Computer Science Contracts in Oxford

Computer Science
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 17 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 23 27
Rank change year-on-year +14 +4 -5
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 6 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 5.94% 1.61% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.98% 1.89% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 £513 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £525 £290
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +81.03% -29.70%
75th Percentile £438 £538 £295
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £425 £525 £290
% change year-on-year -19.05% +81.03% -38.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £35.60 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Oxford

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86 106 117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 85.15% 85.48% 79.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 80 98
10th Percentile £222 £300 £154
25th Percentile £358 £372 £226
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £460 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -5.64% +14.71%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £575
90th Percentile £585 £682 £604
Oxfordshire median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 2 4
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.05 -
25th Percentile £13.00 £22.13 £17.42
Median hourly rate £21.00 £24.50 £18.71
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +30.95% -58.42%
75th Percentile £39.13 £27.13 £20.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £27.35 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £19.50 £26.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% +30.00% -55.56%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Oxford

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Oxford.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Oxford

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Oxford.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Oxford

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxford

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Oxford over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Oxford

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) GCP
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
1 1 (16.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Wireless
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (16.67%) LAN
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) VPN
2 1 (16.67%) WAN
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) JIRA
2 4 (66.67%) Git
2 4 (66.67%) Subversion
General
1 4 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Network Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Network Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 4 (66.67%) Device Driver
2 1 (16.67%) Life Science
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Mac OS
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Defect Tracking
1 4 (66.67%) Signal Processing
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
1 4 (66.67%) Software Optimisation
1 4 (66.67%) Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
2 1 (16.67%) High Availability
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (16.67%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) Assembly Language
1 4 (66.67%) C
1 4 (66.67%) C++
1 4 (66.67%) MATLAB
1 4 (66.67%) Python
1 4 (66.67%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 4 (66.67%) PhD
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (16.67%) CCNA
4 1 (16.67%) CCNP
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (66.67%) Firmware
2 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) FortiGate
1 1 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
1 1 (16.67%) Workday