Computer Science
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield | 6.25% | - | 15.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.33% | - | 16.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | £184 | - | £348 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £373 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £216 | - | £380 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £398 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £275 | £550 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +44.74% | -3.80% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Wakefield
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 Wakefield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 12 | 25 | 87 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield | 75.00% | 92.59% | 98.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 10 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £132 | £121 | £115 |
| 25th Percentile | £172 | £145 | £286 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £365 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +4.29% | +59.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £431 | £449 | £390 |
| 90th Percentile | £548 | £552 | £515 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | -0.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £13.71 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +62.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £17.85 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.03 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £22.14 | £27.50 | £20.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | +35.12% | -3.08% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Computer Science.
Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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:
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