Hackathon Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Hackathon
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hackathon in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hackathon over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Hackathon 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.045% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £650 £700 £463
% change year-on-year -7.14% +51.35% +19.35%

All Generic Skills
East of England

Hackathon falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 607 401 505
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 27.31% 39.01% 25.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 208 239
10th Percentile £187 £225 £177
25th Percentile £335 £399 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £442
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +13.12% -6.95%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £552
90th Percentile £689 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 76 129
10th Percentile £15.47 £16.95 £12.86
25th Percentile £16.35 £21.85 £24.75
Median hourly rate £29.48 £65.50 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -54.99% +10.08% +10.70%
75th Percentile £71.00 £81.54 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.95 £87.75 £80.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £33.91 £36.50
% change year-on-year +29.64% -7.10% +62.33%

Hackathon
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hackathon relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Hackathon job vacancy trend in the East of England

Hackathon
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Hackathon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Hackathon

Hackathon
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hackathon within the East of England region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Cambridgeshire - 1 £650 -
Hackathon
England

Hackathon
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI