The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 23 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 37 58 69
Rank change year-on-year
+21 +11
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 132 99 112
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 5.399% 3.908% 3.279%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.30% 14.45% 11.23%
Number of salaries quoted 110 87 103
Average salary £30,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.00% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £22,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,250 £55,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
684 685 997
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 27.98% 27.04% 29.19%
Number of salaries quoted 568 537 812
Average salary £42,500 £44,000 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.40% +8.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Stevenage +19 13 - -
Watford +17 11 £26,000 -16.12%
Letchworth -7 11 £25,000 -54.54%
Hemel Hempstead -3 9 £32,500 +36.84%
Borehamwood -9 9 £25,000 -33.33%
Rickmansworth - 9 £47,000 -
Bishop's Stortford - 9 £30,000 -
St Albans - 8 £41,834 -
Sawbridgeworth - 6 £30,000 -
Welwyn Garden City -20 4 £46,250 +15.62%
Harpenden - 4 £42,500 -
Kings Langley +4 1 £57,500 -
Computer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

1 190 (82.97%) Degree
2 88 (38.43%) SQL
3 76 (33.19%) Java
4 74 (32.31%) C#
5 63 (27.51%) SQL Server
6 58 (25.33%) C++
6 58 (25.33%) .NET
7 51 (22.27%) Microsoft
8 50 (21.83%) MS Excel
9 47 (20.52%) JavaScript
10 42 (18.34%) C
10 42 (18.34%) Windows
11 41 (17.90%) HTML
12 40 (17.47%) MVC
13 33 (14.41%) Python
14 30 (13.10%) PHP
14 30 (13.10%) Software Engineering
15 29 (12.66%) Linux
15 29 (12.66%) XML
15 29 (12.66%) LabVIEW
16 26 (11.35%) ASP.NET
17 25 (10.92%) Oracle
18 24 (10.48%) Validation
18 24 (10.48%) J2EE
18 24 (10.48%) Web Services
19 23 (10.04%) Eclipse
19 23 (10.04%) MySQL
19 23 (10.04%) CSS
20 22 (9.607%) Agile Software Development
21 21 (9.170%) MS Office

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 58 (25.33%) .NET
2 41 (17.90%) HTML
3 29 (12.66%) XML
4 26 (11.35%) ASP.NET
5 24 (10.48%) J2EE
5 24 (10.48%) Web Services
6 23 (10.04%) CSS
7 16 (6.987%) Spring
8 15 (6.550%) Swing
8 15 (6.550%) jQuery
9 14 (6.114%) JDBC
10 11 (4.803%) JSP
11 10 (4.367%) CORBA
11 10 (4.367%) ASP.NET MVC
12 9 (3.930%) Ajax
12 9 (3.930%) REST
12 9 (3.930%) Hibernate
13 8 (3.493%) Cocoa
13 8 (3.493%) Cocoa Touch
13 8 (3.493%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 12 (5.240%) Tomcat
2 9 (3.930%) Apache
3 5 (2.183%) WebLogic
3 5 (2.183%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.183%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.437%) CMS
Applications
1 50 (21.83%) MS Excel
2 21 (9.170%) MS Office
3 5 (2.183%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.873%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.873%) Fireworks
5 1 (0.437%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.747%) BASE24
2 1 (0.437%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.437%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.677%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (3.493%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.057%) Internet
3 7 (3.057%) Wireless
3 7 (3.057%) Firewall
4 6 (2.620%) VPN
5 5 (2.183%) SSL
5 5 (2.183%) IPsec
5 5 (2.183%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.747%) ATM
7 1 (0.437%) SDH
7 1 (0.437%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.437%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.437%) DWDM
7 1 (0.437%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (27.51%) SQL Server
2 23 (10.04%) MySQL
3 11 (4.803%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (4.367%) NoSQL
5 8 (3.493%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (1.747%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.747%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.310%) Oracle OLAP
7 3 (1.310%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.310%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.310%) SQL Server 2012
7 3 (1.310%) OLAP
7 3 (1.310%) DTS
7 3 (1.310%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (1.310%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.437%) BusinessObjects XI
8 1 (0.437%) Oracle 11g
8 1 (0.437%) Oracle 10g
8 1 (0.437%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 29 (12.66%) LabVIEW
2 23 (10.04%) Eclipse
3 15 (6.550%) Visual Studio
4 11 (4.803%) JUnit
5 10 (4.367%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (3.057%) Subversion
7 5 (2.183%) Ant
7 5 (2.183%) Maven
8 4 (1.747%) Xcode
9 3 (1.310%) QuickTest Pro
10 2 (0.873%) NetBeans
11 1 (0.437%) Git (software)
11 1 (0.437%) Dreamweaver
11 1 (0.437%) JDeveloper
11 1 (0.437%) Oracle Forms
General
1 18 (7.860%) Retail
1 18 (7.860%) Finance
2 15 (6.550%) Electronics
3 14 (6.114%) Marketing
4 7 (3.057%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (2.183%) Aerospace
5 5 (2.183%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.747%) Banking
7 3 (1.310%) Automotive
7 3 (1.310%) Law
8 1 (0.437%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.437%) Back Office
8 1 (0.437%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 119 (51.97%) Developer
2 37 (16.16%) Software Developer
3 35 (15.28%) Software Engineer
4 27 (11.79%) Java Developer
5 25 (10.92%) C# Developer
6 24 (10.48%) Junior
7 22 (9.607%) .NET Developer
8 20 (8.734%) Analyst
9 18 (7.860%) Junior Developer
10 17 (7.424%) Test Engineer
11 16 (6.987%) C# .NET Developer
11 16 (6.987%) Senior Developer
12 14 (6.114%) Senior Java Developer
13 12 (5.240%) Electronics Engineer
14 11 (4.803%) Service Manager
15 10 (4.367%) Graduate
16 9 (3.930%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 9 (3.930%) Services Delivery Manager
16 9 (3.930%) Delivery Manager
17 8 (3.493%) C# Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.297%) Mathematics
2 15 (6.550%) Physics
3 9 (3.930%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (3.493%) Mobile App
4 8 (3.493%) Visualisation
5 7 (3.057%) iPhone
6 6 (2.620%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.620%) Open Source
7 5 (2.183%) CAN bus
7 5 (2.183%) N-Tier
8 4 (1.747%) Speech Recognition
8 4 (1.747%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.747%) SWIFT
9 3 (1.310%) Statistics
9 3 (1.310%) Data Integration
9 3 (1.310%) SaaS
9 3 (1.310%) Machine Learning
9 3 (1.310%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.873%) IVR
10 2 (0.873%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 42 (18.34%) Windows
2 29 (12.66%) Linux
3 16 (6.987%) UNIX
4 11 (4.803%) Android
5 8 (3.493%) Apple iOS
6 7 (3.057%) bada
7 5 (2.183%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.747%) Windows XP
9 2 (0.873%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.873%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.437%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (17.47%) MVC
2 30 (13.10%) Software Engineering
3 24 (10.48%) Validation
4 22 (9.607%) Agile Software Development
5 19 (8.297%) Project Management
5 19 (8.297%) E-Commerce
6 18 (7.860%) ITIL
7 17 (7.424%) Multithreading
8 16 (6.987%) Signal Processing
8 16 (6.987%) OOD
9 14 (6.114%) Integration Testing
9 14 (6.114%) Change Control
9 14 (6.114%) Data Analysis
10 12 (5.240%) Web Development
11 10 (4.367%) Service Delivery
11 10 (4.367%) OO
11 10 (4.367%) Requirements Engineering
11 10 (4.367%) Business Analysis
12 9 (3.930%) Strategic Planning
12 9 (3.930%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 88 (38.43%) SQL
2 76 (33.19%) Java
3 74 (32.31%) C#
4 58 (25.33%) C++
5 47 (20.52%) JavaScript
6 42 (18.34%) C
7 33 (14.41%) Python
8 30 (13.10%) PHP
9 17 (7.424%) MATLAB
10 11 (4.803%) Perl
11 10 (4.367%) Objective-C
12 8 (3.493%) VB
12 8 (3.493%) VB.NET
13 5 (2.183%) VB6
13 5 (2.183%) R
13 5 (2.183%) VBA
13 5 (2.183%) PL/SQL
14 4 (1.747%) T-SQL
14 4 (1.747%) Groovy
15 3 (1.310%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 190 (82.97%) Degree
2 20 (8.734%) PhD
3 10 (4.367%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (3.057%) CISSP
5 5 (2.183%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.183%) MCAD
6 4 (1.747%) CCIE
6 4 (1.747%) Sun Certification
6 4 (1.747%) JNCIA
6 4 (1.747%) JNCIS
6 4 (1.747%) JNCIP
6 4 (1.747%) JNCIE
7 3 (1.310%) Security Cleared
7 3 (1.310%) GIAC
7 3 (1.310%) CISA
7 3 (1.310%) CISM
7 3 (1.310%) CEH
8 2 (0.873%) ISEB
8 2 (0.873%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.437%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.114%) HIPAA
1 14 (6.114%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (3.493%) QA
3 4 (1.747%) WCAG
4 3 (1.310%) COBIT
4 3 (1.310%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.873%) WAI
6 1 (0.437%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.437%) SLA
6 1 (0.437%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (0.873%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 51 (22.27%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.92%) Oracle
3 7 (3.057%) Symbian
4 6 (2.620%) SAP
5 5 (2.183%) HP
5 5 (2.183%) JBoss
6 4 (1.747%) Apple
7 3 (1.310%) Twitter
7 3 (1.310%) Sun
8 2 (0.873%) Cisco
9 1 (0.437%) Business Objects
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
As an award winning and very innovative company we will give Java Developer the chance to work in a vibrant and intellectually challenging environment... We are looking for...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + be-shares,health,pension+more
Posted: 19 May 2013
Harpenden, South East
Our Hertfordshire based client is seeking a Developer (mid level or senior) to deliver high quality software to meet Customer and commercial needs in accordance with defined standards,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Our Hertfordshire based client is seeking a Developer (mid level or senior) to deliver high quality software to meet Customer and commercial needs in accordance with defined standards,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Why would you apply for this Graduate Programmer / Developer (C#/ASP.NET/SQL) role?... Requirements for the Graduate Programmer / Developer (C#/ASP.NET/SQL) role?... Computer People are...
