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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 13 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.89% - 1.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% - 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 0 4
10th Percentile £411 - £359
25th Percentile £489 - £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £593 - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +127.27%
75th Percentile £643 - £638
90th Percentile £655 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £593 - £625
% change year-on-year - - +127.27%

All Process & 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 534 172 351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 77.62% 93.48% 85.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 133 254
10th Percentile £313 £289 £277
25th Percentile £415 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +2.63% -
75th Percentile £596 £590 £600
90th Percentile £640 £649 £725
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 3 24
10th Percentile £15.05 £15.70 £15.85
25th Percentile £15.80 £16.38 £17.64
Median hourly rate £16.35 £19.00 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -13.95% -18.16% +132.15%
75th Percentile £18.32 £37.13 £30.00
90th Percentile £36.00 £47.10 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £16.35 £14.20 £25.00
% change year-on-year +15.14% -43.20% +150.00%

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 22 April 2026.

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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) DNS
1 5 (38.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Cypress.io
1 1 (7.69%) Selenium
1 1 (7.69%) WebDriver
General
1 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (23.08%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
1 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) Designer
2 5 (38.46%) Service Designer
3 3 (23.08%) Lead
3 3 (23.08%) SOC Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Senior
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Designer
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Service Designer
5 1 (7.69%) Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Informatica Developer
5 1 (7.69%) ITIL Service Designer
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Designer
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Service Designer
5 1 (7.69%) QA Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Splunk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Cyberattack
1 5 (38.46%) Product Ownership
1 5 (38.46%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
1 5 (38.46%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) AI
2 5 (38.46%) Cloud Security
2 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (38.46%) Incident Response
2 5 (38.46%) ITIL
2 5 (38.46%) ITSM
2 5 (38.46%) Lean Six Sigma
2 5 (38.46%) Security Operations
2 5 (38.46%) Service Design
2 5 (38.46%) Service Management
2 5 (38.46%) SIAM
2 5 (38.46%) SIEM
2 5 (38.46%) Six Sigma
2 5 (38.46%) TOGAF
3 4 (30.77%) Business Continuity
3 4 (30.77%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (30.77%) Technical Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) C#
1 1 (7.69%) Python
1 1 (7.69%) Shell Script
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
3 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
4 8 (61.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (38.46%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (38.46%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) Government Security Classifications
1 5 (38.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
1 5 (38.46%) NCSC
2 3 (23.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
3 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Splunk
2 1 (7.69%) Informatica
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft