Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Bury St Edmunds

Computer Science
Suffolk > Bury St Edmunds

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bury St Edmunds requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bury St Edmunds 50.00% - 7.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 50.00% - 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £198 - £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 - £140
75th Percentile £233 - £145
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £215 £413 £420
% change year-on-year -47.88% -1.79% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bury St Edmunds

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 Bury St Edmunds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6 1 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bury St Edmunds 100.00% 100.00% 42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile - - £140
25th Percentile £198 - £146
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £450 £238
Median % change year-on-year -52.22% +89.27% -4.90%
75th Percentile £233 - £347
90th Percentile - - £364
Suffolk median daily rate £500 £431 £475
% change year-on-year +15.94% -9.21% -20.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.13 - -
Median hourly rate £23.75 - £11.25
75th Percentile £24.76 - -
90th Percentile £25.00 - -
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -70.00% +311.76% +13.33%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Bury St Edmunds

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Bury St Edmunds

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Bury St Edmunds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Computer Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bury St Edmunds 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving