace
5 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
5 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
6 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (16.67%) Marketing

Senior Software Engineer 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Simulink
1 2 (33.33%) Stateflow
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) MySQL
General
1 4 (66.67%) Automotive
1 4 (66.67%) Military
2 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (33.33%) Aerospace
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Electronics
4 1 (16.67%) Finance
4 1 (16.67%) Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) NumPy
1 1 (16.67%) Spring
1 1 (16.67%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Battery Management
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) FMEA
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Image Processing
4 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C
2 2 (33.33%) MATLAB
2 2 (33.33%) Python
2 2 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (33.33%) VB
3 1 (16.67%) C#
3 1 (16.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (16.67%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) MathWorks
2 1 (16.67%) SAP