Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Computer Science
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Basingstoke requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 5 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 1.32% 2.29% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.63% 2.52% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile £304 - -
25th Percentile £478 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £647 £688 -
90th Percentile £686 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £525 £475
% change year-on-year +9.52% +10.53% +222.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Basingstoke

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 306 119 380
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 80.74% 90.84% 91.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 103 185
10th Percentile £500 £408 £425
25th Percentile £513 £494 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £725 £625 £700
90th Percentile £738 £670 £760
Hampshire median daily rate £543 £550 £581
% change year-on-year -1.36% -5.38% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 14
10th Percentile £12.18 - £24.18
25th Percentile - £27.50 £28.44
Median hourly rate £17.00 £28.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.29% -41.05% +150.00%
75th Percentile - £28.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £19.78 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £22.00 £57.75 £54.88
% change year-on-year -61.90% +5.24% +14.32%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Computer Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Basingstoke

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Basingstoke over the 6 months to 22 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Basingstoke

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Computer Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) SuccessFactors
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared Project Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Project Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Head of Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (40.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (20.00%) Data Science
3 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Microservices
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (20.00%) Presales
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (20.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
1 1 (20.00%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle
1 1 (20.00%) SAP
1 1 (20.00%) Workday