The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
60
44
88
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
81.08%
77.19%
85.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
16
47
10th Percentile
£325
£450
£301
25th Percentile
£475
£542
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£618
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.83%
+23.50%
+17.65%
75th Percentile
£718
£738
£584
90th Percentile
£798
-
£673
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
9
15
10th Percentile
£22.67
£31.20
£21.95
25th Percentile
£33.40
-
£30.54
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£35.00
£33.00
Median % change year-on-year
+42.86%
+6.06%
+51.52%
75th Percentile
-
£47.50
£35.00
90th Percentile
£73.20
-
£38.01
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.00
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-8.57%
+14.60%
+45.43%
Computer Science Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Computer Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Chester.
Computer Science Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Computer Science.
Computer Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
