Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science Degree
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 48 53
Rank change year-on-year -7 +5 +21
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 13 34 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.40% 3.94% 3.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.29% 11.60% 9.40%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 19
10th Percentile - - £31,800
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,500 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £65,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -53.85% +73.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £73,500 £78,400 £90,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +37.50% -11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 303 293 383
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 32.65% 33.99% 33.02%
Number of salaries quoted 141 113 229
10th Percentile £27,500 £34,040 £26,550
25th Percentile £30,370 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £64,450 £75,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £78,750 £81,357
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Cambridgeshire

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 2 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Peterborough -11 3 £67,500 -8.78% 1
Cambridge -18 3 £70,000 +27.27% 5
Huntingdon - 3 - -
Computer Science Degree
East of England

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 6 (46.15%) Confluence
1 6 (46.15%) SharePoint
2 1 (7.69%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Entra ID
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (30.77%) OneDrive
2 3 (23.08%) AWS
2 3 (23.08%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (46.15%) JIRA
2 1 (7.69%) Git
2 1 (7.69%) LoadRunner
General
1 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Technical Manager
2 4 (30.77%) IT Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) IT Support
2 4 (30.77%) IT Support Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Support Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (23.08%) Technical Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Agile Delivery Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Agile Project Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) Delivery Project Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning Consultant
4 2 (15.38%) Project Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Performance Tester
5 1 (7.69%) Senior
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Google JAX
1 2 (15.38%) JAX
1 2 (15.38%) PyTorch
1 2 (15.38%) TensorFlow
2 1 (7.69%) .NET
2 1 (7.69%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (23.08%) Data Centre
2 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Storage
2 3 (23.08%) Management Information System
3 2 (15.38%) CUDA
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Linux
1 4 (30.77%) Windows
1 4 (30.77%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (38.46%) AI
2 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) Asset Management
3 3 (23.08%) Budgeting
3 3 (23.08%) Business Continuity
3 3 (23.08%) Cost Control
3 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (23.08%) Data Centre Operations
3 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Architecture
3 3 (23.08%) High Availability
3 3 (23.08%) Information Security
3 3 (23.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 3 (23.08%) IT Governance
3 3 (23.08%) ITIL
3 3 (23.08%) Performance Tuning
3 3 (23.08%) Process Improvement
3 3 (23.08%) Root Cause Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) Python
2 1 (7.69%) C++
2 1 (7.69%) Rust
2 1 (7.69%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (23.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
3 2 (15.38%) PMP
3 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 3 (23.08%) Hyper-V
2 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (23.08%) vSphere
3 1 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 3 (23.08%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (23.08%) Dell
2 3 (23.08%) Fortinet
2 3 (23.08%) Palo Alto
2 3 (23.08%) Veeam
2 3 (23.08%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) Dynatrace
3 1 (7.69%) Splunk