The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in contract job vacancies in Peterborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
13 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Fibre Optics |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Peterborough |
2.82% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
22.22% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
- |
£140 |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£16.34 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.84 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.23 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£19.06 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£19.23 |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£18.23 |
- |
- |
Fibre Optics 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 Peterborough.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
9 |
16 |
18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough |
12.68% |
24.62% |
9.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
10 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£230 |
£193 |
£347 |
| 25th Percentile |
£298 |
£195 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£433 |
£263 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+64.76% |
-54.35% |
+84.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£583 |
£442 |
£606 |
| 90th Percentile |
£661 |
£452 |
£613 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£413 |
£468 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.91% |
-6.35% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
2 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.34 |
£20.15 |
£35.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.34 |
£23.04 |
£35.52 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.00 |
£29.11 |
£48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.93% |
-39.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£36.43 |
£57.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£40.07 |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£31.47 |
£22.25 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+41.42% |
-59.55% |
+4.76% |
Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.
Fibre Optics
Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing Fibre Optics.
Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:
