Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Telecommunications
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 34 31
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +21
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 8 4 14
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 2.19% 1.29% 3.19%
As % of the General category 4.32% 2.40% 4.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - £221 £120
25th Percentile - £280 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £325 £170
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +91.18% -47.69%
75th Percentile - £379 £369
90th Percentile - £453 £538
East of England median daily rate £550 £438 £375
% change year-on-year +25.71% +16.67% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile - - £14.60
25th Percentile £20.50 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.08 - £17.00
75th Percentile £24.49 - £18.50
90th Percentile - - £19.40
East of England median hourly rate £22.00 £48.56 £20.00
% change year-on-year -54.70% +142.80% -69.81%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 185 167 294
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 50.68% 53.87% 66.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 67 87
10th Percentile £165 £292 £158
25th Percentile £200 £422 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £464 £500 £455
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% +10.01% +1.00%
75th Percentile £625 £586 £566
90th Percentile £684 £643 £623
East of England median daily rate £492 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -1.60% +2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 44 166
10th Percentile £13.33 - £13.41
25th Percentile £13.80 £15.62 £14.16
Median hourly rate £15.50 £16.23 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.50% +8.20% -3.23%
75th Percentile £16.00 £16.85 -
90th Percentile £24.23 £26.53 £20.56
East of England median hourly rate £19.07 £20.50 £17.74
% change year-on-year -6.98% +15.59% -11.46%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Telecoms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 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 -5 4 £450 +38.46% 8
Huntingdon - 1 - -
Telecoms
East of England

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 8 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 7 (87.50%) Electronics
2 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 7 (87.50%) Marketing
2 7 (87.50%) Public Sector
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Migration Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Windows Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Migration Technician
2 3 (37.50%) Support Technician
3 1 (12.50%) Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Data Architect
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (87.50%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (87.50%) Migration
1 7 (87.50%) Programme Management
1 7 (87.50%) Workflow
2 4 (50.00%) Logistics
2 4 (50.00%) Workflow Management
3 1 (12.50%) AI
3 1 (12.50%) Analytics
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Data Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Data Transformation
3 1 (12.50%) Fintech
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) SAP