Distributed Computing
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Computing in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Computing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Computing | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.13% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.37% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Thames Valley
Distributed Computing falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 545 | 801 | 934 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 36.07% | 29.82% | 31.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 322 | 473 | 613 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £205 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £295 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 62 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | £11.79 | £18.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.08 | £22.50 | £19.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £30.00 | £48.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.00% | -38.46% | +143.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.12 | £59.97 | £70.90 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.60 | £65.00 | £77.93 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.81 | £47.19 | £51.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.31% | -7.93% | +138.37% |
Distributed Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Distributed Computing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Distributed Computing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Computing in the Thames Valley.
Distributed Computing
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 Distributed Computing within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 2 | £500 | - | 8 |
| Distributed Computing South East |
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Distributed Computing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: