Computer Science Contracts in Oxfordshire

Computer Science
South East > Oxfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 29 36
Rank change year-on-year +10 +7 -7
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 6 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 2.63% 2.02% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.24% 2.25% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £304 -
25th Percentile £413 £378 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £290
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +72.41% -38.95%
75th Percentile £438 £519 £295
90th Percentile - £530 -
South East median daily rate £450 £508 £433
% change year-on-year -11.33% +17.34% -8.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £35.60 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £65.00 £20.47 £41.50
% change year-on-year +217.54% -50.67% -19.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 185 222 220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 81.14% 89.88% 82.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 143 185
10th Percentile £150 £263 £169
25th Percentile £263 £363 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +3.45%
75th Percentile £525 £559 £575
90th Percentile £623 £666 £660
South East median daily rate £501 £506 £500
% change year-on-year -1.14% +1.25% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 13 6
10th Percentile £12.20 £22.10 £14.09
25th Percentile £13.12 £25.95 £17.42
Median hourly rate £19.50 £26.00 £18.71
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +38.96% -58.42%
75th Percentile £29.38 £32.30 £20.00
90th Percentile £58.00 £52.90 £34.38
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -12.62%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Oxfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Oxfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Oxfordshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Oxfordshire

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxford +16 6 £425 -19.05% 16
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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