Computer Science Degree Jobs with Work from Home Options

Computer Science Degree
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 153 248 149
Rank change year-on-year +95 -99 +15
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 742 567 1,832
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.20% 1.37% 2.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.81% 5.38% 11.71%
Number of salaries quoted 603 477 697
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,505 10,536 15,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.15% 25.40% 22.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,902 6,443 8,544
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,313
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,525
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

Computer Science Degree
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Computer Science Degree trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree.

Computer Science Degree salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Computer Science Degree salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 15 (2.02%) OpenStack
1 15 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.48%) IIS
3 6 (0.81%) Confluence
3 6 (0.81%) WordPress
4 5 (0.67%) Apache
4 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.54%) OpenEdge
6 3 (0.40%) CMS
7 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.27%) Luigi
7 2 (0.27%) Moodle
7 2 (0.27%) SAS
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.13%) Appian
8 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.13%) Mule
8 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 38 (5.12%) Simulink
2 8 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.13%) Sketch
5 1 (0.13%) UXPin
5 1 (0.13%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 14 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.67%) Odoo
4 4 (0.54%) Magento
4 4 (0.54%) Shopify
5 3 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
6 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 233 (31.40%) Azure
2 185 (24.93%) AWS
3 67 (9.03%) GCP
4 58 (7.82%) Power Platform
5 45 (6.06%) SaaS
6 42 (5.66%) Cloud Computing
7 35 (4.72%) PowerApps
8 34 (4.58%) Microsoft 365
9 30 (4.04%) Power Automate
9 30 (4.04%) Serverless
10 25 (3.37%) AWS Lambda
11 23 (3.10%) Amazon S3
12 21 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (2.83%) GitHub
13 20 (2.70%) AWS CloudFormation
14 18 (2.43%) Snowflake
15 17 (2.29%) Amazon EC2
16 14 (1.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 14 (1.89%) Route 53
16 14 (1.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.58%) Firewall
1 34 (4.58%) Network Security
2 22 (2.96%) TCP/IP
3 18 (2.43%) LAN
3 18 (2.43%) WAN
4 17 (2.29%) DNS
4 17 (2.29%) VPN
5 13 (1.75%) DHCP
5 13 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
6 11 (1.48%) SAN
7 10 (1.35%) VLAN
8 9 (1.21%) MQTT
9 8 (1.08%) HTTP
9 8 (1.08%) SSL
9 8 (1.08%) WLAN
10 7 (0.94%) MPLS
11 6 (0.81%) Wireless
12 5 (0.67%) IPsec
12 5 (0.67%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (11.73%) SQL Server
2 55 (7.41%) Power BI
3 48 (6.47%) Relational Database
4 46 (6.20%) NoSQL
5 29 (3.91%) MySQL
6 28 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
7 27 (3.64%) Redis
8 20 (2.70%) Big Data
9 18 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
9 18 (2.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 15 (2.02%) Amazon RDS
11 13 (1.75%) MongoDB
12 12 (1.62%) Elasticsearch
13 11 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
13 11 (1.48%) Data Lake
13 11 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 9 (1.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 8 (1.08%) Power Query
16 6 (0.81%) MS Access
16 6 (0.81%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 106 (14.29%) Git
2 21 (2.83%) Visual Studio
3 19 (2.56%) JIRA
4 15 (2.02%) CMake
4 15 (2.02%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.02%) Subversion
5 14 (1.89%) Vagrant
6 9 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 8 (1.08%) GitLab
8 6 (0.81%) Selenium
9 5 (0.67%) InstallShield
9 5 (0.67%) Xcode
10 4 (0.54%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.54%) JUnit
11 3 (0.40%) Maven
11 3 (0.40%) MSTest
11 3 (0.40%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
12 2 (0.27%) TestNG
General
1 358 (48.25%) Social Skills
2 124 (16.71%) Finance
3 120 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (6.20%) Public Sector
6 33 (4.45%) Marketing
7 28 (3.77%) Retail
8 23 (3.10%) Legal
9 20 (2.70%) Law
10 19 (2.56%) Telecoms
11 18 (2.43%) Military
11 18 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (2.29%) Games
13 16 (2.16%) Back Office
13 16 (2.16%) Electronics
14 13 (1.75%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.08%) Advertising
16 7 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (0.94%) Tech for Good
17 6 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 257 (34.64%) Developer
2 142 (19.14%) Senior
3 101 (13.61%) Software Engineer
4 71 (9.57%) Architect
5 63 (8.49%) Lead
6 58 (7.82%) Software Developer
7 50 (6.74%) .NET Developer
8 44 (5.93%) Senior Developer
9 43 (5.80%) Junior
10 37 (4.99%) Senior Software Engineer
11 36 (4.85%) Analyst
11 36 (4.85%) C++ Software Engineer
12 35 (4.72%) PHP Developer
13 31 (4.18%) Junior Developer
14 29 (3.91%) Technical Architect
15 28 (3.77%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
16 27 (3.64%) Full Stack Developer
17 26 (3.50%) DevOps Engineer
18 25 (3.37%) Consultant
19 23 (3.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (16.98%) .NET
2 101 (13.61%) HTML
3 88 (11.86%) CSS
4 64 (8.63%) React
5 54 (7.28%) AngularJS
6 46 (6.20%) REST
7 44 (5.93%) ASP.NET
8 37 (4.99%) .NET Framework
9 35 (4.72%) XML
10 33 (4.45%) .NET Core
11 31 (4.18%) Web Services
12 28 (3.77%) Node.js
12 28 (3.77%) Spring
13 27 (3.64%) HTML5
13 27 (3.64%) Laravel
14 22 (2.96%) Middleware
15 21 (2.83%) Vue
16 20 (2.70%) RESTful
16 20 (2.70%) Twitter Bootstrap
17 18 (2.43%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.16%) Management Information System
2 48 (6.47%) Data Centre
3 47 (6.33%) Algorithms
4 34 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (3.37%) Greenfield Project
6 22 (2.96%) IoT
7 20 (2.70%) Data Structures
7 20 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (2.16%) Mobile App
9 14 (1.89%) Life Science
9 14 (1.89%) Product Ownership
10 13 (1.75%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (1.35%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.35%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.35%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.35%) Replication
13 9 (1.21%) Distributed Computing
13 9 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.21%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 130 (17.52%) Linux
2 92 (12.40%) Windows
3 41 (5.53%) Android
4 25 (3.37%) Apple iOS
5 24 (3.23%) Windows Server
6 16 (2.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 15 (2.02%) Embedded Linux
8 14 (1.89%) CentOS
8 14 (1.89%) Ubuntu
9 11 (1.48%) Unix
10 9 (1.21%) Windows 10
11 6 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.40%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.40%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 718 (96.77%) Computer Science
2 309 (41.64%) Problem-Solving
3 237 (31.94%) Software Engineering
4 228 (30.73%) Agile
5 149 (20.08%) DevOps
6 116 (15.63%) Mentoring
7 102 (13.75%) CI/CD
8 89 (11.99%) Artificial Intelligence
9 86 (11.59%) Machine Learning
10 79 (10.65%) Containerisation
11 72 (9.70%) Technical Leadership
12 71 (9.57%) Roadmaps
13 69 (9.30%) Analytics
14 68 (9.16%) Data Modelling
14 68 (9.16%) Microservices
15 66 (8.89%) Cybersecurity
16 64 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
17 60 (8.09%) Collaborative Working
18 59 (7.95%) Code Quality
18 59 (7.95%) Full Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 189 (25.47%) Python
2 180 (24.26%) SQL
3 174 (23.45%) C#
4 167 (22.51%) JavaScript
5 130 (17.52%) Java
6 89 (11.99%) C++
7 58 (7.82%) TypeScript
8 49 (6.60%) PHP
9 38 (5.12%) C
10 24 (3.23%) Bash
11 19 (2.56%) PowerShell
12 14 (1.89%) Kotlin
13 13 (1.75%) T-SQL
14 10 (1.35%) Objective-C
14 10 (1.35%) Swift
15 8 (1.08%) Go
16 7 (0.94%) MATLAB
16 7 (0.94%) VB
16 7 (0.94%) VB.NET
16 7 (0.94%) XPath
Qualifications
1 742 (100.00%) Degree
2 110 (14.82%) Security Cleared
3 105 (14.15%) Master's Degree
4 86 (11.59%) SC Cleared
5 42 (5.66%) AWS Certification
6 33 (4.45%) CISSP
7 31 (4.18%) Microsoft Certification
8 29 (3.91%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 19 (2.56%) DV Cleared
11 16 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (2.16%) CISM
12 13 (1.75%) CompTIA Security+
13 11 (1.48%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 11 (1.48%) CCNA
13 11 (1.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 9 (1.21%) CREST Certified
14 9 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (1.21%) PhD
14 9 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (8.36%) QA
2 22 (2.96%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.35%) SLA
4 6 (0.81%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.81%) COBIT
4 6 (0.81%) NIST
4 6 (0.81%) Web Application Security Consortium
5 5 (0.67%) GDPR
6 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.54%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.27%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.13%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.13%) RMADS
8 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 124 (16.71%) Docker
2 28 (3.77%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.48%) Firmware
3 11 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.35%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.40%) KVM
6 3 (0.40%) XenApp
7 2 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 87 (11.73%) Kubernetes
2 54 (7.28%) Terraform
3 38 (5.12%) Ansible
4 15 (2.02%) Puppet
5 10 (1.35%) ZABBIX
6 6 (0.81%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 6 (0.81%) Grafana
6 6 (0.81%) Nagios
6 6 (0.81%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.81%) SCCM
7 5 (0.67%) Nessus
7 5 (0.67%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.67%) SCOM
8 3 (0.40%) EMC VPLEX
8 3 (0.40%) OfficeScan
8 3 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.40%) WSUS
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.13%) cPanel
Vendors
1 136 (18.33%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.66%) Google
3 31 (4.18%) Xilinx
4 25 (3.37%) SAP
5 16 (2.16%) Oracle
6 14 (1.89%) Cisco
6 14 (1.89%) IBM
6 14 (1.89%) VMware
7 12 (1.62%) NVIDIA
7 12 (1.62%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.48%) Databricks
9 10 (1.35%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.81%) Centreon
10 6 (0.81%) Citrix
10 6 (0.81%) Juniper
10 6 (0.81%) UiPath
11 5 (0.67%) SolarWinds
12 4 (0.54%) Veeam
13 3 (0.40%) Coverity
13 3 (0.40%) Splunk