Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Computer Science
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 12 23
Rank change year-on-year +3 +11 -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 5 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 6.85% 4.90% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.33% 7.04% 1.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £180 - £615
25th Percentile £225 - £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £700
75th Percentile £384 - £788
90th Percentile £435 - £825
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -13.04% -4.17% +10.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29.00 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - -
75th Percentile £31.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year -40.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 71 127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 82.19% 69.61% 85.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 33 96
10th Percentile £140 £296 £325
25th Percentile £200 £356 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% -9.09% +4.21%
75th Percentile £456 £500 £575
90th Percentile £575 £583 £656
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 5
10th Percentile - £16.60 -
25th Percentile £29.00 £16.94 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £19.12 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.90% -16.87% +2.63%
75th Percentile £43.25 £23.93 -
90th Percentile £58.10 £39.13 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £20.50 £23.89 £23.00
% change year-on-year -14.19% +3.87% +29.94%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

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

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Staffordshire

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

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

Computer Science
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 18 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
Stafford - 2 - - 1
Stoke-on-Trent - 2 £381 - 1
Uttoxeter - 1 £150 -
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (20.00%) Azure Service Bus
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (20.00%) IaaS
1 1 (20.00%) PaaS
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco IOS
1 2 (40.00%) DHCP
1 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) LAN
1 2 (40.00%) PuTTY
1 2 (40.00%) WAN
1 2 (40.00%) Wireless
1 2 (40.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) AdminStudio
1 1 (20.00%) InstallShield
1 1 (20.00%) MSI
General
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) .NET
1 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (20.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Software Deployment
3 1 (20.00%) Software Distribution
3 1 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) C#
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
2 1 (20.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (40.00%) CCNA
3 2 (40.00%) CCNP
3 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
1 1 (20.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) Peregrine
2 2 (40.00%) Remedy