The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 24 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 61 75 74
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 192 135 118
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 3.819% 2.962% 2.828%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 14.92% 11.72% 11.90%
Number of salaries quoted 162 131 108
Average salary £37,500 £28,500 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.57% -9.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £22,000 £20,850
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1287 1152 992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 25.60% 25.27% 23.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1064 982 809
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £23,775
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Birmingham +3 46 £44,000 +57.14%
Staffordshire +24 45 £51,000 +27.50%
Warwickshire +20 33 £50,000 +53.84%
Coventry -29 29 £27,000 -5.26%
Shropshire +10 13 £30,000 +39.53%
Solihull - 8 £35,000 -
Herefordshire - 7 £45,000 -
Wolverhampton +3 4 £35,000 -0.70%
Sutton Coldfield - 4 £27,000 -
Worcestershire -8 1 £31,500 +26.00%
Walsall - 1 £26,000 -
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 282 (76.22%) Degree
2 145 (39.19%) C#
3 136 (36.76%) .NET
4 135 (36.49%) SQL
5 116 (31.35%) JavaScript
6 98 (26.49%) SQL Server
7 90 (24.32%) Java
8 80 (21.62%) Microsoft
9 75 (20.27%) CSS
10 74 (20.00%) Finance
11 71 (19.19%) HTML
12 68 (18.38%) Windows
13 63 (17.03%) XML
14 61 (16.49%) Software Engineering
15 51 (13.78%) C++
16 50 (13.51%) Oracle
16 50 (13.51%) Web Development
17 49 (13.24%) Linux
18 46 (12.43%) ASP.NET
19 42 (11.35%) MS Excel
20 39 (10.54%) Mathematics
21 38 (10.27%) VB.NET
22 36 (9.730%) Project Management
23 34 (9.189%) UNIX
23 34 (9.189%) SharePoint
24 32 (8.649%) Smartcard
24 32 (8.649%) Cyber Security
25 31 (8.378%) OO
25 31 (8.378%) T-SQL
25 31 (8.378%) C

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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
1 136 (36.76%) .NET
2 75 (20.27%) CSS
3 71 (19.19%) HTML
4 63 (17.03%) XML
5 46 (12.43%) ASP.NET
6 30 (8.108%) XSLT
7 29 (7.838%) ASP
8 28 (7.568%) HTML5
9 25 (6.757%) jQuery
10 24 (6.486%) WPF
11 19 (5.135%) WCF
12 18 (4.865%) DHTML
13 17 (4.595%) XHTML
14 16 (4.324%) Hibernate
15 15 (4.054%) Spring
16 14 (3.784%) .NET Framework
16 14 (3.784%) Middleware
17 13 (3.514%) Java EE
17 13 (3.514%) CSS3
18 12 (3.243%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 34 (9.189%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.973%) Apache
2 11 (2.973%) nginx
3 10 (2.703%) Alfresco
4 7 (1.892%) CMS
4 7 (1.892%) Umbraco
4 7 (1.892%) SharePoint 2010
5 5 (1.351%) MSMQ
6 4 (1.081%) DotNetNuke
6 4 (1.081%) BizTalk Server
6 4 (1.081%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.811%) IIS
7 3 (0.811%) MS Exchange
7 3 (0.811%) TIBCO EMS
7 3 (0.811%) Sitecore CMS
8 2 (0.541%) Confluence
8 2 (0.541%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.270%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.270%) Lotus Notes
9 1 (0.270%) MTS
Applications
1 42 (11.35%) MS Excel
2 18 (4.865%) MS Office
3 3 (0.811%) 3ds Max
4 2 (0.541%) Office 365
4 2 (0.541%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.270%) MS Project
5 1 (0.270%) Simulink
5 1 (0.270%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (3.243%) Oracle 11i
2 7 (1.892%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.811%) BusinessWorks
3 3 (0.811%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.270%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.270%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.270%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.270%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.270%) Remedy AR System
4 1 (0.270%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.270%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.595%) HTTP
2 16 (4.324%) LDAP
