The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Stirling 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 Stirling region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 11 28 -
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 1 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 3.030% 1.770% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.692% 5.714% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Stirling
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
13 35 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 39.39% 30.97% 12.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9 32 5
Average salary £45,750 £50,000 £36,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.50% +36.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,750 £34,900 £32,050
10% offered a salary of more than £104,000 £49,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
Scotland

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Stirling 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 Stirling region.

Stirling Computer Science Salary Trend

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 Stirling 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
Stirlingshire - 1 £35,000 -
Computer Science
Scotland

Computer Science
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stirling 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 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 3 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
2 1 (33.33%) Linux

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 3 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree