Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Guildford

Computer Science
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Guildford requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 4 13
Rank change year-on-year -5 +9 -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 4 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Guildford 13.79% 14.29% 5.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.81% 18.18% 6.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile £560 - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £70 -
Median % change year-on-year +757.14% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median daily rate £215 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -52.22% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
Surrey median hourly rate - £60.00 £56.50
% change year-on-year - +6.19% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27 22 47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Guildford 93.10% 78.57% 85.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 20 37
10th Percentile £256 £70 £262
25th Percentile £328 £169 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £431 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.45% -28.13% +6.67%
75th Percentile £550 £494 £750
90th Percentile £600 £523 £788
Surrey median daily rate £475 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +11.76% -19.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £19.60 - £47.75
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £24.00 - £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £39.50 - -
90th Percentile £48.80 - £56.98
Surrey median hourly rate £55.00 £41.50 £61.63
% change year-on-year +32.53% -32.66% +36.96%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Guildford

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Guildford

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

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

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Guildford

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
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%) Data Migration Lead
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Android Developer
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Java Android Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Java Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Applications Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Java Developer
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Data Migration Lead
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
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%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Android
1 3 (75.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Android Development
1 3 (75.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 3 (75.00%) Asynchronous Programming
1 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Integration
1 3 (75.00%) Mobile Application Development
1 3 (75.00%) MVVM
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
1 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Development
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
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 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) SAP