3 14 (3.784%) TCP/IP
4 10 (2.703%) Firewall
4 10 (2.703%) DNS
4 10 (2.703%) DHCP
5 9 (2.432%) VoIP
6 5 (1.351%) VPN
7 3 (0.811%) SAN
8 2 (0.541%) 3G
8 2 (0.541%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.541%) SNMP
8 2 (0.541%) WAN
8 2 (0.541%) LAN
9 1 (0.270%) Broadband
9 1 (0.270%) GSM
9 1 (0.270%) Internet
9 1 (0.270%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.270%) IPsec
9 1 (0.270%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (26.49%) SQL Server
2 26 (7.027%) MySQL
3 16 (4.324%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.703%) CouchDB
4 10 (2.703%) MongoDB
4 10 (2.703%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.703%) Jackrabbit
5 9 (2.432%) SQL Server 2008
6 5 (1.351%) SQL Server 2005
7 3 (0.811%) Big Data
8 2 (0.541%) SQLPlus
8 2 (0.541%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.541%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.541%) TOAD
8 2 (0.541%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.270%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.270%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.270%) Oracle 8/8i
9 1 (0.270%) SQL Server 2000
9 1 (0.270%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (4.054%) Eclipse
2 14 (3.784%) Maven
2 14 (3.784%) Subversion
2 14 (3.784%) Visual Studio
3 12 (3.243%) JIRA
4 7 (1.892%) QuickTest Pro
5 6 (1.622%) TestPartner
5 6 (1.622%) Rational Functional Tester
5 6 (1.622%) Rational Robot
6 5 (1.351%) Expression Blend
7 4 (1.081%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.081%) Hudson
7 4 (1.081%) Ant
8 3 (0.811%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.541%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.541%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.541%) Git (software)
9 2 (0.541%) ClearQuest
9 2 (0.541%) ClearCase
10 1 (0.270%) JBuilder
General
1 74 (20.00%) Finance
2 23 (6.216%) Retail
3 19 (5.135%) Back Office
4 18 (4.865%) Marketing
4 18 (4.865%) Games
5 7 (1.892%) Advertising
5 7 (1.892%) Banking
6 6 (1.622%) Legal
7 5 (1.351%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.351%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.081%) Electronics
9 3 (0.811%) Automotive
9 3 (0.811%) German Language
9 3 (0.811%) Investment Banking
9 3 (0.811%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.270%) Front Office
10 1 (0.270%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (0.270%) Cantonese Language
Job Titles
1 178 (48.11%) Developer
2 54 (14.59%) Analyst
3 52 (14.05%) Graduate
4 50 (13.51%) Junior
5 48 (12.97%) Java Developer
6 41 (11.08%) .NET Developer
7 38 (10.27%) Junior Developer
8 37 (10.00%) C# Developer
8 37 (10.00%) C# .NET Developer
9 27 (7.297%) Software Engineer
9 27 (7.297%) Graduate Developer
10 23 (6.216%) Web Developer
11 21 (5.676%) C++ Developer
11 21 (5.676%) Programmer
12 19 (5.135%) Support Analyst
13 18 (4.865%) Graduate Java Developer
13 18 (4.865%) Junior Java Developer
13 18 (4.865%) Business Analyst
14 17 (4.595%) Development Manager
14 17 (4.595%) C++ Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 39 (10.54%) Mathematics
2 32 (8.649%) Smartcard
3 26 (7.027%) Management Information System
4 23 (6.216%) Physics
4 23 (6.216%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (5.676%) Mobile App
6 16 (4.324%) Biometrics
7 11 (2.973%) EPoS
7 11 (2.973%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (2.703%) Social Media
8 10 (2.703%) Client/Server
9 9 (2.432%) Device Driver
10 8 (2.162%) NHS
11 7 (1.892%) Grid Computing
12 6 (1.622%) Open Source
12 6 (1.622%) Mobile Games
13 5 (1.351%) N-Tier
13 5 (1.351%) Cryptography
14 4 (1.081%) Economics
14 4 (1.081%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 68 (18.38%) Windows
2 49 (13.24%) Linux
3 34 (9.189%) UNIX
4 22 (5.946%) Android
5 14 (3.784%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.622%) Solaris
7 3 (0.811%) Windows CE
8 2 (0.541%) Windows Phone 8
8 2 (0.541%) Windows Phone
8 2 (0.541%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.541%) Windows Mobile
9 1 (0.270%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.270%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.270%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.270%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (16.49%) Software Engineering
2 50 (13.51%) Web Development
3 36 (9.730%) Project Management
4 32 (8.649%) Cyber Security
5 31 (8.378%) OO
6 30 (8.108%) Agile Software Development
7 29 (7.838%) MVC
8 28 (7.568%) E-Commerce
9 21 (5.676%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (4.595%) Scrum
11 16 (4.324%) Identity Management
12 15 (4.054%) CRM
12 15 (4.054%) Mobile Application Development
13 14 (3.784%) Unit Testing
13 14 (3.784%) TDD
14 13 (3.514%) Continuous Integration
15 12 (3.243%) Information Security
15 12 (3.243%) Software Testing
16 10 (2.703%) SOA
16 10 (2.703%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 145 (39.19%) C#
2 135 (36.49%) SQL
3 116 (31.35%) JavaScript
4 90 (24.32%) Java
5 51 (13.78%) C++
6 38 (10.27%) VB.NET
7 31 (8.378%) T-SQL
7 31 (8.378%) C
8 25 (6.757%) VB
9 23 (6.216%) Python
10 20 (5.405%) PHP
11 12 (3.243%) Ruby
12 11 (2.973%) PHP5
13 10 (2.703%) Scala
13 10 (2.703%) Clojure
13 10 (2.703%) Erlang
14 8 (2.162%) PL/SQL
15 6 (1.622%) Objective-C
15 6 (1.622%) Perl
16 5 (1.351%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 282 (76.22%) Degree
2 28 (7.568%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (4.054%) Security Cleared
4 13 (3.514%) CISSP
5 11 (2.973%) CISA
6 8 (2.162%) PhD
6 8 (2.162%) ISEB
7 7 (1.892%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.622%) MCTS
8 6 (1.622%) Postgraduate
9 5 (1.351%) CISM
10 3 (0.811%) MCSE
10 3 (0.811%) MCP
10 3 (0.811%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.811%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.811%) MCPD
11 2 (0.541%) MCITP
11 2 (0.541%) CCIE
11 2 (0.541%) MCSD
11 2 (0.541%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.946%) QA
2 16 (4.324%) TickIT
2 16 (4.324%) ISO 9001
3 7 (1.892%) COBIT
4 6 (1.622%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (1.081%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.270%) ISO/IEC 17799
6 1 (0.270%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.270%) SLA
6 1 (0.270%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 14 (3.784%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.432%) Samba
2 9 (2.432%) Squid
3 1 (0.270%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 80 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 50 (13.51%) Oracle
3 12 (3.243%) Twitter
4 9 (2.432%) SAP
5 6 (1.622%) VMware
5 6 (1.622%) Compuware
6 5 (1.351%) Pega
7 4 (1.081%) Apple
7 4 (1.081%) PeopleSoft
8 3 (0.811%) JBoss
8 3 (0.811%) Cisco
8 3 (0.811%) NetApp
8 3 (0.811%) TIBCO
8 3 (0.811%) Reuters
8 3 (0.811%) Bloomberg
8 3 (0.811%) Remedy
8 3 (0.811%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.541%) DevExpress
9 2 (0.541%) McAfee
9 2 (0.541%) Sophos
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
Developer, engineer, .Net, C#, MVC, Solihull, Birmingham) The Company... The Role As an experienced .Net developer you will hit the ground running and become an intrinsic part of...
Parker White Consulting Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum Plus good benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
To be part of this successful team you should have the following skills and experience: *Computer Science Degree or equivalent *Knowledge of Microsoft C# .Net development *Good communication...
Kingfisher Consultancy
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum + pension, life cover, health
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The Ideal Software Developer: Degree in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Physics or Engineering) Must be competent in C++ or C# Excellent communication skills, flexible & self-motivated... Experience...
Hired Online
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Plus Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
They are ideally looking for IT Graduates who have achieved a First Class Degree or 2.1 to join the team... Any type of IT/ Computer Science Degree...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 24 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Web Development Manager: .NET, Web, eCommerceStoke on Trent To 75K + Car + Excellent packageMajor Online eCommerce Company requires highly experienced Software Development Manager from a recent background in MS ...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £65000 - £75000 per annum + +FE Car, Bonus, Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The Ideal Senior Software Developer: Degree (2.1 minimum) in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Physics or Engineering) Must have 5 year professional programming experience and at least...
Hired Online
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Plus Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
You will have at least 12 months commercial experience with asp, vb & sql in conjunction with a relevant degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Software... of an Agile development...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £20,000 to £25,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Must have: Strong leadership / management skills Knowledge of Python, Web Technologies and Networks Knowledge of using and programming with Linux, Ideally have: Experience with Web Application Frameworks, HTML,...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Warwickshire
To be suitable for this role it is expected that you will have 1-2 years commercial web development experience utilising ASP.NET and HTML/CSS as well...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Warwickshire
Proficient in Objective C or C# Experience of agile development methodologies... computer science, computer games, maths, science) iOS, Android, Window Phone or interactive touch screen development experience... Database...
Tinderstone
Salary: From £24,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Software Tester / QA Analyst required by a global and cutting edge Business Intelligence solution provider. Excellent opportunity to gain experience of working with cutting edge BI solutions and...
Experis IT
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Warwickshire
Highly proficient in Objective C or C# Experienced scrum master... computer science, computer games, maths, science) iOS, Android, Window Phone or interactive touch screen development experience... Database Technology -...
Tinderstone
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire
Computer Science - IT - Analytical Degree - Information Technology Recent Graduates / Placement - Windows - Excel - IT and Software Support - Networking - TCP/IP - LAN / WAN - Placement This well-known retailer has an...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Warwickshire
Proficient in Objective C or C# 2:1 or above in a relevant degree (e.g. computer science, computer games, maths, science) iOS, Android, Window Phone or interactive...
Tinderstone
Salary: From £18,000 to £24,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Previous experience of developing internet software using Microsoft technologies such as C# and SQL Server is essential... Knowledge Essential: ?4-5 years experience of .net development in a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £37000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus +Pension + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Telford, Shropshire
The Membership CRM system offers a truly web 2.0 experience for members and officers alike and features a sophisticated yet beautifully simple web Content Management System, Visage.
Hired Online
Posted: 20 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Any exposure to other Microsoft tools such as VB.Net, SQL Server, Sharepoint would be an advantage. Knowledge of VBScript, JavaScript, Ajax, CSS &/or HTML would be useful.
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Warwickshire
Experienced scrum master... computer science, computer games, maths, science) iOS, Android, Window Phone or interactive touch screen development experience... SQLLite, MS SQL or MongoDB/Redis... MVC, WPF, WCF.....
Tinderstone
Salary: From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Development Team Leader (C#.NET / VB.NET +Web + SQL) to £55K+Car... Required Skills 2 years project and/or team leadership experience 2 years experience overseeing live support...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £47000 - £55000 per annum + +FE Car, Bonus, Bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
Our client is seeking a Web Application Developer you will have a background in software development working in Microsoft environments.
Hudson
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
A University Graduate or similar with solid MS Excel, Access and/or SQL analytical skills, will have an excellent career opportunity to receive full training on customer supply...
Next Move IT
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Computer science background (OO design, design patterns, algorithms) Development experience in C#... Development experience of VB.NET and WPF. Good working knowledge of VB6... Exposure to WCF, SOA,...
Ticketmaster UK
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
It encompasses software framework and middleware... QualificationsQualifications Bachelor degree in Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems or Computer Sciences. Experience * Proven experience of real-time embedded software experience in...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, Midlands, UK, West Midlands
Previous experience of developing internet software using Microsoft technologies such as C# and SQL Server is essential... Knowledge Essential criteria: 4-5 years experience of .net development in...
Human Factors International
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 25 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics) - Strong numerical skills - Classical and/or digital control systems - Real time control systems - Understanding of software analysis methodologies e...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013