Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Computer Science Degree
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Nottingham 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 21 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 20 28
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 +9
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham 1.42% 1.44% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.41% 5.88% 6.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £433 £663 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £675 £500
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% +35.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £474 £688 -
90th Percentile £475 - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £450 £675 £500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +35.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27 34 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 19.15% 24.46% 15.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 30
10th Percentile £146 £328 £363
25th Percentile £275 £363 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £650
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -25.00% +18.18%
75th Percentile £488 £600 £700
90th Percentile £550 - £744
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £450 £488 £650
% change year-on-year -7.69% -25.00% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 0
10th Percentile £16.22 - -
25th Percentile - £12.75 -
Median hourly rate £17.87 £13.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.37% - -
75th Percentile - £14.25 -
90th Percentile - £14.40 -
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £13.50 -
% change year-on-year +32.37% - -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Nottingham

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) IT Audit
1 2 (100.00%) Kanban
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) COBIT
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Rapid7
2 1 (50.00%) Alteryx
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow