The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Dundee 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 Dundee region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 13 14 10
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 11 6 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 18.03% 9.231% 13.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 55.00% 37.50% 44.44%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 2
Average salary £24,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-40.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,200 £31,200 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,400 £44,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Dundee
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
20 16 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 32.79% 24.62% 30.00%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 5
Average salary £40,995 £36,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.87% +20.00%
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
Scotland

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dundee 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 Dundee region.

Dundee Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

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

Dundee Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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 17 (100.00%) Degree
2 15 (88.24%) Java
3 12 (70.59%) C#
3 12 (70.59%) C++
4 9 (52.94%) Agile Software Development
5 8 (47.06%) Games
5 8 (47.06%) .NET
6 7 (41.18%) ActionScript
6 7 (41.18%) Ruby
6 7 (41.18%) Android
6 7 (41.18%) ActionScript 3.0
7 6 (35.29%) Mathematics
7 6 (35.29%) OO
8 5 (29.41%) Apple iOS
9 4 (23.53%) QA
9 4 (23.53%) Automated Testing
9 4 (23.53%) Software Engineering
9 4 (23.53%) UNIX
9 4 (23.53%) Flash
9 4 (23.53%) Python
10 3 (17.65%) OOD
10 3 (17.65%) Objective-C
10 3 (17.65%) Game Development
10 3 (17.65%) Mobile App
10 3 (17.65%) Mobile Application Development
11 2 (11.76%) iPhone
11 2 (11.76%) System Testing
11 2 (11.76%) Git (software)
11 2 (11.76%) ITIL
12 1 (5.882%) C

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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 8 (47.06%) .NET
2 4 (23.53%) Flash
3 1 (5.882%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.882%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.882%) LAN
1 1 (5.882%) WAN
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Git (software)
2 1 (5.882%) Capybara
2 1 (5.882%) Selenium
General
1 8 (47.06%) Games
2 1 (5.882%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Software Engineer
2 5 (29.41%) Senior Software Engineer
2 5 (29.41%) Tester
3 3 (17.65%) Software Tester
4 2 (11.76%) Test Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) QA Tester
4 2 (11.76%) QA Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Senior Tester
5 1 (5.882%) Software Test Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Release Manager
5 1 (5.882%) Developer
5 1 (5.882%) IT Manager
5 1 (5.882%) Applications Developer
5 1 (5.882%) Mobile Applications Developer
5 1 (5.882%) Mobile Developer
5 1 (5.882%) Senior Software Tester
5 1 (5.882%) Lead Tester
5 1 (5.882%) Senior QA Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Lead Software Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Games Tester
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Mathematics
2 3 (17.65%) Mobile App
3 2 (11.76%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Android
2 5 (29.41%) Apple iOS
3 4 (23.53%) UNIX
4 1 (5.882%) Windows
4 1 (5.882%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Agile Software Development
2 6 (35.29%) OO
3 4 (23.53%) Automated Testing
3 4 (23.53%) Software Engineering
4 3 (17.65%) OOD
4 3 (17.65%) Game Development
4 3 (17.65%) Mobile Application Development
5 2 (11.76%) System Testing
5 2 (11.76%) ITIL
6 1 (5.882%) B2B
6 1 (5.882%) Penetration Testing
6 1 (5.882%) OOP
6 1 (5.882%) MVC
6 1 (5.882%) Test Automation
6 1 (5.882%) Time Management
6 1 (5.882%) Web Development
6 1 (5.882%) Release Management
6 1 (5.882%) Performance Testing
6 1 (5.882%) Load Testing
6 1 (5.882%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 15 (88.24%) Java
2 12 (70.59%) C#
2 12 (70.59%) C++
3 7 (41.18%) ActionScript
3 7 (41.18%) Ruby
3 7 (41.18%) ActionScript 3.0
4 4 (23.53%) Python
5 3 (17.65%) Objective-C
6 1 (5.882%) C
6 1 (5.882%) SQL
6 1 (5.882%) Prolog
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.882%) ISEB
2 1 (5.882%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) QA
Dundee, Scotland
You will be expected to have the following experience: *A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent *Solid commercial development experience in at least one object oriented language (...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
Dundee, Angus
C++, AS3, C#, Java) and have... - Knowledge of agile and lean development, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration, Pair Programming. - Experience with MVC web development frameworks, particularly Ruby on Rails.
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £300 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013