Computer Science Job Trends in the East Midlands

Computer Science
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 31 64
Rank change year-on-year -68 +33 -1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 36 128 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.43% 5.79% 3.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 6.55% 3.95%
Number of salaries quoted 25 53 49
10th Percentile - - £34,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £35,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +48.57% -41.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,500 £64,148
90th Percentile £86,780 £75,500 £82,671
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -9.42% +6.15%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,007 1,954 1,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.77% 88.42% 85.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,259 822 1,277
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,525 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the East Midlands

Computer Science
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Northamptonshire +9 19 £55,000 +12.24% 18
Leicestershire -30 11 £45,390 -12.71% 12
Derbyshire -26 3 - - 11
Lincolnshire -13 2 £79,100 +26.56% 11
Nottinghamshire -24 1 £24,000 -31.43% 13
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (13.89%) MS Visio
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (5.56%) AutoCAD
4 2 (5.56%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (2.78%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (25.00%) AWS
2 6 (16.67%) Amazon S3
2 6 (16.67%) AWS Lambda
2 6 (16.67%) Serverless
3 5 (13.89%) Azure
4 4 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (8.33%) Power Platform
6 2 (5.56%) GitHub
7 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (16.67%) VPN
2 3 (8.33%) DHCP
2 3 (8.33%) DNS
3 1 (2.78%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.67%) Amazon Redshift
2 3 (8.33%) Power BI
3 2 (5.56%) MariaDB
3 2 (5.56%) MySQL
3 2 (5.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (5.56%) GitLab
1 2 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 17 (47.22%) Social Skills
2 15 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 3 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Electronics
4 3 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 3 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.78%) Finance
5 1 (2.78%) Law
5 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (25.00%) Developer
2 7 (19.44%) Senior
3 6 (16.67%) Full-Stack Developer
3 6 (16.67%) Support Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Lead
5 4 (11.11%) Architect
5 4 (11.11%) Automation Engineer
5 4 (11.11%) IT Manager
5 4 (11.11%) Senior Developer
5 4 (11.11%) Software Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Analyst
6 3 (8.33%) Applications Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Applications Support
6 3 (8.33%) Development Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 3 (8.33%) Lead Developer
6 3 (8.33%) Software Developer
6 3 (8.33%) Software Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Support Analyst
6 3 (8.33%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (33.33%) CSS
2 8 (22.22%) HTML
3 6 (16.67%) Node.js
3 6 (16.67%) React
4 4 (11.11%) Middleware
5 2 (5.56%) .NET
5 2 (5.56%) .NET Core
5 2 (5.56%) AngularJS
5 2 (5.56%) ASP.NET
5 2 (5.56%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (5.56%) CSS3
5 2 (5.56%) HTML5
5 2 (5.56%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) Onboarding
2 5 (13.89%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.33%) Driving Licence
3 3 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.78%) Life Science
4 1 (2.78%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (16.67%) Windows
2 5 (13.89%) Linux
3 3 (8.33%) Mac OS
3 3 (8.33%) Mac OS X
3 3 (8.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (30.56%) Agile
2 11 (30.56%) ITIL
2 11 (30.56%) Process Improvement
3 8 (22.22%) Project Management
4 7 (19.44%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (19.44%) Mentoring
4 7 (19.44%) Six Sigma
4 7 (19.44%) Waterfall
5 6 (16.67%) API Development
5 6 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (16.67%) Design Patterns
5 6 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
6 5 (13.89%) Change Management
6 5 (13.89%) Clean Code
6 5 (13.89%) Data Management
7 4 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
7 4 (11.11%) Configuration Management
7 4 (11.11%) SDLC
7 4 (11.11%) UML
Programming Languages
1 12 (33.33%) Python
2 11 (30.56%) SQL
3 8 (22.22%) JavaScript
4 4 (11.11%) PHP
5 3 (8.33%) C#
5 3 (8.33%) VBA
6 2 (5.56%) C
6 2 (5.56%) Java
6 2 (5.56%) Perl
6 2 (5.56%) TypeScript
7 1 (2.78%) R
Qualifications
1 35 (97.22%) Degree
2 21 (58.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (19.44%) Master's Degree
4 6 (16.67%) MCP
4 6 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (11.11%) Chartered Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) DBS Check
6 3 (8.33%) MBA
6 3 (8.33%) MCSA
6 3 (8.33%) MCSE
6 3 (8.33%) PMI Certification
6 3 (8.33%) PMP
6 3 (8.33%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.56%) HND
7 2 (5.56%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (5.56%) PhD
8 1 (2.78%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 3 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (8.33%) GDPR
2 3 (8.33%) ISO 9001
2 3 (8.33%) QA
3 2 (5.56%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 3 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 3 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 9 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.89%) Oracle
3 3 (8.33%) QAD
3 3 (8.33%) SAP
3 3 (8.33%) VMware
4 2 (5.56%) Allen-Bradley
4 2 (5.56%) Siemens
4 2 (5.56%) Toshiba
5 1 (2.78%) Meraki
5 1 (2.78%) PayPal
5 1 (2.78%) WatchGuard