The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 68 54 63
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +9
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 71 91 60
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 3.175% 3.869% 3.140%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.58% 15.45% 11.63%
Number of salaries quoted 58 82 54
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £58,250 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
671 589 516
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 30.01% 25.04% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 557 533 460
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,200 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Computer Science
Berkshire

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Reading region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Reading Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 136 (90.07%) Degree
2 47 (31.13%) C++
3 46 (30.46%) SQL
4 45 (29.80%) Java
5 37 (24.50%) PHP
6 35 (23.18%) Windows
7 30 (19.87%) UNIX
7 30 (19.87%) HTML
8 29 (19.21%) JavaScript
9 28 (18.54%) SQL Server
10 26 (17.22%) Software Engineering
11 24 (15.89%) C#
11 24 (15.89%) Linux
12 22 (14.57%) CSS
13 21 (13.91%) XML
13 21 (13.91%) Project Management
14 20 (13.25%) C
14 20 (13.25%) E-Commerce
14 20 (13.25%) SaaS
14 20 (13.25%) Big Data
15 19 (12.58%) Python
15 19 (12.58%) Finance
16 18 (11.92%) Telecoms
16 18 (11.92%) .NET
16 18 (11.92%) Scala
17 17 (11.26%) Mathematics
17 17 (11.26%) MySQL
17 17 (11.26%) OO
17 17 (11.26%) Microsoft
18 16 (10.60%) Physics

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 30 (19.87%) HTML
2 22 (14.57%) CSS
3 21 (13.91%) XML
4 18 (11.92%) .NET
5 14 (9.272%) Node.js
6 13 (8.609%) ZeroMQ
7 8 (5.298%) Web Services
7 8 (5.298%) Memcached
8 7 (4.636%) HTML5
8 7 (4.636%) REST
9 6 (3.974%) ASP.NET
9 6 (3.974%) Spring
9 6 (3.974%) CSS3
9 6 (3.974%) Java EE
9 6 (3.974%) jQuery
9 6 (3.974%) RESTful
10 5 (3.311%) J2EE
11 3 (1.987%) WPF
11 3 (1.987%) Apache Flex
11 3 (1.987%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 7 (4.636%) Tomcat
2 6 (3.974%) Magento
3 5 (3.311%) MS Exchange
3 5 (3.311%) Lotus Domino
4 3 (1.987%) CM System
5 2 (1.325%) CMS
5 2 (1.325%) Umbraco
5 2 (1.325%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.662%) Drupal
6 1 (0.662%) Kentico
6 1 (0.662%) IIS
6 1 (0.662%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (5.960%) MS Excel
2 6 (3.974%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (2.649%) MS Office
4 2 (1.325%) MS Project
5 1 (0.662%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.934%) TCP/IP
2 14 (9.272%) Internet
3 8 (5.298%) DHCP
3 8 (5.298%) DNS
4 6 (3.974%) GSM
4 6 (3.974%) LTE
5 5 (3.311%) OpenLDAP
5 5 (3.311%) Firewall
5 5 (3.311%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.311%) SMTP
5 5 (3.311%) 3G
5 5 (3.311%) LDAP
6 4 (2.649%) Broadband
7 3 (1.987%) Wireless
7 3 (1.987%) VLAN
7 3 (1.987%) WCDMA
7 3 (1.987%) VPN
7 3 (1.987%) 802.11
7 3 (1.987%) DVB
7 3 (1.987%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (18.54%) SQL Server
2 20 (13.25%) Big Data
3 17 (11.26%) MySQL
4 15 (9.934%) Hadoop
5 9 (5.960%) Redis
6 5 (3.311%) SQL Server 2008
7 3 (1.987%) RDBMS
8 2 (1.325%) Data Mining
8 2 (1.325%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.662%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.662%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (5.298%) ClearCase
1 8 (5.298%) Subversion
1 8 (5.298%) Git (software)
2 6 (3.974%) Ant
2 6 (3.974%) JUnit
2 6 (3.974%) Maven
3 5 (3.311%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.987%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
4 3 (1.987%) MSI
4 3 (1.987%) InstallShield
4 3 (1.987%) PVCS
5 2 (1.325%) Selenium
6 1 (0.662%) TestComplete
6 1 (0.662%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.662%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 19 (12.58%) Finance
2 18 (11.92%) Telecoms
3 11 (7.285%) Marketing
4 10 (6.623%) Electronics
5 7 (4.636%) Spanish Language
5 7 (4.636%) Billing
6 6 (3.974%) French Language
6 6 (3.974%) German Language
7 4 (2.649%) Retail
7 4 (2.649%) Advertising
8 2 (1.325%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.325%) Legal
9 1 (0.662%) Games
9 1 (0.662%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.662%) Banking
9 1 (0.662%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 44 (29.14%) Developer
2 24 (15.89%) Software Engineer
3 20 (13.25%) Analyst
4 15 (9.934%) Graduate
4 15 (9.934%) Senior Developer
5 12 (7.947%) Incident Manager
6 10 (6.623%) Web Developer
6 10 (6.623%) Graduate Developer
7 9 (5.960%) Technical Support
7 9 (5.960%) Senior Software Engineer
8 8 (5.298%) Business Analyst
8 8 (5.298%) Support Analyst
9 7 (4.636%) PHP Developer
9 7 (4.636%) Information Manager
9 7 (4.636%) Software Developer
9 7 (4.636%) Consultant
10 6 (3.974%) Technical Architect
10 6 (3.974%) Architect
10 6 (3.974%) PHP Web Developer
10 6 (3.974%) Senior PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (13.25%) SaaS
2 17 (11.26%) Mathematics
3 16 (10.60%) Physics
4 12 (7.947%) Taxonomies
4 12 (7.947%) Ontologies
5 8 (5.298%) Economics
5 8 (5.298%) Open Source
6 3 (1.987%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.987%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.987%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.987%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (1.987%) STB
6 3 (1.987%) DTV
6 3 (1.987%) Blackberry
7 2 (1.325%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.325%) W3C
7 2 (1.325%) Firmware
7 2 (1.325%) Web 2.0
7 2 (1.325%) iPad
7 2 (1.325%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 35 (23.18%) Windows
2 30 (19.87%) UNIX
3 24 (15.89%) Linux
4 11 (7.285%) Solaris
5 7 (4.636%) Mac OS X
6 6 (3.974%) AIX
7 5 (3.311%) Android
8 3 (1.987%) Windows Phone
8 3 (1.987%) Apple iOS
9 2 (1.325%) Mac OS
9 2 (1.325%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.662%) SUSE
10 1 (0.662%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (17.22%) Software Engineering
2 21 (13.91%) Project Management
3 20 (13.25%) E-Commerce
4 17 (11.26%) OO
5 14 (9.272%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (9.272%) Service Management
5 14 (9.272%) ITIL
5 14 (9.272%) Time Management
6 13 (8.609%) UML
6 13 (8.609%) Information Management
6 13 (8.609%) Incident Management
7 10 (6.623%) Data Modelling
7 10 (6.623%) Performance Testing
8 9 (5.960%) Continuous Integration
8 9 (5.960%) Data Analysis
9 7 (4.636%) OOD
10 6 (3.974%) OOP
10 6 (3.974%) Configuration Management
10 6 (3.974%) Business Analysis
10 6 (3.974%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (31.13%) C++
2 46 (30.46%) SQL
3 45 (29.80%) Java
4 37 (24.50%) PHP
5 29 (19.21%) JavaScript
6 24 (15.89%) C#
7 20 (13.25%) C
8 19 (12.58%) Python
9 18 (11.92%) Scala
10 15 (9.934%) Ruby
11 7 (4.636%) VB.NET
12 6 (3.974%) PHP5
13 5 (3.311%) Objective-C
13 5 (3.311%) Shell Script
14 4 (2.649%) Perl
14 4 (2.649%) Embedded C
15 3 (1.987%) XAML
15 3 (1.987%) Ada
16 2 (1.325%) VC++
17 1 (0.662%) Clojure
Qualifications
1 136 (90.07%) Degree
2 8 (5.298%) CCNA
2 8 (5.298%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (3.974%) ISEB
3 6 (3.974%) ISTQB
4 3 (1.987%) CCNP
5 1 (0.662%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.662%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.662%) GIAC
5 1 (0.662%) CISA
5 1 (0.662%) CISM
5 1 (0.662%) CISSP
5 1 (0.662%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.662%) MCSE
5 1 (0.662%) MCSA
5 1 (0.662%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.623%) QA
2 1 (0.662%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.662%) SLA
2 1 (0.662%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (5.298%) Apache ZooKeeper
2 5 (3.311%) Sendmail
2 5 (3.311%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.311%) Puppet
2 2 (1.325%) Ganglia
2 2 (1.325%) Zenoss
3 1 (0.662%) Nagios
Vendors
1 17 (11.26%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.623%) Oracle
3 6 (3.974%) ATG
3 6 (3.974%) Demandware
3 6 (3.974%) hybris
4 5 (3.311%) Novell
4 5 (3.311%) Lotus
5 4 (2.649%) Websense
6 3 (1.987%) DevExpress
6 3 (1.987%) Twitter
6 3 (1.987%) Adobe
7 2 (1.325%) Progress
7 2 (1.325%) Apple
7 2 (1.325%) Huawei
7 2 (1.325%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.662%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.662%) Google
8 1 (0.662%) Cisco
Reading, Berkshire
Successful candidates will have good mathematical and geometry ability and a degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematics or equivalent experience... Programming experience in C or C++ with Object...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Programming experience in C or C++ with Object Oriented (OO) Design and GUI design are essential to the role, preferably gained within a commercial environment. Experience in other...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The client offer you the opportunity to work on the latest Java technologies and have a huge input to the R&D of future applications and technology advancements.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 55,000 + Benefits.
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The successful Senior C# / ASP.Net software engineer will have a strong record of academic achievement (good degree in Software engineering, Computer Science or related) and 5+ years...
Tindall IT Resourcing
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum GBP 55k +Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Graduate Software Developer - Junior Software Consultant Java .NETThis is a fantastic opportunity for a Graduate Software Developer/Consultant (.NET or Java) based in Reading to join a highly...
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
QUANTICA
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £35000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Orleston Associates Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus.
Posted: 3 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire or London
Verizon
Salary: competitive, plus bonus and full benefits package
Posted: 6 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £26000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Verizon
Salary: Excellent Salary, Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Verizon
Salary: Excellent Salary, Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013