Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Computer Science
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 34 44
Rank change year-on-year +2 +10 -3
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 15 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 5.28% 1.91% 1.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.52% 2.26% 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £539 - -
25th Percentile £593 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.74%
75th Percentile £793 - -
90th Percentile £850 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £625 £450
% change year-on-year -15.60% +38.89% -14.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £63.63 - -
25th Percentile £65.88 - -
Median hourly rate £67.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £67.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 230 133 224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 80.99% 84.71% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 16 38
10th Percentile £225 £269 £217
25th Percentile £450 £290 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £343 £478
Median % change year-on-year +53.28% -28.27% -13.18%
75th Percentile £611 £491 £565
90th Percentile £796 £533 £658
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 76 139
10th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £38.74
25th Percentile £50.00 £60.94 £49.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £68.75 £72.19 £71.25
90th Percentile £73.00 £95.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -33.85% - +3.54%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Stevenage over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Stevenage

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 9 (60.00%) npm
2 6 (40.00%) Azure
3 5 (33.33%) AWS
4 2 (13.33%) GCP
4 2 (13.33%) SaaS
5 1 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (6.67%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) Big Data
1 2 (13.33%) Hadoop
1 2 (13.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (60.00%) Artifactory
1 9 (60.00%) GitLab
1 9 (60.00%) JIRA
1 9 (60.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (6.67%) Git
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Law
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Telecoms
5 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
5 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Developer
2 5 (33.33%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 5 (33.33%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
2 5 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 4 (26.67%) Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (20.00%) Development Engineer
4 3 (20.00%) Software Development Engineer
5 2 (13.33%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
5 2 (13.33%) Consultant
5 2 (13.33%) Data Science Developer
5 2 (13.33%) Software Developer
5 2 (13.33%) Solutions Consultant
6 1 (6.67%) Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Domain Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Integration Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) IT Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (60.00%) .NET
1 9 (60.00%) .NET Framework
1 9 (60.00%) AngularJS
1 9 (60.00%) CSS
1 9 (60.00%) HTML
1 9 (60.00%) Node.js
1 9 (60.00%) React
1 9 (60.00%) Svelte
1 9 (60.00%) Vue
2 2 (13.33%) Matplotlib
2 2 (13.33%) PyTorch
2 2 (13.33%) scikit-learn
2 2 (13.33%) Seaborn
2 2 (13.33%) TensorFlow
3 1 (6.67%) NumPy
3 1 (6.67%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (6.67%) Pandas
3 1 (6.67%) REST
3 1 (6.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (73.33%) Algorithms
2 9 (60.00%) Data Structures
2 9 (60.00%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (6.67%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (46.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 9 (60.00%) Agile
2 9 (60.00%) Containerisation
2 9 (60.00%) Design Patterns
2 9 (60.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 9 (60.00%) Microservices
2 9 (60.00%) OOP
2 9 (60.00%) SDLC
2 9 (60.00%) Software Testing
2 9 (60.00%) TDD
3 8 (53.33%) DevOps
4 4 (26.67%) Software Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) AI
5 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
5 2 (13.33%) Data Munging
5 2 (13.33%) ITIL
5 2 (13.33%) Machine Learning
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (13.33%) Statistical Modelling
5 2 (13.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 9 (60.00%) C#
2 9 (60.00%) TypeScript
3 7 (46.67%) C++
4 3 (20.00%) Python
5 2 (13.33%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
3 6 (40.00%) Degree
4 4 (26.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (13.33%) Master's Degree
5 2 (13.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
1 1 (6.67%) GDPR
1 1 (6.67%) QA
System Software
1 9 (60.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (60.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Salesforce
2 1 (6.67%) MuleSoft
2 1 (6.67%) Oracle
2 1 (6.67%) Pega
2 1 (6.67%) SAP
2 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow