Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Guildford

Computer Science Degree
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Guildford 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 10 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 +2
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 4 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Guildford 10.00% 6.90% 7.02%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.39% 30.77% 23.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile £470 - £479
25th Percentile £500 - £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £70 £513
Median % change year-on-year +685.71% -86.34% -21.15%
75th Percentile £575 - £534
90th Percentile £590 - £536
Surrey median daily rate £208 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -58.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
Surrey median hourly rate - £80.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year - +39.13% +27.78%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 23 13 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Guildford 57.50% 22.41% 29.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 8 12
10th Percentile £428 - £313
25th Percentile £481 £70 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £223 £508
Median % change year-on-year +134.83% -56.16% -21.92%
75th Percentile £587 £578 £547
90th Percentile £600 £738 £766
Surrey median daily rate £500 £500 £599
% change year-on-year - -16.49% +8.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
Median hourly rate £28.00 £12.43 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +125.35% -75.15% +72.41%
Surrey median hourly rate £28.00 £53.00 £61.63
% change year-on-year -47.17% -14.00% +36.96%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Guildford

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Guildford

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

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

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Guildford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Guildford over the 6 months to 10 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in Guildford

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Guildford

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

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

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Android Developer
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
1 3 (75.00%) Principal Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Applications Developer
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Android Developer
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Developer
2 1 (25.00%) IT Security Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Java Android Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Java Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Applications Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Java Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Security Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Android Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Java Developer
2 1 (25.00%) SIEM Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Material Design
1 3 (75.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Android
1 3 (75.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Android Development
2 3 (75.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 3 (75.00%) Asynchronous Programming
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (75.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 3 (75.00%) MVVM
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (25.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
1 3 (75.00%) Kotlin
1 3 (75.00%) Objective-C
1 3 (75.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CCNA
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) MCSE
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Splunk