Computer Science Contracts in the North of England

Computer Science
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 145 201
Rank change year-on-year +83 +56 -48
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 131 59 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 2.73% 1.07% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.24% 1.19% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 39 34
10th Percentile £158 £334 £188
25th Percentile £401 - £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £486 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.51% -2.80% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £581 £623
90th Percentile £615 £655 £649
England median daily rate £525 £557 £590
% change year-on-year -5.66% -5.68% +7.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 4
10th Percentile £12.53 £44.25 £29.99
25th Percentile £20.38 £50.63 £47.96
Median hourly rate £51.78 £62.50 £61.48
Median % change year-on-year -17.15% +1.67% +24.19%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £62.00 £65.35 -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +15.79% +17.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,047 4,941 6,411
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 84.38% 90.00% 88.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,427 3,390 4,664
10th Percentile £300 £300 £241
25th Percentile £400 £413 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £487
Median % change year-on-year - +2.62% +10.74%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £670 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 392 203 257
10th Percentile £11.08 £10.63 £10.63
25th Percentile £12.55 £15.36 £13.50
Median hourly rate £20.77 £26.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% +39.47% +6.26%
75th Percentile £46.18 £43.75 £34.09
90th Percentile £63.75 £62.25 £63.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +4.17% +44.00% +11.11%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
North West +47 69 £520 +7.00% 109
Yorkshire +36 51 £517 -6.00% 50
North East +21 13 £600 - 29
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (5.34%) Confluence
2 3 (2.29%) Apache
2 3 (2.29%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.53%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.76%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (10.69%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.05%) Simulink
2 4 (3.05%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.76%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.29%) SAP MDG
2 2 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.76%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.76%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 30 (22.90%) Azure
2 20 (15.27%) AWS
3 15 (11.45%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (11.45%) Power Platform
4 10 (7.63%) GCP
5 4 (3.05%) SaaS
6 3 (2.29%) Amazon EC2
6 3 (2.29%) Amazon S3
6 3 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.29%) Snowflake
6 3 (2.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 2 (1.53%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.76%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.76%) PaaS
8 1 (0.76%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.76%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.76%) Serverless
8 1 (0.76%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.63%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (6.11%) 5G
3 5 (3.82%) VPN
4 4 (3.05%) BGP
4 4 (3.05%) MPLS
4 4 (3.05%) OSPF
4 4 (3.05%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.05%) Value-Added Service
4 4 (3.05%) VLAN
4 4 (3.05%) Wireshark
5 3 (2.29%) DHCP
5 3 (2.29%) DNS
6 2 (1.53%) LAN
6 2 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.53%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (1.53%) WAN
6 2 (1.53%) Wireless
7 1 (0.76%) Network Security
7 1 (0.76%) RTP
7 1 (0.76%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (11.45%) MySQL
1 15 (11.45%) Power BI
2 12 (9.16%) Relational Database
3 11 (8.40%) Qlik Sense
4 4 (3.05%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (2.29%) Tableau
6 2 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.53%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.53%) Informix
6 2 (1.53%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.76%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.76%) Big Data
7 1 (0.76%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.76%) GIS
7 1 (0.76%) HBase
7 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.76%) OLAP
7 1 (0.76%) Presto
7 1 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (6.87%) JIRA
2 6 (4.58%) Bitbucket
3 5 (3.82%) Git
4 2 (1.53%) Cypress.io
4 2 (1.53%) Postman
4 2 (1.53%) Selenium
General
1 38 (29.01%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.85%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (15.27%) Finance
4 10 (7.63%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.34%) Banking
6 6 (4.58%) Legal
7 4 (3.05%) Automotive
7 4 (3.05%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (3.05%) Publishing
8 3 (2.29%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.53%) Electronics
