Computer Science Job Trends in Exeter

Computer Science
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Exeter 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 23 28 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 -1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 8 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 3.64% 1.06% 4.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.60% 1.25% 5.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 5
10th Percentile £38,650 £64,250 £30,550
25th Percentile £41,500 £70,625 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £85,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.12% +70.00% +12.88%
75th Percentile £59,125 £98,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,350 £103,750 £81,000
Devon median annual salary £43,000 £85,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -49.41% +70.00% +12.88%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 174 160 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 79.09% 84.66% 76.23%
Number of salaries quoted 130 92 75
10th Percentile £24,950 £28,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,875 £34,404 £35,249
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £62,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,250 £72,500 £66,750
Devon median annual salary £42,215 £45,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.22% +1.11% +12.50%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Exeter

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Exeter

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Exeter

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (87.50%) Azure
2 6 (75.00%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (12.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 1 (12.50%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (12.50%) Azure Stack
4 1 (12.50%) Figma
4 1 (12.50%) Power Automate
4 1 (12.50%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (12.50%) Data Lake
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Cypress.io
2 1 (12.50%) Git
General
1 1 (12.50%) Finance
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Automation Tester
1 5 (62.50%) Tester
2 1 (12.50%) Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Data Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Data Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Low-Code Developer
2 1 (12.50%) UI Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) UX Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (62.50%) Playwright
2 2 (25.00%) CSS
2 2 (25.00%) HTML
3 1 (12.50%) AngularJS
3 1 (12.50%) LESS
3 1 (12.50%) React
3 1 (12.50%) Sass
3 1 (12.50%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Low-Code
1 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
1 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
1 1 (12.50%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) DevOps
2 5 (62.50%) API Testing
2 5 (62.50%) CI/CD
2 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Test Automation
2 5 (62.50%) Test Scripting
2 5 (62.50%) Test Strategy
2 5 (62.50%) Ticket Management
3 4 (50.00%) Manual Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) AI
4 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Data Architecture
4 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) Front End Development
4 1 (12.50%) Usability Testing
4 1 (12.50%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) JavaScript
2 5 (62.50%) C#
2 5 (62.50%) TypeScript
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (87.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (62.50%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) QA
2 2 (25.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (12.50%) GDPR
3 1 (12.50%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Blue Prism
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft