Computer Science Job Trends in Blackburn

Computer Science
Lancashire > Blackburn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Blackburn requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 2.02% - 2.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% - 3.49%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £35,500
25th Percentile £37,500 - £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £50,000
75th Percentile £42,500 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £40,000 £51,763 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.72% +15.03% -5.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Blackburn

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Blackburn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 136 74 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 68.69% 100.00% 74.78%
Number of salaries quoted 68 49 76
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,650 £22,489
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £25,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +54.01% -35.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £58,943 £45,000
90th Percentile £60,561 £87,500 £60,000
Lancashire median annual salary £46,000 £50,055 £46,457
% change year-on-year -8.10% +7.74% -4.37%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Blackburn

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) CMS
1 4 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Developer
1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) .NET
1 4 (100.00%) CSS
1 4 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) API Integration
1 4 (100.00%) CRM
1 4 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 4 (100.00%) LLM
1 4 (100.00%) OCR
1 4 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 4 (100.00%) Webhook
1 4 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) OpenAI