Big Data Job Trends in Cambridge

Big Data
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Big Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 58 52
Rank change year-on-year - -6 +49
Permanent jobs citing Big Data 0 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge - 0.21% 1.45%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 2.13% 8.64%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £32,700
25th Percentile - £43,750 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -13.64% -
75th Percentile - £51,250 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary - £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Cambridge

Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 52 47 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 10.32% 10.00% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 47 20 66
10th Percentile - £30,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £42,535 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £72,500 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -44.83% -4.92% +38.64%
75th Percentile £50,000 £78,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £93,025 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +9.09%

Big Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Big Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Big Data job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Big Data
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Big Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Big Data