Computer Science
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 33 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +5 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science | 22 | 23 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield | 3.79% | 5.62% | 3.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.00% | 6.35% | 3.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 17 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £442 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £354 | £513 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £403 | £554 | £581 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.30% | -4.70% | +16.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £604 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £403 | £554 | £581 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.30% | -4.70% | +85.28% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 550 | 362 | 393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 94.83% | 88.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 361 | 190 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £381 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £446 | £474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £520 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.38% | -13.33% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £593 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £650 | £745 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £463 | £520 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.06% | -11.86% | +18.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.77 | £15.88 | £13.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £20.13 | £18.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.21 | £21.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.31% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.88 | £22.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £22.00 | £27.85 |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £18.21 | £12.83 | £20.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.89% | -36.64% | +25.58% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Computer Science.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Sheffield over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Computer Science.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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