Computer Science Contracts in the South East

Computer Science
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 85 92
Rank change year-on-year +38 +7 +46
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 147 124 138
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.48% 2.18% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.94% 2.63% 2.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 73 79
10th Percentile £286 £203 £323
25th Percentile £361 £355 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £525 £538 £678
90th Percentile £600 £629 £721
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -7.06% -2.18% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 9 14
10th Percentile - £19.29 £14.80
25th Percentile £20.85 £57.50 £19.00
Median hourly rate £21.90 £65.00 £37.74
Median % change year-on-year -66.31% +72.25% -21.45%
75th Percentile £22.95 - £62.25
90th Percentile - £69.62 £63.00
England median hourly rate £43.50 £55.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -20.91% -8.33% +24.30%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,973 4,709 5,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 90.64% 82.73% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,851 2,740 3,569
10th Percentile £250 £255 £252
25th Percentile £398 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £634 £623
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 448 236
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.13 £18.32 £21.89
Median hourly rate £24.00 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% - +122.22%
75th Percentile £53.75 £67.86 £64.53
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
% change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +46.03%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the South East over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 5 July 2025. 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
East Sussex - 62 £193 - 43
Thames Valley +19 36 £500 +6.67% 396
Berkshire +29 31 £500 -8.26% 214
Hampshire +40 22 £500 +5.26% 167
West Sussex -4 13 £288 -35.21% 54
Surrey -10 10 £488 +8.33% 111
Oxfordshire -3 4 - - 87
Kent - 4 £338 - 66
Buckinghamshire +2 1 £525 +13.51% 98
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (2.72%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.36%) Camunda
2 2 (1.36%) JBoss
3 1 (0.68%) Apache
3 1 (0.68%) Confluence
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.68%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.68%) SAS
3 1 (0.68%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.68%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (4.08%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) CATIA
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.68%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.36%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (1.36%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.68%) Maximo
3 1 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 17 (11.56%) Azure
2 12 (8.16%) AWS
3 8 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (5.44%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.76%) GCP
5 6 (4.08%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (4.08%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.04%) GitHub
6 3 (2.04%) SaaS
6 3 (2.04%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.36%) Amazon EMR
7 2 (1.36%) Amazon Kinesis
7 2 (1.36%) Amazon S3
7 2 (1.36%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (1.36%) Azure Machine Learning
7 2 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.36%) Serverless
8 1 (0.68%) Asana
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.16%) Firewall
2 9 (6.12%) Network Security
3 8 (5.44%) VPN
4 6 (4.08%) Wireless
5 5 (3.40%) VLAN
6 4 (2.72%) 5G
7 3 (2.04%) 4G
7 3 (2.04%) 802.11
7 3 (2.04%) MPLS
7 3 (2.04%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (2.04%) VoIP
7 3 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (1.36%) BGP
8 2 (1.36%) DOCSIS
8 2 (1.36%) HTTP
8 2 (1.36%) LAN
8 2 (1.36%) OSPF
8 2 (1.36%) SAN
8 2 (1.36%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.36%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.44%) Data Warehouse
1 8 (5.44%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (4.76%) Power BI
3 6 (4.08%) Big Data
4 5 (3.40%) Relational Database
4 5 (3.40%) Tableau
5 4 (2.72%) Data Lake
5 4 (2.72%) Metadata
6 3 (2.04%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (2.04%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (1.36%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.68%) Couchbase
8 1 (0.68%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.68%) MySQL
8 1 (0.68%) QlikView
8 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (8.84%) Git
1 13 (8.84%) Jenkins
2 12 (8.16%) JIRA
3 5 (3.40%) Subversion
4 4 (2.72%) ERwin
4 4 (2.72%) PowerDesigner
5 3 (2.04%) Bitbucket
5 3 (2.04%) GoogleTest
5 3 (2.04%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (2.04%) TestRail
6 2 (1.36%) IntelliJ
6 2 (1.36%) JUnit
7 1 (0.68%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.68%) CMake
7 1 (0.68%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.68%) GitLab
7 1 (0.68%) Metasploit
General
1 64 (43.54%) Organisational Skills
2 56 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 24 (16.33%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (4.08%) Finance
5 6 (4.08%) Telecoms
6 4 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (2.72%) Manufacturing
6 4 (2.72%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.04%) Marketing
8 2 (1.36%) Military
9 1 (0.68%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.68%) Automotive
9 1 (0.68%) Avionics
9 1 (0.68%) Banking
9 1 (0.68%) Electronics
9 1 (0.68%) French Language
9 1 (0.68%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.68%) Legal
9 1 (0.68%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 14 (9.52%) Senior
2 12 (8.16%) Architect
3 9 (6.12%) Lead
3 9 (6.12%) Network Engineer
4 8 (5.44%) Developer
5 4 (2.72%) Analyst
5 4 (2.72%) Data Engineer
5 4 (2.72%) Data Modeller
5 4 (2.72%) Embedded Engineer
5 4 (2.72%) Software Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Linux Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Network Architect
6 3 (2.04%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Senior Linux Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Senior Software Engineer
6 3 (2.04%) Technical Leader
6 3 (2.04%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.12%) Kafka
2 8 (5.44%) REST
3 6 (4.08%) GraphQL
3 6 (4.08%) gRPC
3 6 (4.08%) RabbitMQ
4 3 (2.04%) 802.1X
4 3 (2.04%) CSS
4 3 (2.04%) HTML
5 2 (1.36%) OAuth
5 2 (1.36%) Spring
5 2 (1.36%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.68%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.68%) CNTK
6 1 (0.68%) JSP
6 1 (0.68%) MDX
6 1 (0.68%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.68%) OpenVINO
6 1 (0.68%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.68%) RESTful
6 1 (0.68%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.08%) Cloud Native
3 3 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.36%) Algorithms
4 2 (1.36%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (1.36%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.36%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.36%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.36%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.36%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.36%) TM Forum
5 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.68%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (0.68%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (0.68%) IoT
5 1 (0.68%) SCADA
5 1 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.84%) Windows
2 10 (6.80%) Linux
3 4 (2.72%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.04%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.04%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.36%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.68%) Android
6 1 (0.68%) Unix
6 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (16.33%) Agile
3 19 (12.93%) Analytics
4 16 (10.88%) Migration
5 15 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
6 14 (9.52%) Data Modelling
7 12 (8.16%) Data Science
7 12 (8.16%) Mentoring
7 12 (8.16%) Microservices
7 12 (8.16%) Project Management
7 12 (8.16%) Scrum
7 12 (8.16%) Validation
8 11 (7.48%) CI/CD
8 11 (7.48%) Continuous Integration
8 11 (7.48%) DevOps
8 11 (7.48%) ITIL
8 11 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (6.80%) Software Engineering
10 9 (6.12%) Kanban
10 9 (6.12%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.56%) SQL
2 12 (8.16%) Python
3 8 (5.44%) Java
4 7 (4.76%) C++
4 7 (4.76%) Go
5 4 (2.72%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.04%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.04%) R
7 2 (1.36%) Apex Code
7 2 (1.36%) Bash
7 2 (1.36%) C
7 2 (1.36%) Scala
8 1 (0.68%) ABAP
8 1 (0.68%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.68%) Ruby
8 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 80 (54.42%) Degree
2 63 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 63 (42.86%) DBS Check
3 15 (10.20%) Master's Degree
4 13 (8.84%) Security Cleared
5 11 (7.48%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (7.48%) SC Cleared
6 10 (6.80%) CCNP
7 8 (5.44%) CCNA
8 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (3.40%) CISSP
9 5 (3.40%) PMP
10 3 (2.04%) A+ Certification
10 3 (2.04%) AWS Certification
10 3 (2.04%) CCDP
10 3 (2.04%) Citrix Certification
10 3 (2.04%) MCP
10 3 (2.04%) PMI Certification
10 3 (2.04%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (1.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.76%) GDPR
2 6 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.40%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.72%) QA
5 3 (2.04%) GRC
5 3 (2.04%) NIST
6 2 (1.36%) HIPAA
6 2 (1.36%) OASIS TOSCA
6 2 (1.36%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.68%) COBIT
7 1 (0.68%) COSO
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.68%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.68%) ITGC
7 1 (0.68%) MIL-STD-1553
7 1 (0.68%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (6.12%) Docker
2 7 (4.76%) Active Directory
3 5 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.68%) vSphere
4 1 (0.68%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (3.40%) Kubernetes
1 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.72%) SCCM
3 3 (2.04%) Ansible
4 2 (1.36%) Amdocs OSS
5 1 (0.68%) CASB
Vendors
1 20 (13.61%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.16%) SAP
3 8 (5.44%) Cisco
4 6 (4.08%) CA Agile Central
4 6 (4.08%) Google
5 5 (3.40%) VMware
6 4 (2.72%) Aruba
6 4 (2.72%) Citrix
6 4 (2.72%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.04%) AirMagnet
7 3 (2.04%) Ekahau
7 3 (2.04%) Extreme Networks
7 3 (2.04%) Juniper
7 3 (2.04%) Meraki
7 3 (2.04%) Oracle
7 3 (2.04%) Splunk
8 2 (1.36%) Amdocs
8 2 (1.36%) Databricks
8 2 (1.36%) Huawei
8 2 (1.36%) Palo Alto