Computer Science Job Trends in Chelmsford

Computer Science
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 15 21
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 -2
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 6 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 4.58% 2.82% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.04% 4.26% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 1
10th Percentile - £65,200 -
25th Percentile £26,250 £65,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £66,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -58.33% +153.85% -38.82%
75th Percentile £28,750 £66,500 £27,000
90th Percentile £30,250 £66,800 -
Essex median annual salary £27,500 £58,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -52.59% -7.20% +26.62%

All Process & 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 119 47 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 90.84% 66.20% 83.16%
Number of salaries quoted 77 23 60
10th Percentile £27,500 £39,050 £29,900
25th Percentile £30,000 £48,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +31.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £69,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,600 £71,497
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Graduate
1 6 (100.00%) IT Graduate
2 5 (83.33%) Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Graduate Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Graduate IT Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Graduate IT Support
2 5 (83.33%) Graduate IT Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Graduate Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) IT Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) IT Support
2 5 (83.33%) IT Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree