Computer Science
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 41 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +16 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Computer Science | 3,240 | 4,194 | 4,703 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 6.63% | 4.89% | 5.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 7.05% | 5.73% | 5.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,641 | 3,046 | 2,745 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,500 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,625 | £115,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +8.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 45,979 | 73,257 | 86,134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 94.14% | 85.46% | 95.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,654 | 53,821 | 51,155 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £34,324 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,410 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £101,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.84% | +1.67% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Computer Science
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in England.
Computer Science
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Computer Science
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -4 | 967 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 2,465 |
| South East | +11 | 771 | £60,000 | - | 959 |
| North of England | -17 | 476 | £47,000 | -2.08% | 468 |
| Midlands | +38 | 362 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 245 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 248 | £47,500 | -7.64% | 156 |
| North West | -67 | 240 | £51,763 | +3.53% | 272 |
| South West | +29 | 220 | £40,101 | -19.80% | 154 |
| East of England | +5 | 218 | £52,500 | +14.13% | 337 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 193 | £42,000 | -6.67% | 114 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 107 | £40,101 | -5.65% | 87 |
| North East | +25 | 47 | £56,500 | +15.94% | 87 |
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Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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