Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Computer Science
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 25 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 11 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 5.12% 2.07% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.04% 2.88% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £160 £488 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £201 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -61.71% - -
75th Percentile £550 £563 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £358 £533 £550
% change year-on-year -32.83% -3.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £70.29 - -
25th Percentile £70.48 - -
Median hourly rate £70.81 - -
75th Percentile £71.13 - -
90th Percentile £71.32 - -
North West median hourly rate £70.81 £42.00 -
% change year-on-year +68.58% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 182 139 230
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 84.65% 72.02% 91.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 49 128
10th Percentile £165 £257 £362
25th Percentile £387 £325 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +6.80%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £650
90th Percentile £669 £634 £720
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 24 60
10th Percentile £26.26 £28.98 £20.58
25th Percentile £41.94 £36.59 £37.78
Median hourly rate £45.46 £40.33 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -12.68% +38.27%
75th Percentile £69.80 £46.18 £50.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £51.61 £57.95
North West median hourly rate £29.27 £40.16 £35.00
% change year-on-year -27.12% +14.75% +45.83%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Lancashire over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Lancashire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Computer Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. 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
Preston - 4 £550 - 4
Computer Science
North West

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (9.09%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) BGP
1 3 (27.27%) Firewall
1 3 (27.27%) Software-Defined Networking
1 3 (27.27%) VLAN
2 1 (9.09%) LAN
2 1 (9.09%) Network Security
2 1 (9.09%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Platform Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Head of Digital
3 1 (9.09%) Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Data Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Head of Networks
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Architect
3 1 (9.09%) SAP BW Architect
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Data Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Onboarding
2 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
2 3 (27.27%) Data Centre
2 3 (27.27%) Product Ownership
3 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
1 3 (27.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 3 (27.27%) Windows
1 3 (27.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (45.45%) ITSM
2 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Analytics
3 3 (27.27%) Change Control
3 3 (27.27%) Containerisation
3 3 (27.27%) Digital Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) High Availability
3 3 (27.27%) Knowledge Management
3 3 (27.27%) Mathematics
3 3 (27.27%) Platform Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) Service Delivery
3 3 (27.27%) Virtual Infrastructure
4 2 (18.18%) Agile
4 2 (18.18%) Change Management
4 2 (18.18%) ITIL
4 2 (18.18%) Product Management
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) Python
2 3 (27.27%) Bash
2 3 (27.27%) Perl
2 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 3 (27.27%) CCDP
3 3 (27.27%) CCNA
3 3 (27.27%) CCNP
3 3 (27.27%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (27.27%) DBS Check
4 2 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
5 1 (9.09%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Accessibility
1 1 (9.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (9.09%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
1 3 (27.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Citrix
1 3 (27.27%) Red Hat
1 3 (27.27%) VMware
2 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 1 (9.09%) SAP