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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 124 173
Rank change year-on-year +56 +49 +12
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 431 482 733
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.93% 2.01% 1.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.35% 2.24% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 289 482
10th Percentile £329 £402 £375
25th Percentile £425 £484 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £590
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% -2.54% +18.00%
75th Percentile £688 £750 £686
90th Percentile £788 £880 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £557 £590
% change year-on-year -5.66% -5.68% +11.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 22 9
10th Percentile - £19.00 £19.68
25th Percentile £52.50 £19.37 £35.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £46.25 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.92% -5.61% -9.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.69 £51.75
90th Percentile £71.75 £73.38 £65.75
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £45.50
% change year-on-year - +20.88% +5.43%

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 12,873 21,488 40,445
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.49% 89.70% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,658 15,241 29,441
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% +3.62% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 501 519
10th Percentile £14.91 £17.50 £14.50
25th Percentile £23.81 £25.75 £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 £57.94
90th Percentile £74.35 £78.00 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +10.45%

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 7 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 7 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 13 (3.02%) Confluence
2 11 (2.55%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.32%) Apache Spark
4 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (1.39%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2003
6 5 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (1.16%) Skype for Business
7 3 (0.70%) Apache
7 3 (0.70%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.70%) nginx
7 3 (0.70%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 2 (0.46%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.23%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.23%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.23%) SAS
9 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (4.64%) Simulink
1 20 (4.64%) Stateflow
2 10 (2.32%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.46%) SPSS
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.23%) CATIA
8 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle 11i
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.70%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.23%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP CAR
4 1 (0.23%) SAP POS DM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Retail
4 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 117 (27.15%) Azure
2 81 (18.79%) AWS
3 52 (12.06%) GCP
4 28 (6.50%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (5.10%) Power Platform
6 19 (4.41%) Cloud Computing
7 18 (4.18%) SaaS
8 13 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
9 11 (2.55%) GitHub
9 11 (2.55%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.09%) Snowflake
11 8 (1.86%) PaaS
12 7 (1.62%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (1.62%) Serverless
13 6 (1.39%) Amazon EKS
13 6 (1.39%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.39%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.39%) Twilio
14 5 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.80%) Firewall
2 15 (3.48%) DNS
3 12 (2.78%) Network Security
3 12 (2.78%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.55%) VoIP
5 10 (2.32%) WAN
6 9 (2.09%) CTI
6 9 (2.09%) DHCP
7 7 (1.62%) VPN
7 7 (1.62%) Wireless
8 5 (1.16%) Skype
8 5 (1.16%) VLAN
9 4 (0.93%) Internet
9 4 (0.93%) Junos
9 4 (0.93%) LAN
9 4 (0.93%) SDH
9 4 (0.93%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.70%) SAN
10 3 (0.70%) SSH
11 2 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (9.51%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.34%) Relational Database
3 19 (4.41%) Power BI
4 17 (3.94%) Big Data
4 17 (3.94%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (3.71%) MySQL
6 15 (3.48%) NoSQL
7 12 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.78%) Tableau
8 10 (2.32%) Couchbase
9 9 (2.09%) Hadoop
9 9 (2.09%) Metadata
10 8 (1.86%) MongoDB
11 5 (1.16%) BigQuery
11 5 (1.16%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.93%) Presto
12 4 (0.93%) Qlik Sense
12 4 (0.93%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 45 (10.44%) Git
2 30 (6.96%) JIRA
3 28 (6.50%) Jenkins
4 19 (4.41%) GitLab
5 7 (1.62%) Bitbucket
6 6 (1.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (1.39%) MLflow
6 6 (1.39%) Selenium
6 6 (1.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (1.16%) Subversion
8 4 (0.93%) Artifactory
8 4 (0.93%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.93%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.93%) Postman
8 4 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.70%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.70%) Travis CI
9 3 (0.70%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.46%) git-flow
10 2 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 221 (51.28%) Social Skills
2 113 (26.22%) Analytical Skills
3 93 (21.58%) Finance
4 32 (7.42%) Banking
5 31 (7.19%) Legal
6 25 (5.80%) Public Sector
7 24 (5.57%) Front Office
8 20 (4.64%) Automotive
9 18 (4.18%) Telecoms
10 17 (3.94%) Retail
11 11 (2.55%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.55%) Marketing
11 11 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.32%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.86%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.86%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (17.87%) Developer
2 57 (13.23%) Architect
3 44 (10.21%) Software Engineer
4 43 (9.98%) Senior
5 31 (7.19%) Solutions Architect
6 30 (6.96%) Analyst
7 29 (6.73%) Consultant
8 28 (6.50%) Lead
9 18 (4.18%) DevOps Engineer
10 16 (3.71%) Java Developer
11 15 (3.48%) Data Engineer
12 13 (3.02%) Data Scientist
12 13 (3.02%) Project Manager
13 11 (2.55%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (2.55%) Senior Developer
14 10 (2.32%) AWS Engineer
15 8 (1.86%) .NET Developer
15 8 (1.86%) Business Analyst
15 8 (1.86%) Lead Data Engineer
16 7 (1.62%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (8.58%) HTML
2 34 (7.89%) .NET
3 32 (7.42%) CSS
4 25 (5.80%) React
5 18 (4.18%) Node.js
6 15 (3.48%) .NET Framework
6 15 (3.48%) AngularJS
7 14 (3.25%) ASP.NET
8 13 (3.02%) Middleware
8 13 (3.02%) RESTful
8 13 (3.02%) Web Services
9 12 (2.78%) JSON
9 12 (2.78%) XML
10 9 (2.09%) Django
10 9 (2.09%) Entity Framework
10 9 (2.09%) Kafka
10 9 (2.09%) REST
10 9 (2.09%) SOAP
10 9 (2.09%) Swagger
10 9 (2.09%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.99%) Algorithms
2 30 (6.96%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.87%) Data Structures
3 21 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (3.25%) Derivative
5 13 (3.02%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.55%) IVR
6 11 (2.55%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.32%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.09%) Blockchain
8 9 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (2.09%) Fixed Income
9 8 (1.86%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.39%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.39%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.39%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (10.90%) Windows
2 39 (9.05%) Linux
3 21 (4.87%) Unix
4 17 (3.94%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.16%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (0.93%) Android
7 4 (0.93%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.46%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.23%) Windows Mobile
10 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (38.75%) Problem-Solving
2 140 (32.48%) Agile
3 79 (18.33%) DevOps
4 75 (17.40%) Software Engineering
5 51 (11.83%) Analytics
5 51 (11.83%) Test Automation
6 44 (10.21%) Machine Learning
7 43 (9.98%) Data Science
7 43 (9.98%) Scrum
8 41 (9.51%) CI/CD
8 41 (9.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (9.51%) Validation
9 40 (9.28%) Data Modelling
10 39 (9.05%) Migration
11 38 (8.82%) Artificial Intelligence
11 38 (8.82%) Project Management
12 37 (8.58%) Roadmaps
13 36 (8.35%) Mathematics
14 35 (8.12%) Decision-Making
15 32 (7.42%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 116 (26.91%) Python
2 103 (23.90%) SQL
3 68 (15.78%) Java
4 57 (13.23%) JavaScript
5 36 (8.35%) C#
6 35 (8.12%) C++
7 26 (6.03%) MATLAB
8 19 (4.41%) PowerShell
9 16 (3.71%) Scala
10 14 (3.25%) Go
11 13 (3.02%) Perl
12 12 (2.78%) Bash
12 12 (2.78%) PL/SQL
12 12 (2.78%) R
13 11 (2.55%) Shell Script
14 10 (2.32%) C
15 9 (2.09%) Rust
15 9 (2.09%) VB.NET
16 8 (1.86%) TypeScript
17 5 (1.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 364 (84.45%) Degree
2 242 (56.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 85 (19.72%) Master's Degree
4 44 (10.21%) Security Cleared
5 36 (8.35%) SC Cleared
6 26 (6.03%) PhD
7 14 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (3.25%) PMP
8 13 (3.02%) CISSP
9 12 (2.78%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.78%) CISM
10 11 (2.55%) PMI Certification
11 10 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (1.62%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.62%) CEH
13 6 (1.39%) CCNA
13 6 (1.39%) CCNP
13 6 (1.39%) Numerate Degree
14 5 (1.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (1.16%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.50%) QA
2 26 (6.03%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.25%) NIST
4 13 (3.02%) GDPR
5 8 (1.86%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.39%) MiFID
7 5 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (1.16%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.16%) NIST 800
8 4 (0.93%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.93%) JTAG
8 4 (0.93%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.46%) COBIT
10 2 (0.46%) GRC
10 2 (0.46%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.46%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (6.50%) Docker
2 21 (4.87%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.39%) vSphere
6 4 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.93%) Firmware
7 3 (0.70%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.70%) VirtualBox
8 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.23%) Postfix
9 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 37 (8.58%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.94%) Terraform
3 7 (1.62%) Grafana
4 5 (1.16%) Ansible
4 5 (1.16%) Nessus
4 5 (1.16%) SCCM
5 3 (0.70%) Docker Swarm
5 3 (0.70%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.70%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.70%) Puppet
5 3 (0.70%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.70%) WSUS
6 2 (0.46%) CSIRT
6 2 (0.46%) QRadar
6 2 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.23%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Kibana
7 1 (0.23%) logstash
7 1 (0.23%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 67 (15.55%) Microsoft
2 37 (8.58%) Oracle
3 23 (5.34%) Google
4 19 (4.41%) Databricks
5 16 (3.71%) SAP
6 15 (3.48%) Cisco
7 14 (3.25%) ServiceNow
8 12 (2.78%) VMware
9 11 (2.55%) Genesys
10 8 (1.86%) Salesforce
11 7 (1.62%) IBM
11 7 (1.62%) Qualys
12 6 (1.39%) Adobe
12 6 (1.39%) Avaya
13 5 (1.16%) Atlassian
13 5 (1.16%) BeyondTrust
13 5 (1.16%) Foundry
13 5 (1.16%) Palantir
13 5 (1.16%) Palo Alto
14 4 (0.93%) Ciena