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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 120 169
Rank change year-on-year +50 +49 +27
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 424 485 698
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.87% 1.97% 1.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 2.20% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 295 443
10th Percentile £350 £411 £375
25th Percentile £425 £486 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +15.00%
75th Percentile £700 £756 £675
90th Percentile £800 £900 £825
UK median daily rate £530 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -7.83% - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 22 14
10th Percentile - £19.00 £20.24
25th Percentile £52.50 £19.37 £41.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £46.25 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.92% -5.13% -13.72%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.44 £49.50
90th Percentile £71.75 £73.38 £60.35
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £53.19 £44.75
% change year-on-year +3.41% +18.85% +17.76%

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 12,973 22,093 40,138
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.88% 89.67% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,721 15,633 29,139
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £545 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% +3.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 566 507 534
10th Percentile £14.94 £18.63 £14.08
25th Percentile £24.44 £26.25 £20.56
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £71.75
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.12%) Apache Spark
2 9 (2.12%) Confluence
2 9 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.42%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.18%) Exchange Server 2003
4 5 (1.18%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (1.18%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.18%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.18%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.94%) Apache
6 3 (0.71%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.71%) nginx
6 3 (0.71%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.47%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.47%) EPiServer
7 2 (0.47%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (4.72%) Simulink
1 20 (4.72%) Stateflow
2 11 (2.59%) Chatbot
3 8 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.47%) SPSS
8 1 (0.24%) CATIA
8 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.71%) Orchestrade
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.24%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.24%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.24%) SAP POS DM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 107 (25.24%) Azure
2 77 (18.16%) AWS
3 53 (12.50%) GCP
4 28 (6.60%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (3.77%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (3.77%) Power Platform
6 14 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (2.83%) SaaS
8 11 (2.59%) GitHub
8 11 (2.59%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.89%) Serverless
10 7 (1.65%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (1.42%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (1.42%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (1.42%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.42%) OpenShift
11 6 (1.42%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.42%) Twilio
12 5 (1.18%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.19%) Firewall
2 16 (3.77%) DNS
3 12 (2.83%) Network Security
3 12 (2.83%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.59%) VoIP
5 9 (2.12%) CTI
5 9 (2.12%) DHCP
6 8 (1.89%) WAN
7 7 (1.65%) VPN
7 7 (1.65%) Wireless
8 5 (1.18%) Internet
8 5 (1.18%) Skype
8 5 (1.18%) VLAN
9 4 (0.94%) Junos
9 4 (0.94%) SDH
10 3 (0.71%) SAN
10 3 (0.71%) SSH
11 2 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.47%) NAS
11 2 (0.47%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.43%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.72%) Relational Database
3 17 (4.01%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (3.30%) MySQL
5 14 (3.30%) NoSQL
6 13 (3.07%) Big Data
6 13 (3.07%) Power BI
7 10 (2.36%) Couchbase
8 9 (2.12%) Metadata
8 9 (2.12%) Tableau
9 8 (1.89%) Hadoop
9 8 (1.89%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (1.18%) BigQuery
10 5 (1.18%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.94%) Presto
11 4 (0.94%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 43 (10.14%) Git
2 30 (7.08%) Jenkins
3 27 (6.37%) JIRA
4 20 (4.72%) GitLab
5 6 (1.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.42%) MLflow
5 6 (1.42%) Selenium
5 6 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.18%) Subversion
7 4 (0.94%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.94%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.94%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.94%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.94%) Postman
7 4 (0.94%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.71%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.71%) Travis CI
8 3 (0.71%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.47%) git-flow
9 2 (0.47%) SpecFlow
General
1 220 (51.89%) Social Skills
2 105 (24.76%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (20.52%) Finance
4 31 (7.31%) Legal
5 30 (7.08%) Banking
6 23 (5.42%) Automotive
6 23 (5.42%) Front Office
6 23 (5.42%) Public Sector
7 20 (4.72%) Telecoms
8 15 (3.54%) Retail
9 10 (2.36%) Financial Institution
9 10 (2.36%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.36%) Marketing
9 10 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.12%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.89%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.65%) Electronics
13 5 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.94%) Aeronautics
14 4 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 79 (18.63%) Developer
2 59 (13.92%) Architect
3 44 (10.38%) Software Engineer
4 43 (10.14%) Senior
5 32 (7.55%) Solutions Architect
6 27 (6.37%) Analyst
7 26 (6.13%) Lead
8 24 (5.66%) Consultant
9 20 (4.72%) DevOps Engineer
10 17 (4.01%) Java Developer
11 16 (3.77%) Data Engineer
12 12 (2.83%) AWS Engineer
12 12 (2.83%) Project Manager
13 11 (2.59%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (2.59%) Senior Developer
14 10 (2.36%) Data Scientist
15 8 (1.89%) .NET Developer
15 8 (1.89%) Lead Data Engineer
15 8 (1.89%) Security Architect
15 8 (1.89%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (8.25%) .NET
1 35 (8.25%) HTML
2 30 (7.08%) CSS
3 26 (6.13%) React
4 18 (4.25%) Node.js
5 15 (3.54%) .NET Framework
6 14 (3.30%) ASP.NET
6 14 (3.30%) RESTful
7 13 (3.07%) AngularJS
8 12 (2.83%) JSON
8 12 (2.83%) Web Services
9 11 (2.59%) XML
10 10 (2.36%) Django
10 10 (2.36%) Middleware
11 9 (2.12%) Entity Framework
11 9 (2.12%) Kafka
11 9 (2.12%) REST
11 9 (2.12%) SOAP
11 9 (2.12%) Swagger
12 8 (1.89%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 59 (13.92%) Algorithms
2 30 (7.08%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.95%) Data Structures
3 21 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.07%) Derivative
5 12 (2.83%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (2.83%) IVR
6 10 (2.36%) Data Protection Act
6 10 (2.36%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.12%) Blockchain
7 9 (2.12%) Fixed Income
8 8 (1.89%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.42%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.42%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.18%) PKI
11 5 (1.18%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.67%) Windows
2 39 (9.20%) Linux
3 19 (4.48%) Unix
4 18 (4.25%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.18%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (0.94%) Android
7 4 (0.94%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Mobile
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (38.21%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (33.49%) Agile
3 80 (18.87%) DevOps
4 75 (17.69%) Software Engineering
5 48 (11.32%) Analytics
6 47 (11.08%) Validation
7 46 (10.85%) Test Automation
8 44 (10.38%) CI/CD
8 44 (10.38%) Machine Learning
8 44 (10.38%) Project Management
9 42 (9.91%) Data Science
10 39 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 38 (8.96%) Data Modelling
11 38 (8.96%) Roadmaps
12 37 (8.73%) Artificial Intelligence
12 37 (8.73%) Scrum
13 36 (8.49%) Migration
14 35 (8.25%) Decision-Making
15 32 (7.55%) Data Analysis
16 30 (7.08%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 120 (28.30%) Python
2 96 (22.64%) SQL
3 71 (16.75%) Java
4 55 (12.97%) JavaScript
5 38 (8.96%) C++
6 37 (8.73%) C#
7 26 (6.13%) MATLAB
8 20 (4.72%) PowerShell
9 17 (4.01%) Perl
10 16 (3.77%) Scala
11 15 (3.54%) Go
12 14 (3.30%) Bash
13 11 (2.59%) Shell Script
14 10 (2.36%) C
14 10 (2.36%) R
15 9 (2.12%) VB.NET
16 8 (1.89%) PL/SQL
16 8 (1.89%) Rust
16 8 (1.89%) TypeScript
17 5 (1.18%) F#
Qualifications
1 350 (82.55%) Degree
2 231 (54.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 87 (20.52%) Master's Degree
4 42 (9.91%) Security Cleared
5 35 (8.25%) SC Cleared
6 31 (7.31%) PhD
7 14 (3.30%) CISSP
8 13 (3.07%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (3.07%) PMP
9 12 (2.83%) CISM
10 11 (2.59%) Azure Certification
10 11 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (2.36%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.65%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.65%) CCNP
13 6 (1.42%) CCNA
13 6 (1.42%) CEH
13 6 (1.42%) Numerate Degree
14 5 (1.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (1.18%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.60%) QA
2 23 (5.42%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.30%) GDPR
4 10 (2.36%) NIST
5 7 (1.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (1.42%) MiFID
6 6 (1.42%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.18%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.18%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.18%) NIST 800
8 4 (0.94%) Automotive SPICE
8 4 (0.94%) AUTOSAR
8 4 (0.94%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.94%) JTAG
8 4 (0.94%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.47%) COBIT
9 2 (0.47%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (6.37%) Docker
2 21 (4.95%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.18%) vSphere
5 4 (0.94%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.94%) Firmware
6 3 (0.71%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.71%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.24%) Postfix
7 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (9.20%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.25%) Terraform
3 8 (1.89%) Grafana
4 7 (1.65%) Ansible
5 5 (1.18%) SCCM
6 3 (0.71%) Docker Swarm
6 3 (0.71%) Nessus
6 3 (0.71%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.71%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.71%) Puppet
6 3 (0.71%) WSUS
7 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) Argo
8 1 (0.24%) Kibana
8 1 (0.24%) logstash
8 1 (0.24%) Nagios
8 1 (0.24%) SCOM
8 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 63 (14.86%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.55%) Oracle
3 24 (5.66%) Google
4 19 (4.48%) Databricks
5 16 (3.77%) SAP
6 15 (3.54%) Cisco
7 12 (2.83%) Genesys
8 11 (2.59%) VMware
9 7 (1.65%) Avaya
9 7 (1.65%) IBM
9 7 (1.65%) Qualys
10 6 (1.42%) Salesforce
10 6 (1.42%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.18%) Adobe
11 5 (1.18%) Foundry
11 5 (1.18%) Nokia
11 5 (1.18%) Palantir
11 5 (1.18%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.18%) Splunk
12 4 (0.94%) Ciena