Computer Science Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Computer Science
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science 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 79 72 127
Rank change year-on-year -7 +55 +58
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 304 422 493
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.07% 2.75% 1.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.37% 3.13% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 262 296
10th Percentile £358 £351 £401
25th Percentile £413 £432 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £590
Median % change year-on-year - -6.78% +3.87%
75th Percentile £712 £688 £775
90th Percentile £775 £800 £900
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +0.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 32 21
10th Percentile £27.88 - -
25th Percentile £30.22 £52.50 £19.00
Median hourly rate £35.25 £55.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.91% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £49.81 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £57.88 £72.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.75 £55.00 £53.87
% change year-on-year -20.45% +2.10% +14.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Computer Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Computer Science trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Computer Science.

Computer Science daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Computer Science daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Computer Science.

Computer Science hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Computer Science hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 17 (5.59%) Confluence
2 8 (2.63%) GemFire
2 8 (2.63%) Oracle Coherence
3 7 (2.30%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.32%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.99%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.66%) Apache
6 2 (0.66%) CMS
6 2 (0.66%) IIS
6 2 (0.66%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.33%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.33%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.33%) SAS
7 1 (0.33%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 15 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.99%) Trello
5 2 (0.66%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.66%) Sketch
6 1 (0.33%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.33%) InVision
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.32%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.99%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.99%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.33%) Endur
4 1 (0.33%) Maximo
4 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.33%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 79 (25.99%) AWS
2 68 (22.37%) Azure
3 29 (9.54%) GCP
4 16 (5.26%) Amazon S3
4 16 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (4.93%) Serverless
6 12 (3.95%) AWS Lambda
7 11 (3.62%) Power Platform
8 7 (2.30%) GitHub
9 5 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
9 5 (1.64%) Amazon SageMaker
9 5 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.64%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.32%) SaaS
10 4 (1.32%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.99%) Alation
11 3 (0.99%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.99%) Collibra
11 3 (0.99%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.59%) Firewall
2 10 (3.29%) TCP/IP
3 9 (2.96%) Network Security
4 8 (2.63%) VPN
5 6 (1.97%) BGP
5 6 (1.97%) OSPF
5 6 (1.97%) SSL
5 6 (1.97%) TACACS
5 6 (1.97%) VLAN
6 5 (1.64%) S/MIME
7 4 (1.32%) DNS
8 3 (0.99%) 5G
9 2 (0.66%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.66%) DWDM
9 2 (0.66%) HTTP
9 2 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.66%) LAN
9 2 (0.66%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (0.66%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.93%) PostgreSQL
1 15 (4.93%) Relational Database
2 13 (4.28%) Oracle Database
3 11 (3.62%) Redis
4 10 (3.29%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.96%) Metadata
5 9 (2.96%) Power BI
6 8 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.63%) NoSQL
7 7 (2.30%) Big Data
7 7 (2.30%) Hadoop
8 6 (1.97%) MySQL
9 5 (1.64%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.64%) DynamoDB
10 4 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (1.32%) Apache Cassandra
10 4 (1.32%) Data Mining
10 4 (1.32%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (1.32%) Tableau
11 3 (0.99%) KDB
Development Applications
1 24 (7.89%) Git
2 23 (7.57%) JIRA
3 15 (4.93%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.29%) GitLab
5 4 (1.32%) Maven
5 4 (1.32%) REST Assured
6 3 (0.99%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.99%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.99%) JMeter
7 2 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.33%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.33%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.33%) CMake
8 1 (0.33%) Gatling
8 1 (0.33%) Postman
8 1 (0.33%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.33%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.33%) Travis CI
8 1 (0.33%) webpack
General
1 207 (68.09%) Social Skills
2 124 (40.79%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (14.47%) Finance
4 36 (11.84%) Public Sector
5 24 (7.89%) Banking
6 13 (4.28%) Front Office
6 13 (4.28%) Investment Banking
7 12 (3.95%) Marketing
8 11 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.62%) Manufacturing
8 11 (3.62%) Telecoms
9 10 (3.29%) Automotive
10 9 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.63%) Legal
11 8 (2.63%) Military
12 6 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.32%) Electronics
