Computer Science Degree Jobs in Manchester

Computer Science Degree
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 87 150
Rank change year-on-year -8 +63 +60
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 76 154 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.99% 2.72% 1.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.16% 12.36% 5.34%
Number of salaries quoted 65 107 49
10th Percentile £37,800 £36,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £40,750 £43,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% +26.32%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £80,000 £77,000
North West median annual salary £57,750 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.50% -16.67% +23.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 830 1,246 1,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 32.66% 22.01% 32.09%
Number of salaries quoted 401 798 514
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,500 £31,400
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +19.40%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £83,464
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Manchester

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Computer Science Degree in Manchester

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Manchester

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Manchester

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 Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Bolton -4 6 £75,000 +17.19% 2
Stockport +16 5 £55,000 -18.52% 5
Salford - 2 £39,500 - 1
Wigan - 1 £55,000 - 1
Cheadle - 1 £75,000 -
Computer Science Degree
North West

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (3.95%) Confluence
2 2 (2.63%) CMS
2 2 (2.63%) WordPress
3 1 (1.32%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 21 (27.63%) AWS
2 13 (17.11%) Azure
3 4 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (5.26%) GCP
3 4 (5.26%) Power Platform
4 3 (3.95%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.63%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.63%) SaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Boomi
6 1 (1.32%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.32%) iPaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.89%) Firewall
1 6 (7.89%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (2.63%) DNS
2 2 (2.63%) Internet
2 2 (2.63%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.89%) MySQL
1 6 (7.89%) Relational Database
2 5 (6.58%) MongoDB
3 3 (3.95%) Data Lake
3 3 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (3.95%) NoSQL
4 2 (2.63%) Big Data
4 2 (2.63%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (2.63%) SQL Server
5 1 (1.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Git
2 3 (3.95%) JIRA
3 2 (2.63%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.32%) Cypress.io
4 1 (1.32%) Jenkins
General
1 40 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 19 (25.00%) Finance
3 18 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.84%) Manufacturing
4 9 (11.84%) Retail
5 7 (9.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (5.26%) Law
6 4 (5.26%) Marketing
7 2 (2.63%) Advertising
7 2 (2.63%) Automotive
7 2 (2.63%) Cantonese Language
7 2 (2.63%) Mandarin Language
7 2 (2.63%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.32%) Games
8 1 (1.32%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.32%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (28.95%) Developer
2 15 (19.74%) Lead
2 15 (19.74%) Software Engineer
3 11 (14.47%) Senior
4 10 (13.16%) Analyst
4 10 (13.16%) Lead Software Engineer
5 7 (9.21%) Applications Support
5 7 (9.21%) Applications Support Analyst
5 7 (9.21%) Architect
5 7 (9.21%) Support Analyst
6 6 (7.89%) Security Architect
6 6 (7.89%) Senior Developer
7 4 (5.26%) Delphi Developer
7 4 (5.26%) Graduate
7 4 (5.26%) PHP Developer
7 4 (5.26%) SQL Developer
8 3 (3.95%) C# Developer
8 3 (3.95%) Junior
8 3 (3.95%) Support Engineer
8 3 (3.95%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (15.79%) .NET
2 8 (10.53%) CSS
3 7 (9.21%) React
4 6 (7.89%) RESTful
4 6 (7.89%) Web Services
5 5 (6.58%) AngularJS
5 5 (6.58%) HTML
6 4 (5.26%) .NET Core
6 4 (5.26%) React Native
7 3 (3.95%) Kafka
7 3 (3.95%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (3.95%) Spring
7 3 (3.95%) Spring Boot
7 3 (3.95%) Vue
8 2 (2.63%) ASP.NET
8 2 (2.63%) Django
8 2 (2.63%) jQuery
8 2 (2.63%) Node.js
8 2 (2.63%) REST
8 2 (2.63%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.53%) Security Posture
2 7 (9.21%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 7 (9.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 6 (7.89%) Management Information System
3 6 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (7.89%) Social Media
4 5 (6.58%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (5.26%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.95%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (2.63%) Algorithms
7 2 (2.63%) Educational Technology
7 2 (2.63%) Mobile App
7 2 (2.63%) Tandem
8 1 (1.32%) Client/Server
8 1 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.32%) Learning Management System
8 1 (1.32%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.32%) Online Games
8 1 (1.32%) PropTech
8 1 (1.32%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (15.79%) Linux
2 8 (10.53%) Windows
3 6 (7.89%) Windows Vista
4 1 (1.32%) Android
4 1 (1.32%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (98.68%) Computer Science
2 35 (46.05%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (42.11%) Software Engineering
4 20 (26.32%) Agile
4 20 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (19.74%) DevOps
5 15 (19.74%) Technical Leadership
6 12 (15.79%) CI/CD
6 12 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
7 10 (13.16%) Scrum
8 8 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (10.53%) Data Protection
8 8 (10.53%) Incident Response
8 8 (10.53%) Information Security
8 8 (10.53%) Risk Management
8 8 (10.53%) Translating Business Requirements
9 7 (9.21%) Identity Management
9 7 (9.21%) TOGAF
9 7 (9.21%) Validation
9 7 (9.21%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 20 (26.32%) Java
1 20 (26.32%) JavaScript
2 19 (25.00%) C#
3 17 (22.37%) SQL
4 9 (11.84%) Shell Script
5 7 (9.21%) C-shell
5 7 (9.21%) Korn
5 7 (9.21%) PHP
5 7 (9.21%) PL/SQL
5 7 (9.21%) Python
6 5 (6.58%) C++
7 4 (5.26%) Delphi
8 2 (2.63%) TypeScript
9 1 (1.32%) C
9 1 (1.32%) Perl
9 1 (1.32%) PowerShell
9 1 (1.32%) Ruby
9 1 (1.32%) X++
Qualifications
1 76 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (14.47%) Master's Degree
3 7 (9.21%) PhD
4 6 (7.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 6 (7.89%) CEH
4 6 (7.89%) CISA
4 6 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (7.89%) CISM
4 6 (7.89%) CISSP
4 6 (7.89%) DBS Check
4 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (5.26%) Azure Certification
5 4 (5.26%) SC Cleared
5 4 (5.26%) Security Cleared
6 2 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.63%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
7 1 (1.32%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (1.32%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.89%) GDPR
1 6 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (7.89%) NIST
2 4 (5.26%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.63%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Grafana
1 3 (3.95%) Kibana
2 2 (2.63%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.32%) logstash
Vendors
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft
1 7 (9.21%) Oracle
2 4 (5.26%) Google
3 3 (3.95%) AppDynamics
3 3 (3.95%) Bloomberg
3 3 (3.95%) IBM
3 3 (3.95%) Moogsoft
3 3 (3.95%) Splunk
4 1 (1.32%) Dell
4 1 (1.32%) Informatica
4 1 (1.32%) MuleSoft
4 1 (1.32%) Optimizely