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 6 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 36 54
Rank change year-on-year -14 +18 +3
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 17 10 33
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 2.03% 3.95% 3.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.37% 7.81% 9.73%
Number of salaries quoted 14 10 25
10th Percentile £26,425 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £55,175 £29,063 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.90% +33.33% -31.82%
75th Percentile £66,556 £76,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £83,875 £75,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £59,450 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +18.90% +25.00% -27.27%

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 267 128 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 31.90% 50.59% 31.95%
Number of salaries quoted 134 62 234
10th Percentile £31,445 - £28,275
25th Percentile £42,531 £26,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.88% -15.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £77,613 £52,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,775 £68,625 £79,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £59,450 £47,500 £48,950
% change year-on-year +25.16% -2.96% -11.00%

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 6 June 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 8 (47.06%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 10 (58.82%) AWS
2 8 (47.06%) Serverless
3 3 (17.65%) Azure
4 1 (5.88%) AWS CloudFormation
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (47.06%) Big Data
2 1 (5.88%) MySQL
2 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Git
2 1 (5.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (17.65%) Electronics
2 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Delivery Manager
1 8 (47.06%) Lead
1 8 (47.06%) Technical Delivery Manager
1 8 (47.06%) Technical Leader
1 8 (47.06%) Technical Manager
2 5 (29.41%) Developer
3 3 (17.65%) Software Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Embedded Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate Software Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Linux Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior
5 1 (5.88%) AWS Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Azure Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Graduate C# Software Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Graduate PHP Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Graduate SQL Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Scientific Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) Yocto
2 1 (5.88%) CSS
2 1 (5.88%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Algorithms
1 3 (17.65%) Embedded Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Robotics
2 2 (11.76%) Device Driver
2 2 (11.76%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Linux
2 2 (11.76%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (5.88%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (94.12%) Computer Science
2 11 (64.71%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (52.94%) Agile
3 9 (52.94%) DevOps
4 8 (47.06%) Change Control
4 8 (47.06%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (47.06%) Data Engineering
4 8 (47.06%) Data Integration
4 8 (47.06%) Data Management
4 8 (47.06%) Server Management
4 8 (47.06%) Storage Management
5 5 (29.41%) Software Engineering
6 3 (17.65%) SDLC
7 2 (11.76%) CI/CD
7 2 (11.76%) MVC
7 2 (11.76%) OOP
8 1 (5.88%) Data Analysis
8 1 (5.88%) OO
8 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (5.88%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (41.18%) C++
2 6 (35.29%) Python
3 4 (23.53%) C#
4 2 (11.76%) C
4 2 (11.76%) Embedded C
4 2 (11.76%) Embedded C++
4 2 (11.76%) PHP
4 2 (11.76%) SQL
5 1 (5.88%) Bash
5 1 (5.88%) Java
5 1 (5.88%) JavaScript
5 1 (5.88%) MATLAB
5 1 (5.88%) Rust
5 1 (5.88%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (64.71%) Master's Degree
3 8 (47.06%) DBS Check
4 2 (11.76%) HND
5 1 (5.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (5.88%) CISM
5 1 (5.88%) CISSP
5 1 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (5.88%) GSEC
5 1 (5.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (47.06%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.88%) NIST
2 1 (5.88%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Google