Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Stockport

Computer Science
Manchester > Stockport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stockport 13.33% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £176 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £192 - -
75th Percentile £207 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £193 £650 £530
% change year-on-year -70.38% +22.64% +24.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Stockport

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 Stockport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13 11 18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport 86.67% 84.62% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 13
10th Percentile £153 £381 £302
25th Percentile £158 - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £246 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year -38.56% -15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile £481 £438 £575
90th Percentile £636 £500 £617
Manchester median daily rate £455 £455 £500
% change year-on-year - -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £11.62
25th Percentile - - £12.71
Median hourly rate - - £34.16
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.63%
75th Percentile - - £59.69
90th Percentile - - £63.63
Manchester median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year +69.23% +25.00% -34.18%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Stockport

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Stockport

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

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

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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 2 (100.00%) Legal
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check