Computer Science Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Computer Science
Wales > North Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in North Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 10.71% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £155 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 - -
75th Percentile £169 - -
90th Percentile £170 - -
Wales median daily rate £160 £497 £457
% change year-on-year -67.81% +8.87% +77.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 50 15 15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 89.29% 42.86% 83.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 11
10th Percentile - - £237
25th Percentile £155 £134 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £164 £177 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% -64.55% +179.33%
75th Percentile £172 £227 £550
90th Percentile £185 £293 £738
Wales median daily rate £400 £419 £438
% change year-on-year -4.48% -4.29% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 3 0
10th Percentile - £20.51 -
25th Percentile £17.30 £24.07 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -
75th Percentile £25.15 £33.64 -
90th Percentile - £35.82 -
Wales median hourly rate £19.60 £23.66 £26.00
% change year-on-year -17.18% -9.00% +30.59%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in North Wales

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

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 North Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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
Wrexham - 6 £160 - 1
Computer Science
Wales

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 6 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 6 (100.00%) Electronics
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 6 (100.00%) Marketing
1 6 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 6 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Android
1 6 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 6 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) Logistics
1 6 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 6 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 6 (100.00%) SAP