The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Cambridge hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Cambridge were 5.5% higher than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in Cambridge is £37,500 in May 2025, 5.6% higher on the latest comparison.
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Cambridge hiring demand
New online job adverts in Cambridge
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
5,019
Jul 2026 · Cambridge
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £37,500.
£37,500
May 2025 · Cambridge
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Cambridge
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programmers and software development professionals | 705 | +13.7% | |
| 2 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 372 | — | |
| 3 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 266 | — | |
| 4 | Business and financial project management professionals | 244 | — | |
| 5 | Chefs | 230 | -20.4% | |
| 6 | Business sales executives | 216 | — | |
| 7 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 212 | -12.0% | |
| 8 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 195 | -4.9% | |
| 9 | Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 194 | — | |
| 10 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 187 | -4.6% |
Hiring near Cambridge
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 3,286 | +1.4% | |
| 2 | Peterborough | 3,215 | +5.9% | |
| 3 | Bedford | 2,711 | +18.4% | |
| 4 | Chelmsford | 2,703 | +3.4% | |
| 5 | Basildon | 2,453 | +9.7% | |
| 6 | Central Bedfordshire | 2,362 | +20.1% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managers in logistics | 20 | +233.3% | |
| 2 | IT network professionals | 27 | +107.7% | |
| 3 | Physical scientists | 41 | +46.4% | |
| 4 | Social and humanities scientists | 40 | +42.9% | |
| 5 | Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 30 | +42.9% | |
| 6 | Graphic and multimedia designers | 47 | +42.4% | |
| 7 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 51 | +41.7% | |
| 8 | Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 31 | +40.9% | |
| 9 | Public services associate professionals | 22 | +37.5% | |
| 10 | Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants | 30 | +36.4% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arts officers, producers and directors | 21 | -41.7% | |
| 2 | Planning, process and production technicians | 21 | -40.0% | |
| 3 | Business and related research professionals | 121 | -37.9% | |
| 4 | Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 59 | -36.6% | |
| 5 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 39 | -32.8% | |
| 6 | Higher education teaching professionals | 57 | -32.1% | |
| 7 | Stock control clerks and assistants | 30 | -31.8% | |
| 8 | Legal associate professionals | 28 | -31.7% | |
| 9 | Mining and quarry workers and related operatives | 22 | -31.2% | |
| 10 | Chartered and certified accountants | 27 | -30.8% |
About this report
Sources, periods & methodology
Each chart shows its own reporting period. These are observation dates, not publication dates. ONS data is generally two months late. Missing comparisons stay unavailable. The hiring glance compares the latest month with three months earlier. Pay still uses published annual changes and does not compare mismatched pay periods.
Hiring demand July 2026
Cambridge · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · labour_demand_soc2020 · Release: January 2017 to July 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Cambridge · Annualised advertised asking pay. This is not employee earnings.
Office for National Statistics · online_job_advert_salaries · Release: January 2017 to May 2025Source: Office for National Statistics — employment and labour market. Charts and interpretation by Jobmundo. ONS does not endorse this analysis.
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