Computer Science Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Computer Science
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 6.67% - 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.09% - 2.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £600
Staffordshire median daily rate £225 - £700

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11 19 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 73.33% 57.58% 79.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 8 38
10th Percentile £200 £303 £375
25th Percentile £220 £370 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £387 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% -22.60% +26.98%
75th Percentile £419 £488 £575
90th Percentile £688 £521 £625
Staffordshire median daily rate £313 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -30.56% -10.00% +8.11%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Computer Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AdminStudio
1 1 (100.00%) InstallShield
1 1 (100.00%) MSI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft