Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Leicestershire

Computer Science Degree
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 16 73
Rank change year-on-year -51 +57 -18
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 1 37 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.12% 11.04% 1.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.60% 26.62% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 £60,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £61,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -50.82% -12.86% +33.33%
75th Percentile £31,500 £61,500 £76,250
90th Percentile - - £86,750
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +57.14% -30.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 166 139 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 19.44% 41.49% 27.68%
Number of salaries quoted 52 34 131
10th Percentile £25,875 £32,150 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,438 £41,250 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,250 £52,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.52% +22.35% -2.30%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,000 £59,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,675 £73,750
East Midlands median annual salary £42,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.58% +5.56% -5.26%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Computer Science Degree

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Graduate
1 1 (100.00%) Graduate C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Graduate Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOP
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree