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 13 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 59 45
Rank change year-on-year +20 -14 +40
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 8 30 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 2.03% 3.77% 3.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.78% 15.63% 9.77%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 12
10th Percentile - £58,500 £33,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £67,500 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £73,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -52.54% +34.09% +25.00%
75th Percentile £45,625 £79,688 £60,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £82,500 £60,720
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% -25.00% +14.29%

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 118 192 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 29.95% 24.12% 33.25%
Number of salaries quoted 39 54 60
10th Percentile £31,250 - £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,645 £44,036 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.43% -16.12% +14.13%
75th Percentile £47,042 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £54,600 £73,025 £72,500
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £44,225 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.21% -11.55% +11.11%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree 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
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 13 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Leicestershire

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Lutterworth +11 5 £35,000 - 1
Leicester +1 3 £52,500 -32.26% 1
Computer Science Degree
East Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) AWS
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) FinancialForce
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) VPN
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Support Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Technical Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Technical Support
1 5 (62.50%) Technical Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Cloud Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Driving Licence
1 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Linux
1 5 (62.50%) Mac OS X
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 7 (87.50%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (62.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (62.50%) ITIL
3 5 (62.50%) Mentoring
3 5 (62.50%) Organisational Awareness
4 2 (25.00%) Marketing Automation
5 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
5 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C
1 1 (12.50%) C#
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Dart
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
1 1 (12.50%) PHP
1 1 (12.50%) Python
1 1 (12.50%) R
1 1 (12.50%) Ruby
1 1 (12.50%) Rust
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
1 1 (12.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) MCP
2 5 (62.50%) MCSA
2 5 (62.50%) MCSE
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
1 5 (62.50%) VMware
2 2 (25.00%) MuleSoft
2 2 (25.00%) Salesforce