Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Computer Science
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Exeter requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 1.90% - 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.19% - 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -35.48%
75th Percentile - - £550
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £600 £160 £550
% change year-on-year +275.00% -70.91% -29.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 183 65 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 87.14% 81.25% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 31 72
10th Percentile £308 £275 £147
25th Percentile £417 £309 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +17.78% -14.29% -10.64%
75th Percentile £659 £550 £650
90th Percentile £800 £588 £685
Devon median daily rate £525 £400 £525
% change year-on-year +31.25% -23.81% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £13.40 - -
25th Percentile £14.43 - -
Median hourly rate £17.39 - -
75th Percentile £19.78 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £18.50 £25.15 £65.00
% change year-on-year -26.44% -61.31% +73.33%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Exeter

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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 4 (100.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Git
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Developer
2 3 (75.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Developer
3 1 (25.00%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) CSS
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
1 4 (100.00%) Next.js
1 4 (100.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
1 4 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared