Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

Computer Science
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Warwickshire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 36 24
Rank change year-on-year -13 -12 +19
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 9 10 19
As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire 1.62% 3.46% 5.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 3.77% 5.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 13
10th Percentile £408 - -
25th Percentile £550 £300 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +45.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £738 £525 £650
90th Percentile £1,105 £623 £804
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £195 £525
% change year-on-year +143.59% -62.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22.33
Median hourly rate - - £24.65
75th Percentile - - £26.98
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £24.51 - £56.25
% change year-on-year - - +122.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Warwickshire

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Warwickshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 473 265 318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire 85.23% 91.70% 91.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 186 220
10th Percentile £305 £314 £312
25th Percentile £400 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £688
90th Percentile £738 £672 £850
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 11 29
10th Percentile £16.20 £14.70 £13.14
25th Percentile £25.00 £14.99 £13.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £20.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -11.11% +55.17%
75th Percentile £33.00 £35.00 £26.98
90th Percentile £59.50 £41.97 £35.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £18.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +38.89% -20.00% +26.98%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Computer Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Warwickshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Warwickshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Computer Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 27 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
Warwick -15 6 £725 +45.00% 6
Nuneaton - 1 - -
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire 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 1 (11.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) OCI
2 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) Power Query
1 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (11.11%) REST Assured
2 1 (11.11%) Selenium
2 1 (11.11%) SoapUI
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Agile Delivery Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Delivery Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Senior
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Automation Test Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) Maximo Tester
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Tester
2 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Server Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow Manager
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Test Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Tester
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Matplotlib
1 1 (11.11%) Middleware
1 1 (11.11%) NumPy
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (11.11%) Pandas
1 1 (11.11%) REST
1 1 (11.11%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) CMDB
2 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
1 2 (22.22%) Windows 10
2 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
2 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 7
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) AI
3 4 (44.44%) PRINCE2
4 3 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Generative AI
4 3 (33.33%) Project Management
4 3 (33.33%) Scrum
4 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (22.22%) Budget Management
5 2 (22.22%) Building Information Modelling
5 2 (22.22%) Coaching
5 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Delivery
5 2 (22.22%) Kanban
5 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
5 2 (22.22%) Process Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
5 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) Degree
2 5 (55.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (44.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 2 (22.22%) PMI Certification
4 2 (22.22%) PMP
5 1 (11.11%) SAFe Agilist
5 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Data Quality
1 2 (22.22%) ISO 19650
1 2 (22.22%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) GAAP
2 1 (11.11%) IFRS
2 1 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
1 1 (11.11%) BitLocker
1 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) AirWatch
1 1 (11.11%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Atlassian
2 1 (11.11%) CheckPoint
2 1 (11.11%) IBM
2 1 (11.11%) MobileIron
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
2 1 (11.11%) VMware