Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Computer Science Degree
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - +37
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 9 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 2.15% - 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.39% - 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £306 - -
25th Percentile £309 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £318 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £335 - -
90th Percentile £527 - -
South East median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 167 167 228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 39.86% 44.65% 42.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 132 186
10th Percentile £309 £260 £279
25th Percentile £414 £363 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £465 £521
Median % change year-on-year +10.75% -10.79% +13.56%
75th Percentile £575 £541 £612
90th Percentile £640 £630 £660
South East median daily rate £500 £540 £537
% change year-on-year -7.45% +0.70% +0.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 3 5
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.34 £13.33
25th Percentile - £15.35 £13.57
Median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.49% +16.88% -3.03%
75th Percentile £29.61 £28.35 £20.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £50.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in Buckinghamshire

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
Milton Keynes - 5 £318 - 5
Buckingham - 3 - -
Marlow - 1 - - 2
Computer Science Degree
South East

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (11.11%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) DNS
1 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Developer
1 4 (44.44%) Informatica Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Cloud Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) Senior
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Informatica Developer
2 1 (11.11%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Splunk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (44.44%) CSS
1 4 (44.44%) HTML
2 1 (11.11%) AngularJS
2 1 (11.11%) CSS3
2 1 (11.11%) HTML5
2 1 (11.11%) JSR 170
2 1 (11.11%) OSGi
2 1 (11.11%) React
2 1 (11.11%) RESTful
2 1 (11.11%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Cyberattack
2 1 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (55.56%) Migration
3 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (44.44%) Data Integration
3 4 (44.44%) ETL
3 4 (44.44%) ETL Development
4 3 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (11.11%) Agile
6 1 (11.11%) Content Management
6 1 (11.11%) CRM
6 1 (11.11%) Data Pipeline
6 1 (11.11%) DevOps
6 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
6 1 (11.11%) Marketing Automation
6 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
6 1 (11.11%) SIEM
6 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) Python
2 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
2 4 (44.44%) Shell Script
2 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (11.11%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (11.11%) DV Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Informatica
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) Adobe
3 1 (11.11%) Splunk