The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 19 23 30
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +7
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 190 140 127
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 11.02% 8.092% 6.872%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 27.07% 25.93% 21.78%
Number of salaries quoted 171 122 112
Average salary £33,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £25,600 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £60,000 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
702 540 583
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 40.72% 31.21% 31.55%
Number of salaries quoted 571 458 481
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
South West

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Bristol Computer Science Jobs Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Bristol region.

Bristol Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bristol Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Avonmouth - 2 £30,000 -
Computer Science
South West

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science.

1 250 (73.10%) Degree
2 143 (41.81%) C++
3 137 (40.06%) Java
4 99 (28.95%) Agile Software Development
5 93 (27.19%) C
6 88 (25.73%) JavaScript
7 86 (25.15%) OO
8 75 (21.93%) C#
8 75 (21.93%) SQL
9 72 (21.05%) Software Engineering
10 63 (18.42%) Windows
11 46 (13.45%) Web Services
11 46 (13.45%) XML
11 46 (13.45%) Oracle
12 45 (13.16%) Apple iOS
13 43 (12.57%) TDD
14 42 (12.28%) Scrum
15 41 (11.99%) J2EE
15 41 (11.99%) HTML5
16 40 (11.70%) RESTful
16 40 (11.70%) Mobile App
16 40 (11.70%) OOD
16 40 (11.70%) JSON
17 39 (11.40%) Subversion
18 38 (11.11%) Perl
19 37 (10.82%) .NET
19 37 (10.82%) CSS
20 36 (10.53%) Android
21 35 (10.23%) PHP
22 34 (9.942%) OOA/OOD

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 46 (13.45%) Web Services
1 46 (13.45%) XML
2 41 (11.99%) J2EE
2 41 (11.99%) HTML5
3 40 (11.70%) RESTful
3 40 (11.70%) JSON
4 37 (10.82%) .NET
4 37 (10.82%) CSS
5 29 (8.480%) HTML
5 29 (8.480%) Spring
6 25 (7.310%) SOAP
7 21 (6.140%) ASP.NET
8 19 (5.556%) Java EE
9 18 (5.263%) LAMP
10 16 (4.678%) Drools
10 16 (4.678%) iBATIS
10 16 (4.678%) WPF
11 14 (4.094%) iOS SDK
12 13 (3.801%) jQuery
13 12 (3.509%) STL
Application Platforms
1 19 (5.556%) Apache
2 10 (2.924%) WebLogic
2 10 (2.924%) WebSphere MQ
3 6 (1.754%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.585%) MS Exchange
5 1 (0.292%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (7.018%) Photoshop
2 8 (2.339%) MS Excel
3 3 (0.877%) MS Office
4 2 (0.585%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.585%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.725%) Internet
2 14 (4.094%) TCP/IP
3 13 (3.801%) DVB
3 13 (3.801%) DLNA
4 6 (1.754%) Network Security
4 6 (1.754%) DMVPN
4 6 (1.754%) IPsec
4 6 (1.754%) Firewall
4 6 (1.754%) OSPF
4 6 (1.754%) BGP
4 6 (1.754%) VoIP
4 6 (1.754%) VPN
5 5 (1.462%) GSM
6 4 (1.170%) WCDMA
6 4 (1.170%) HTTP
7 3 (0.877%) Wireless
8 2 (0.585%) LTE
8 2 (0.585%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.292%) Bluetooth
9 1 (0.292%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.433%) SQL Server
1 22 (6.433%) MySQL
2 16 (4.678%) Big Data
3 12 (3.509%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.877%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.877%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.585%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.585%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.292%) DTS
6 1 (0.292%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.292%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.292%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.292%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.292%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 39 (11.40%) Subversion
2 26 (7.602%) Eclipse
3 23 (6.725%) GitHub
3 23 (6.725%) Git (software)
4 19 (5.556%) JUnit
5 10 (2.924%) Eclipse RCP
6 9 (2.632%) MSBuild
7 5 (1.462%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.585%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.585%) CppUnit
8 2 (0.585%) GoogleTest
8 2 (0.585%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 1 (0.292%) Selenium
9 1 (0.292%) WebDriver
General
1 33 (9.649%) Electronics
2 19 (5.556%) Games
3 13 (3.801%) Legal
4 11 (3.216%) Finance
5 8 (2.339%) Telecoms
5 8 (2.339%) Front Office
6 6 (1.754%) Banking
6 6 (1.754%) Retail
6 6 (1.754%) Back Office
7 4 (1.170%) Marketing
8 3 (0.877%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.585%) Advertising
9 2 (0.585%) Music
Job Titles
1 192 (56.14%) Developer
2 85 (24.85%) Software Engineer
3 73 (21.35%) Java Developer
4 54 (15.79%) Graduate
5 38 (11.11%) Graduate Developer
6 30 (8.772%) Junior
6 30 (8.772%) Software Developer
7 29 (8.480%) Java Software Engineer
8 26 (7.602%) iOS Developer
9 25 (7.310%) J2EE Developer
9 25 (7.310%) Junior Developer
10 24 (7.018%) Java/J2EE Developer
11 23 (6.725%) Team Leader
12 21 (6.140%) Project Manager
13 15 (4.386%) .NET Developer
14 14 (4.094%) Web Developer
14 14 (4.094%) Senior Developer
15 13 (3.801%) Trainee Software Engineer
15 13 (3.801%) Trainee
15 13 (3.801%) Graduate Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.70%) Mobile App
2 30 (8.772%) Open Source
3 25 (7.310%) Digital Media
4 21 (6.140%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (5.263%) Machine Learning
6 13 (3.801%) MPEG
6 13 (3.801%) iDTV
6 13 (3.801%) DTV
6 13 (3.801%) Video on Demand
7 10 (2.924%) 3D Graphics
7 10 (2.924%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.632%) iPad
8 9 (2.632%) iPhone
9 6 (1.754%) CESG
10 5 (1.462%) Web 2.0
11 4 (1.170%) Embedded Systems
12 3 (0.877%) Mathematics
13 2 (0.585%) Data Extraction
13 2 (0.585%) Applied Mathematics
13 2 (0.585%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 63 (18.42%) Windows
2 45 (13.16%) Apple iOS
3 36 (10.53%) Android
4 27 (7.895%) Mac OS X
5 24 (7.018%) UNIX
6 23 (6.725%) Linux
7 8 (2.339%) Embedded Linux
8 6 (1.754%) Windows Mobile
8 6 (1.754%) Windows CE
9 3 (0.877%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.292%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.292%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (28.95%) Agile Software Development
2 86 (25.15%) OO
3 72 (21.05%) Software Engineering
4 43 (12.57%) TDD
5 42 (12.28%) Scrum
6 40 (11.70%) OOD
7 34 (9.942%) OOA/OOD
8 32 (9.357%) Unit Testing
9 26 (7.602%) Multithreading
9 26 (7.602%) Problem Management
10 21 (6.140%) Data Modelling
11 20 (5.848%) Project Management
12 18 (5.263%) Data Management
13 17 (4.971%) Structured Programming
13 17 (4.971%) Memory Management
14 15 (4.386%) Software Architecture
15 13 (3.801%) DRM
15 13 (3.801%) Kanban
16 11 (3.216%) Web Development
17 10 (2.924%) Event-Driven Architecture
Programming Languages
1 143 (41.81%) C++
2 137 (40.06%) Java
3 93 (27.19%) C
4 88 (25.73%) JavaScript
5 75 (21.93%) C#
5 75 (21.93%) SQL
6 38 (11.11%) Perl
7 35 (10.23%) PHP
8 24 (7.018%) Python
9 14 (4.094%) Objective-C
10 13 (3.801%) Bash shell
11 10 (2.924%) VC++
12 9 (2.632%) PL/SQL
13 4 (1.170%) Lua
14 3 (0.877%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.877%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.585%) PowerHouse
15 2 (0.585%) Assembly Language
15 2 (0.585%) VB
15 2 (0.585%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 250 (73.10%) Degree
2 6 (1.754%) CCNP
2 6 (1.754%) CCNA
2 6 (1.754%) CCDP
2 6 (1.754%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (1.462%) SC Cleared
3 5 (1.462%) Security Cleared
4 3 (0.877%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.585%) APMP
5 2 (0.585%) PMP
5 2 (0.585%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.292%) MCDBA
6 1 (0.292%) HND
6 1 (0.292%) ISEB
6 1 (0.292%) OCA
6 1 (0.292%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.292%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.433%) QA
System Software
1 10 (2.924%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 46 (13.45%) Oracle
2 22 (6.433%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.924%) Google
3 10 (2.924%) VMware
3 10 (2.924%) JBoss
3 10 (2.924%) BEA
4 7 (2.047%) Progress
5 6 (1.754%) CheckPoint
5 6 (1.754%) Juniper
5 6 (1.754%) Cisco
6 4 (1.170%) Sony
7 2 (0.585%) HP
7 2 (0.585%) Business Objects
Bristol, South West
Urgent! Graduate Java Developers (x6) - Bristol - Circa £22kSuccessful and growing software house based in the Bristol area have recently won a series of big orders for their popular...
Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Urgent!... As such they want to give the opportunity to 2 recent graduates to join their expanding development team... They will interview at short notice. The company is...
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
The skills/ experience required for the role are as follows; You will be a University graduate with a BSc Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics or Similar...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Qualifications and Experience BSc or higher degree in Computer Science or engineering, or equivalent... Good understanding of C++ and C... Experience with the Microsoft development process. Desirable technical...
Proteus Europe
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Java/J2EE Engineers required to develop high quality software in a dynamic company in Bristol... Skills required for the successful Java Software Engineer: Java JavaScript RDMS SQL BSc...
ISL
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
They have recently won a number of exciting projects and as a result they are looking for a very hands-on Java Developer to join the team.Experience...
Salary: £30000 - £50000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Bristol, South West
They have recently won a number of exciting projects and as a result they are looking for a very hands-on Java Developer to join the team.Experience...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
You should have the right to work in the UK.Knowledge of any of these will be an advantage: -- Javascript/CSS/HTML5- IOS or Android native development- Server...
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
You should be a graduate in Computer Science, Engineering or Maths... Knowledge of any of these will be an advantage: - - Javascript/CSS/HTML5 - IOS or Android native development -...
Recruitment Genius Ltd
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
This role would suit a test engineer with 2 - 5 years of experience following a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering. You must be able to read...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Are you looking for a unique opportunity in a dynamic fast-paced environment within an award-winning company? Do you have a passion for mobile? Do you have...
Salary: £20000 - £28000 per annum + Unbeatable Benefits Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Software Engineer, C, C++, applications developer, MS Windows, Unix, Bristol... Software development is carried out in C and C++ in a Windows environment... RequiredSkills C and C++ programming...
Parker White Consulting Ltd
Salary: From £23,000 to £25,000 per annum Plus benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
You should have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar and strong coding skills of C++, any knowledge of C coding, ATL / WTL, MSBuild or multithreading...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures is urgently seeking two Senior C++ Software Developers for our market leading client based in theBristolarea. This is a fantastic new opportunity within the business, the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus, training, pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Implementation and unit testing, mainly in C for Linux... Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or other related discipline... TCP/IP networking. Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems... Unix shell...
Nokia Siemens Networks
Salary: Unspecified Competitive Salary Offered plus excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Essential skills include: * Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science... * Experience of full development life cycle using C/C++ for Embedded Systems, Assembler(8051) , Visual C++, VB.NET... *...
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Therefore good software engineering and knowledge of complex algorithms are required.Software Development is carried out in C and C++, in a mixed environment including Windows (PC based)...
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Competitive Extras
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, South West
40,000- £52,000 + Extremely Competitive Benefits Package My client are a Bristol-based agency who plans, designs, develops and markets bespoke mobile apps for smartphones and tablets...
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Benefits and Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013