Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Cambridge

Computer Science Degree
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 42 37
Rank change year-on-year -18 -5 +4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 14 12 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 1.20% 3.45% 4.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.28% 7.36% 13.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10 7 8
10th Percentile £29,175 £29,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,175 £36,875 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,738 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.48% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £68,638 £72,500 £53,706
90th Percentile £74,750 £80,000 £58,878
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £61,738 £47,500 £66,250
% change year-on-year +29.97% -28.30% +10.42%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 223 163 181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 19.06% 46.84% 29.19%
Number of salaries quoted 129 88 119
10th Percentile £31,910 - £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £26,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £33,113 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +81.50% -39.80% -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,250 £52,500 £71,650
90th Percentile £100,000 £65,750 £80,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £33,113 £55,000
% change year-on-year +66.10% -39.80% -8.33%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Cambridge over the 6 months to 11 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Cambridge

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 (28.57%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 5 (35.71%) AWS
2 4 (28.57%) Serverless
3 2 (14.29%) Azure
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (7.14%) AWS CloudFormation
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Git
1 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (14.29%) Electronics
1 2 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Lead
2 5 (35.71%) Developer
3 4 (28.57%) Delivery Manager
3 4 (28.57%) Technical Delivery Manager
3 4 (28.57%) Technical Leader
3 4 (28.57%) Technical Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Embedded Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Linux Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
5 1 (7.14%) AWS Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) C++ Developer
5 1 (7.14%) DevSecOps Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Graduate
5 1 (7.14%) Junior
5 1 (7.14%) Junior Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Robotics Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Scientific Software Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) Yocto
2 1 (7.14%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Algorithms
1 3 (21.43%) Embedded Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Robotics
2 2 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (14.29%) Device Driver
2 2 (14.29%) IoT
2 2 (14.29%) Security Posture
2 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Robot Operating System
2 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Computer Science
2 9 (64.29%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (35.71%) DevOps
3 5 (35.71%) Software Engineering
4 4 (28.57%) Agile
4 4 (28.57%) AI
4 4 (28.57%) Change Control
4 4 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (28.57%) Data Engineering
4 4 (28.57%) Data Integration
4 4 (28.57%) Data Management
4 4 (28.57%) Server Management
4 4 (28.57%) Storage Management
5 3 (21.43%) CI/CD
5 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (21.43%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (14.29%) Information Security
6 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) Python
2 5 (35.71%) C++
3 3 (21.43%) C#
4 2 (14.29%) C
4 2 (14.29%) Embedded C
4 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++
5 1 (7.14%) Bash
5 1 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 1 (7.14%) MATLAB
5 1 (7.14%) PHP
5 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 6 (42.86%) DBS Check
4 3 (21.43%) CISSP
5 2 (14.29%) HND
6 1 (7.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (7.14%) CISM
6 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (7.14%) GSEC
6 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) Data Quality
2 3 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (21.43%) NIST
3 1 (7.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 2 (14.29%) Tenable
2 1 (7.14%) Google