Computer Science Jobs in Reading

Computer Science
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 60 34
Rank change year-on-year +19 -26 +1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 79 74 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.65% 4.67% 7.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.27% 4.81% 8.12%
Number of salaries quoted 54 35 47
10th Percentile £39,000 £29,250 -
25th Percentile £39,500 £34,875 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £43,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.17% +1.76% -29.17%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £66,875
90th Percentile £75,000 - £72,500
Berkshire median annual salary £70,000 £73,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.08% +28.26% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,499 1,538 1,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.28% 97.16% 92.49%
Number of salaries quoted 906 799 924
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £41,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.34% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £83,375
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Reading

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Reading

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Reading over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Reading

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.27%) Confluence
1 1 (1.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (17.72%) AWS
1 14 (17.72%) Azure
2 5 (6.33%) IaaS
3 4 (5.06%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (3.80%) GCP
4 3 (3.80%) SaaS
5 2 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (1.27%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.27%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.99%) Network Security
2 6 (7.59%) Firewall
2 6 (7.59%) VPN
3 4 (5.06%) Internet
3 4 (5.06%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (2.53%) BGP
4 2 (2.53%) DNS
4 2 (2.53%) IPsec
4 2 (2.53%) OSPF
4 2 (2.53%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.27%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.33%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.27%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.27%) Power BI
2 1 (1.27%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (10.13%) GitLab
1 8 (10.13%) Visual Studio
2 5 (6.33%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.27%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.27%) Git
3 1 (1.27%) Gradle
3 1 (1.27%) IntelliJ
3 1 (1.27%) JIRA
3 1 (1.27%) JUnit
General
1 18 (22.78%) Social Skills
2 10 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (12.66%) Finance
2 10 (12.66%) Telecoms
3 2 (2.53%) Electronics
3 2 (2.53%) Retail
4 1 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.27%) Marketing
4 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (1.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (22.78%) Senior
2 14 (17.72%) Software Engineer
3 13 (16.46%) Architect
4 12 (15.19%) Research Engineer
4 12 (15.19%) Research Software Engineer
5 9 (11.39%) Security Manager
6 8 (10.13%) Security Assurance Manager
6 8 (10.13%) Senior Software Engineer
6 8 (10.13%) Software Architect
7 7 (8.86%) Analyst
7 7 (8.86%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 6 (7.59%) Developer
8 6 (7.59%) Physicist
8 6 (7.59%) Programmer
8 6 (7.59%) Senior Analyst
8 6 (7.59%) Senior Programmer
9 4 (5.06%) IT Sales Consultant
9 4 (5.06%) Java Developer
9 4 (5.06%) Junior Developer
9 4 (5.06%) Junior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.59%) OpenMP
2 5 (6.33%) Kafka
3 4 (5.06%) React Native
3 4 (5.06%) Web Services
4 2 (2.53%) .NET
4 2 (2.53%) React
5 1 (1.27%) Flutter
5 1 (1.27%) Laravel
5 1 (1.27%) Middleware
5 1 (1.27%) Node.js
5 1 (1.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 18 (22.78%) Algorithms
2 15 (18.99%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (15.19%) Management Information System
4 6 (7.59%) CUDA
4 6 (7.59%) Data Centre
5 4 (5.06%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (5.06%) Virtual Team
6 3 (3.80%) Security Posture
7 2 (2.53%) PKI
8 1 (1.27%) Mixed Reality
8 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (20.25%) Linux
2 13 (16.46%) Unix
3 4 (5.06%) Kali Linux
3 4 (5.06%) Windows
4 3 (3.80%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.53%) VMS
5 2 (2.53%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.53%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (48.10%) Physics
2 29 (36.71%) Software Engineering
3 27 (34.18%) Mathematics
4 23 (29.11%) Software Testing
5 17 (21.52%) Agile
6 15 (18.99%) Cybersecurity
7 14 (17.72%) Application Security
7 14 (17.72%) Penetration Testing
7 14 (17.72%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (17.72%) SDLC
7 14 (17.72%) Vulnerability Management
8 13 (16.46%) Monte Carlo Method
8 13 (16.46%) Security Operations
9 12 (15.19%) OWASP
10 9 (11.39%) Machine Learning
10 9 (11.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (10.13%) Content Development
11 8 (10.13%) Open Source
11 8 (10.13%) Risk Management
11 8 (10.13%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (45.57%) Python
2 26 (32.91%) Fortran
3 23 (29.11%) C++
4 13 (16.46%) Bash
4 13 (16.46%) C
5 12 (15.19%) C#
6 9 (11.39%) SQL
7 7 (8.86%) Java
7 7 (8.86%) Perl
8 6 (7.59%) Go
8 6 (7.59%) PowerShell
9 5 (6.33%) MATLAB
10 4 (5.06%) Kotlin
11 1 (1.27%) Haskell
11 1 (1.27%) PHP
11 1 (1.27%) Rust
11 1 (1.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 71 (89.87%) Degree
2 27 (34.18%) Security Cleared
3 23 (29.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (18.99%) Master's Degree
5 14 (17.72%) CISSP
6 13 (16.46%) PhD
7 8 (10.13%) CISM
7 8 (10.13%) GIAC
7 8 (10.13%) GPEN
8 4 (5.06%) AWS Certification
8 4 (5.06%) Azure Certification
9 2 (2.53%) A+ Certification
9 2 (2.53%) CCNA
9 2 (2.53%) CCNP
9 2 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.53%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.53%) GCIA
9 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (2.53%) SANS
10 1 (1.27%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (13.92%) NIST
2 8 (10.13%) GRC
3 7 (8.86%) GDPR
3 7 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (7.59%) NIST 800
5 5 (6.33%) PCI DSS
6 4 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (2.53%) QA
9 1 (1.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (1.27%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (10.13%) Docker
2 3 (3.80%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.53%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (10.13%) Nessus
2 6 (7.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (5.06%) Suricata
4 3 (3.80%) Kubernetes
5 2 (2.53%) Grafana
5 2 (2.53%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (2.53%) WSUS
6 1 (1.27%) Ansible
6 1 (1.27%) Puppet
6 1 (1.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (44.30%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.59%) Cisco
2 6 (7.59%) Juniper
2 6 (7.59%) Qualys
3 4 (5.06%) Palo Alto
3 4 (5.06%) Splunk
4 2 (2.53%) Dell
4 2 (2.53%) SolarWinds
4 2 (2.53%) VMware
5 1 (1.27%) AVEVA
5 1 (1.27%) Google
5 1 (1.27%) Oracle