Apache Kafka
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Kafka skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 60 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -10 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kafka | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 0.58% | 0.32% | 1.60% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 2.70% | 1.52% | 5.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,000 | £56,625 | £56,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,188 | £64,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £58,750 | £73,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.15% | -20.34% | -4.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £59,688 | £80,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £59,875 | £80,875 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £58,750 | £73,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.15% | -20.34% | +9.26% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Cambridge
Kafka falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Cambridge.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 74 | 132 | 129 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 21.57% | 20.92% | 29.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 62 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £48,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £56,563 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £70,000 | £70,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | -1.06% | +17.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,000 | £93,750 | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Kafka as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Salary Trend in Cambridge
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Kafka.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridge
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kafka in Cambridge over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: