Computer Science Degree Contracts in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered 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 134 166 323
Rank change year-on-year +32 +157 +1
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 248 263 141
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.94% 1.27% 0.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.46% 3.42% 1.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 174 98
10th Percentile £261 £254 £302
25th Percentile £356 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £597
90th Percentile £700 £650 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 20 4
10th Percentile £32.60 £22.87 £25.60
25th Percentile £40.99 £33.56 £44.50
Median hourly rate £54.98 £56.25 £60.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -6.64% +24.23%
75th Percentile £68.97 £66.25 £66.81
90th Percentile £77.36 £77.75 £68.73
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +13.40%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,542 7,695 7,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.58% 37.05% 33.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,785 4,411 5,360
10th Percentile £211 £263 £275
25th Percentile £394 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £533 £530
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +0.57% +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £688 £723 £703
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 405 935 669
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.69 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.46 £16.50 £19.92
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.94 £49.57
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -17.41% +53.14%
75th Percentile £67.50 £62.50 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.39 £76.29 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the UK excluding London 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
South East +40 59 £500 - 700
North of England +36 58 £563 +65.59% 506
Midlands +18 52 £459 -16.55% 423
West Midlands +2 36 £538 -2.27% 235
North West +26 31 £626 +279.09% 247
Scotland +4 26 £475 -13.64% 123
Yorkshire +16 21 £429 +26.18% 181
Wales +16 20 £288 -28.57% 68
South West +34 17 £370 -37.02% 199
East Midlands +20 16 £447 -31.23% 165
East of England +10 12 - - 318
North East 0 6 £575 -4.17% 80
Northern Ireland -9 4 £600 +15.38% 50
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 11 (4.44%) Confluence
2 4 (1.61%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.21%) Apache
4 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.81%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.40%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.40%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 8 (3.23%) MS Visio
2 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.40%) CATIA
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.81%) Maximo
2 2 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (0.81%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.40%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.40%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.40%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 77 (31.05%) AWS
2 59 (23.79%) Azure
3 42 (16.94%) GCP
4 17 (6.85%) Amazon S3
5 16 (6.45%) Serverless
6 14 (5.65%) AWS Lambda
7 11 (4.44%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (3.63%) Amazon EC2
9 7 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (2.42%) Power Platform
10 6 (2.42%) Snowflake
11 4 (1.61%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.61%) GitHub
12 3 (1.21%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (1.21%) Amazon EMR
12 3 (1.21%) OpenShift
12 3 (1.21%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.21%) SaaS
13 2 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.81%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 24 (9.68%) Network Security
2 18 (7.26%) Firewall
3 13 (5.24%) Wireless
4 11 (4.44%) VPN
5 9 (3.63%) BGP
5 9 (3.63%) DNS
5 9 (3.63%) OSPF
6 7 (2.82%) VLAN
7 6 (2.42%) 802.11
7 6 (2.42%) SD-WAN
8 5 (2.02%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (2.02%) IPsec
9 4 (1.61%) Internet
9 4 (1.61%) TCP/IP
10 3 (1.21%) DHCP
10 3 (1.21%) HSRP
10 3 (1.21%) LAN
10 3 (1.21%) WAN
10 3 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (1.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.05%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.63%) Big Data
2 9 (3.63%) Oracle Database
2 9 (3.63%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (3.23%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (3.23%) Metadata
4 7 (2.82%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.42%) Amazon Redshift
5 6 (2.42%) MySQL
5 6 (2.42%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.02%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (2.02%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.02%) Power BI
7 4 (1.61%) Metadata Repository
8 3 (1.21%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.21%) Flink
8 3 (1.21%) Hadoop
8 3 (1.21%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.21%) Tableau
9 2 (0.81%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 22 (8.87%) JIRA
2 17 (6.85%) Git
2 17 (6.85%) Jenkins
3 10 (4.03%) Bitbucket
4 8 (3.23%) Postman
4 8 (3.23%) TestRail
5 7 (2.82%) GitLab
5 7 (2.82%) GoogleTest
5 7 (2.82%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (1.61%) Artifactory
6 4 (1.61%) ERwin
6 4 (1.61%) JMeter
6 4 (1.61%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (1.61%) Selenium
7 3 (1.21%) REST Assured
7 3 (1.21%) TestNG
7 3 (1.21%) Travis CI
8 2 (0.81%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.81%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 144 (58.06%) Social Skills
2 73 (29.44%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (13.31%) Public Sector
4 29 (11.69%) Finance
5 17 (6.85%) Telecoms
6 15 (6.05%) Manufacturing
7 13 (5.24%) Automotive
