Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Glasgow

Computer Science Degree
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 57 108
Rank change year-on-year +8 +51 -13
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 9 15 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.29% 2.02% 1.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.81% 7.85% 7.53%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 13
10th Percentile - - £39,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.59% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £59,063 £87,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £59,625 £89,750 £59,500
Scotland median annual salary £75,000 £48,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +54.64% -15.65% +8.49%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 155 191 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 22.14% 25.74% 20.29%
Number of salaries quoted 57 83 122
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,396 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,250 £78,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,500 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) GitHub
1 5 (55.56%) SaaS
2 3 (33.33%) AWS
3 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle BI EE
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Back Office
2 2 (22.22%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Developer
2 4 (44.44%) Oracle Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Dynamics NAV Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Full-Stack Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Full-Stack Java Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Java Developer
3 2 (22.22%) React Developer
3 2 (22.22%) SaaS Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Java Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Hibernate
1 3 (33.33%) RESTful
1 3 (33.33%) Spring
2 2 (22.22%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (22.22%) React
2 2 (22.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Data Structures
2 2 (22.22%) NHS
3 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 6 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (55.56%) OOP
3 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (44.44%) AI
4 4 (44.44%) Analytics
5 3 (33.33%) Agile
5 3 (33.33%) CI/CD
5 3 (33.33%) Design Patterns
5 3 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
5 3 (33.33%) OO
5 3 (33.33%) Risk Management
5 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 3 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
5 3 (33.33%) Web Development
6 2 (22.22%) Clean Code
6 2 (22.22%) Data Privacy
6 2 (22.22%) DevOps
6 2 (22.22%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) Java
2 3 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (22.22%) C
3 2 (22.22%) C#
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) ISO 9001
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft