Computer Science Jobs in Lancashire

Computer Science
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 40 37
Rank change year-on-year -75 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 39 48 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 1.69% 3.69% 5.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 4.65% 6.14%
Number of salaries quoted 33 39 36
10th Percentile £34,115 £31,000 £36,875
25th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,763 £45,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +15.03% -2.70% +15.63%
75th Percentile £80,100 £58,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £80,000 £60,800
North West median annual salary £51,763 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,276 1,032 668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 98.66% 79.26% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,261 868 356
10th Percentile £41,250 £28,000 £28,894
25th Percentile £47,683 £36,188 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% +5.26% +6.01%
75th Percentile £54,793 £62,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,772 £69,375
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Lancashire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Lancashire.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Lancashire

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Lancashire over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Lancashire

Computer Science
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Preston -17 19 £51,763 +14.39% 6
Blackpool -32 3 £80,100 +78.00% 1
Blackburn -35 2 £80,100 +60.20%
Lytham St Annes - 2 £80,100 - 1
Lancaster +12 1 £62,205 +171.64% 1
Computer Science
North West

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Simulink
2 1 (2.56%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Teamcenter
2 1 (2.56%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) AWS
1 1 (2.56%) Azure
1 1 (2.56%) Nutanix
1 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) NAS
1 1 (2.56%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.56%) MySQL
1 1 (2.56%) NoSQL
1 1 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.56%) Power BI
1 1 (2.56%) Relational Database
1 1 (2.56%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.56%) Eclipse
2 1 (2.56%) GitLab
2 1 (2.56%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.56%) JUnit
2 1 (2.56%) NetBeans
General
1 24 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 8 (20.51%) Aerospace
3 7 (17.95%) Electronics
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.56%) Automotive
5 1 (2.56%) Mandarin Language
5 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (30.77%) Product Manager
2 7 (17.95%) Junior
2 7 (17.95%) Junior Systems Engineer
2 7 (17.95%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (7.69%) Software Engineer
4 2 (5.13%) IT Manager
4 2 (5.13%) Senior
4 2 (5.13%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Architect
5 1 (2.56%) Biostatistician
5 1 (2.56%) Developer
5 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (2.56%) Software Developer
5 1 (2.56%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) EDI
1 1 (2.56%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 10 (25.64%) Product Ownership
2 5 (12.82%) Robotics
3 4 (10.26%) Social Media
4 2 (5.13%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.26%) Windows
1 4 (10.26%) Windows Vista
2 1 (2.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (48.72%) PLM
2 15 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (38.46%) Roadmaps
3 14 (35.90%) Agile
4 13 (33.33%) Line Management
5 12 (30.77%) Analytics
5 12 (30.77%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 12 (30.77%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 12 (30.77%) Decision-Making
5 12 (30.77%) Product Management
5 12 (30.77%) User Research
6 10 (25.64%) Mathematics
7 8 (20.51%) UML
8 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (17.95%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 7 (17.95%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 7 (17.95%) Physics
8 7 (17.95%) Project Management
8 7 (17.95%) SysML
8 7 (17.95%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.95%) MATLAB
2 3 (7.69%) Java
2 3 (7.69%) Python
3 2 (5.13%) Rust
4 1 (2.56%) C++
4 1 (2.56%) PHP
4 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (82.05%) Degree
2 17 (43.59%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (28.21%) DBS Check
4 5 (12.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (7.69%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.13%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.56%) Azure Certification
7 1 (2.56%) PhD
7 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Docker
1 1 (2.56%) Hyper-V
1 1 (2.56%) KVM
1 1 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (17.95%) IBM
2 2 (5.13%) Red Hat
2 2 (5.13%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.56%) PayPal
3 1 (2.56%) SAP
3 1 (2.56%) Sparx
3 1 (2.56%) VMware