Computer Science Jobs in Chelmsford

Computer Science
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 10.42% - 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.87% - 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £65,800 - -
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 - £46,500
75th Percentile - - £49,250
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £32,500 £47,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year -31.58% -21.88% +21.60%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46 113 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 95.83% 84.33% 91.78%
Number of salaries quoted 42 98 59
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.58% +2.15% -11.43%
75th Percentile £65,938 £63,438 £50,975
90th Percentile £67,000 £70,000 £65,050
Essex median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% -5.26% -

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Chelmsford

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Chelmsford.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Chelmsford

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) IIS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Principal Engineer
1 4 (80.00%) Principal Software Engineer
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) .NET
1 1 (20.00%) .NET Core
1 1 (20.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
1 1 (20.00%) JSON
1 1 (20.00%) KnockoutJS
1 1 (20.00%) React
1 1 (20.00%) REST
1 1 (20.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Performance Analysis
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (80.00%) UML
2 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (20.00%) MVC
2 1 (20.00%) OWASP
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Secure Coding
2 1 (20.00%) SEO
2 1 (20.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C#
2 4 (80.00%) Ada
2 4 (80.00%) Ada 95
2 4 (80.00%) C
3 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (80.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree