Computer Science Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 42 55
Rank change year-on-year +5 +13 -25
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 18 18 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 3.65% 3.00% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 3.38% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 9
10th Percentile £269 £331 £460
25th Percentile £440 £363 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.54% -11.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £535 £522 £538
90th Percentile £604 £569 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 0
10th Percentile £35.50 - -
25th Percentile £52.50 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -
75th Percentile £66.25 £53.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year +4.76% +7.14% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 408 532 747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 82.76% 88.67% 89.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 285 371
10th Percentile £200 £200 £200
25th Percentile £350 £280 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £553 £538 £525
90th Percentile £683 £600 £588
East of England median daily rate £470 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -1.05% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 153 244
10th Percentile - £13.41 -
25th Percentile £14.16 £14.25 £12.50
Median hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +7.41% -
75th Percentile £21.46 £20.56 £15.75
90th Percentile £48.00 £22.00 £22.00
East of England median hourly rate £39.55 £23.31 £15.50
% change year-on-year +69.67% +50.39% -11.93%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Cambridge +3 11 £465 -4.62% 73
Peterborough - 6 - - 7
Computer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) IIS
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Simulink
1 4 (22.22%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 1 (5.56%) SAP CO
1 1 (5.56%) SAP FI
1 1 (5.56%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (5.56%) SAP MM
1 1 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (5.56%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.56%) OneDrive
1 1 (5.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Firewall
1 1 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (5.56%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) Power BI
1 1 (5.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Git
1 6 (33.33%) Mercurial
General
1 6 (33.33%) Automotive
1 6 (33.33%) Multimedia
2 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Legal
4 2 (11.11%) Aerospace
4 2 (11.11%) Finance
4 2 (11.11%) Military
5 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Electronics
5 1 (5.56%) French Language
5 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.56%) Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (55.56%) Software Engineer
2 4 (22.22%) Senior
3 3 (16.67%) Data Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Machine Learning Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Embedded Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Administrator
5 1 (5.56%) Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Business Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Desktop Support
5 1 (5.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Lead
5 1 (5.56%) Research Software Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Security Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (38.89%) NumPy
2 6 (33.33%) Pandas
2 6 (33.33%) React
2 6 (33.33%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Social Media
2 4 (22.22%) Algorithms
3 2 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
4 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (5.56%) Data Structures
4 1 (5.56%) Life Science
4 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 1 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (5.56%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Android
2 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Software Engineering
2 10 (55.56%) Test Automation
3 7 (38.89%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
4 6 (33.33%) Code Quality
4 6 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
4 6 (33.33%) Data Collection
4 6 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
4 6 (33.33%) Machine Learning
4 6 (33.33%) Signal Processing
5 5 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (27.78%) Validation
6 4 (22.22%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 4 (22.22%) Verification and Validation
7 3 (16.67%) Customer Service
8 2 (11.11%) Battery Management
8 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 2 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (11.11%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) C#
1 7 (38.89%) Python
2 6 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 4 (22.22%) MATLAB
4 3 (16.67%) C
5 2 (11.11%) SQL
5 2 (11.11%) VB
6 1 (5.56%) C++
6 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (77.78%) Degree
2 10 (55.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (11.11%) Master's Degree
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (5.56%) CISSP
4 1 (5.56%) PhD
4 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (5.56%) Cisco