Computer Science Jobs in Dorset

Computer Science
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 45 77 65
Rank change year-on-year +32 -12 -15
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 17 25 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 4.00% 2.03% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 2.38% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 16 18 12
10th Percentile £35,037 - £32,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £37,500 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £47,500 £41,071
Median % change year-on-year -15.58% +15.65% -21.77%
75th Percentile £45,408 £53,875 £49,888
90th Percentile £55,875 £70,375 £60,800
South West median annual salary £40,101 £52,500 £59,191
% change year-on-year -23.62% -11.30% +18.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 397 1,049 635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 93.41% 85.15% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 152 595 329
10th Percentile £28,800 £30,000 £31,850
25th Percentile £37,188 £36,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £61,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £62,950 £66,250 £76,250
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Dorset

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Dorset

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Dorset over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Dorset

Computer Science
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Dorchester - 2 £52,500 - 1
Bournemouth +44 1 £35,000 -12.50% 88
Poole +11 1 £27,500 -17.29% 1
Computer Science
South West

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 5 (29.41%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Simulink
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (23.53%) Power Automate
2 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
3 1 (5.88%) AWS
3 1 (5.88%) Azure
3 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
3 1 (5.88%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) VPN
1 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) FileMaker
1 4 (23.53%) Power BI
1 4 (23.53%) SQL Server
1 4 (23.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 4 (23.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (5.88%) Amazon Aurora
2 1 (5.88%) CockroachDB
2 1 (5.88%) MySQL
2 1 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 13 (76.47%) Social Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Aerospace
2 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Electronics
3 5 (29.41%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Banking
4 1 (5.88%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Financial Institution
4 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Junior
2 6 (35.29%) Developer
2 6 (35.29%) Junior Systems Engineer
2 6 (35.29%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (29.41%) IT Support
4 4 (23.53%) Analyst
4 4 (23.53%) Analyst Developer
4 4 (23.53%) IT Analyst
4 4 (23.53%) IT Support Analyst
4 4 (23.53%) Support Analyst
5 2 (11.76%) Business Developer
5 2 (11.76%) Senior
5 2 (11.76%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Software Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Systems Developer
6 1 (5.88%) Graduate
6 1 (5.88%) Graduate Support Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) IT Support Specialist
6 1 (5.88%) Junior Support Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) .NET
2 1 (5.88%) HTML
2 1 (5.88%) Kafka
2 1 (5.88%) React
2 1 (5.88%) Spring
2 1 (5.88%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.88%) Cloud Native
2 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Public Cloud
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (76.47%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (52.94%) Mathematics
3 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (41.18%) Project Management
4 6 (35.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 6 (35.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 6 (35.29%) Physics
4 6 (35.29%) PLM
4 6 (35.29%) SysML
4 6 (35.29%) Systems Engineering
4 6 (35.29%) UML
5 4 (23.53%) API Integration
5 4 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (23.53%) Database Optimisation
6 3 (17.65%) Agile
6 3 (17.65%) CI/CD
6 3 (17.65%) Software Engineering
6 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
7 2 (11.76%) Data Extraction
7 2 (11.76%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) SQL
2 6 (35.29%) C#
2 6 (35.29%) MATLAB
3 4 (23.53%) PowerShell
3 4 (23.53%) T-SQL
4 3 (17.65%) Java
5 2 (11.76%) JavaScript
5 2 (11.76%) Python
5 2 (11.76%) Rust
Qualifications
1 16 (94.12%) Degree
2 6 (35.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (29.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (11.76%) MOS
5 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 6 (35.29%) IBM
3 3 (17.65%) Oracle