The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 1 May 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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
62
83
102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
80.52%
73.45%
91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
65
86
10th Percentile
£250
£272
£263
25th Percentile
£275
£350
£328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£450
£414
Median % change year-on-year
+4.17%
+8.76%
+0.61%
75th Percentile
£579
£588
£450
90th Percentile
£651
£625
£561
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£375
£395
% change year-on-year
+23.33%
-5.06%
-1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
7
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£14.08
25th Percentile
£21.25
£15.38
£17.03
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£20.50
£20.60
Median % change year-on-year
+9.76%
-0.49%
-32.28%
75th Percentile
£23.75
£25.38
£41.88
90th Percentile
-
£27.40
£63.50
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£20.60
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
+4.37%
-12.34%
Computer Science Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Computer Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Leicester.
Computer Science Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Leicester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Computer Science Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Leicester.
Computer Science Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Computer Science.
Computer Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
