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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 59 41
Rank change year-on-year -15 -18 -2
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 138 157 198
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 2.01% 4.53% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.85% 5.10% 5.18%
Number of salaries quoted 104 102 140
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £46,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.79% -6.50% -16.67%
75th Percentile £54,761 £57,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £63,750 £73,850 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 4,847 3,076 3,824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.66% 88.75% 75.36%
Number of salaries quoted 3,434 1,648 2,618
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,525 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -11.29%

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 29 July 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 29 July 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
Essex -11 47 £25,000 -23.08% 12
Cambridgeshire -38 35 £55,000 +29.41% 47
Hertfordshire -18 29 £49,429 -7.18% 13
Bedfordshire +12 17 £37,500 -29.25% 6
Norfolk -20 8 £40,000 -33.39% 7
Suffolk -3 2 £47,245 -5.51% 7
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 8 (5.80%) SAS
2 3 (2.17%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.45%) IIS
3 2 (1.45%) Luigi
4 1 (0.72%) Apache
4 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 3 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 41 (29.71%) Azure
2 25 (18.12%) AWS
3 9 (6.52%) Serverless
4 8 (5.80%) Power Platform
5 7 (5.07%) Entra ID
5 7 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.90%) GCP
6 4 (2.90%) SaaS
7 3 (2.17%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.45%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.45%) GitHub
8 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.72%) Amazon EMR
9 1 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.72%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.72%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.72%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.35%) Firewall
2 5 (3.62%) DNS
2 5 (3.62%) WAN
3 4 (2.90%) DHCP
3 4 (2.90%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.90%) Wireless
4 3 (2.17%) LAN
4 3 (2.17%) SSL
4 3 (2.17%) VLAN
4 3 (2.17%) VPN
5 2 (1.45%) Network Security
5 2 (1.45%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.72%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.72%) Broadband
6 1 (0.72%) LTE
6 1 (0.72%) VoIP
6 1 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (13.77%) SQL Server
2 10 (7.25%) MySQL
3 9 (6.52%) Big Data
4 8 (5.80%) Power BI
5 3 (2.17%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.45%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.45%) SQLite
7 1 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.72%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Git
1 7 (5.07%) JIRA
2 3 (2.17%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.45%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.72%) Zephyr
General
1 39 (28.26%) Social Skills
2 25 (18.12%) Finance
3 13 (9.42%) Electronics
4 8 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (3.62%) Legal
6 5 (3.62%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.90%) Law
8 3 (2.17%) Automotive
9 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.72%) Games
10 1 (0.72%) Military
10 1 (0.72%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.72%) Tech for Good
10 1 (0.72%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 35 (25.36%) Developer
2 32 (23.19%) Graduate
3 27 (19.57%) Software Developer
4 24 (17.39%) Graduate Developer
5 22 (15.94%) Graduate Software Developer
6 19 (13.77%) C# Developer
6 19 (13.77%) Graduate C# Developer
6 19 (13.77%) Lead
6 19 (13.77%) SQL Developer
7 17 (12.32%) C# Software Developer
7 17 (12.32%) Graduate C# Software Developer
7 17 (12.32%) Graduate SQL Developer
7 17 (12.32%) Software Engineer
8 15 (10.87%) Graduate PHP Developer
8 15 (10.87%) PHP Developer
9 12 (8.70%) Analyst
10 11 (7.97%) IT Support
11 10 (7.25%) Junior
12 9 (6.52%) Azure Developer
12 9 (6.52%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (12.32%) CSS
2 10 (7.25%) jQuery
3 8 (5.80%) HTML
4 6 (4.35%) .NET
4 6 (4.35%) ASP.NET
4 6 (4.35%) React
5 5 (3.62%) JSON
5 5 (3.62%) PyTorch
5 5 (3.62%) REST
5 5 (3.62%) TensorFlow
6 4 (2.90%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.90%) ASP.NET Core
6 4 (2.90%) ASP.NET MVC
6 4 (2.90%) Yocto
7 3 (2.17%) Google JAX
7 3 (2.17%) JAX
7 3 (2.17%) OAuth
7 3 (2.17%) SOAP
7 3 (2.17%) XML
8 2 (1.45%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.42%) Algorithms
1 13 (9.42%) Onboarding
2 9 (6.52%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (4.35%) Low-Code
4 5 (3.62%) Device Driver
4 5 (3.62%) IoT
4 5 (3.62%) Robotics
5 4 (2.90%) Fat Client
5 4 (2.90%) FMCG
5 4 (2.90%) Linux Command Line
5 4 (2.90%) PMI
5 4 (2.90%) Thin Client
5 4 (2.90%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.17%) CUDA
6 3 (2.17%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.17%) FPGA
6 3 (2.17%) Handset
7 2 (1.45%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.77%) Windows
2 17 (12.32%) Linux
3 8 (5.80%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.17%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.17%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.72%) Android
5 1 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.72%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.72%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.72%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (39.86%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (23.91%) Agile
2 33 (23.91%) Software Engineering
3 22 (15.94%) Mentoring
4 21 (15.22%) MVC
5 19 (13.77%) OOP
6 15 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (10.87%) DevOps
7 13 (9.42%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
8 12 (8.70%) OO
9 11 (7.97%) Data Engineering
10 10 (7.25%) Clean Code
10 10 (7.25%) Mathematics
11 8 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (5.80%) Customer Service
11 8 (5.80%) Data Integration
11 8 (5.80%) Data Management
11 8 (5.80%) SDLC
11 8 (5.80%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 38 (27.54%) SQL
2 34 (24.64%) C#
3 26 (18.84%) Python
4 25 (18.12%) C++
5 24 (17.39%) PHP
6 17 (12.32%) Java
7 11 (7.97%) C
7 11 (7.97%) JavaScript
8 5 (3.62%) Embedded C
8 5 (3.62%) PowerShell
9 4 (2.90%) Embedded C++
9 4 (2.90%) Shell Script
10 3 (2.17%) Rust
11 2 (1.45%) Scala
11 2 (1.45%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.72%) Bash
12 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.72%) Erlang
12 1 (0.72%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 104 (75.36%) Degree
2 58 (42.03%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (11.59%) Master's Degree
4 13 (9.42%) DBS Check
5 7 (5.07%) Security Cleared
6 6 (4.35%) HND
7 5 (3.62%) CCNA
7 5 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.90%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.90%) HNC
8 4 (2.90%) ISTQB
8 4 (2.90%) PMI Certification
9 3 (2.17%) CCNP
9 3 (2.17%) Postgraduate
10 2 (1.45%) CISSP
10 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.45%) PhD
11 1 (0.72%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.25%) Data Quality
1 10 (7.25%) SLA
2 4 (2.90%) QA
3 3 (2.17%) GDPR
3 3 (2.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 8 (5.80%) Firmware
2 7 (5.07%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.90%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (1.45%) Docker
5 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (2.17%) FTK
1 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.45%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.72%) Grafana
3 1 (0.72%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.90%) Oracle
3 3 (2.17%) Cellebrite
3 3 (2.17%) Splunk
4 2 (1.45%) Cisco
4 2 (1.45%) Databricks
4 2 (1.45%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.72%) Google
5 1 (0.72%) MikroTik