Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Computer Science
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 14 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 4 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 2.44% 5.00% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.20% 6.06% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £273 - -
25th Percentile £371 £206 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £213 -
Median % change year-on-year +134.12% - -
75th Percentile £545 £219 -
90th Percentile - - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £498 £213 -
% change year-on-year +134.12% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 125 99 127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 76.22% 82.50% 86.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 48 93
10th Percentile £201 £301 £293
25th Percentile £380 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £474 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £549 £550 £650
90th Percentile £636 £600 £742
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £444 £500 £471
% change year-on-year -11.25% +6.10% -14.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 2 7
10th Percentile £15.34 £14.70 £9.08
25th Percentile £16.17 £14.76 £10.76
Median hourly rate £16.35 £14.95 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.36% -0.33% +36.36%
75th Percentile £17.87 £15.06 £20.39
90th Percentile - £15.09 £48.72
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £16.35 £23.80 £15.00
% change year-on-year -31.30% +58.67% +36.36%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Nottingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Nottingham over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Nottingham

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Salesforce CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Salesforce Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) CSS
1 2 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (25.00%) CSS3
2 1 (25.00%) HTML5
2 1 (25.00%) REST
2 1 (25.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) API Integration
1 2 (50.00%) CRM
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (50.00%) Personalization
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (25.00%) IT Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) MCP
3 1 (25.00%) CISA
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (25.00%) COBIT
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Salesforce
1 2 (50.00%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 1 (25.00%) MuleSoft
2 1 (25.00%) Rapid7
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow