Computer Science Contracts in Bedfordshire

Computer Science
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 32 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 8 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 5.13% 1.22% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.44% 1.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £650 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +30.00% - +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £28.89 - -
25th Percentile £30.78 - -
Median hourly rate £46.14 - -
75th Percentile £81.56 - -
90th Percentile £88.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £71.00 £55.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +29.09% +4.76% +7.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 147 213 169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 94.23% 86.59% 91.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 123 120
10th Percentile £463 £303 £207
25th Percentile £500 £406 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.48% +10.53% -3.06%
75th Percentile £675 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £700 £626
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 35 6
10th Percentile £20.26 £15.33 £18.50
25th Percentile £28.21 £15.39 £29.31
Median hourly rate £60.75 £21.50 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year +182.56% -66.27% +15.91%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.33 £87.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.75 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £24.62
% change year-on-year +6.25% +62.47% +58.84%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Bedfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Bedfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Bedfordshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Bedfordshire

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Luton +4 4 £675 +22.73% 15
Dunstable - 1 - -
Computer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Simulink
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Automotive
2 3 (37.50%) Electronics
2 3 (37.50%) Games
2 3 (37.50%) Japanese Language
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
3 1 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (12.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Architect
1 2 (25.00%) FPGA Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Associate Director
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Data Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) PMO Manager
2 1 (12.50%) PMO Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) SAP Architect
2 1 (12.50%) SAP Data Architect
2 1 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Service Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Algorithms
1 3 (37.50%) FPGA
1 3 (37.50%) PCIe
1 3 (37.50%) Verilog
2 1 (12.50%) Data Structures
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Android
1 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Cryptography
1 3 (37.50%) Customer Requirements
1 3 (37.50%) Machine Learning
1 3 (37.50%) Physics
1 3 (37.50%) UVM
2 2 (25.00%) Change Control
2 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Management
2 2 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (12.50%) API Integration
3 1 (12.50%) Data Engineering
3 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) MATLAB
1 3 (37.50%) SystemVerilog
1 3 (37.50%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (37.50%) HNC
2 3 (37.50%) HND
2 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (25.00%) PMP
4 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) DO-254
2 1 (12.50%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Actel
1 3 (37.50%) Altera
1 3 (37.50%) Intel
1 3 (37.50%) Microsemi
1 3 (37.50%) Xilinx
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Ariba
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle
3 1 (12.50%) SAP
315 Computer Science jobs in the East of England