9 2 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.76%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.76%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 20 (15.27%) Architect
2 15 (11.45%) Solutions Architect
3 14 (10.69%) Developer
4 11 (8.40%) Data Scientist
4 11 (8.40%) Senior
5 10 (7.63%) Analyst
6 8 (6.11%) Author
6 8 (6.11%) Software Engineer
6 8 (6.11%) Technical Author
7 6 (4.58%) Lead
7 6 (4.58%) Network Engineer
8 5 (3.82%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 5 (3.82%) Consultant
9 4 (3.05%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
9 4 (3.05%) Designer
9 4 (3.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.05%) Java Developer
9 4 (3.05%) SAP Manager
9 4 (3.05%) Technical Design Authority
9 4 (3.05%) Technical Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (12.98%) HTML
2 15 (11.45%) CSS
3 14 (10.69%) AngularJS
4 5 (3.82%) .NET
5 4 (3.05%) LDAP
5 4 (3.05%) XML
6 3 (2.29%) .NET Framework
6 3 (2.29%) Spring
6 3 (2.29%) Spring Boot
7 2 (1.53%) J2EE
7 2 (1.53%) JSP
7 2 (1.53%) Kafka
7 2 (1.53%) Middleware
7 2 (1.53%) XSLT
8 1 (0.76%) AWS CDK
8 1 (0.76%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.76%) Node.js
8 1 (0.76%) REST
8 1 (0.76%) SAP PI
8 1 (0.76%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.82%) Algorithms
3 4 (3.05%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (3.05%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (2.29%) CMDB
4 3 (2.29%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.29%) Public Cloud
4 3 (2.29%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 2 (1.53%) Cyberattack
5 2 (1.53%) Life Science
5 2 (1.53%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.53%) Robotics
6 1 (0.76%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.76%) IoT
6 1 (0.76%) NHS
6 1 (0.76%) Reference Data
6 1 (0.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 15 (11.45%) Windows
2 14 (10.69%) Unix
3 7 (5.34%) Linux
4 3 (2.29%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.53%) HPUX
5 2 (1.53%) Solaris
5 2 (1.53%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.53%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.53%) zOS
6 1 (0.76%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (36.64%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (28.24%) Agile
3 25 (19.08%) DevOps
4 24 (18.32%) Change Management
4 24 (18.32%) Data Management
5 23 (17.56%) Data Modelling
6 22 (16.79%) Migration
7 21 (16.03%) Test Automation
8 20 (15.27%) ITIL
9 19 (14.50%) Scrum
10 17 (12.98%) Project Delivery
11 16 (12.21%) Architectural Design
12 15 (11.45%) Architectural Patterns
12 15 (11.45%) Business Intelligence
12 15 (11.45%) Data Science
13 14 (10.69%) Architecture Governance
13 14 (10.69%) ITSM
13 14 (10.69%) Problem Management
13 14 (10.69%) Service Management
13 14 (10.69%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 22 (16.79%) SQL
2 21 (16.03%) JavaScript
3 16 (12.21%) Python
4 13 (9.92%) Java
5 7 (5.34%) MATLAB
5 7 (5.34%) PowerShell
6 6 (4.58%) Bash
7 3 (2.29%) C#
7 3 (2.29%) VB.NET
7 3 (2.29%) VBA
8 2 (1.53%) C
8 2 (1.53%) C++
9 1 (0.76%) ABAP
9 1 (0.76%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.76%) Perl
9 1 (0.76%) R
9 1 (0.76%) Scala
9 1 (0.76%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 113 (86.26%) Degree
2 62 (47.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (12.21%) Master's Degree
4 12 (9.16%) PMI Certification
4 12 (9.16%) PMP
4 12 (9.16%) Security Cleared
5 7 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (4.58%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (3.82%) CCNP
7 5 (3.82%) SC Cleared
8 4 (3.05%) CCIE
8 4 (3.05%) VCAP
9 3 (2.29%) CCNA
9 3 (2.29%) CISSP
10 2 (1.53%) A+ Certification
10 2 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (1.53%) PhD
10 2 (1.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.76%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.40%) QA
2 8 (6.11%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.29%) NIST
4 2 (1.53%) GDPR
5 1 (0.76%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.76%) GRC
5 1 (0.76%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (4.58%) Docker
2 4 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.05%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.29%) BitLocker
3 3 (2.29%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.53%) KVM
4 2 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.53%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.76%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.76%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.76%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.76%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (3.05%) Terraform
1 4 (3.05%) vCenter Server
2 3 (2.29%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.29%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.76%) vMotion
Vendors
1 26 (19.85%) ServiceNow
2 22 (16.79%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.58%) Atlassian
3 6 (4.58%) SAP
4 4 (3.05%) LogicMonitor
4 4 (3.05%) Salesforce
4 4 (3.05%) SolarWinds
4 4 (3.05%) Tanium
4 4 (3.05%) VMware
5 3 (2.29%) Google
5 3 (2.29%) Informatica
5 3 (2.29%) Kofax
5 3 (2.29%) Splunk
5 3 (2.29%) Zscaler
6 2 (1.53%) IBM
6 2 (1.53%) Sun
6 2 (1.53%) Symantec
7 1 (0.76%) Citrix
7 1 (0.76%) HP
7 1 (0.76%) Intel