Computer Science Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Computer Science
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 62 31
Rank change year-on-year +20 -31 +49
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 17 19 89
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 2.59% 2.92% 9.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.41% 3.17% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 10 11 30
10th Percentile £32,000 £43,750 £29,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,314 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.70% -1.79% +1.82%
75th Percentile £81,563 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,125 £82,500 £80,500
South West median annual salary £40,952 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -31.75% - +20.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 499 599 815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 75.95% 92.01% 89.36%
Number of salaries quoted 349 253 504
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,536 £42,500 £36,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -1.05%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,313
90th Percentile £82,750 £78,750 £81,100
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,351
% change year-on-year -9.09% +3.09% +5.03%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Gloucestershire

Computer Science
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 2 January 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
Filton +14 6 - -
Cheltenham +9 4 £95,000 +31.03% 5
Tewkesbury -2 2 £66,250 +20.45% 2
Gloucester - 1 £40,127 - 1
Computer Science
South West

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) Google Workspace
1 3 (17.65%) Power Platform
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (5.88%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) DHCP
1 1 (5.88%) DNS
1 1 (5.88%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) Big Data
1 3 (17.65%) Power BI
2 2 (11.76%) Ataccama
3 1 (5.88%) Power Query
3 1 (5.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) LabVIEW
2 1 (5.88%) Bitbucket
2 1 (5.88%) Git
2 1 (5.88%) GitLab
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Electronics
2 4 (23.53%) Manufacturing
3 3 (17.65%) Aerospace
3 3 (17.65%) Avionics
3 3 (17.65%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Finance
5 1 (5.88%) Marketing
5 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Business Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Data Governance Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Data Governance Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Data Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Governance Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Graduate
3 2 (11.76%) Junior
4 1 (5.88%) Administrator
4 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Consultant
4 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) IT Trainer
4 1 (5.88%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Presales Consultant
4 1 (5.88%) Team Leader
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Consultant
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Presales Consultant
4 1 (5.88%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Algorithms
2 3 (17.65%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (17.65%) PKI
3 2 (11.76%) Robotics
4 1 (5.88%) Driving Licence
4 1 (5.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) AI
1 7 (41.18%) Project Management
2 6 (35.29%) Analytics
2 6 (35.29%) Innovative Thinking
2 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (29.41%) Agile
3 5 (29.41%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (29.41%) Data Analysis
3 5 (29.41%) Data Management
3 5 (29.41%) Information Management
4 4 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (23.53%) Data Analytics
4 4 (23.53%) Statistics
5 3 (17.65%) Data Science
5 3 (17.65%) Decision-Making
5 3 (17.65%) Information Security
5 3 (17.65%) Software Engineering
5 3 (17.65%) Validation
6 2 (11.76%) Data Modelling
6 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 7 (41.18%) Python
2 4 (23.53%) C
3 3 (17.65%) Google Apps Script
3 3 (17.65%) MATLAB
3 3 (17.65%) Tcl
4 2 (11.76%) PowerShell
5 1 (5.88%) Bash
5 1 (5.88%) C++
5 1 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (5.88%) Java
5 1 (5.88%) R
5 1 (5.88%) SQL
5 1 (5.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (76.47%) Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Security Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (41.18%) SC Cleared
4 6 (35.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (17.65%) DV Cleared
6 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
7 1 (5.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (5.88%) CCNA
7 1 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (5.88%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Hyper-V
1 2 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.88%) KVM
2 1 (5.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) Ansible
2 1 (5.88%) NetBackup
2 1 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Google
2 2 (11.76%) Cisco
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) VMware
3 1 (5.88%) Dell
3 1 (5.88%) HP
3 1 (5.88%) Juniper
3 1 (5.88%) SAP
3 1 (5.88%) Veeam