Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Middlesex

Computer Science
South East > Middlesex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Middlesex requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Middlesex 6.67% - 19.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.67% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £189 - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £198 - £275
75th Percentile £206 - £297
90th Percentile - - £314
South East median daily rate £215 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -56.94% +11.11% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £71.25
Median hourly rate - - £72.50
75th Percentile - - £73.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £84.00 £21.90 £65.00
% change year-on-year +283.56% -66.31% +217.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Middlesex

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 Middlesex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15 7 25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Middlesex 100.00% 87.50% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 5 10
10th Percentile - £440 £170
25th Percentile £463 £500 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £600 £300
Median % change year-on-year -6.59% +99.83% -62.50%
75th Percentile £666 £750 £523
90th Percentile £738 £810 £568
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £16.54
25th Percentile - - £20.34
Median hourly rate - - £26.68
75th Percentile - - £50.22
90th Percentile - - £64.34
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +96.43% -41.05% -3.06%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Middlesex

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Middlesex

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

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

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Middlesex

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree