Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Computer Science
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 17 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 6 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 3.09% 4.00% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 4.92% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £295 - -
25th Percentile £425 £206 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £213 -
Median % change year-on-year +118.82% - -
75th Percentile £545 £219 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £447 £356 £513
% change year-on-year +25.56% -30.54% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.75 - -
Median hourly rate £28.50 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 - £30.50

All Process and Methodology Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 149 122 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 76.80% 81.33% 80.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 67 102
10th Percentile £172 £313 £290
25th Percentile £219 £410 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £550 £563 £650
90th Percentile £714 £605 £745
East Midlands median daily rate £421 £433 £468
% change year-on-year -2.72% -7.48% -1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 4 9
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.79 £10.77
25th Percentile £16.17 £14.99 £14.75
Median hourly rate £16.35 £23.80 £21.52
Median % change year-on-year -31.30% +10.62% +95.59%
75th Percentile £17.87 £54.56 £88.75
90th Percentile - £92.03 £93.75
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.87 £22.05 £21.90
% change year-on-year -14.40% +0.69% +30.10%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Nottinghamshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 23 December 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
Nottingham -3 5 £465 +118.82% 25
Computer Science
East Midlands

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Architect
1 2 (33.33%) Cloud Architect
1 2 (33.33%) Salesforce Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lecturer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) CSS
1 2 (33.33%) HTML
1 2 (33.33%) SailPoint
2 1 (16.67%) CSS3
2 1 (16.67%) HTML5
2 1 (16.67%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Agile
1 2 (33.33%) AI
1 2 (33.33%) API Integration
1 2 (33.33%) Cloud Security
1 2 (33.33%) CRM
1 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 2 (33.33%) Data Privacy
1 2 (33.33%) Data-Driven Testing
1 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
1 2 (33.33%) Information Security
1 2 (33.33%) IT Audit
1 2 (33.33%) Kanban
1 2 (33.33%) Personalization
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (16.67%) Integration Patterns
2 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) CISA
2 2 (33.33%) CISM
2 2 (33.33%) CISSP
2 2 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (33.33%) MCP
3 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) COBIT
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
1 2 (33.33%) NIST 800
2 1 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Rapid7
1 2 (33.33%) Salesforce
1 2 (33.33%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 1 (16.67%) Alteryx
2 1 (16.67%) MuleSoft
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow