Cadence Contract Job Trends in the South East

Cadence
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of Cadence products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cadence over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Cadence Design Systems.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 166 -
Rank change year-on-year -63 - -
Contract jobs citing Cadence 4 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.061% 0.14% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.14% 0.27% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £525 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -9.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £69.65 -
England median hourly rate £75.00 £69.65 £70.00
% change year-on-year +7.68% -0.50% -

All Vendors
South East

Cadence falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,876 1,855 2,122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.20% 52.00% 49.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,714 1,257 1,297
10th Percentile £263 £204 £251
25th Percentile £425 £353 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £610 £588 £630
90th Percentile £685 £650 £700
England median daily rate £519 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +2.37% -3.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 278 114 78
10th Percentile £14.05 £14.06 £16.18
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.52 £26.25
Median hourly rate £37.24 £21.09 £57.30
Median % change year-on-year +76.58% -63.19% +14.60%
75th Percentile £70.00 £34.83 £65.14
90th Percentile £88.00 £76.38 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +2.41% -28.16% -20.16%

Cadence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Cadence job vacancy trend in the South East

Cadence
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cadence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cadence

Cadence
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cadence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cadence

Cadence
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cadence within the South East region over the 6 months to 8 October 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
Hampshire -30 2 - - 4
Surrey - 2 £525 -
Cadence
England

Cadence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Design Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) IC Design
1 2 (50.00%) Regression Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree