Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Computer Science Degree
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - +28
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.47% - 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.57% - 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £306 - -
25th Percentile £309 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £318 - £550
75th Percentile £335 - -
90th Percentile £527 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £318 - £550
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 140 146 215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 41.06% 51.77% 44.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 116 177
10th Percentile £332 £270 £279
25th Percentile £415 £370 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £465 £510
Median % change year-on-year +11.18% -8.82% +13.33%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £610
90th Percentile £639 £629 £660
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £515 £465 £521
% change year-on-year +10.75% -10.79% +13.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 4
10th Percentile - £13.34 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.35 £13.47
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.70 £14.79
Median % change year-on-year +58.34% +26.48% -10.39%
75th Percentile - £28.35 £17.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £18.80
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £16.00
% change year-on-year +34.49% +16.88% -3.03%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in Milton Keynes

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 (20.00%) DNS
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Developer
1 4 (80.00%) Informatica Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Informatica Developer
2 1 (20.00%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Splunk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (20.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Data Integration
2 4 (80.00%) ETL
2 4 (80.00%) ETL Development
2 4 (80.00%) Migration
3 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
5 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
5 1 (20.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Python
1 4 (80.00%) Shell Script
1 4 (80.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Informatica
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Splunk