Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Luton

Computer Science Degree
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 22 14
Rank change year-on-year +9 -8 +17
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 2 5 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 2.67% 4.50% 5.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.52% 12.50% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile £44,075 - £50,000
25th Percentile £46,438 £71,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.33% +20.00% +165.96%
75th Percentile £57,438 - £71,250
90th Percentile £59,425 - £75,000
Bedfordshire median annual salary £52,250 £53,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -1.42% +51.43% +2.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Luton

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 Luton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21 40 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Luton 28.00% 36.04% 48.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4 19 22
10th Percentile - £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.13% - +35.29%
75th Percentile £62,125 £73,125 £73,750
90th Percentile £64,600 £75,000 £77,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -32.00% -13.04% +35.29%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Luton

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Luton

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Computer Science Degree

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) NGFW
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Security Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Unix
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Forensics
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Security
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Malware Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) VMware