Computer Science Contracts in Worcestershire

Computer Science
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 8 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 10.67% - 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.33% - 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £488 - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £350
75th Percentile £547 - -
90th Percentile £563 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £550 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +10.00% +11.11% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £56.25 £25.25 £14.00
% change year-on-year +122.77% +80.36% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Worcestershire

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 112 91
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 80.00% 92.56% 81.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 82 63
10th Percentile £213 £358 £213
25th Percentile £400 £450 £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +40.00% -17.81%
75th Percentile £588 £650 £489
90th Percentile £675 £675 £585
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £513 £488
% change year-on-year -2.44% +5.13% +17.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 11
10th Percentile - £15.96 £10.68
25th Percentile £10.50 £17.12 £14.29
Median hourly rate £14.72 £17.70 £15.86
Median % change year-on-year -16.82% +11.60% -
75th Percentile £35.94 £17.72 £17.33
90th Percentile £72.50 - £19.38
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £17.72 £16.66
% change year-on-year +26.98% +6.35% -4.79%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Worcestershire

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Worcestershire

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Worcestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Worcestershire

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Malvern - 4 £525 -
Worcester - 3 £550 - 5
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 1 (12.50%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Artifactory
1 1 (12.50%) GitLab
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) DevOps Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) FPGA Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Apache NiFi
1 1 (12.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (12.50%) FPGA
2 1 (12.50%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
2 5 (62.50%) DevOps
3 4 (50.00%) User Experience
3 4 (50.00%) Workflow
4 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (25.00%) Clean Code
5 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) Neural Network
6 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 1 (12.50%) Digital Signal Processing
6 1 (12.50%) FPGA Design
6 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
6 1 (12.50%) Signal Processing
6 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
2 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
3 4 (50.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) NVIDIA
2 1 (12.50%) Red Hat
2 1 (12.50%) Xilinx