Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Kent

Computer Science
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 9 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 6.38% - 3.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.76% - 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 3
10th Percentile £178 - £107
25th Percentile £181 - £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £363
Median % change year-on-year - - -44.23%
75th Percentile £228 - £491
90th Percentile £294 - £549
South East median daily rate £321 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -35.75% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £54.00
25th Percentile - - £54.38
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
75th Percentile - - £58.13
90th Percentile - - £60.00
South East median hourly rate £89.63 £28.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +214.49% -48.18% +168.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 116 126 167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 82.27% 86.90% 83.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 59 127
10th Percentile £178 £167 £205
25th Percentile £303 £231 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% +2.50% +33.33%
75th Percentile £569 £611 £564
90th Percentile £638 £688 £646
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £523
% change year-on-year -2.44% -1.91% +1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 13
10th Percentile £16.36 £19.40 £20.65
25th Percentile £18.41 £44.49 £36.25
Median hourly rate £20.40 £54.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.22% -1.82% +48.13%
75th Percentile £28.61 £57.54 £61.25
90th Percentile £39.00 £69.64 £76.60
South East median hourly rate £22.50 £47.78 £53.50
% change year-on-year -52.91% -10.69% +42.67%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Kent

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Kent

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Kent over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Kent

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Kent region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chatham - 3 £193 -
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) BGP
1 1 (11.11%) Firewall
1 1 (11.11%) IPsec
1 1 (11.11%) LAN
1 1 (11.11%) OSPF
1 1 (11.11%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
General
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (11.11%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) CCNA
1 1 (11.11%) CCNP
1 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Aruba
1 1 (11.11%) CheckPoint
1 1 (11.11%) Cisco
1 1 (11.11%) Palo Alto