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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 43 38
Rank change year-on-year -25 -5 -1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 12 10 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.96% 2.70% 4.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.61% 5.35% 15.20%
Number of salaries quoted 6 5 4
10th Percentile £44,581 £36,000 £33,850
25th Percentile £59,413 £41,250 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,513 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% +11.11% -25.50%
75th Percentile £71,534 £77,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £59,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £64,513 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +35.82% -32.14% +15.89%

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 214 187 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 17.16% 50.40% 27.63%
Number of salaries quoted 128 97 92
10th Percentile £33,375 - £36,586
25th Percentile £42,500 £26,250 £45,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £33,113 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +81.50% -44.81% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £50,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £63,500 £80,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £33,113 £62,500
% change year-on-year +66.10% -47.02% +4.17%

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 October 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) AWS CloudFormation
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) DHCP
1 1 (8.33%) DNS
1 1 (8.33%) Kerberos
1 1 (8.33%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Git
1 1 (8.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (33.33%) Electronics
2 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Developer
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Developer
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Lead
2 2 (16.67%) Linux Developer
2 2 (16.67%) Linux Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) AWS Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) C++ Developer
3 1 (8.33%) C++ Software Developer
3 1 (8.33%) DevSecOps Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Junior C++ Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Junior Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Junior Software Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Python Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Robotics Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Scientific Software Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Security Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) Yocto
2 1 (8.33%) Google JAX
2 1 (8.33%) JAX
2 1 (8.33%) LDAP
2 1 (8.33%) OpenCV
2 1 (8.33%) PyTorch
2 1 (8.33%) TensorFlow
2 1 (8.33%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 5 (41.67%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (41.67%) Robotics
3 4 (33.33%) Device Driver
3 4 (33.33%) IoT
4 2 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (16.67%) FPGA
4 2 (16.67%) Security Posture
4 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
5 1 (8.33%) Molecular Biology
5 1 (8.33%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Linux
2 4 (33.33%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (16.67%) Windows
4 1 (8.33%) CentOS
4 1 (8.33%) Debian
4 1 (8.33%) macOS
4 1 (8.33%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (8.33%) Unix
4 1 (8.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Computer Science
2 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (58.33%) Software Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) AI
4 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 2 (16.67%) Containerisation
5 2 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) Information Security
5 2 (16.67%) Machine Learning
5 2 (16.67%) Observability
5 2 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 2 (16.67%) Risk Register
5 2 (16.67%) SDLC
5 2 (16.67%) Security Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (75.00%) Python
2 7 (58.33%) C++
3 5 (41.67%) C
4 4 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 4 (33.33%) Embedded C++
5 2 (16.67%) C#
6 1 (8.33%) Bash
6 1 (8.33%) Fortran
6 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
6 1 (8.33%) MATLAB
6 1 (8.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 3 (25.00%) CISSP
4 2 (16.67%) DBS Check
4 2 (16.67%) HND
5 1 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (8.33%) CISM
5 1 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (8.33%) GSEC
5 1 (8.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (8.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (8.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Docker
2 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (8.33%) Ceph
2 1 (8.33%) Lustre
2 1 (8.33%) NFS
2 1 (8.33%) Samba
2 1 (8.33%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Kubernetes
2 1 (8.33%) Oracle ZFS
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (16.67%) Tenable
2 1 (8.33%) Apple
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) Red Hat