Computer People
Salary: £17000.00 - £18000.00 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
Applicants for this rewarding Mathematician role will have achieved a good degree from a top tier University in Maths, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or similar scientific / engineering subject...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + Share Awards
Posted: 16 May 2013
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
As a worldwide organisation we are looking for an exceptional and enthusiastic Graduate Software Developer with the following abilities: * Strong experience of Java Development/desire to move into...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + be- training, progression, pens
Posted: 19 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Essential skills for this position include: - At least 1 years` commercial as a Software Developer, using Java, C++ or C#. - A 2.1 or above in Computer Science,...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £0 to £45000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Senior Java Developer, required by a market leading retail brand based in Hertfordshire... The company requires a Senior Java Developer to join their systems development team and play...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + excellent package
Posted: 19 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
This role is not overly technical and will lead you down a Customer Service management route but you need to know your way round a PC and how...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £18000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Junior Java developer | 27k + competitive benefits | Hertfordshire. A leading soft warehouse providing enterprise level software to various FTSE 100 companies are seeking a Junior Java developer to join...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £27000 per annum + Competitive Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire
You should have a good degree in computer science, electronics, physics or similar and commercial experience of embedded software development in C and/or C++... Ideally, your experience...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Summary: This is an excellent opportunity for a C / C++ Embedded Software Engineer to work on robust video processing and graphics products with an established leader in their...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
My client has a strong focus on lifestyle and provides a flexible work environment contributing to a balanced lifestyle; company culture offers a fun, youthful approach, embracing innovation...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Experience or knowledge of RTOS (VxWork, Embedded Linux, etc) *Object Oriented Methodology Additional Skills Any of the following would be an advantage: *Experience of developing software using: C#,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Healthcare, Bonus, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
ASP .NET Developer Is the mobile payment technology environment in need of new ideas?... You have worked on multiple enterprise projects using .NET technologies: C#, ASP.NET, ASMX...
Brightred Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum Share incentive scheme, on-site staf
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
You have a computer science background and are passionate about software development, technology and business... I have worked on multiple enterprise projects using .NET technologies: C#, ASP.NET,...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire, South East
They are seeking ambitious electronics / firmware engineers to work on a variety of development projects, ranging from one-off process equipment to high-volume consumer products... The team...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: Very competitive + VG benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Awareness of Model Based Design and associated tools such as, MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow... Ada / C / C++ / JAVA... Linux, VxWorks. Requirements management e.g. DOORS. Configuration Management e.g...
MBDA UK Ltd
Posted: 7 May 2013
Borehamwood, South East
Technology support for internal and external infrastructure is also an important part of the role, supporting users, customers and our partners externally.As the Digital Development and Technology...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Some knowledge of AIX, OpenBSD and FreeBSD is also desirable... Understanding of Linux and Unix operating systems (Debian & Ubuntu preferably) Unix Scripting... NAS systems. Capacity planning... Python/Django...
Ocado
Salary: £Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Administration of the Windows infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Printing... Good degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline... Microsoft Exchange and general email infrastructure systems...
Ocado
Salary: £Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013