8 11 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (4.03%) Marketing
9 10 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.82%) Electronics
11 7 (2.82%) Legal
12 5 (2.02%) Banking
13 3 (1.21%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.21%) Law
13 3 (1.21%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.81%) Back Office
14 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.81%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 40 (16.13%) Architect
2 28 (11.29%) Developer
3 23 (9.27%) Senior
4 20 (8.06%) Network Engineer
5 18 (7.26%) Solutions Architect
6 13 (5.24%) Software Engineer
7 12 (4.84%) Support Engineer
8 10 (4.03%) Lead
8 10 (4.03%) Senior Software Engineer
9 9 (3.63%) Analyst
9 9 (3.63%) Applications Support
9 9 (3.63%) Data Engineer
10 8 (3.23%) C++ Software Engineer
10 8 (3.23%) Cloud Engineer
10 8 (3.23%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 7 (2.82%) Azure Engineer
11 7 (2.82%) Cloud Architect
11 7 (2.82%) Embedded Engineer
11 7 (2.82%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 7 (2.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (6.85%) CSS
1 17 (6.85%) HTML
2 12 (4.84%) .NET
3 10 (4.03%) Kafka
3 10 (4.03%) React
4 9 (3.63%) REST
5 8 (3.23%) Middleware
5 8 (3.23%) RESTful
6 7 (2.82%) 802.1X
6 7 (2.82%) AngularJS
7 5 (2.02%) Web Services
8 4 (1.61%) Node.js
8 4 (1.61%) SOAP
8 4 (1.61%) Visualforce
9 3 (1.21%) OAuth
9 3 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (1.21%) Spring
10 2 (0.81%) ADO
10 2 (0.81%) BAPI
10 2 (0.81%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 35 (14.11%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.24%) Data Protection Act
3 12 (4.84%) Cloud Native
4 11 (4.44%) Industry 4.0
5 6 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (2.42%) IoT
5 6 (2.42%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 6 (2.42%) Operational Technology
6 5 (2.02%) NHS
6 5 (2.02%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.61%) Credit Risk
7 4 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.61%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.61%) Replication
7 4 (1.61%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.61%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.06%) Linux
2 8 (3.23%) Windows
3 7 (2.82%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (2.02%) Unix
5 2 (0.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (97.18%) Computer Science
2 108 (43.55%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (27.02%) Agile
4 41 (16.53%) Software Engineering
5 32 (12.90%) CI/CD
5 32 (12.90%) Migration
6 31 (12.50%) Mentoring
7 30 (12.10%) DevOps
7 30 (12.10%) Test Automation
8 26 (10.48%) Project Management
9 25 (10.08%) Collaborative Working
10 24 (9.68%) Analytics
10 24 (9.68%) Scrum
11 23 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 23 (9.27%) Data Modelling
12 22 (8.87%) Roadmaps
12 22 (8.87%) Technical Leadership
13 21 (8.47%) Continuous Integration
14 19 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
15 17 (6.85%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 62 (25.00%) Python
2 30 (12.10%) SQL
3 26 (10.48%) Java
4 20 (8.06%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.44%) C++
6 10 (4.03%) Bash
7 9 (3.63%) C#
8 8 (3.23%) PowerShell
9 7 (2.82%) Shell Script
10 6 (2.42%) Perl
11 4 (1.61%) Apex Code
11 4 (1.61%) Go
11 4 (1.61%) Ruby
12 3 (1.21%) ABAP
12 3 (1.21%) COBOL
12 3 (1.21%) Scala
12 3 (1.21%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.81%) C
13 2 (0.81%) PHP
14 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 248 (100.00%) Degree
2 35 (14.11%) Master's Degree
3 32 (12.90%) AWS Certification
4 31 (12.50%) Azure Certification
4 31 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 26 (10.48%) Cisco Certification
6 24 (9.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 22 (8.87%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (8.06%) CCNP
9 19 (7.66%) SC Cleared
10 16 (6.45%) CCNA
11 9 (3.63%) CISSP
12 8 (3.23%) PMP
13 7 (2.82%) DV Cleared
13 7 (2.82%) PMI Certification
14 5 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (2.02%) CEH
15 4 (1.61%) CITP
15 4 (1.61%) ISTQB
16 3 (1.21%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.87%) QA
2 9 (3.63%) GDPR
3 7 (2.82%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.42%) NIST
5 4 (1.61%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.21%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (1.21%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.81%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.40%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (9.27%) Docker
2 8 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.81%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.81%) vSphere
5 1 (0.40%) HDFS
5 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (9.27%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.65%) Terraform
3 13 (5.24%) Ansible
4 6 (2.42%) MOM
5 5 (2.02%) Cacti
6 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.21%) Kibana
8 2 (0.81%) logstash
8 2 (0.81%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.81%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.81%) vRealize
9 1 (0.40%) CASB
9 1 (0.40%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.40%) Grafana
9 1 (0.40%) Hadoop YARN
9 1 (0.40%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.40%) SCCM
9 1 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.40%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 48 (19.35%) Microsoft
2 42 (16.94%) Google
3 32 (12.90%) SAP
4 20 (8.06%) Oracle
5 19 (7.66%) Cisco
6 7 (2.82%) Siemens
6 7 (2.82%) VMware
7 6 (2.42%) Databricks
7 6 (2.42%) Juniper
7 6 (2.42%) Rockwell
7 6 (2.42%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.42%) SolarWinds
8 5 (2.02%) Cloudera
9 4 (1.61%) Aruba
10 3 (1.21%) AirMagnet
10 3 (1.21%) Ekahau
10 3 (1.21%) Extreme Networks
10 3 (1.21%) F5
10 3 (1.21%) Meraki
10 3 (1.21%) Red Hat