Computer Science Contracts with Work from Home Options

Computer Science
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 126 185
Rank change year-on-year +50 +59 +4
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 421 494 671
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.75% 1.92% 1.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.13% 2.14% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 299 427
10th Percentile £351 £402 £363
25th Percentile £434 £481 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £585 £568
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +2.99% +13.60%
75th Percentile £688 £769 £665
90th Percentile £800 £900 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £570
% change year-on-year -4.35% +0.88% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 21 17
10th Percentile - - £20.56
25th Percentile £52.50 £19.00 £43.95
Median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +7.14% -6.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.00 £73.75 £58.85
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £53.87 £47.11
% change year-on-year +2.10% +14.36% +9.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,465 23,106 40,645
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.81% 91.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,984 16,334 29,499
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.81%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 579 532 548
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £25.25 £30.54 £19.98
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £36.42 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.53% +45.69% -

Computer Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Computer Science trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science.

Computer Science daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Computer Science daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science.

Computer Science hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Computer Science hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 10 (2.38%) Confluence
1 10 (2.38%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.14%) Apache Spark
2 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.66%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2003
4 5 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.19%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.95%) Apache
6 3 (0.71%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.48%) EPiServer
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.48%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) CMS
8 1 (0.24%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
8 1 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (4.75%) Simulink
1 20 (4.75%) Stateflow
2 13 (3.09%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.48%) SPSS
6 1 (0.24%) CATIA
6 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle 11i
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.48%) SAP Retail
4 1 (0.24%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.24%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.24%) SAP CAR
4 1 (0.24%) SAP CX
4 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.24%) SAP POS DM
Cloud Services
1 96 (22.80%) Azure
2 68 (16.15%) AWS
3 48 (11.40%) GCP
4 29 (6.89%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (4.04%) Power Platform
6 14 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (2.85%) GitHub
7 12 (2.85%) SaaS
8 11 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (2.61%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.66%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.43%) Amazon ECS
10 6 (1.43%) Amazon EKS
10 6 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (1.43%) OpenShift
10 6 (1.43%) PaaS
10 6 (1.43%) Serverless
10 6 (1.43%) Snowflake
11 5 (1.19%) Amazon EMR
11 5 (1.19%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.99%) Firewall
2 17 (4.04%) DNS
3 13 (3.09%) Network Security
4 12 (2.85%) TCP/IP
5 11 (2.61%) DHCP
6 8 (1.90%) WAN
6 8 (1.90%) Wireless
7 6 (1.43%) VPN
8 5 (1.19%) Internet
8 5 (1.19%) Junos
8 5 (1.19%) Skype
8 5 (1.19%) VLAN
9 4 (0.95%) SAN
9 4 (0.95%) SDH
10 3 (0.71%) SSL
11 2 (0.48%) HTTP
11 2 (0.48%) LAN
11 2 (0.48%) MPLS
11 2 (0.48%) VoIP
11 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (8.79%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.51%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.04%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (3.33%) Power BI
6 13 (3.09%) NoSQL
7 10 (2.38%) Big Data
7 10 (2.38%) Couchbase
7 10 (2.38%) Metadata
7 10 (2.38%) MySQL
8 9 (2.14%) Tableau
9 8 (1.90%) Hadoop
9 8 (1.90%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (1.19%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.95%) Presto
11 4 (0.95%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.71%) Looker
12 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 40 (9.50%) Git
2 31 (7.36%) Jenkins
3 29 (6.89%) JIRA
4 20 (4.75%) GitLab
5 6 (1.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.43%) MLflow
5 6 (1.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.19%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.19%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (1.19%) Selenium
6 5 (1.19%) Subversion
7 4 (0.95%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.95%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.95%) Postman
8 3 (0.71%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.71%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.71%) Travis CI
9 2 (0.48%) git-flow
9 2 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 219 (52.02%) Social Skills
2 98 (23.28%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (19.48%) Finance
4 31 (7.36%) Legal
5 30 (7.13%) Banking
6 24 (5.70%) Automotive
7 23 (5.46%) Front Office
8 21 (4.99%) Public Sector
9 20 (4.75%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.61%) Retail
11 10 (2.38%) Marketing
12 9 (2.14%) Financial Institution
12 9 (2.14%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.90%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.90%) Electronics
14 7 (1.66%) Investment Banking
15 5 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.95%) Aeronautics
16 4 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 74 (17.58%) Developer
2 53 (12.59%) Architect
3 45 (10.69%) Senior
3 45 (10.69%) Software Engineer
4 29 (6.89%) Consultant
5 27 (6.41%) Lead
6 26 (6.18%) Analyst
7 24 (5.70%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (4.28%) DevOps Engineer
9 15 (3.56%) Data Engineer
9 15 (3.56%) Java Developer
9 15 (3.56%) Project Manager
10 12 (2.85%) AWS Engineer
11 11 (2.61%) Azure Engineer
11 11 (2.61%) Data Scientist
11 11 (2.61%) Senior Developer
12 8 (1.90%) Genesys Consultant
12 8 (1.90%) Lead Data Engineer
12 8 (1.90%) Security Analyst
12 8 (1.90%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (7.60%) HTML
2 30 (7.13%) .NET
3 29 (6.89%) CSS
4 24 (5.70%) React
5 20 (4.75%) RESTful
6 17 (4.04%) Node.js
7 14 (3.33%) JSON
8 13 (3.09%) .NET Framework
8 13 (3.09%) ASP.NET
9 12 (2.85%) AngularJS
10 10 (2.38%) Django
11 9 (2.14%) Pandas
11 9 (2.14%) REST
11 9 (2.14%) Swagger
11 9 (2.14%) XML
12 8 (1.90%) Kafka
12 8 (1.90%) SOAP
12 8 (1.90%) TensorFlow
13 7 (1.66%) .NET Core
13 7 (1.66%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 58 (13.78%) Algorithms
2 27 (6.41%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.23%) Data Structures
4 21 (4.99%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.09%) Derivative
6 10 (2.38%) Blockchain
6 10 (2.38%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.38%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.14%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.14%) IVR
8 8 (1.90%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.66%) Fixed Income
10 6 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.43%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.43%) PKI
10 6 (1.43%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.19%) Equities
11 5 (1.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.79%) Windows
2 34 (8.08%) Linux
3 16 (3.80%) Windows Server
4 14 (3.33%) Unix
5 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.19%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (1.19%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (0.95%) Android
8 3 (0.71%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Mobile
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (37.77%) Problem-Solving
2 133 (31.59%) Agile
3 72 (17.10%) Software Engineering
4 71 (16.86%) DevOps
5 49 (11.64%) CI/CD
6 48 (11.40%) Project Management
7 46 (10.93%) Validation
8 45 (10.69%) Machine Learning
9 44 (10.45%) Analytics
9 44 (10.45%) Test Automation
10 43 (10.21%) Data Science
11 40 (9.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 39 (9.26%) Roadmaps
12 39 (9.26%) Scrum
13 38 (9.03%) Decision-Making
14 37 (8.79%) Artificial Intelligence
14 37 (8.79%) Migration
15 36 (8.55%) Data Modelling
16 33 (7.84%) Data Analysis
17 28 (6.65%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 121 (28.74%) Python
2 94 (22.33%) SQL
3 68 (16.15%) Java
4 49 (11.64%) JavaScript
5 39 (9.26%) C++
6 36 (8.55%) C#
7 26 (6.18%) MATLAB
8 20 (4.75%) PowerShell
9 16 (3.80%) Perl
9 16 (3.80%) Scala
10 14 (3.33%) Bash
11 13 (3.09%) Go
12 11 (2.61%) R
13 9 (2.14%) Shell Script
13 9 (2.14%) VB.NET
14 8 (1.90%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.90%) TypeScript
15 7 (1.66%) C
16 5 (1.19%) F#
16 5 (1.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 352 (83.61%) Degree
2 226 (53.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 77 (18.29%) Master's Degree
4 43 (10.21%) Security Cleared
5 36 (8.55%) SC Cleared
6 32 (7.60%) PhD
7 18 (4.28%) CISSP
8 13 (3.09%) CISM
9 12 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (2.85%) PMP
10 10 (2.38%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (2.14%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.43%) CCNA
12 6 (1.43%) CCNP
12 6 (1.43%) CEH
12 6 (1.43%) Numerate Degree
13 5 (1.19%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.95%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.95%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.94%) QA
2 22 (5.23%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.38%) GDPR
3 10 (2.38%) NIST
4 7 (1.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 6 (1.43%) MiFID
6 5 (1.19%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.95%) Automotive SPICE
7 4 (0.95%) AUTOSAR
7 4 (0.95%) Dodd-Frank
7 4 (0.95%) JTAG
7 4 (0.95%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.48%) COBIT
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.48%) PMO
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (5.23%) Docker
2 19 (4.51%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.19%) vSphere
6 4 (0.95%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.95%) Firmware
6 4 (0.95%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.71%) VirtualBox
8 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.24%) KVM
9 1 (0.24%) Postfix
9 1 (0.24%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 34 (8.08%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.28%) Terraform
3 9 (2.14%) Grafana
4 8 (1.90%) Ansible
5 4 (0.95%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.95%) SCCM
6 3 (0.71%) Docker Swarm
6 3 (0.71%) Nessus
6 3 (0.71%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.71%) Puppet
6 3 (0.71%) WSUS
7 2 (0.48%) Kibana
7 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.24%) logstash
8 1 (0.24%) SCOM
8 1 (0.24%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 58 (13.78%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.60%) Oracle
3 20 (4.75%) Databricks
4 18 (4.28%) SAP
5 16 (3.80%) Google
6 11 (2.61%) VMware
7 10 (2.38%) Genesys
8 9 (2.14%) Cisco
9 7 (1.66%) IBM
10 6 (1.43%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.43%) Qualys
10 6 (1.43%) Salesforce
10 6 (1.43%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.43%) Splunk
11 5 (1.19%) Avaya
11 5 (1.19%) Foundry
11 5 (1.19%) Juniper
11 5 (1.19%) Nokia
11 5 (1.19%) Palantir
12 4 (0.95%) Adobe