Computer Science Jobs in Edinburgh

Computer Science
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 73 69
Rank change year-on-year +43 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 107 77 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 7.11% 3.75% 4.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.93% 3.91% 4.32%
Number of salaries quoted 101 61 23
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,000 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -14.17% +45.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £72,500 -
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,350 1,968 2,221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 89.76% 95.95% 93.87%
Number of salaries quoted 949 1,150 1,379
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,192
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,500 £77,715 £70,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +8.49% +8.16%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Edinburgh

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Edinburgh

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Edinburgh

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 7 (6.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (6.54%) AWS
1 7 (6.54%) Azure
1 7 (6.54%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (3.74%) Google Docs
3 2 (1.87%) Amazon EC2
3 2 (1.87%) Amazon S3
3 2 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
3 2 (1.87%) GCP
3 2 (1.87%) MailChimp
3 2 (1.87%) Route 53
3 2 (1.87%) SaaS
3 2 (1.87%) Serverless
3 2 (1.87%) Zapier
4 1 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
4 1 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (0.93%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.93%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (14.95%) Wireless
2 8 (7.48%) Network Security
3 2 (1.87%) DHCP
3 2 (1.87%) DNS
3 2 (1.87%) LAN
3 2 (1.87%) WAN
3 2 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (2.80%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (1.87%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.93%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 1 (0.93%) Git
1 1 (0.93%) GitLab
General
1 49 (45.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 40 (37.38%) Social Skills
3 8 (7.48%) Finance
4 7 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (5.61%) Telecoms
6 5 (4.67%) Electronics
6 5 (4.67%) Games
6 5 (4.67%) Legal
7 4 (3.74%) Tech for Good
8 3 (2.80%) Marketing
8 3 (2.80%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.87%) Aviation
9 2 (1.87%) Banking
10 1 (0.93%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.93%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 44 (41.12%) Software Engineer
2 21 (19.63%) Senior
3 17 (15.89%) Developer
4 14 (13.08%) Embedded Engineer
5 12 (11.21%) Senior Software Engineer
6 9 (8.41%) Graduate
6 9 (8.41%) Software Developer
7 8 (7.48%) C Software Engineer
7 8 (7.48%) C/C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (7.48%) C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (7.48%) React Developer
7 8 (7.48%) Senior C Software Engineer
7 8 (7.48%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (7.48%) Senior Developer
7 8 (7.48%) Senior React Developer
8 7 (6.54%) Database Engineer
8 7 (6.54%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 7 (6.54%) Firmware Engineer
8 7 (6.54%) Junior Embedded Engineer
8 7 (6.54%) Research Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (23.36%) React
2 16 (14.95%) WebGL
3 6 (5.61%) .NET
4 5 (4.67%) ASP.NET
4 5 (4.67%) Django
5 4 (3.74%) FHIR
5 4 (3.74%) LDAP
6 3 (2.80%) CSS
6 3 (2.80%) HTML
7 2 (1.87%) .NET Core
7 2 (1.87%) DPDK
8 1 (0.93%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.93%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.93%) CSS3
8 1 (0.93%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.93%) HTML5
8 1 (0.93%) Keras
8 1 (0.93%) Matplotlib
8 1 (0.93%) TensorFlow
8 1 (0.93%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.95%) Algorithms
2 10 (9.35%) Management Information System
3 9 (8.41%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (5.61%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (4.67%) Data Structures
5 5 (4.67%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (2.80%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.93%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 12 (11.21%) Linux
2 4 (3.74%) Unix
2 4 (3.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (59.81%) Software Engineering
2 38 (35.51%) Mathematics
3 34 (31.78%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (28.04%) Physics
5 13 (12.15%) Machine Learning
5 13 (12.15%) Roadmaps
6 11 (10.28%) Mentoring
7 10 (9.35%) Agile
7 10 (9.35%) Artificial Intelligence
8 9 (8.41%) Coaching
9 8 (7.48%) Data Management
9 8 (7.48%) Front End Development
10 7 (6.54%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (6.54%) Decision-Making
10 7 (6.54%) Prototyping
11 6 (5.61%) Data Modelling
11 6 (5.61%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 6 (5.61%) SDLC
11 6 (5.61%) Workflow
12 5 (4.67%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (38.32%) C
2 25 (23.36%) C++
3 20 (18.69%) Java
4 19 (17.76%) Rust
5 18 (16.82%) TypeScript
6 16 (14.95%) GLSL
7 14 (13.08%) Embedded C
8 13 (12.15%) Python
9 7 (6.54%) Haskell
10 6 (5.61%) C#
10 6 (5.61%) Ruby
11 5 (4.67%) Go
12 4 (3.74%) JavaScript
13 1 (0.93%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.93%) SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (65.42%) Degree
2 25 (23.36%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (15.89%) Master's Degree
4 15 (14.02%) PhD
5 3 (2.80%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.80%) PMP
6 1 (0.93%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.93%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
6 1 (0.93%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.93%) MCSE
6 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.74%) DICOM
1 4 (3.74%) HL7
1 4 (3.74%) ISO 13485
2 2 (1.87%) QA
System Software
1 19 (17.76%) Firmware
2 12 (11.21%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.87%) Docker
4 1 (0.93%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (1.87%) Autotask
1 2 (1.87%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (5.61%) Google
2 5 (4.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.74%) BeyondTrust
3 4 (3.74%) CyberArk
4 3 (2.80%) Anaplan
5 2 (1.87%) Apple
5 2 (1.87%) Facebook
5 2 (1.87%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.93%) Citrix
6 1 (0.93%) ConnectWise
6 1 (0.93%) Oracle
6 1 (0.93%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.93%) Rapid7