Computer Science Contracts with Work from Home Options

Computer Science
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 124 167
Rank change year-on-year +51 +43 +18
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 417 485 710
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.85% 2.01% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.25% 2.24% 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 291 468
10th Percentile £331 £410 £371
25th Percentile £425 £484 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £590
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.54% +18.00%
75th Percentile £692 £750 £676
90th Percentile £788 £888 £838
UK median daily rate £525 £565 £589
% change year-on-year -7.08% -4.03% +12.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 22 7
10th Percentile - £19.00 £19.45
25th Percentile £52.50 £19.37 £33.08
Median hourly rate £55.00 £46.25 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.92% -5.61% -13.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.69 £57.25
90th Percentile £71.75 £73.38 £66.50
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £53.87 £45.00
% change year-on-year +2.10% +19.71% +5.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,820 21,608 40,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,645 15,332 29,227
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 516
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £57.72
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

Computer Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Computer Science trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

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 a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Computer Science over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

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 11 (2.64%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.40%) Confluence
3 9 (2.16%) Apache Spark
3 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2003
5 5 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.20%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.72%) Apache
6 3 (0.72%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.72%) nginx
6 3 (0.72%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.48%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.24%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.24%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (4.80%) Simulink
1 20 (4.80%) Stateflow
2 10 (2.40%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.48%) SPSS
8 1 (0.24%) CATIA
8 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.72%) Oracle 11i
3 3 (0.72%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.72%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.24%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP CAR
4 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.24%) SAP POS DM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 111 (26.62%) Azure
2 75 (17.99%) AWS
3 53 (12.71%) GCP
4 28 (6.71%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (4.56%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (4.56%) Power Platform
6 14 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.36%) SaaS
7 11 (2.64%) GitHub
7 11 (2.64%) PowerApps
8 8 (1.92%) Serverless
9 7 (1.68%) Amazon ECS
9 7 (1.68%) PaaS
9 7 (1.68%) Snowflake
10 6 (1.44%) Amazon EKS
10 6 (1.44%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (1.44%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.44%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (1.44%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.44%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.76%) Firewall
2 15 (3.60%) DNS
3 11 (2.64%) Network Security
3 11 (2.64%) TCP/IP
3 11 (2.64%) VoIP
4 9 (2.16%) CTI
4 9 (2.16%) DHCP
4 9 (2.16%) WAN
5 7 (1.68%) VPN
5 7 (1.68%) Wireless
6 5 (1.20%) Skype
6 5 (1.20%) VLAN
7 4 (0.96%) Internet
7 4 (0.96%) Junos
7 4 (0.96%) SDH
8 3 (0.72%) LAN
8 3 (0.72%) SAN
8 3 (0.72%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.72%) SSH
9 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (9.83%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.28%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.08%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (3.84%) Power BI
5 15 (3.60%) Big Data
5 15 (3.60%) MySQL
6 14 (3.36%) NoSQL
7 13 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (2.64%) Tableau
9 10 (2.40%) Couchbase
10 9 (2.16%) Metadata
11 8 (1.92%) Hadoop
11 8 (1.92%) MongoDB
12 5 (1.20%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (1.20%) BigQuery
12 5 (1.20%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.96%) Presto
13 4 (0.96%) RDBMS
13 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 45 (10.79%) Git
2 29 (6.95%) Jenkins
3 28 (6.71%) JIRA
4 19 (4.56%) GitLab
5 6 (1.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.44%) MLflow
5 6 (1.44%) Selenium
5 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.20%) Subversion
7 4 (0.96%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.96%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.96%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.96%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.96%) Postman
7 4 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.72%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.72%) Travis CI
8 3 (0.72%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
General
1 218 (52.28%) Social Skills
2 103 (24.70%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (19.90%) Finance
4 31 (7.43%) Banking
4 31 (7.43%) Legal
5 26 (6.24%) Public Sector
6 23 (5.52%) Front Office
7 20 (4.80%) Automotive
8 18 (4.32%) Telecoms
9 16 (3.84%) Retail
10 11 (2.64%) Manufacturing
10 11 (2.64%) Marketing
10 11 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.16%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.92%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.92%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.96%) Aeronautics
