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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 162 303
Rank change year-on-year +22 +141 +13
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 243 263 138
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.89% 1.30% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.26% 3.55% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 168 95
10th Percentile £261 £243 £310
25th Percentile £355 £363 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.37% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £624
90th Percentile £695 £654 £773
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £575
% change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 20 4
10th Percentile £18.09 £22.87 £25.60
25th Percentile £22.53 £33.56 £44.50
Median hourly rate £26.00 £56.25 £60.25
Median % change year-on-year -53.78% -6.64% +30.34%
75th Percentile £40.99 £66.25 £66.81
90th Percentile £66.17 £77.75 £68.73
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £53.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +15.79%

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 4,617 7,412 7,572
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.87% 36.58% 32.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,807 4,291 5,069
10th Percentile £208 £269 £286
25th Percentile £379 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £725 £706
UK median daily rate £525 £532 £550
% change year-on-year -1.36% -3.23% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 407 918 616
10th Percentile £17.72 £13.50 £13.91
25th Percentile £21.00 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £40.63 £49.94
Median % change year-on-year -7.71% -18.63% +42.68%
75th Percentile £67.25 £63.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £79.22 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -25.93% +23.15%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 62 £500 +5.26% 439
Midlands +17 56 £459 -12.57% 118
North of England +22 51 £575 +69.12% 176
West Midlands +6 38 £538 +2.38% 88
North West +10 26 £626 +279.09% 98
Scotland +4 25 £488 -12.16% 85
Wales +17 20 £288 -28.57% 31
East Midlands +21 18 £447 -31.23% 30
Yorkshire +17 18 £500 +39.86% 44
South West +31 15 £370 -37.02% 58
East of England +7 13 - - 119
North East -2 7 £575 -4.17% 37
Northern Ireland -11 1 £600 - 35
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 10 (4.12%) Confluence
2 4 (1.65%) Apache
2 4 (1.65%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.23%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.41%) JBoss
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.41%) SAS
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.41%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 8 (3.29%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) CATIA
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Maximo
1 2 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (0.82%) SAP ERP
1 2 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.41%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.41%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 77 (31.69%) AWS
2 56 (23.05%) Azure
3 40 (16.46%) GCP
4 19 (7.82%) Amazon S3
5 18 (7.41%) Serverless
6 16 (6.58%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (4.94%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (4.12%) Amazon EC2
9 8 (3.29%) Snowflake
10 7 (2.88%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (2.47%) Power Platform
12 5 (2.06%) GitHub
13 4 (1.65%) Entra ID
13 4 (1.65%) SaaS
14 3 (1.23%) Amazon EMR
15 2 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 2 (0.82%) Amazon Kinesis
15 2 (0.82%) Asana
15 2 (0.82%) OneDrive
15 2 (0.82%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (9.88%) Network Security
2 20 (8.23%) Firewall
3 15 (6.17%) Wireless
4 11 (4.53%) VPN
5 10 (4.12%) DNS
6 9 (3.70%) BGP
6 9 (3.70%) OSPF
7 7 (2.88%) VLAN
8 6 (2.47%) 802.11
8 6 (2.47%) SD-WAN
9 5 (2.06%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (2.06%) IPsec
10 4 (1.65%) Internet
10 4 (1.65%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.23%) DHCP
11 3 (1.23%) HSRP
11 3 (1.23%) LAN
11 3 (1.23%) WAN
11 3 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.00%) Data Warehouse
2 11 (4.53%) Oracle Database
2 11 (4.53%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (4.12%) Big Data
4 9 (3.70%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (3.70%) Relational Database
5 8 (3.29%) Amazon Redshift
5 8 (3.29%) Metadata
6 5 (2.06%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.06%) MySQL
6 5 (2.06%) Power BI
6 5 (2.06%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.65%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.65%) Tableau
8 3 (1.23%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.23%) Hadoop
8 3 (1.23%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.82%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.82%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 23 (9.47%) JIRA
2 20 (8.23%) Git
3 19 (7.82%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.70%) Postman
5 8 (3.29%) Bitbucket
6 7 (2.88%) GitLab
6 7 (2.88%) TestRail
7 6 (2.47%) GoogleTest
7 6 (2.47%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (1.65%) Artifactory
8 4 (1.65%) ERwin
8 4 (1.65%) JMeter
8 4 (1.65%) PowerDesigner
8 4 (1.65%) Selenium
9 3 (1.23%) JUnit
9 3 (1.23%) REST Assured
9 3 (1.23%) TestNG
9 3 (1.23%) Travis CI
10 2 (0.82%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 137 (56.38%) Social Skills
2 70 (28.81%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (13.17%) Public Sector
4 27 (11.11%) Finance
5 17 (7.00%) Telecoms
6 13 (5.35%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (4.12%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.70%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.70%) Marketing
9 8 (3.29%) Legal
