The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Peterborough requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
23
34
-
Rank change year-on-year
+11
-
-
Contract jobs citing Computer Science
1
6
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Peterborough
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 Peterborough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
79
186
195
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough
85.87%
84.16%
90.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
17
51
10th Percentile
£192
£170
£204
25th Percentile
£195
£178
£243
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£300
£325
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-7.69%
-23.53%
75th Percentile
£449
£419
£441
90th Percentile
£523
£567
£500
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£458
£450
% change year-on-year
+3.83%
+1.67%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
44
162
131
10th Percentile
£14.84
-
£13.29
25th Percentile
£14.99
£14.16
£13.41
Median hourly rate
£15.84
£15.00
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
+5.57%
+3.45%
+7.41%
75th Percentile
£16.85
£16.30
£20.56
90th Percentile
£21.46
£26.90
£22.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.23
£15.00
£14.50
% change year-on-year
+8.20%
+3.45%
+6.15%
Computer Science Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.
Computer Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Peterborough.
Computer Science Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Peterborough region with a requirement for Computer Science.
Computer Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough 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:
