Computer Science Jobs in the North West

Computer Science
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 119 80
Rank change year-on-year +64 -39 +22
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 376 221 358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.66% 2.92% 3.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.50% 3.06% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 293 140 102
10th Percentile £29,100 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,250 £43,750 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,063 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,818 £77,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,352 7,224 9,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 81.31% 95.30% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 6,302 3,841 5,330
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the North West.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North West over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +82 231 £55,000 -9.54% 50
Cheshire +31 63 £45,000 -26.05% 28
Lancashire -8 47 £45,000 -2.70% 10
Merseyside -6 33 £41,235 -31.28% 13
Cumbria -14 2 £39,750 -34.62%
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.33%) SAS
2 4 (1.06%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.80%) Trello
4 1 (0.27%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.39%) SAP CX
3 4 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.06%) SAP CO
3 4 (1.06%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.06%) SAP FI
3 4 (1.06%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 78 (20.74%) AWS
2 47 (12.50%) Azure
3 31 (8.24%) Amazon Kinesis
4 23 (6.12%) GCP
5 14 (3.72%) Amazon S3
6 13 (3.46%) Amazon EC2
7 12 (3.19%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (2.66%) GitHub
8 10 (2.66%) Google Play
9 9 (2.39%) Power Platform
9 9 (2.39%) SaaS
10 8 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.06%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
13 2 (0.53%) Entra ID
13 2 (0.53%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.53%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.53%) Google Tag Manager
13 2 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.79%) Firewall
2 14 (3.72%) VPN
3 13 (3.46%) DNS
4 12 (3.19%) Network Security
4 12 (3.19%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.66%) Ethernet
5 10 (2.66%) RS-232
6 7 (1.86%) DHCP
6 7 (1.86%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.60%) VLAN
8 5 (1.33%) IPsec
8 5 (1.33%) SSL
9 4 (1.06%) ZigBee
10 3 (0.80%) Internet
10 3 (0.80%) VoIP
10 3 (0.80%) Wireless
11 2 (0.53%) BGP
11 2 (0.53%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.53%) OSPF
11 2 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.91%) Data Warehouse
2 25 (6.65%) NoSQL
3 24 (6.38%) MySQL
3 24 (6.38%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (5.32%) Relational Database
5 18 (4.79%) Amazon Redshift
5 18 (4.79%) DynamoDB
5 18 (4.79%) Redis
6 17 (4.52%) Amazon Aurora
6 17 (4.52%) SQL Server
7 16 (4.26%) MS Access
8 14 (3.72%) RDBMS
9 13 (3.46%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.33%) Power BI
11 4 (1.06%) ActiveReports
11 4 (1.06%) Big Data
11 4 (1.06%) BigQuery
11 4 (1.06%) Cognos Framework Manager
11 4 (1.06%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.06%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 44 (11.70%) Git
2 17 (4.52%) Gatling
3 15 (3.99%) JIRA
4 13 (3.46%) Postman
5 10 (2.66%) Appium
6 7 (1.86%) Subversion
7 5 (1.33%) InstallShield
8 4 (1.06%) CMake
8 4 (1.06%) GCC
8 4 (1.06%) GDB
8 4 (1.06%) IntelliJ
8 4 (1.06%) JUnit
8 4 (1.06%) Mockito
9 3 (0.80%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.53%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.53%) Selenium
10 2 (0.53%) webpack
11 1 (0.27%) GitLab
11 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 152 (40.43%) Social Skills
2 48 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (7.98%) Manufacturing
4 29 (7.71%) Electronics
5 28 (7.45%) Games
6 25 (6.65%) Finance
7 17 (4.52%) Billing
8 11 (2.93%) Retail
9 10 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.86%) Legal
10 7 (1.86%) Marketing
11 6 (1.60%) Health Technology
11 6 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.06%) Advertising
13 4 (1.06%) Banking
14 3 (0.80%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.80%) Automotive
14 3 (0.80%) Law
Job Titles
1 92 (24.47%) Developer
2 76 (20.21%) Software Engineer
3 72 (19.15%) Senior
4 29 (7.71%) Lead
5 23 (6.12%) Analyst
6 20 (5.32%) .NET Developer
7 19 (5.05%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (4.26%) Network Engineer
8 16 (4.26%) Senior Developer
9 15 (3.99%) Software Developer
10 14 (3.72%) Graduate
10 14 (3.72%) Technical Leader
11 11 (2.93%) Architect
11 11 (2.93%) Data Engineer
11 11 (2.93%) Software Manager
12 10 (2.66%) Android Developer
12 10 (2.66%) Games Developer
12 10 (2.66%) IT Manager
12 10 (2.66%) PHP Developer
12 10 (2.66%) Senior Android Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (18.09%) .NET
2 36 (9.57%) REST
3 33 (8.78%) HTML
3 33 (8.78%) JSON
4 31 (8.24%) Web Services
5 23 (6.12%) Node.js
6 22 (5.85%) CSS
7 19 (5.05%) GraphQL
8 17 (4.52%) http4s
8 17 (4.52%) Scalaz
9 14 (3.72%) .NET Framework
9 14 (3.72%) Spring
10 13 (3.46%) Spring Boot
11 12 (3.19%) WinForms
12 11 (2.93%) Lambda Expressions
13 10 (2.66%) Android SDK
13 10 (2.66%) Electron
14 9 (2.39%) React
14 9 (2.39%) RESTful
15 7 (1.86%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.04%) Management Information System
2 17 (4.52%) Blog
2 17 (4.52%) Media Streaming
3 13 (3.46%) Cloud Native
4 10 (2.66%) Algorithms
4 10 (2.66%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.13%) Animation
5 8 (2.13%) Data Structures
5 8 (2.13%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.13%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.86%) Life Science
6 7 (1.86%) Video\Live Streaming
7 6 (1.60%) AS400
7 6 (1.60%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.33%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.51%) Linux
2 21 (5.59%) Windows
3 10 (2.66%) Android
4 4 (1.06%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.06%) Windows Vista
5 3 (0.80%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.27%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (37.77%) Problem-Solving
2 125 (33.24%) Software Engineering
3 103 (27.39%) Agile
4 57 (15.16%) Analytics
5 53 (14.10%) DevOps
6 52 (13.83%) Mentoring
7 50 (13.30%) Project Management
8 47 (12.50%) Design Patterns
9 45 (11.97%) Mathematics
9 45 (11.97%) Open Source
10 44 (11.70%) SDLC
11 37 (9.84%) CI/CD
12 35 (9.31%) Continuous Improvement
13 34 (9.04%) Cybersecurity
14 33 (8.78%) Data Modelling
15 30 (7.98%) Software Testing
15 30 (7.98%) User Experience
16 29 (7.71%) OOP
17 27 (7.18%) Roadmaps
18 26 (6.91%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 79 (21.01%) C#
2 74 (19.68%) SQL
3 67 (17.82%) Java
4 48 (12.77%) JavaScript
5 46 (12.23%) Python
6 25 (6.65%) PHP
7 21 (5.59%) C
8 20 (5.32%) Scala
9 15 (3.99%) C++
10 14 (3.72%) TypeScript
11 10 (2.66%) Embedded C
11 10 (2.66%) Kotlin
12 8 (2.13%) VB
13 7 (1.86%) Rust
14 5 (1.33%) R
15 4 (1.06%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.80%) PowerShell
17 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
17 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 351 (93.35%) Degree
2 199 (52.93%) Computer Science Degree
3 32 (8.51%) Master's Degree
4 27 (7.18%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (5.85%) CCNP
6 17 (4.52%) CCNA
7 15 (3.99%) CISSP
8 14 (3.72%) PhD
9 11 (2.93%) PMP
10 10 (2.66%) AWS Certification
10 10 (2.66%) CISM
10 10 (2.66%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.39%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.39%) CCIE
12 8 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (1.60%) CISA
13 6 (1.60%) PCI QSA
13 6 (1.60%) Security Cleared
14 5 (1.33%) CCNA CyberOps
14 5 (1.33%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.38%) QA
2 16 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.93%) NIST
4 7 (1.86%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.86%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.60%) PMO
6 5 (1.33%) GDPR
7 3 (0.80%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.27%) CDISC
9 1 (0.27%) Good Clinical Practice
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.27%) NCSC
9 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (2.13%) Active Directory
1 8 (2.13%) Firmware
2 7 (1.86%) Docker
3 4 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (3.99%) Terraform
2 7 (1.86%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.80%) Ansible
4 1 (0.27%) CASB
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 36 (9.57%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.32%) Google
3 18 (4.79%) SAP
4 16 (4.26%) Cisco
5 7 (1.86%) Juniper
6 6 (1.60%) F5
7 4 (1.06%) Cognos
7 4 (1.06%) IBM
7 4 (1.06%) VMware
8 2 (0.53%) Autodesk
8 2 (0.53%) Facebook
8 2 (0.53%) Informatica
8 2 (0.53%) Oracle
8 2 (0.53%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.53%) SYSPRO
8 2 (0.53%) Twitter
9 1 (0.27%) Peregrine
9 1 (0.27%) Renesas
9 1 (0.27%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.27%) TIBCO