CIPD Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPD 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 0.66% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - £475 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £35.55 - -
North West median hourly rate £35.55 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cumbria.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 116 193 180
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 76.82% 82.83% 69.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 75 118
10th Percentile £412 £392 £462
25th Percentile £460 £442 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £563
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% -11.11% +32.04%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £670
90th Percentile £613 £642 £725
North West median daily rate £471 £496 £513
% change year-on-year -5.09% -3.17% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 18 35
10th Percentile £46.53 £22.72 -
25th Percentile £57.73 £25.26 -
Median hourly rate £63.14 £35.30 £10.95
Median % change year-on-year +78.88% +222.33% -84.23%
75th Percentile £67.19 £70.15 £11.66
90th Percentile £67.84 £81.43 £34.38
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £16.06
% change year-on-year +39.88% +102.37% -57.17%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

CIPD job vacancy trend in Cumbria

CIPD
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 23 March 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 1 - -
CIPD
North West

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management