Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends

Computer Science Degree
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 13 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 146 149
Rank change year-on-year -51 +3 +137
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 611 568 725
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.43% 1.93% 1.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.21% 6.35% 5.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 359 481
10th Percentile £219 £308 £300
25th Percentile £359 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -12.50%
75th Percentile £650 £653 £638
90th Percentile £756 £792 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -6.25% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 38
10th Percentile £21.44 £34.46 £27.23
25th Percentile - £42.18 £38.75
Median hourly rate £33.50 £47.75 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.84% -13.18% -
75th Percentile £55.00 £57.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £82.80 £70.86 £83.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.50 £54.98 £56.25
% change year-on-year -39.07% -2.26% -14.12%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,498 8,950 13,583
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.85% 30.38% 30.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,535 5,625 8,389
10th Percentile £333 £285 £292
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £615 £626 £650
90th Percentile £723 £725 £734
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,082 466 1,023
10th Percentile £16.17 £19.30 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.73 £24.54 £18.07
Median hourly rate £28.50 £45.00 £38.95
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +15.53% -22.10%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £61.62
90th Percentile £84.00 £82.18 £75.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £39.96
% change year-on-year -48.46% +25.13% -17.67%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in the UK

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in the UK

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science Degree over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in the UK

Computer Science Degree
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 13 March 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		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -40 540 £500 -4.76% 332
UK excluding London -43 300 £469 -6.25% 228
London -44 253 £512 -6.91% 153
Work from Home -25 168 £430 -18.19% 167
North of England -20 93 £402 -30.09% 40
South East -29 83 £413 -17.50% 85
Midlands -53 54 £525 +15.51% 36
Yorkshire -25 49 £525 +5.00% 15
North West -15 44 £366 -47.71% 21
West Midlands -53 43 £500 +11.11% 16
South West -11 30 £580 +45.00% 21
Scotland +3 21 £592 +18.30% 12
East of England -31 21 £600 +26.32% 34
East Midlands -29 11 £545 +18.74% 20
Wales -19 6 £358 +28.83% 8
Northern Ireland -4 2 - - 3

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 39 (6.38%) Confluence
2 24 (3.93%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.11%) Apache Spark
4 11 (1.80%) Apache
5 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.65%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.65%) Smallworld
7 3 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.49%) Ethereum
7 3 (0.49%) Hyperledger
7 3 (0.49%) IIS
8 2 (0.33%) CMS
8 2 (0.33%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.33%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.33%) SAS
8 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Service Bus
Applications
1 16 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.33%) Trello
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.65%) Aladdin
4 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.33%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.16%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.16%) Maximo
6 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 222 (36.33%) Azure
2 165 (27.00%) AWS
3 93 (15.22%) GCP
4 48 (7.86%) GitHub
5 41 (6.71%) Power Platform
6 39 (6.38%) Serverless
7 35 (5.73%) Azure DevOps
7 35 (5.73%) Microsoft 365
8 29 (4.75%) SaaS
9 22 (3.60%) IaaS
10 21 (3.44%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (2.78%) AWS CloudFormation
12 16 (2.62%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (2.45%) Amazon S3
13 15 (2.45%) Azure AKS
13 15 (2.45%) Entra ID
14 13 (2.13%) PaaS
15 12 (1.96%) AWS KMS
15 12 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
15 12 (1.96%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.09%) TCP/IP
2 22 (3.60%) DNS
3 21 (3.44%) Firewall
4 13 (2.13%) Network Security
5 11 (1.80%) HTTP
5 11 (1.80%) WAN
6 9 (1.47%) LAN
6 9 (1.47%) Wireless
7 8 (1.31%) VoIP
8 7 (1.15%) HTTPS
8 7 (1.15%) SSH
8 7 (1.15%) VPN
9 5 (0.82%) CTI
10 4 (0.65%) BGP
10 4 (0.65%) SAN
10 4 (0.65%) SSL
10 4 (0.65%) VLAN
11 3 (0.49%) DMZ
11 3 (0.49%) IPv4
11 3 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (9.49%) PostgreSQL
2 44 (7.20%) NoSQL
3 33 (5.40%) Data Warehouse
3 33 (5.40%) SQL Server
4 32 (5.24%) Power BI
5 28 (4.58%) Relational Database
6 25 (4.09%) MySQL
7 24 (3.93%) Big Data
8 17 (2.78%) Elasticsearch
9 16 (2.62%) Tableau
10 10 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (1.64%) Metadata
10 10 (1.64%) MongoDB
10 10 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.47%) Hadoop
11 9 (1.47%) Redis
12 7 (1.15%) Apache Cassandra
12 7 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (1.15%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.98%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 76 (12.44%) Git
2 56 (9.17%) JIRA
3 51 (8.35%) Jenkins
4 49 (8.02%) GitLab
5 12 (1.96%) Postman
6 11 (1.80%) Liquibase
6 11 (1.80%) Selenium
7 8 (1.31%) CircleCI
7 8 (1.31%) Gradle
8 7 (1.15%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.98%) Cypress.io
9 6 (0.98%) JUnit
10 4 (0.65%) Artifactory
10 4 (0.65%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.65%) Hardhat
10 4 (0.65%) MLflow
11 3 (0.49%) Flyway
11 3 (0.49%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.49%) Vite
General
1 309 (50.57%) Social Skills
2 171 (27.99%) Finance
3 156 (25.53%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (12.77%) Banking
5 40 (6.55%) Public Sector
6 28 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
7 23 (3.76%) Marketing
8 19 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (2.95%) Legal
10 17 (2.78%) Financial Institution
11 16 (2.62%) Front Office
12 15 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.13%) Investment Banking
14 12 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.64%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (1.47%) Law
17 7 (1.15%) Retail
18 6 (0.98%) Manufacturing
19 5 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 106 (17.35%) Developer
2 82 (13.42%) Architect
3 57 (9.33%) Analyst
4 56 (9.17%) Lead
5 51 (8.35%) Senior
6 33 (5.40%) Solutions Architect
7 31 (5.07%) Software Engineer
8 28 (4.58%) Technical Support
9 21 (3.44%) Cloud Engineer
10 20 (3.27%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 19 (3.11%) Site Engineer
12 18 (2.95%) Consultant
13 16 (2.62%) AWS Engineer
13 16 (2.62%) SOC Analyst
14 15 (2.45%) Business Analyst
14 15 (2.45%) Cloud Architect
15 14 (2.29%) Java Developer
15 14 (2.29%) Project Manager
15 14 (2.29%) Senior Developer
16 13 (2.13%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (13.91%) REST
2 53 (8.67%) RESTful
3 41 (6.71%) React
4 38 (6.22%) Elastic Stack
5 37 (6.06%) .NET
6 30 (4.91%) Spring
7 27 (4.42%) Middleware
8 26 (4.26%) HTML
8 26 (4.26%) JSON
9 25 (4.09%) OAuth
10 24 (3.93%) SOAP
11 22 (3.60%) CSS
11 22 (3.60%) XML
12 21 (3.44%) Node.js
13 20 (3.27%) Kafka
14 18 (2.95%) AngularJS
15 17 (2.78%) PyTorch
15 17 (2.78%) Spring Boot
16 15 (2.45%) JWT