10 7 (2.88%) Automotive
10 7 (2.88%) Electronics
11 6 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (2.06%) Banking
13 3 (1.23%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.23%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.82%) Back Office
14 2 (0.82%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (16.46%) Architect
2 24 (9.88%) Developer
3 20 (8.23%) Network Engineer
3 20 (8.23%) Senior
4 16 (6.58%) Solutions Architect
5 15 (6.17%) Support Engineer
6 11 (4.53%) Software Engineer
7 10 (4.12%) Lead
8 9 (3.70%) Analyst
8 9 (3.70%) Senior Software Engineer
9 8 (3.29%) Applications Support
9 8 (3.29%) Cloud Engineer
9 8 (3.29%) Data Engineer
9 8 (3.29%) Site Reliability Engineer
10 7 (2.88%) Applications Developer
10 7 (2.88%) Applications Support Engineer
10 7 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
10 7 (2.88%) C++ Software Engineer
10 7 (2.88%) Cloud Architect
10 7 (2.88%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (7.00%) CSS
1 17 (7.00%) HTML
2 12 (4.94%) .NET
2 12 (4.94%) REST
3 8 (3.29%) Middleware
3 8 (3.29%) React
3 8 (3.29%) RESTful
4 7 (2.88%) 802.1X
4 7 (2.88%) AngularJS
4 7 (2.88%) Kafka
5 5 (2.06%) SOAP
5 5 (2.06%) Web Services
6 4 (1.65%) GraphQL
6 4 (1.65%) Spring
6 4 (1.65%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.23%) gRPC
7 3 (1.23%) Node.js
7 3 (1.23%) OAuth
7 3 (1.23%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.82%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.81%) Management Information System
2 15 (6.17%) Data Protection Act
3 12 (4.94%) Cloud Native
4 6 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (2.47%) IoT
4 6 (2.47%) Operational Technology
5 5 (2.06%) Industry 4.0
5 5 (2.06%) NHS
5 5 (2.06%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.06%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.65%) Replication
6 4 (1.65%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.65%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.23%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.23%) Cyberattack
7 3 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.23%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.41%) Linux
2 11 (4.53%) Windows
3 6 (2.47%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (2.06%) Unix
5 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.82%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (96.71%) Computer Science
2 102 (41.98%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (22.63%) Agile
4 41 (16.87%) Software Engineering
5 33 (13.58%) CI/CD
6 32 (13.17%) Migration
7 30 (12.35%) DevOps
7 30 (12.35%) Test Automation
8 25 (10.29%) Collaborative Working
9 23 (9.47%) Mentoring
10 22 (9.05%) Continuous Integration
11 21 (8.64%) Scrum
12 20 (8.23%) Data Modelling
12 20 (8.23%) Project Management
13 19 (7.82%) Analytics
13 19 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
13 19 (7.82%) Data Protection
14 18 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
15 17 (7.00%) Data Engineering
15 17 (7.00%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 59 (24.28%) Python
2 28 (11.52%) SQL
3 23 (9.47%) Java
4 20 (8.23%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.12%) C++
6 9 (3.70%) Bash
6 9 (3.70%) C#
7 7 (2.88%) PowerShell
7 7 (2.88%) Shell Script
8 6 (2.47%) Perl
9 4 (1.65%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.65%) Go
9 4 (1.65%) Ruby
9 4 (1.65%) Scala
10 3 (1.23%) ABAP
10 3 (1.23%) COBOL
11 2 (0.82%) C
11 2 (0.82%) PHP
11 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 243 (100.00%) Degree
2 31 (12.76%) AWS Certification
2 31 (12.76%) Azure Certification
3 29 (11.93%) Security Cleared
4 28 (11.52%) Master's Degree
5 26 (10.70%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (9.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 22 (9.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (8.23%) CCNP
9 18 (7.41%) SC Cleared
10 16 (6.58%) CCNA
11 9 (3.70%) CISSP
12 8 (3.29%) PMP
13 7 (2.88%) DV Cleared
13 7 (2.88%) PMI Certification
14 5 (2.06%) CEH
14 5 (2.06%) ISTQB
15 4 (1.65%) CITP
15 4 (1.65%) MCP
16 2 (0.82%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (8.64%) QA
2 9 (3.70%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.70%) GDPR
3 6 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.47%) NIST
4 4 (1.65%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.23%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (1.23%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.82%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.41%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.41%) PMO
7 1 (0.41%) SEPA
System Software
1 20 (8.23%) Docker
2 8 (3.29%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.82%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.82%) vSphere
5 1 (0.41%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 18 (7.41%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.17%) Terraform
3 14 (5.76%) Ansible
4 5 (2.06%) Cacti
5 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.23%) Kibana
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.82%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.82%) vRealize
8 1 (0.41%) CASB
8 1 (0.41%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.41%) Grafana
8 1 (0.41%) Hadoop YARN
8 1 (0.41%) SCCM
8 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 49 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 40 (16.46%) Google
3 25 (10.29%) SAP
4 21 (8.64%) Cisco
4 21 (8.64%) Oracle
5 7 (2.88%) Databricks
6 6 (2.47%) Juniper
6 6 (2.47%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.47%) SolarWinds
6 6 (2.47%) VMware
7 5 (2.06%) Cloudera
8 4 (1.65%) Aruba
8 4 (1.65%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.23%) AirMagnet
9 3 (1.23%) CA Agile Central
9 3 (1.23%) Ekahau
9 3 (1.23%) Extreme Networks
9 3 (1.23%) F5
9 3 (1.23%) Meraki
10 2 (0.82%) StreamSets