Computer Science Jobs in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 33 37
Rank change year-on-year +12 +4 -10
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 530 422 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.85% 6.90% 7.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.22% 7.28% 7.55%
Number of salaries quoted 362 178 231
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,875 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,950 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.69% +19.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £82,500 £86,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,748 5,795 6,493
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.18% 94.69% 92.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,995 3,149 3,922
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +18 251 £70,000 -5.08% 57
Buckinghamshire +59 173 £41,000 -17.17% 22
Oxfordshire -9 106 £52,500 +5.00% 53
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (1.51%) SAS
2 3 (0.57%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.38%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) Apache
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.19%) nginx
4 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 46 (8.68%) Azure
2 30 (5.66%) AWS
3 17 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
4 13 (2.45%) Power Platform
5 10 (1.89%) SaaS
6 7 (1.32%) Amazon S3
6 7 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (1.32%) GCP
7 6 (1.13%) Snowflake
8 5 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (0.94%) IaaS
8 5 (0.94%) Serverless
9 4 (0.75%) GitHub
10 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.38%) Amazon EMR
11 2 (0.38%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.38%) Datadog
11 2 (0.38%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.72%) Firewall
2 21 (3.96%) Intrusion Detection
3 18 (3.40%) Network Security
4 9 (1.70%) VPN
5 6 (1.13%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.94%) Internet
7 3 (0.57%) DNS
7 3 (0.57%) NAS
7 3 (0.57%) SAN
8 2 (0.38%) BGP
8 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.38%) IPsec
8 2 (0.38%) OSPF
8 2 (0.38%) SNMP
9 1 (0.19%) DHCP
9 1 (0.19%) MQTT
9 1 (0.19%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.19%) RS-485
9 1 (0.19%) VLAN
9 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (11.89%) NoSQL
2 42 (7.92%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.83%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.45%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (2.45%) Power BI
5 7 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.75%) Big Data
6 4 (0.75%) GIS
7 3 (0.57%) Impala
7 3 (0.57%) MySQL
7 3 (0.57%) Tableau
8 2 (0.38%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.38%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle BI EE
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 91 (17.17%) Git
2 37 (6.98%) Cypress.io
2 37 (6.98%) Selenium
3 10 (1.89%) Bitbucket
4 9 (1.70%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.51%) GitLab
6 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.38%) ERwin
6 2 (0.38%) JIRA
6 2 (0.38%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.38%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.19%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.19%) Gradle
7 1 (0.19%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.19%) JUnit
7 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 108 (20.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 97 (18.30%) Social Skills
3 78 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (3.40%) Finance
5 17 (3.21%) Electronics
6 11 (2.08%) Manufacturing
6 11 (2.08%) Public Sector
6 11 (2.08%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.32%) Law
7 7 (1.32%) Military
7 7 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.75%) Aeronautics
9 4 (0.75%) Marketing
10 3 (0.57%) Banking
10 3 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.57%) Retail
11 1 (0.19%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.19%) Back Office
11 1 (0.19%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 147 (27.74%) Developer
2 116 (21.89%) Data Scientist
3 107 (20.19%) Senior
4 68 (12.83%) Software Developer
5 53 (10.00%) Software Engineer
6 45 (8.49%) Senior Developer
7 37 (6.98%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 31 (5.85%) Analyst
9 29 (5.47%) Junior
9 29 (5.47%) Lead
10 25 (4.72%) Senior Software Developer
11 22 (4.15%) Lead Developer
11 22 (4.15%) Lead Software Developer
12 19 (3.58%) Computer Scientist
12 19 (3.58%) Research Scientist
12 19 (3.58%) Senior Front-End Developer
13 18 (3.40%) C++ Software Engineer
14 17 (3.21%) Development Director
14 17 (3.21%) Software Development Director
15 16 (3.02%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (25.28%) React
2 93 (17.55%) .NET
3 43 (8.11%) HTML
4 41 (7.74%) CSS
5 37 (6.98%) Jest
6 35 (6.60%) CSS3
6 35 (6.60%) HTML5
7 21 (3.96%) React Native
8 20 (3.77%) OpenMP
9 14 (2.64%) OpenACC
10 11 (2.08%) Kafka
11 9 (1.70%) XML
12 7 (1.32%) Spring
13 5 (0.94%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.94%) ASP.NET
14 4 (0.75%) .NET Framework
14 4 (0.75%) NumPy
14 4 (0.75%) Rendezvous
14 4 (0.75%) RESTful
14 4 (0.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 194 (36.60%) Algorithms
2 40 (7.55%) Management Information System
3 25 (4.72%) Data Structures
4 22 (4.15%) CUDA
5 19 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (3.21%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (3.21%) Security Operations Centre
8 13 (2.45%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.32%) Biopharmaceutical
10 7 (1.32%) Life Science
11 6 (1.13%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.94%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.94%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.75%) Mobile App
14 3 (0.57%) IoT
14 3 (0.57%) Molecular Biology
14 3 (0.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.06%) Linux
2 46 (8.68%) Windows
3 30 (5.66%) Unix
4 7 (1.32%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.75%) Kali Linux
5 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.38%) VMS
6 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (38.11%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (37.55%) Mathematics
3 173 (32.64%) Agile
4 143 (26.98%) Artificial Intelligence
5 139 (26.23%) Cybersecurity
6 132 (24.91%) Data Science
7 125 (23.58%) Decision-Making
8 117 (22.08%) Mentoring
8 117 (22.08%) Propensity Modelling
9 115 (21.70%) Data Analysis
10 114 (21.51%) Coaching
11 110 (20.75%) Red Team
12 105 (19.81%) Statistical Modelling
13 102 (19.25%) Digital Forensics
14 91 (17.17%) Physics
15 87 (16.42%) Software Engineering
16 74 (13.96%) Machine Learning
17 46 (8.68%) Parallel Programming
18 41 (7.74%) Front End Development
19 36 (6.79%) Chemistry
Programming Languages
1 158 (29.81%) C#
2 136 (25.66%) Python
3 134 (25.28%) JavaScript
4 119 (22.45%) TypeScript
5 77 (14.53%) C++
6 70 (13.21%) Fortran
7 61 (11.51%) C
8 40 (7.55%) SQL
9 36 (6.79%) PHP
10 29 (5.47%) Java
11 15 (2.83%) Go
12 14 (2.64%) Bash
13 13 (2.45%) R
14 9 (1.70%) Kotlin
14 9 (1.70%) MATLAB
15 8 (1.51%) PowerShell
16 7 (1.32%) Perl
17 4 (0.75%) T-SQL
18 1 (0.19%) Haskell
18 1 (0.19%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 508 (95.85%) Degree
2 194 (36.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 95 (17.92%) Master's Degree
4 80 (15.09%) PhD
5 45 (8.49%) Security Cleared
6 32 (6.04%) CISSP
7 19 (3.58%) CompTIA Security+
8 12 (2.26%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.51%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.51%) CISM
9 8 (1.51%) GIAC
9 8 (1.51%) GPEN
9 8 (1.51%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (0.75%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.57%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.57%) CCNA
11 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.38%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.60%) WCAG
2 13 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (2.26%) GDPR
4 11 (2.08%) NIST
5 10 (1.89%) QA
6 9 (1.70%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.51%) GRC
8 7 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.32%) CDISC
9 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.13%) NIST 800
10 5 (0.94%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.57%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.57%) SLA
13 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.19%) DICOM
14 1 (0.19%) HL7
14 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 142 (26.79%) Docker
2 4 (0.75%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.75%) Firmware
3 2 (0.38%) HDFS
3 2 (0.38%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 123 (23.21%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.51%) Nessus
3 6 (1.13%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.75%) Suricata
5 2 (0.38%) Grafana
5 2 (0.38%) Nagios
5 2 (0.38%) Netcool
5 2 (0.38%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.38%) Terraform
5 2 (0.38%) WSUS
5 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 57 (10.75%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.26%) Xamarin
3 6 (1.13%) Cisco
3 6 (1.13%) Google
3 6 (1.13%) iManage
3 6 (1.13%) Juniper
3 6 (1.13%) Qualys
3 6 (1.13%) Splunk
3 6 (1.13%) YouTube
4 4 (0.75%) Palo Alto
4 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
4 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds
5 3 (0.57%) Cloudera
6 2 (0.38%) Acronis
6 2 (0.38%) Dell
6 2 (0.38%) Dynatrace
6 2 (0.38%) F5
6 2 (0.38%) New Relic
6 2 (0.38%) VMware
6 2 (0.38%) WatchGuard