The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the West Sussex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 40 52 -
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 3 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 0.794% 0.316% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.286% 2.198% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +6.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £31.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+4.83% -11.42%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
70 91 87
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 18.52% 14.40% 18.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 37 49
Average daily rate £400 £350 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £320 £258 £291
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £494 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £340 £330
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 5
Average hourly rate £18.25 £29.25 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-37.60% +42.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.50 £18.80 £10.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.00 £34.00 £21.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -10.00%
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Sussex Computer Science Jobs Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Computer Science across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Worthing +3 2 - -
Horsham - 1 - -
Pulborough - - - - 1
Crawley - - - - 2
Gatwick - - - -
Haywards Heath - - - -
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science.

1 4 (57.14%) Java
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Mathematics
2 3 (42.86%) Web Development
3 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (28.57%) HTML5
3 2 (28.57%) Life Science
3 2 (28.57%) jQuery
3 2 (28.57%) Business Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Software Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Middleware
3 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) Windows
3 2 (28.57%) Documentum
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Lotus
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (14.29%) IBM Notes
4 1 (14.29%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
4 1 (14.29%) ERP
4 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 1 (14.29%) .NET
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
4 1 (14.29%) MS Office
4 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
4 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (28.57%) Middleware
1 2 (28.57%) jQuery
1 2 (28.57%) HTML5
2 1 (14.29%) .NET
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) Documentum
2 1 (14.29%) IBM Notes
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle 8/8i
General
1 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Graduate
1 2 (28.57%) Software Engineer
1 2 (28.57%) Developer
1 2 (28.57%) Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) Graduate Developer
2 1 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (14.29%) Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) IT Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Mathematics
2 2 (28.57%) Life Science
2 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (14.29%) Biology
3 1 (14.29%) CCTV
3 1 (14.29%) Informatics
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
1 3 (42.86%) Web Development
2 2 (28.57%) Business Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Software Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
3 1 (14.29%) ERP
3 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Bioinformatics
3 1 (14.29%) Capacity Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Java
2 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
2 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCOM
1 1 (14.29%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Lotus
3 1 (14.29%) SolarWinds