Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Computer Science
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 28 23
Rank change year-on-year -15 -5 +39
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.38% 0.58% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.62% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £324 £450 £600
% change year-on-year -28.06% -25.00% +60.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 236 161 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 89.39% 93.06% 87.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 70 97
10th Percentile £170 £305 £248
25th Percentile £360 £359 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £433 £485
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% -10.82% -11.82%
75th Percentile £549 £534 £600
90th Percentile £610 £657 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -12.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 20 7
10th Percentile £14.13 £13.75 £16.40
25th Percentile £17.23 £15.44 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.26% +14.71%
75th Percentile £51.50 £50.00 £26.13
90th Percentile £53.75 £70.00 £32.70
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% -10.26% +39.29%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Computer Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Computer Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) OpenAPI
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Swagger
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Competitor Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree