Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Computer Science
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 40 59
Rank change year-on-year +6 +19 +23
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 5 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.92% 1.04% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.08% 1.21% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £306 £271 £560
25th Percentile £309 £302 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 £356 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.96% -40.63% -4.00%
75th Percentile £535 £414 £625
90th Percentile £537 £447 £640
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £335 £456 £550
% change year-on-year -26.58% -17.05% -8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 240 247 565
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 91.95% 85.76% 93.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 179 445
10th Percentile £237 £248 £279
25th Percentile £333 £386 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 £474 £515
Median % change year-on-year -9.76% -8.01% +4.57%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £613
90th Percentile £635 £625 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £435 £465 £524
% change year-on-year -6.35% -11.40% +4.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 7
10th Percentile £14.71 £17.31 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.81 £19.98 £13.17
Median hourly rate £23.81 £30.00 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -20.65% +121.08% +8.56%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.37 £20.25
90th Percentile - £37.25 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.00 £30.00 £16.40
% change year-on-year -40.00% +82.93% +17.14%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Milton Keynes

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Computer Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Firewall
1 1 (20.00%) NAS
1 1 (20.00%) SAN
1 1 (20.00%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Developer
1 3 (60.00%) Informatica Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Informatica Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (20.00%) Private Cloud
1 1 (20.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Integration
1 3 (60.00%) ETL
1 3 (60.00%) ETL Development
1 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (20.00%) High Availability
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Presales
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
1 3 (60.00%) Shell Script
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Informatica
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco
2 1 (20.00%) Dell
2 1 (20.00%) F5
2 1 (20.00%) Isilon
2 1 (20.00%) NetApp
2 1 (20.00%) Veeam
2 1 (20.00%) VMware