Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Salford

Computer Science
Manchester > Salford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Salford requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Salford 7.14% 5.88% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.14% 6.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £171 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year -58.33% - -
75th Percentile £204 £475 -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £375 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -28.57% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £66.50 -
Manchester median hourly rate - £66.50 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Salford

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 Salford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14 30 27
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford 100.00% 88.24% 77.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 19 21
10th Percentile £237 - £233
25th Percentile £336 - £248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £294 £388
Median % change year-on-year +69.85% -24.03% -29.55%
75th Percentile £544 - £450
90th Percentile £570 £480 £688
Manchester median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile £16.96 - -
25th Percentile - £63.25 -
Median hourly rate £17.30 £66.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -73.98% - -
75th Percentile £26.83 £69.75 -
90th Percentile £30.00 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.75
% change year-on-year -31.34% +64.56% -6.24%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Salford

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Salford

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

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

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Salford

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check