Computational Biology Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Computational Biology
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley citing Computational Biology skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 158 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Computational Biology | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.032% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.039% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39.91 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.99 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £46.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £42.99 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley
Computational Biology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 2,589 | 1,629 | 1,865 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 83.92% | 89.26% | 87.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,474 | 1,024 | 1,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £270 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £405 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £541 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.25% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £588 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | £650 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.96% | -1.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 369 | 122 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.75 | £18.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £15.91 | £29.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.25 | £25.15 | £57.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +131.61% | -56.47% | +15.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £38.42 | £62.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £96.30 | £74.70 | £71.24 |
| South East median hourly rate | £41.06 | £20.71 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +98.26% | -64.48% | +11.05% |
Computational Biology Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computational Biology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Computational Biology Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computational Biology within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Computational Biology South East |
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Computational Biology Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioinformatics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Biology | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Proteomics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Statistics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Transcriptomics | 100.0% | 1 |