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 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
148
108
93
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
96.10%
95.58%
93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
81
68
65
10th Percentile
£350
£300
£320
25th Percentile
£500
£459
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+9.52%
+5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£638
£582
£575
90th Percentile
£700
£650
£615
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£554
£500
£492
% change year-on-year
+10.75%
+1.68%
-0.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
24
11
3
10th Percentile
£63.25
£21.25
£58.00
25th Percentile
£73.13
£48.45
£62.50
Median hourly rate
£85.00
£62.50
£75.00
Median % change year-on-year
+36.00%
-16.67%
+328.57%
75th Percentile
£91.50
£67.50
£85.00
90th Percentile
£92.20
-
£88.00
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£80.00
£52.50
£75.00
% change year-on-year
+52.38%
-30.00%
+39.53%
Computer Science Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Computer Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 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.
Computer Science Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Luton over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.
Computer Science Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Luton region with a requirement for Computer Science.
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:
