Computer Science Job Trends in the East of England

Computer Science
England > East of England

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 67 35
Rank change year-on-year -24 -32 -8
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 129 119 209
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.53% 3.59% 4.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 4.17% 6.52%
Number of salaries quoted 91 78 94
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,750 £30,313 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -19.09% -9.54%
75th Percentile £63,125 £53,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £63,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,949 2,851 3,204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.59% 86.03% 76.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,351 1,549 1,479
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -18.18% +0.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in the East of England

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the East of England over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the East of England

Computer Science
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Cambridgeshire -27 40 £47,500 +11.76% 115
Hertfordshire -23 32 £60,000 +31.15% 39
Essex -32 27 £25,000 -17.36% 19
Bedfordshire -10 18 £37,500 -16.67% 8
Norfolk -21 9 £47,500 - 10
Suffolk -2 3 £50,000 +6.95% 8
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (1.55%) IIS
2 2 (1.55%) Luigi
Applications
1 3 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.33%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 32 (24.81%) Azure
2 11 (8.53%) AWS
3 8 (6.20%) Entra ID
3 8 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.88%) GCP
4 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (3.10%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (3.10%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.33%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Functions
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (1.55%) ChatGPT
7 2 (1.55%) GitHub
7 2 (1.55%) Google Gemini
7 2 (1.55%) Google Sheets
7 2 (1.55%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.20%) DHCP
1 8 (6.20%) DNS
2 7 (5.43%) TCP/IP
3 4 (3.10%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.10%) Firewall
3 4 (3.10%) Wireless
4 3 (2.33%) LAN
4 3 (2.33%) VLAN
4 3 (2.33%) VPN
4 3 (2.33%) WAN
5 1 (0.78%) 5G
5 1 (0.78%) Broadband
5 1 (0.78%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.78%) LTE
5 1 (0.78%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.78%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.78%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.30%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.65%) Relational Database
3 5 (3.88%) MySQL
4 4 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (3.10%) Power BI
5 3 (2.33%) SQLite
6 2 (1.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (6.20%) Git
2 2 (1.55%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
General
1 44 (34.11%) Social Skills
2 19 (14.73%) Electronics
3 16 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.53%) Finance
5 6 (4.65%) Automotive
5 6 (4.65%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.88%) Legal
7 4 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.33%) French Language
8 3 (2.33%) Games
8 3 (2.33%) Multimedia
8 3 (2.33%) Retail
8 3 (2.33%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.55%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.78%) Law
10 1 (0.78%) Military
10 1 (0.78%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 22 (17.05%) Developer
2 21 (16.28%) Software Engineer
3 19 (14.73%) Graduate
4 14 (10.85%) Senior
5 13 (10.08%) Lead
5 13 (10.08%) Software Developer
6 11 (8.53%) Junior
7 10 (7.75%) Embedded Engineer
7 10 (7.75%) Graduate Developer
8 9 (6.98%) IT Support
9 8 (6.20%) Analyst
9 8 (6.20%) C# Developer
9 8 (6.20%) Graduate C# Developer
9 8 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (6.20%) Senior Software Engineer
10 7 (5.43%) Consultant
10 7 (5.43%) Graduate Software Developer
10 7 (5.43%) IT Engineer
10 7 (5.43%) IT Graduate
11 6 (4.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.75%) .NET
2 9 (6.98%) CSS
3 8 (6.20%) ASP.NET
4 7 (5.43%) HTML
5 6 (4.65%) .NET Framework
5 6 (4.65%) ASP.NET MVC
5 6 (4.65%) PyTorch
5 6 (4.65%) TensorFlow
5 6 (4.65%) Yocto
6 5 (3.88%) ASP.NET Core
6 5 (3.88%) Google JAX
6 5 (3.88%) JAX
6 5 (3.88%) REST
7 4 (3.10%) Keras
7 4 (3.10%) React
8 3 (2.33%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.33%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (2.33%) CarPlay
8 3 (2.33%) CSS3
8 3 (2.33%) OpenTofu
Miscellaneous
1 20 (15.50%) Algorithms
2 9 (6.98%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (6.98%) FPGA
2 9 (6.98%) IoT
2 9 (6.98%) Onboarding
3 7 (5.43%) Robotics
4 6 (4.65%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (4.65%) Device Driver
5 5 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (3.10%) Fat Client
6 4 (3.10%) FMCG
6 4 (3.10%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (3.10%) Mobile App
6 4 (3.10%) PMI
6 4 (3.10%) Thin Client
7 3 (2.33%) Handset
7 3 (2.33%) Low-Code
7 3 (2.33%) PCIe
7 3 (2.33%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.83%) Linux
2 20 (15.50%) Windows
3 12 (9.30%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (3.10%) Android
4 4 (3.10%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.33%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.55%) macOS
7 1 (0.78%) CentOS
7 1 (0.78%) Debian
7 1 (0.78%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.78%) Unix
7 1 (0.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (44.96%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (31.78%) Software Engineering
3 27 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 21 (16.28%) Mentoring
5 18 (13.95%) AI
6 14 (10.85%) OO
6 14 (10.85%) Physics
7 13 (10.08%) Agile
7 13 (10.08%) MVC
8 12 (9.30%) Machine Learning
8 12 (9.30%) Mathematics
8 12 (9.30%) OOP
9 11 (8.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 10 (7.75%) Code Quality
10 10 (7.75%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (6.98%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (6.20%) Project Delivery
12 8 (6.20%) Roadmaps
12 8 (6.20%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 25 (19.38%) Python
2 24 (18.60%) SQL
3 23 (17.83%) C#
3 23 (17.83%) C++
4 13 (10.08%) C
5 11 (8.53%) JavaScript
6 10 (7.75%) Java
7 9 (6.98%) Embedded C++
7 9 (6.98%) PHP
8 8 (6.20%) PowerShell
9 6 (4.65%) Embedded C
9 6 (4.65%) Rust
10 5 (3.88%) Shell Script
11 2 (1.55%) Scala
12 1 (0.78%) Bash
12 1 (0.78%) Erlang
12 1 (0.78%) Fortran
12 1 (0.78%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.78%) VB
Qualifications
1 102 (79.07%) Degree
2 51 (39.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (10.85%) Security Cleared
4 10 (7.75%) Master's Degree
5 8 (6.20%) HND
6 7 (5.43%) DBS Check
6 7 (5.43%) PhD
7 6 (4.65%) DV Cleared
7 6 (4.65%) HNC
8 4 (3.10%) ISTQB
8 4 (3.10%) PMI Certification
9 3 (2.33%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.33%) Azure Certification
9 3 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (2.33%) CCNA
9 3 (2.33%) CCNP
9 3 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.55%) CISSP
10 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.20%) QA
2 7 (5.43%) SLA
3 4 (3.10%) GDPR
3 4 (3.10%) Software Quality Assurance
4 2 (1.55%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.55%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.55%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (7.75%) Firmware
2 9 (6.98%) Active Directory
3 4 (3.10%) Docker
4 3 (2.33%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (1.55%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.78%) Ceph
6 1 (0.78%) Lustre
6 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.78%) NFS
6 1 (0.78%) Samba
6 1 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (2.33%) Ansible
2 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.78%) Oracle ZFS
2 1 (0.78%) Podman
Vendors
1 29 (22.48%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.88%) Google
3 4 (3.10%) Apple
3 4 (3.10%) Oracle
4 3 (2.33%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.55%) Databricks
5 2 (1.55%) Tenable
6 1 (0.78%) Red Hat