Computer Science Contracts in Hertfordshire

Computer Science
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 66 48
Rank change year-on-year +4 -18 +12
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 8 6 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.96% 0.79% 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.91% 3.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 17
10th Percentile £331 £418 £385
25th Percentile £363 £563 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £838 £525
Median % change year-on-year -53.73% +59.68% +10.42%
75th Percentile £475 £950 £654
90th Percentile £550 - £722
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55.00 - £48.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 - £49.00
75th Percentile £65.00 - £49.50
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year +4.76% +7.14% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 735 658 677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 88.13% 86.92% 87.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 339 403
10th Percentile £220 £250 £186
25th Percentile £315 £361 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £672 £625
90th Percentile £700 £750 £691
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 315 147 75
10th Percentile £38.12 £21.00 £20.40
25th Percentile £40.25 £53.75 £39.55
Median hourly rate £50.00 £63.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.63% +14.55% +29.41%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -8.55%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Hertfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Hertfordshire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Hertfordshire

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Hertfordshire

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Stevenage 0 4 £375 +16.28% 2
Hatfield - 2 £500 -
Hertford - 1 - - 2
Welwyn Garden City - 1 £600 - 2
Computer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) DVB
1 1 (12.50%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Big Data
1 1 (12.50%) Tableau
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Multimedia
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Machine Learning Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Genesys Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Linux Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Data Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) GStreamer
1 1 (12.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 4 (50.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (12.50%) Digital TV
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (12.50%) IVR
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) CentOS
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Ubuntu
2 1 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 5 (62.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (62.50%) Machine Learning
2 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Statistics
3 4 (50.00%) Data Modelling
3 4 (50.00%) Data Science
3 4 (50.00%) Predictive Modelling
3 4 (50.00%) Software Architecture
4 2 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Modelling
5 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
5 1 (12.50%) Code Quality
5 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
5 1 (12.50%) Conversational UI
5 1 (12.50%) Data Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) Java
2 4 (50.00%) R
3 2 (25.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Linux+ Certification
3 1 (12.50%) LPIC
3 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
3 1 (12.50%) RHCE
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Docker
1 1 (12.50%) KVM
1 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (12.50%) Xen
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (12.50%) Progress Chef
1 1 (12.50%) Puppet
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Genesys
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Red Hat
1 1 (12.50%) VMware