13 4 (1.32%) Retail
14 3 (0.99%) Back Office
14 3 (0.99%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 65 (21.38%) Developer
2 42 (13.82%) Architect
3 38 (12.50%) Senior
4 28 (9.21%) Java Developer
5 27 (8.88%) Lead
6 23 (7.57%) Analyst
7 16 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (4.61%) Consultant
8 14 (4.61%) Senior Developer
8 14 (4.61%) Software Engineer
9 10 (3.29%) C# Developer
9 10 (3.29%) Cloud Engineer
9 10 (3.29%) Virtualisation Engineer
10 8 (2.63%) Business Analyst
10 8 (2.63%) Lead Developer
10 8 (2.63%) Oracle Developer
10 8 (2.63%) Senior Java Developer
10 8 (2.63%) Senior Oracle Developer
11 7 (2.30%) .NET Developer
11 7 (2.30%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.58%) .NET
2 18 (5.92%) AngularJS
3 15 (4.93%) Kafka
3 15 (4.93%) React
4 13 (4.28%) Spring
5 11 (3.62%) CSS
5 11 (3.62%) Node.js
6 10 (3.29%) ActiveMQ
6 10 (3.29%) Flash
6 10 (3.29%) REST
7 9 (2.96%) ASP.NET
7 9 (2.96%) HTML
8 8 (2.63%) .NET Framework
9 7 (2.30%) SOAP
10 6 (1.97%) RESTful
10 6 (1.97%) scikit-learn
11 5 (1.64%) Akka.NET
11 5 (1.64%) Jest
11 5 (1.64%) Matplotlib
11 5 (1.64%) Reactive Extensions
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.17%) Management Information System
2 23 (7.57%) Algorithms
3 20 (6.58%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.93%) Data Structures
5 14 (4.61%) Product Ownership
6 11 (3.62%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (3.29%) Clustering
7 10 (3.29%) Operational Technology
8 9 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (2.63%) Fixed Income
9 8 (2.63%) Industry 4.0
9 8 (2.63%) Security Posture
10 7 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (2.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (2.30%) IoT
11 6 (1.97%) Life Science
11 6 (1.97%) PKI
12 5 (1.64%) Equities
12 5 (1.64%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 26 (8.55%) Linux
2 6 (1.97%) Windows
3 4 (1.32%) SUSE
3 4 (1.32%) Unix
4 2 (0.66%) Android
4 2 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (49.01%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (32.89%) Agile
3 57 (18.75%) DevOps
4 47 (15.46%) CI/CD
4 47 (15.46%) Software Engineering
5 42 (13.82%) Analytics
6 35 (11.51%) Mathematics
7 33 (10.86%) Migration
8 32 (10.53%) Data Science
8 32 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 30 (9.87%) Project Management
10 29 (9.54%) Data Modelling
11 28 (9.21%) Decision-Making
11 28 (9.21%) Risk Management
12 26 (8.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (8.22%) Validation
14 24 (7.89%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (7.57%) Roadmaps
15 23 (7.57%) Technical Leadership
16 22 (7.24%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 91 (29.93%) Python
2 61 (20.07%) SQL
3 58 (19.08%) Java
4 26 (8.55%) PowerShell
5 21 (6.91%) JavaScript
6 17 (5.59%) Bash
7 16 (5.26%) C#
7 16 (5.26%) C++
8 8 (2.63%) PL/SQL
9 7 (2.30%) TypeScript
10 6 (1.97%) Perl
10 6 (1.97%) R
11 5 (1.64%) F#
12 4 (1.32%) Scala
13 3 (0.99%) Ruby
13 3 (0.99%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.99%) VBA
14 2 (0.66%) ABAP
14 2 (0.66%) Groovy
14 2 (0.66%) PHP
Qualifications
1 284 (93.42%) Degree
2 183 (60.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 59 (19.41%) Master's Degree
4 35 (11.51%) Security Cleared
5 30 (9.87%) SC Cleared
6 29 (9.54%) AWS Certification
6 29 (9.54%) Azure Certification
7 25 (8.22%) CISSP
7 25 (8.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (6.91%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (6.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 19 (6.25%) CCNA
11 17 (5.59%) Numerate Degree
12 15 (4.93%) CISM
13 10 (3.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 9 (2.96%) CISA
14 9 (2.96%) PMI Certification
15 8 (2.63%) PhD
15 8 (2.63%) PMP
16 7 (2.30%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.92%) Data Quality
1 18 (5.92%) QA
2 17 (5.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (4.93%) GDPR
3 15 (4.93%) NIST
4 11 (3.62%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.96%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.32%) HIPAA
7 4 (1.32%) NCSC
8 3 (0.99%) COBIT
8 3 (0.99%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (0.66%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.66%) GRC
9 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.33%) ITGC
10 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (7.24%) Docker
2 11 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.29%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.29%) VMware ESXi
3 10 (3.29%) VMware NSX
4 8 (2.63%) GridGain
5 2 (0.66%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 1 (0.33%) Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (10.20%) Kubernetes
2 27 (8.88%) Terraform
3 23 (7.57%) Ansible
4 10 (3.29%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.63%) Progress Chef
6 6 (1.97%) Argo
7 5 (1.64%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.32%) Grafana
8 4 (1.32%) Puppet
9 3 (0.99%) Control-M
9 3 (0.99%) Istio
9 3 (0.99%) MOM
9 3 (0.99%) Rundeck
10 2 (0.66%) Consul
10 2 (0.66%) logstash
10 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.33%) Hadoop YARN
11 1 (0.33%) Kibana
11 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.33%) QRadar
Vendors
1 58 (19.08%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.86%) Oracle
3 32 (10.53%) SAP
4 27 (8.88%) Google
5 18 (5.92%) Cisco
6 11 (3.62%) VMware
7 10 (3.29%) Atlassian
8 9 (2.96%) Databricks
8 9 (2.96%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.30%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.64%) Cloudera
10 5 (1.64%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.64%) Splunk
11 4 (1.32%) Adobe
11 4 (1.32%) IFS
11 4 (1.32%) Siemens
12 3 (0.99%) CyberArk
12 3 (0.99%) Dynatrace
12 3 (0.99%) Rockwell
12 3 (0.99%) Workday