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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 108 183
Rank change year-on-year +19 +75 +8
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 72 122 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.29% 2.32% 1.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.06% 10.30% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 61 97 31
10th Percentile £38,250 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £55,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% -9.54% +7.23%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £80,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £59,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.00% -16.67% +5.82%

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 795 1,185 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 36.28% 22.50% 33.68%
Number of salaries quoted 405 806 533
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,500 £32,100
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +12.97%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £73,853
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,813 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +19.79%

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 22 May 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 22 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
Bolton -8 12 £75,000 +17.19% 7
Stockport +11 3 £55,000 -18.52% 13
Salford - 2 £39,500 - 3
Wigan - 1 £55,000 -
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 2 (2.78%) Apache Airflow
1 2 (2.78%) CMS
1 2 (2.78%) Confluence
1 2 (2.78%) WordPress
2 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 23 (31.94%) AWS
2 11 (15.28%) Azure
3 4 (5.56%) Amazon CloudWatch
3 4 (5.56%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (5.56%) GCP
4 3 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (4.17%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.78%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.39%) Boomi
6 1 (1.39%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.39%) iPaaS
6 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.39%) PaaS
6 1 (1.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (16.67%) Firewall
1 12 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (5.56%) Internet
3 2 (2.78%) DNS
3 2 (2.78%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.94%) MySQL
2 3 (4.17%) Big Data
2 3 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (4.17%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.17%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.78%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (2.78%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.39%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.39%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (1.39%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.78%) Git
1 2 (2.78%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Jenkins
General
1 46 (63.89%) Social Skills
2 25 (34.72%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (18.06%) Finance
4 10 (13.89%) Retail
5 9 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (12.50%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.17%) Law
6 3 (4.17%) Marketing
7 2 (2.78%) Automotive
7 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.39%) Advertising
8 1 (1.39%) Cantonese Language
8 1 (1.39%) Mandarin Language
8 1 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (20.83%) Software Engineer
2 14 (19.44%) Analyst
3 13 (18.06%) Developer
3 13 (18.06%) Lead
4 12 (16.67%) Architect
4 12 (16.67%) Security Architect
5 10 (13.89%) Lead Software Engineer
6 9 (12.50%) Applications Support
6 9 (12.50%) Applications Support Analyst
6 9 (12.50%) Support Analyst
7 7 (9.72%) Senior
8 4 (5.56%) PHP Developer
8 4 (5.56%) Senior Developer
8 4 (5.56%) SQL Developer
8 4 (5.56%) Web Developer
9 3 (4.17%) Graduate
9 3 (4.17%) PHP Web Developer
10 2 (2.78%) Junior
10 2 (2.78%) Software Developer
10 2 (2.78%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (16.67%) .NET
2 8 (11.11%) React
3 7 (9.72%) CSS
4 5 (6.94%) .NET Core
4 5 (6.94%) AngularJS
4 5 (6.94%) RESTful
5 4 (5.56%) HTML
5 4 (5.56%) Web Services
6 3 (4.17%) Django
6 3 (4.17%) React Native
6 3 (4.17%) Vue
7 2 (2.78%) ASP.NET
7 2 (2.78%) jQuery
7 2 (2.78%) JSON
7 2 (2.78%) Node.js
7 2 (2.78%) Redux
7 2 (2.78%) REST
8 1 (1.39%) .NET Framework
8 1 (1.39%) SOAP
8 1 (1.39%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 14 (19.44%) Security Posture
2 13 (18.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 12 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 12 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (16.67%) Social Media
4 9 (12.50%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 4 (5.56%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (4.17%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (2.78%) Educational Technology
8 1 (1.39%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.39%) Client/Server
8 1 (1.39%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.39%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.39%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.39%) PropTech
8 1 (1.39%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 12 (16.67%) Windows
1 12 (16.67%) Windows Vista
2 11 (15.28%) Linux
3 1 (1.39%) Android
3 1 (1.39%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 39 (54.17%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (38.89%) Continuous Improvement
4 25 (34.72%) Software Engineering
5 20 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (23.61%) Agile
7 15 (20.83%) Collaborative Working
8 14 (19.44%) Incident Response
8 14 (19.44%) Information Security
8 14 (19.44%) Risk Management
9 13 (18.06%) Data Protection
9 13 (18.06%) DevOps
9 13 (18.06%) Identity Management
10 12 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
10 12 (16.67%) Information Assurance
10 12 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
10 12 (16.67%) Security Architecture
10 12 (16.67%) SIEM
10 12 (16.67%) TOGAF
10 12 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (26.39%) JavaScript
2 17 (23.61%) Java
3 15 (20.83%) SQL
4 14 (19.44%) C#
5 10 (13.89%) Shell Script
6 9 (12.50%) C-shell
6 9 (12.50%) Korn
7 7 (9.72%) PHP
7 7 (9.72%) PL/SQL
7 7 (9.72%) Python
8 4 (5.56%) C++
9 3 (4.17%) TypeScript
10 1 (1.39%) Delphi
10 1 (1.39%) Perl
10 1 (1.39%) PowerShell
10 1 (1.39%) Ruby
10 1 (1.39%) X++
Qualifications
1 72 (100.00%) Degree
2 15 (20.83%) Master's Degree
3 12 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 12 (16.67%) CEH
3 12 (16.67%) CISA
3 12 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (16.67%) CISM
3 12 (16.67%) CISSP
3 12 (16.67%) DBS Check
4 9 (12.50%) PhD
5 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.17%) SC Cleared
6 3 (4.17%) Security Cleared
7 2 (2.78%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.78%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
8 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.67%) GDPR
1 12 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 12 (16.67%) NIST
2 3 (4.17%) Accessibility
2 3 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.39%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Grafana
1 4 (5.56%) Kibana
2 2 (2.78%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.39%) logstash
Vendors
1 9 (12.50%) Oracle
2 4 (5.56%) Google
2 4 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.39%) AppDynamics
3 1 (1.39%) Bloomberg
3 1 (1.39%) Dell
3 1 (1.39%) IBM
3 1 (1.39%) Informatica
3 1 (1.39%) Moogsoft
3 1 (1.39%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.39%) Optimizely
3 1 (1.39%) Splunk