Computer Science Degree Contract Job Trends in Chester

Computer Science Degree
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.82% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £358 £356 £555
% change year-on-year +0.56% -35.86% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Chester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 44 8 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 36.07% 11.94% 16.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 4 1
10th Percentile £191 £536 -
25th Percentile £347 £553 £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £570
Median % change year-on-year - +9.65% +62.86%
75th Percentile £642 £686 £580
90th Percentile £719 £687 -
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile £13.81 £24.06 -
25th Percentile £15.76 £24.14 £17.25
Median hourly rate £19.00 £55.10 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.51% +214.83% -
75th Percentile - £86.00 £17.75
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £19.00 £55.10 £30.04
% change year-on-year -65.51% +83.41% +1.47%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Chester

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Computer Science Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes