Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MBCS qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 906 996 1211
Rank change year-on-year +90 +215 -325
Permanent jobs citing MBCS 5 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.003% 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.018% 0.009% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,969 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,435 £56,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.12% - -
75th Percentile £58,902 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £56,500 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MBCS is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,375 33,735 42,105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.79% 32.58% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 17,286 15,174 19,044
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.47% +7.27% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +0.41%

MBCS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MBCS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MBCS in the UK

MBCS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MBCS.

Salary trend for MBCS in the UK

MBCS
Top 1 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MBCS within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
Work from Home +81 5 £56,435 -0.12%

MBCS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Legal
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 5 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 5 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
1 5 (100.00%) Line Management
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 5 (100.00%) Self-Awareness
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) NCSC