Computer Science Jobs in Leicestershire

Computer Science
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 77 60
Rank change year-on-year +51 -17 -4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 41 30 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 5.99% 2.65% 4.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.51% 3.04% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 14 24 17
10th Percentile £42,500 £29,625 £35,050
25th Percentile £47,000 £38,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £61,439 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.36% +17.03% -8.70%
75th Percentile £57,000 £76,875 £56,500
90th Percentile - £82,620 £60,800
East Midlands median annual salary £40,101 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.65% -10.53% +5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 630 988 779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 92.11% 87.20% 97.99%
Number of salaries quoted 155 559 244
10th Percentile £26,850 £26,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +9.64%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,350 £70,600
East Midlands median annual salary £43,500 £44,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -2.25% -11.88% +6.32%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Leicestershire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Leicestershire

Computer Science
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 within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Leicester +32 8 £52,500 -26.32% 17
Hinckley - 8 - - 3
Lutterworth -12 7 - -
Loughborough +15 2 £45,000 +5.88% 4
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 1 - -
Computer Science
East Midlands

Computer Science
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:

Applications
1 5 (12.20%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.44%) FinancialForce
Communications & Networking
1 10 (24.39%) Modbus
2 4 (9.76%) Internet
2 4 (9.76%) Network Security
2 4 (9.76%) WLAN
General
1 2 (4.88%) Advertising
1 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing
2 1 (2.44%) Finance
2 1 (2.44%) Marketing
2 1 (2.44%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (31.71%) Senior
2 11 (26.83%) Security Engineer
2 11 (26.83%) Senior Security Engineer
3 10 (24.39%) Automation Engineer
4 6 (14.63%) IT Manager
5 5 (12.20%) Trainer
6 4 (9.76%) IT Engineer
6 4 (9.76%) IT Support
6 4 (9.76%) IT Support Engineer
6 4 (9.76%) Mathematician
6 4 (9.76%) Support Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Digital Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) IT Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Digital Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Cloud Developer
8 1 (2.44%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (24.39%) SCADA
2 4 (9.76%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.76%) Linux
1 4 (9.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.83%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (26.83%) Risk Management
2 10 (24.39%) Decarbonisation
2 10 (24.39%) Validation
2 10 (24.39%) Verification and Validation
3 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (14.63%) Artificial Intelligence
4 6 (14.63%) Customer-Centricity
4 6 (14.63%) ITIL
5 5 (12.20%) Conversational UI
5 5 (12.20%) Mathematics
5 5 (12.20%) Statistics
6 4 (9.76%) Asset Management
6 4 (9.76%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (9.76%) Mentoring
6 4 (9.76%) Network Management
7 2 (4.88%) Customer Service
7 2 (4.88%) Project Management
7 2 (4.88%) Strategic Thinking
7 2 (4.88%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) C
1 1 (2.44%) C#
1 1 (2.44%) C++
1 1 (2.44%) Dart
1 1 (2.44%) Java
1 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
1 1 (2.44%) MATLAB
1 1 (2.44%) PHP
1 1 (2.44%) Python
1 1 (2.44%) R
1 1 (2.44%) Ruby
1 1 (2.44%) Rust
1 1 (2.44%) SQL
1 1 (2.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 40 (97.56%) Degree
2 13 (31.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (29.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (24.39%) SC Cleared
4 10 (24.39%) Security Cleared
5 5 (12.20%) Master's Degree
5 5 (12.20%) PhD
6 4 (9.76%) CCNA
6 4 (9.76%) CCNP
6 4 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (9.76%) LPIC
6 4 (9.76%) MCP
6 4 (9.76%) MCSE
6 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) PayPal
3 4 (9.76%) Cisco
4 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.44%) MuleSoft
5 1 (2.44%) Salesforce