Computer Science Degree Jobs in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 189 187
Rank change year-on-year +54 -2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 118 85 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.63% 1.26% 1.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.22% 3.07% 4.54%
Number of salaries quoted 94 50 67
10th Percentile £31,625 £42,086 £27,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £63,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.47% +41.67% -2.70%
75th Percentile £70,750 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,750 £84,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

Computer Science Degree 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 advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,896 2,768 2,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.23% 41.15% 30.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 975 1,153
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £28,602
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Birmingham +17 49 £57,500 -14.81% 17
Shropshire - 16 £43,250 -
Solihull +7 10 £50,000 - 2
Worcestershire -8 10 £52,500 -22.22% 2
Staffordshire -11 10 £55,000 -8.33% 3
Warwickshire +51 4 £55,000 -29.03% 3
Coventry +30 4 - - 5
Wolverhampton +16 2 £67,500 +10.84% 2
Herefordshire - 1 - -
Computer Science Degree
England

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (6.78%) WordPress
2 6 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.69%) Appian
5 1 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.85%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (5.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (4.24%) Shopify
3 4 (3.39%) Magento
4 1 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 22 (18.64%) Azure
2 12 (10.17%) AWS
3 8 (6.78%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.93%) Amazon S3
5 6 (5.08%) Amazon EC2
5 6 (5.08%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (5.08%) Power Automate
5 6 (5.08%) PowerApps
6 5 (4.24%) OneDrive
7 4 (3.39%) Amazon Kinesis
7 4 (3.39%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.69%) Serverless
9 1 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.85%) GCP
9 1 (0.85%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 1 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.47%) WAN
2 9 (7.63%) Firewall
3 6 (5.08%) TCP/IP
4 5 (4.24%) DHCP
4 5 (4.24%) DNS
4 5 (4.24%) LAN
4 5 (4.24%) Network Security
4 5 (4.24%) SD-WAN
4 5 (4.24%) WLAN
5 4 (3.39%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (3.39%) iSCSI
5 4 (3.39%) MPLS
5 4 (3.39%) SNMP
5 4 (3.39%) VPN
6 2 (1.69%) VLAN
7 1 (0.85%) BGP
7 1 (0.85%) OSPF
7 1 (0.85%) VSAN
7 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.85%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (11.86%) SQL Server
2 9 (7.63%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (7.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 8 (6.78%) Power BI
4 6 (5.08%) Amazon Redshift
4 6 (5.08%) Power Query
4 6 (5.08%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 5 (4.24%) MySQL
5 5 (4.24%) Relational Database
6 4 (3.39%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (3.39%) RDBMS
7 3 (2.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.69%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.69%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.85%) Big Data
9 1 (0.85%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.85%) HBase
9 1 (0.85%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (6.78%) JIRA
2 6 (5.08%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (4.24%) Git
4 4 (3.39%) Postman
4 4 (3.39%) Xcode
General
1 48 (40.68%) Social Skills
2 32 (27.12%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (11.86%) Finance
4 12 (10.17%) Retail
5 9 (7.63%) Manufacturing
6 5 (4.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (3.39%) Automotive
7 4 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.39%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.54%) Games
9 2 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.85%) Back Office
10 1 (0.85%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.85%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 37 (31.36%) Developer
2 15 (12.71%) Senior
3 13 (11.02%) Lead
4 10 (8.47%) Full Stack Developer
4 10 (8.47%) Software Engineer
5 9 (7.63%) Analyst
6 8 (6.78%) Junior
6 8 (6.78%) Junior Developer
6 8 (6.78%) Software Developer
7 7 (5.93%) Architect
7 7 (5.93%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 7 (5.93%) Senior Developer
7 7 (5.93%) Technical Leader
8 6 (5.08%) Network Engineer
8 6 (5.08%) Senior Software Developer
9 5 (4.24%) .NET Developer
9 5 (4.24%) Programme Manager
9 5 (4.24%) Senior Network Engineer
9 5 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (4.24%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.17%) .NET
1 12 (10.17%) CSS
1 12 (10.17%) HTML
2 5 (4.24%) PyTorch
2 5 (4.24%) TensorFlow
3 4 (3.39%) .NET Core
3 4 (3.39%) HTML5
3 4 (3.39%) JSON
3 4 (3.39%) Node.js
3 4 (3.39%) React
3 4 (3.39%) Sass
3 4 (3.39%) Spring
3 4 (3.39%) Spring Boot
4 3 (2.54%) XML
5 2 (1.69%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.69%) Kafka
6 1 (0.85%) Express.js
6 1 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.85%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.85%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 16 (13.56%) Management Information System
1 16 (13.56%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (11.86%) Mobile App
2 14 (11.86%) Product Ownership
3 6 (5.08%) Algorithms
4 5 (4.24%) CUDA
4 5 (4.24%) Embedded Systems
5 4 (3.39%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.39%) Data Centre
5 4 (3.39%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.54%) Infotainment
6 3 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.54%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.69%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.69%) Replication
7 2 (1.69%) Social Media
8 1 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.85%) IoT
8 1 (0.85%) NHS
8 1 (0.85%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.86%) Linux
2 12 (10.17%) Windows
3 6 (5.08%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.39%) VMS
4 4 (3.39%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.85%) Android
6 1 (0.85%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.85%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.85%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 65 (55.08%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (28.81%) Agile
4 27 (22.88%) Software Engineering
5 22 (18.64%) Mentoring
6 19 (16.10%) Regression Testing
6 19 (16.10%) SDLC
6 19 (16.10%) Test Management
6 19 (16.10%) Test Strategy
7 16 (13.56%) Data Management
7 16 (13.56%) Performance Monitoring
8 15 (12.71%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (12.71%) Software Testing
9 14 (11.86%) Functional Testing
9 14 (11.86%) Performance Testing
9 14 (11.86%) Security Testing
9 14 (11.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (11.86%) Test Automation
9 14 (11.86%) Test Planning
9 14 (11.86%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 20 (16.95%) SQL
2 16 (13.56%) JavaScript
3 11 (9.32%) C#
3 11 (9.32%) Python
4 10 (8.47%) Java
5 8 (6.78%) PHP
6 5 (4.24%) C++
7 3 (2.54%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.69%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.85%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.85%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.85%) R
Qualifications
1 118 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (9.32%) Master's Degree
3 9 (7.63%) Azure Certification
4 7 (5.93%) CCNA
4 7 (5.93%) CCNP
4 7 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.93%) PhD
5 5 (4.24%) CAPM
5 5 (4.24%) ISEB
5 5 (4.24%) ISTQB
5 5 (4.24%) PMI Certification
5 5 (4.24%) PMP
6 4 (3.39%) CREST Certified
6 4 (3.39%) JNCIA
6 4 (3.39%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (2.54%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.54%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) CCNA CyberOps
8 2 (1.69%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (12.71%) QA
2 3 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.85%) ISO 22301
3 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (5.08%) Active Directory
1 6 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.39%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.39%) pfSense
3 1 (0.85%) Docker
3 1 (0.85%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.85%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (4.24%) HP ALM
1 5 (4.24%) Terraform
2 1 (0.85%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.85%) VxRail
Vendors
1 18 (15.25%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.02%) Cisco
3 6 (5.08%) Dell
3 6 (5.08%) VMware
4 5 (4.24%) Fortinet
4 5 (4.24%) HP
4 5 (4.24%) NVIDIA
4 5 (4.24%) Ubiquiti
5 4 (3.39%) BroadSoft
5 4 (3.39%) Brocade
5 4 (3.39%) Dell Compellent
5 4 (3.39%) Juniper
5 4 (3.39%) QNAP
5 4 (3.39%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.39%) Veeam
5 4 (3.39%) Zerto
6 3 (2.54%) Google
6 3 (2.54%) QNX
6 3 (2.54%) UiPath
7 2 (1.69%) Databricks