The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Home Counties requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 the Home Counties.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
9
3
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties
100.00%
75.00%
85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
0
7
10th Percentile
£578
-
£420
25th Percentile
£621
-
£469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£672
-
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-8.33%
75th Percentile
£850
-
£575
90th Percentile
£1,030
-
£600
South East median daily rate
£500
£513
£520
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
-1.44%
+1.46%
Computer Science Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
Computer Science Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Home Counties citing Computer Science.
Computer Science Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for Computer Science.
Computer Science Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties 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:
