The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 22 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 Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 30 36 32
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 194 164 195
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 6.080% 4.686% 5.703%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.75% 17.90% 21.55%
Number of salaries quoted 128 108 142
Average salary £39,000 £31,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.80% -16.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,850 £22,500 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
935 916 905
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 29.30% 26.17% 26.47%
Number of salaries quoted 544 635 641
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,250 £55,000 £57,125
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 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
Edinburgh +3 75 £37,500 +11.94%
Glasgow -5 67 £40,000 +33.33%
Aberdeen +12 18 £45,000 +38.46%
Dundee -1 15 £26,000 -36.96%
Fife +10 11 £39,000 -2.50%
West Lothian -2 4 £32,500 -
Renfrewshire - 2 - -
Stirling +17 1 £35,000 -12.50%
South Lanarkshire +6 1 - -
Ayrshire - 1 £27,500 -
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 309 (83.51%) Degree
2 159 (42.97%) C#
3 147 (39.73%) Java
4 132 (35.68%) .NET
5 106 (28.65%) SQL
6 95 (25.68%) C++
7 94 (25.41%) Software Engineering
8 90 (24.32%) SQL Server
9 82 (22.16%) Finance
10 72 (19.46%) Agile Software Development
11 70 (18.92%) XML
12 69 (18.65%) OO
13 57 (15.41%) HTML
14 56 (15.14%) JavaScript
15 54 (14.59%) Python
15 54 (14.59%) UNIX
16 53 (14.32%) Linux
17 50 (13.51%) Oracle
18 48 (12.97%) ASP.NET
19 47 (12.70%) Microsoft
20 46 (12.43%) C
20 46 (12.43%) Mathematics
21 45 (12.16%) CSS
22 44 (11.89%) Windows
22 44 (11.89%) Spring
23 43 (11.62%) J2EE
24 38 (10.27%) XSLT
24 38 (10.27%) jQuery
24 38 (10.27%) Unit Testing
25 37 (10.00%) Subversion

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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
1 132 (35.68%) .NET
2 70 (18.92%) XML
3 57 (15.41%) HTML
4 48 (12.97%) ASP.NET
5 45 (12.16%) CSS
6 44 (11.89%) Spring
7 43 (11.62%) J2EE
8 38 (10.27%) XSLT
8 38 (10.27%) jQuery
9 32 (8.649%) Web Services
10 31 (8.378%) JSP
11 30 (8.108%) Ajax
12 29 (7.838%) SOAP
13 28 (7.568%) Hibernate
13 28 (7.568%) .NET Framework
14 26 (7.027%) WPF
15 20 (5.405%) Servlets
16 19 (5.135%) JMS
17 14 (3.784%) WCF
18 13 (3.514%) ASP.NET MVC
Application Platforms
1 20 (5.405%) Tomcat
2 14 (3.784%) Apache
3 12 (3.243%) WebLogic
4 11 (2.973%) NetWeaver
5 10 (2.703%) SharePoint
6 9 (2.432%) Windows Azure
7 7 (1.892%) Amazon AWS
8 6 (1.622%) IIS
8 6 (1.622%) BizTalk Server
9 3 (0.811%) NServiceBus
9 3 (0.811%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.811%) DotNetNuke
9 3 (0.811%) MSMQ
10 2 (0.541%) FileNet
10 2 (0.541%) Documentum
10 2 (0.541%) SAS
10 2 (0.541%) CICS
10 2 (0.541%) WebSphere MQ
11 1 (0.270%) Adobe CQ
11 1 (0.270%) ActiveMQ
Applications
1 17 (4.595%) MS Excel
2 4 (1.081%) FrameMaker
2 4 (1.081%) RoboHelp
3 2 (0.541%) MS Office
3 2 (0.541%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 11 (2.973%) SAP SD
2 7 (1.892%) SAP GTS
3 4 (1.081%) SAP R/3
4 1 (0.270%) Tridion
4 1 (0.270%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.270%) Oracle Payroll
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.432%) Internet
2 8 (2.162%) Firewall
2 8 (2.162%) Ethernet
3 5 (1.351%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.081%) WAN
4 4 (1.081%) HTTP
5 3 (0.811%) SMTP
6 2 (0.541%) DHCP
6 2 (0.541%) SNA
6 2 (0.541%) DNS
6 2 (0.541%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.270%) NAS
7 1 (0.270%) SNMP
7 1 (0.270%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.270%) FTP
7 1 (0.270%) LAN
7 1 (0.270%) SMS
7 1 (0.270%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (24.32%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.135%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (5.135%) RDBMS
3 17 (4.595%) SQL Server 2008
3 17 (4.595%) MySQL
4 12 (3.243%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.162%) Data Mining
5 8 (2.162%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (2.162%) SQL Server 2012
5 8 (2.162%) Big Data
6 6 (1.622%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.351%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.351%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 5 (1.351%) SQL Server 2005
7 5 (1.351%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (1.351%) DB2
7 5 (1.351%) GIS
8 4 (1.081%) Oracle 8/8i
9 2 (0.541%) OLAP
10 1 (0.270%) OpenWorks
Development Applications
1 37 (10.00%) Subversion
1 37 (10.00%) Visual Studio
2 18 (4.865%) JUnit
3 17 (4.595%) Team Foundation Server
3 17 (4.595%) Eclipse
4 16 (4.324%) Selenium
5 11 (2.973%) StarTeam
5 11 (2.973%) Git (software)
6 5 (1.351%) MSI
7 3 (0.811%) Hudson
7 3 (0.811%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.811%) CruiseControl
7 3 (0.811%) FitNesse
7 3 (0.811%) XMLSpy
7 3 (0.811%) Ant
7 3 (0.811%) JMeter
8 2 (0.541%) QuickTest Pro
8 2 (0.541%) JIRA
8 2 (0.541%) Eclipse RCP
8 2 (0.541%) Cucumber
General
1 82 (22.16%) Finance
2 34 (9.189%) Banking
3 19 (5.135%) Games
4 16 (4.324%) Telecoms
4 16 (4.324%) Automotive
5 15 (4.054%) Financial Institution
6 11 (2.973%) Electronics
7 10 (2.703%) Aerospace
7 10 (2.703%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.162%) Front Office
8 8 (2.162%) French Language
8 8 (2.162%) German Language
9 7 (1.892%) Billing
10 6 (1.622%) Marketing
11 5 (1.351%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.351%) Advertising
12 3 (0.811%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.541%) Legal
14 1 (0.270%) Private Banking
14 1 (0.270%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 160 (43.24%) Developer
2 94 (25.41%) Software Engineer
3 45 (12.16%) Software Developer
4 38 (10.27%) Java Developer
5 37 (10.00%) .NET Developer
6 27 (7.297%) Senior Developer
7 22 (5.946%) Graduate
7 22 (5.946%) Analyst
8 21 (5.676%) Senior Software Engineer
9 18 (4.865%) Web Developer
10 14 (3.784%) Architect
11 12 (3.243%) Junior
12 11 (2.973%) Functional Analyst
12 11 (2.973%) SAP Analyst
12 11 (2.973%) SAP Functional Analyst
12 11 (2.973%) Consultant
13 10 (2.703%) Applications Developer
13 10 (2.703%) Junior Developer
14 9 (2.432%) Graduate Developer
14 9 (2.432%) Java Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.43%) Mathematics
2 18 (4.865%) Physics
3 16 (4.324%) Open Source
4 12 (3.243%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (2.973%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.162%) Visualisation
7 7 (1.892%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (1.892%) CUDA
7 7 (1.892%) Firmware
8 5 (1.351%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.351%) Derivative
8 5 (1.351%) SaaS
9 4 (1.081%) Credit Risk
9 4 (1.081%) IPTV
9 4 (1.081%) Equity Derivative
10 3 (0.811%) Market Risk
10 3 (0.811%) Online Games
10 3 (0.811%) Grid Computing
11 2 (0.541%) VHDL
11 2 (0.541%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 54 (14.59%) UNIX
2 53 (14.32%) Linux
3 44 (11.89%) Windows
4 16 (4.324%) Android
5 10 (2.703%) Solaris
5 10 (2.703%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.162%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.541%) zOS
8 1 (0.270%) Windows Vista
8 1 (0.270%) CentOS
8 1 (0.270%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.270%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.270%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.270%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (25.41%) Software Engineering
2 72 (19.46%) Agile Software Development
3 69 (18.65%) OO
4 38 (10.27%) Unit Testing
5 33 (8.919%) Project Management
6 26 (7.027%) Scrum
6 26 (7.027%) OOD
7 25 (6.757%) TDD
8 23 (6.216%) Web Development
8 23 (6.216%) Analytics
9 22 (5.946%) UML
10 21 (5.676%) Continuous Integration
11 20 (5.405%) Data Modelling
12 17 (4.595%) Business Intelligence
13 16 (4.324%) MVC
13 16 (4.324%) Workflow
13 16 (4.324%) Release Management
14 13 (3.514%) Automated Testing
14 13 (3.514%) Product Management
14 13 (3.514%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 159 (42.97%) C#
2 147 (39.73%) Java
3 106 (28.65%) SQL
4 95 (25.68%) C++
5 56 (15.14%) JavaScript
6 54 (14.59%) Python
7 46 (12.43%) C
8 33 (8.919%) PHP
9 19 (5.135%) Perl
10 18 (4.865%) PL/SQL
11 12 (3.243%) T-SQL
11 12 (3.243%) Ruby
12 11 (2.973%) ABAP
13 10 (2.703%) Shell Script
14 9 (2.432%) ActionScript
15 8 (2.162%) VB
15 8 (2.162%) VB.NET
16 7 (1.892%) Scala
16 7 (1.892%) ActionScript 3.0
16 7 (1.892%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 309 (83.51%) Degree
2 14 (3.784%) MCPD
3 12 (3.243%) PhD
4 7 (1.892%) MCTS
4 7 (1.892%) ISEB
5 6 (1.622%) Sun Certification
6 4 (1.081%) MCDBA
6 4 (1.081%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.541%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.541%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.270%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.270%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.270%) CISSP
8 1 (0.270%) QiCA
8 1 (0.270%) CISA
8 1 (0.270%) CISM
8 1 (0.270%) SSCP
8 1 (0.270%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.703%) QA
2 3 (0.811%) SLA
3 1 (0.270%) COBIT
3 1 (0.270%) COSO
3 1 (0.270%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 3 (0.811%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.541%) RACF
2 2 (0.541%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (2.973%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.541%) Nagios
3 1 (0.270%) Control-M
Vendors
1 50 (13.51%) Oracle
2 47 (12.70%) Microsoft
3 24 (6.486%) JBoss
4 16 (4.324%) Sybase
5 11 (2.973%) HP
5 11 (2.973%) SAP
6 7 (1.892%) VMware
7 5 (1.351%) Perforce
8 3 (0.811%) Google
8 3 (0.811%) Pega
8 3 (0.811%) DevExpress
8 3 (0.811%) Altova
8 3 (0.811%) Citrix
8 3 (0.811%) Ab Initio
9 2 (0.541%) BMC
9 2 (0.541%) CA
9 2 (0.541%) IBM
9 2 (0.541%) Adobe
9 2 (0.541%) SonicWALL
10 1 (0.270%) Rackspace
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Posted: 27 April 2013
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Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Salary: £16000 - £18000 per annum + unique benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £23000 - £33000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Posted: 22 May 2013
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Salary: £30000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
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Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
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Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
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Aston Carter
Salary: £40000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
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Cathcart Associates
Salary: £33000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
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Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
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Posted: 20 May 2013
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Salary: £50000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus guaranteed, 28 days hol
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Salary: From £300 to £40,000 per annum
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Salary: £0 - £20,000 per year
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