Software Developer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Software Developer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 50 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -2 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 0.62% | 0.21% | 1.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.25% | 1.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | £363 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £375 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -16.67% | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £388 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £520 |
| East of England median daily rate | £575 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.05 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.10 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £24.15 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £43.30 | £80.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -45.88% | - | - |
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 | 278 | 395 | 450 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.54% | 82.64% | 80.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 123 | 141 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £220 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £313 | £348 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -6.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £610 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -10.53% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 146 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | £14.16 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.84 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.74 | £21.37 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.67% | +37.87% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.31 | £28.44 | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.50 | £27.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £43.90 | £43.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.19% | +1.35% | +122.13% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridgeshire.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridgeshire.
Software Developer
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 Software Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 20 July 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 |
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| Cambridge | +4 | 1 | £488 | +30.00% | 16 |
| Peterborough | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Software Developer East of England |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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:
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