14 4 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 77 (18.47%) Developer
2 57 (13.67%) Architect
3 43 (10.31%) Senior
4 41 (9.83%) Software Engineer
5 31 (7.43%) Solutions Architect
6 28 (6.71%) Analyst
6 28 (6.71%) Lead
7 27 (6.47%) Consultant
8 19 (4.56%) DevOps Engineer
9 16 (3.84%) Java Developer
10 15 (3.60%) Data Engineer
11 13 (3.12%) Data Scientist
11 13 (3.12%) Project Manager
12 11 (2.64%) Azure Engineer
12 11 (2.64%) Senior Developer
13 10 (2.40%) AWS Engineer
14 8 (1.92%) .NET Developer
14 8 (1.92%) Business Analyst
14 8 (1.92%) Lead Data Engineer
14 8 (1.92%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (8.63%) HTML
2 34 (8.15%) .NET
3 31 (7.43%) CSS
4 25 (6.00%) React
5 18 (4.32%) Node.js
6 15 (3.60%) .NET Framework
7 14 (3.36%) AngularJS
7 14 (3.36%) ASP.NET
8 13 (3.12%) RESTful
9 12 (2.88%) JSON
9 12 (2.88%) XML
10 11 (2.64%) Web Services
11 10 (2.40%) Middleware
12 9 (2.16%) Django
12 9 (2.16%) Entity Framework
12 9 (2.16%) Kafka
12 9 (2.16%) REST
12 9 (2.16%) SOAP
12 9 (2.16%) Swagger
12 9 (2.16%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 56 (13.43%) Algorithms
2 31 (7.43%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.80%) Data Structures
3 20 (4.80%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.12%) Derivative
5 12 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.64%) IVR
7 10 (2.40%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.16%) Blockchain
8 9 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.92%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.92%) Fixed Income
10 7 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (1.44%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.44%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.44%) Virtual Team
12 5 (1.20%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 43 (10.31%) Windows
2 39 (9.35%) Linux
3 19 (4.56%) Unix
4 17 (4.08%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.20%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (0.96%) Android
7 4 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Mobile
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (38.61%) Problem-Solving
2 138 (33.09%) Agile
3 79 (18.94%) DevOps
4 72 (17.27%) Software Engineering
5 51 (12.23%) Analytics
6 45 (10.79%) Data Science
6 45 (10.79%) Test Automation
7 44 (10.55%) Machine Learning
8 42 (10.07%) CI/CD
8 42 (10.07%) Validation
9 41 (9.83%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (9.59%) Scrum
11 39 (9.35%) Project Management
12 38 (9.11%) Artificial Intelligence
12 38 (9.11%) Data Modelling
12 38 (9.11%) Roadmaps
13 37 (8.87%) Migration
14 35 (8.39%) Decision-Making
15 33 (7.91%) Data Analysis
15 33 (7.91%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 118 (28.30%) Python
2 100 (23.98%) SQL
3 67 (16.07%) Java
4 57 (13.67%) JavaScript
5 36 (8.63%) C++
6 35 (8.39%) C#
7 26 (6.24%) MATLAB
8 19 (4.56%) PowerShell
9 15 (3.60%) Go
9 15 (3.60%) Perl
9 15 (3.60%) Scala
10 13 (3.12%) Bash
11 12 (2.88%) R
12 11 (2.64%) PL/SQL
12 11 (2.64%) Shell Script
13 10 (2.40%) C
14 9 (2.16%) VB.NET
15 8 (1.92%) Rust
15 8 (1.92%) TypeScript
16 5 (1.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 350 (83.93%) Degree
2 233 (55.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 83 (19.90%) Master's Degree
4 45 (10.79%) Security Cleared
5 37 (8.87%) SC Cleared
6 28 (6.71%) PhD
7 14 (3.36%) CISSP
7 14 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (3.12%) CISM
8 13 (3.12%) PMP
9 12 (2.88%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (2.40%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.68%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.68%) CEH
12 6 (1.44%) CCNA
12 6 (1.44%) CCNP
12 6 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
13 5 (1.20%) DV Cleared
13 5 (1.20%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.71%) QA
2 25 (6.00%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.12%) GDPR
4 11 (2.64%) NIST
5 8 (1.92%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.44%) MiFID
7 5 (1.20%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (1.20%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.20%) NIST 800
8 4 (0.96%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.96%) JTAG
8 4 (0.96%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.48%) COBIT
10 2 (0.48%) GRC
10 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.48%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (6.47%) Docker
2 21 (5.04%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.44%) vSphere
5 4 (0.96%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.96%) Firmware
6 3 (0.72%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.72%) VirtualBox
7 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.24%) Postfix
8 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 38 (9.11%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.32%) Terraform
3 8 (1.92%) Grafana
4 6 (1.44%) Ansible
5 5 (1.20%) SCCM
6 4 (0.96%) Nessus
7 3 (0.72%) Docker Swarm
7 3 (0.72%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.72%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.72%) Puppet
7 3 (0.72%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.72%) WSUS
8 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.24%) Argo
9 1 (0.24%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.24%) Kibana
9 1 (0.24%) logstash
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.24%) QRadar
Vendors
1 65 (15.59%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.15%) Oracle
3 24 (5.76%) Google
4 19 (4.56%) Databricks
5 16 (3.84%) SAP
6 15 (3.60%) Cisco
7 12 (2.88%) VMware
8 11 (2.64%) Genesys
9 9 (2.16%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.68%) IBM
10 7 (1.68%) Qualys
11 6 (1.44%) Avaya
12 5 (1.20%) Adobe
12 5 (1.20%) Foundry
12 5 (1.20%) Palantir
12 5 (1.20%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.20%) Salesforce
13 4 (0.96%) BeyondTrust
13 4 (0.96%) Ciena
13 4 (0.96%) Splunk