Computer Science Contracts in Luton

Computer Science
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 7 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton 4.64% 1.67% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.83% 1.75% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £425 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -22.73% -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £70.38 - -
25th Percentile £82.00 - -
Median hourly rate £88.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £88.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Luton

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 Luton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 145 114 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 96.03% 95.00% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 66 69
10th Percentile £363 £300 £317
25th Percentile £500 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £638 £584 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £625
Bedfordshire median daily rate £554 £500 £492
% change year-on-year +10.75% +1.68% -1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 19 3
10th Percentile £63.25 £15.39 £58.00
25th Percentile £73.13 £18.38 £62.50
Median hourly rate £85.00 £55.65 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.74% -25.80% +328.57%
75th Percentile £91.50 £65.88 £85.00
90th Percentile £92.20 £67.50 £88.00
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £80.00 £31.80 £75.00
% change year-on-year +151.57% -57.60% +42.86%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Luton

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Luton.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Luton

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Luton.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Luton

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Luton over the 6 months to 23 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Luton

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:

Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP MDG
1 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) Ethernet
General
1 6 (85.71%) Electronics
1 6 (85.71%) Games
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) FPGA Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Firmware Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) EDI
1 1 (14.29%) IDoc
1 1 (14.29%) JSON
1 1 (14.29%) REST
1 1 (14.29%) SOAP
1 1 (14.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Algorithms
1 6 (85.71%) FPGA
1 6 (85.71%) PCIe
1 6 (85.71%) Verilog
2 1 (14.29%) Life Science
2 1 (14.29%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Artificial Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Cryptography
1 6 (85.71%) Machine Learning
1 6 (85.71%) Physics
1 6 (85.71%) UVM
2 5 (71.43%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (14.29%) API Management
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
3 1 (14.29%) DevOps
3 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Integration Patterns
3 1 (14.29%) QMS
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) MATLAB
1 6 (85.71%) SystemVerilog
1 6 (85.71%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (85.71%) HNC
2 6 (85.71%) HND
2 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) DO-254
2 1 (14.29%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 1 (14.29%) GxP
2 1 (14.29%) HL7
System Software
1 6 (85.71%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Actel
1 6 (85.71%) Altera
1 6 (85.71%) Intel
1 6 (85.71%) Microsemi
1 6 (85.71%) Xilinx
2 1 (14.29%) SAP