17 14 (2.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 72 (11.78%) Management Information System
2 62 (10.15%) Cloud Native
3 36 (5.89%) Distributed Systems
4 30 (4.91%) Product Ownership
5 29 (4.75%) Algorithms
5 29 (4.75%) Onboarding
6 20 (3.27%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (3.27%) Public Cloud
7 19 (3.11%) Data Structures
7 19 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (2.95%) Virtual Team
9 17 (2.78%) AI Agents
9 17 (2.78%) Cyberattack
9 17 (2.78%) Security Operations Centre
10 16 (2.62%) Security Posture
11 15 (2.45%) Derivative
12 13 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (1.64%) Distributed Computing
15 9 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 96 (15.71%) Linux
2 93 (15.22%) Windows
3 41 (6.71%) Unix
4 11 (1.80%) Android
5 7 (1.15%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.15%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.98%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.98%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.82%) VMS
8 4 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.33%) Debian
9 2 (0.33%) Rocky
9 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 604 (98.85%) Computer Science
2 249 (40.75%) Problem-Solving
3 211 (34.53%) Agile
4 191 (31.26%) DevOps
5 187 (30.61%) CI/CD
6 120 (19.64%) AI
7 115 (18.82%) Microservices
8 106 (17.35%) Software Engineering
9 103 (16.86%) Containerisation
10 83 (13.58%) Analytics
11 73 (11.95%) Infrastructure as Code
12 71 (11.62%) Migration
13 70 (11.46%) Data Modelling
13 70 (11.46%) Stakeholder Management
14 63 (10.31%) Continuous Improvement
15 60 (9.82%) Technical Leadership
15 60 (9.82%) Test Automation
16 59 (9.66%) Validation
17 58 (9.49%) Cybersecurity
17 58 (9.49%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 214 (35.02%) Python
2 124 (20.29%) SQL
3 104 (17.02%) Java
4 66 (10.80%) JavaScript
5 45 (7.36%) TypeScript
6 41 (6.71%) Go
7 33 (5.40%) C#
8 26 (4.26%) Bash
8 26 (4.26%) PowerShell
9 15 (2.45%) Perl
10 14 (2.29%) C++
10 14 (2.29%) Shell Script
11 9 (1.47%) Kotlin
12 7 (1.15%) R
12 7 (1.15%) Ruby
12 7 (1.15%) Scala
13 6 (0.98%) Bicep
14 5 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (0.65%) Rust
15 4 (0.65%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 611 (100.00%) Degree
2 133 (21.77%) Master's Degree
3 88 (14.40%) Security Cleared
4 60 (9.82%) SC Cleared
5 30 (4.91%) Azure Certification
6 29 (4.75%) CISSP
7 23 (3.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (3.44%) AWS Certification
8 21 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (3.44%) PMI Certification
9 20 (3.27%) CISM
9 20 (3.27%) CompTIA Security+
9 20 (3.27%) DV Cleared
10 18 (2.95%) PMP
11 17 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (2.78%) CompTIA CySA+
11 17 (2.78%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (1.31%) CCNA
13 7 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.15%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.84%) QA
2 39 (6.38%) GDPR
3 28 (4.58%) Data Quality
4 23 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.95%) NIST
6 16 (2.62%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.47%) HIPAA
8 8 (1.31%) GRC
9 6 (0.98%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.98%) Def Stans
9 6 (0.98%) PSD2
10 4 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.65%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.49%) Basel III
11 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.49%) GAAP
11 3 (0.49%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.49%) WCAG
System Software
1 122 (19.97%) Docker
2 31 (5.07%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.31%) Firmware
4 6 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.33%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.16%) HDFS
6 1 (0.16%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 131 (21.44%) Kubernetes
2 72 (11.78%) Terraform
3 51 (8.35%) Ansible
4 37 (6.06%) Grafana
5 31 (5.07%) Prometheus
6 19 (3.11%) Microsoft Intune
7 16 (2.62%) Puppet
8 13 (2.13%) Kibana
9 7 (1.15%) Argo
10 5 (0.82%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.49%) Foglight
12 2 (0.33%) Control-M
12 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.33%) logstash
12 2 (0.33%) SCCM
12 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
13 1 (0.16%) Istio
13 1 (0.16%) linkerd
13 1 (0.16%) Packer
13 1 (0.16%) QRadar
Vendors
1 124 (20.29%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.82%) Splunk
3 44 (7.20%) Oracle
4 40 (6.55%) Google
5 25 (4.09%) Databricks
6 19 (3.11%) SAP
7 16 (2.62%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.62%) ServiceNow
8 14 (2.29%) IBM
9 12 (1.96%) Red Hat
9 12 (1.96%) Software AG
10 11 (1.80%) Cisco
10 11 (1.80%) Informatica
11 10 (1.64%) Atlassian
11 10 (1.64%) MuleSoft
11 10 (1.64%) Palo Alto
12 8 (1.31%) VMware
13 7 (1.15%) Foundry
14 6 (0.98%) Gemalto
14 6 (0.98%) Thales
375 Computer Science Degree jobs Nationwide