Computer Science Jobs in Manchester

Computer Science
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 58 141
Rank change year-on-year +10 +83 -28
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 151 211 108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.65% 4.06% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.98% 4.70% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 127 167 71
10th Percentile - £35,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,750
90th Percentile £89,150 £88,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £51,763 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,164 4,491 4,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.25% 86.35% 96.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,309 3,425 2,533
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £32,550
25th Percentile £40,040 £41,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £69,914 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £82,500 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Manchester

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Manchester

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Manchester

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Manchester

Computer Science
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 within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 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 +12 42 £75,000 +6.38% 9
Wigan - 15 £34,500 - 2
Stockport +10 5 £55,000 - 24
Salford - 2 £39,500 - 4
Rochdale +8 1 - - 3
Oldham -9 1 £45,000 -14.29% 2
Cheadle - 1 £75,000 - 1
Computer Science
North West

Computer Science
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 (1.99%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (1.32%) Apache Spark
2 2 (1.32%) CMS
2 2 (1.32%) Confluence
2 2 (1.32%) WordPress
3 1 (0.66%) Apache
3 1 (0.66%) GemFire
3 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (9.27%) Microsoft Project
1 14 (9.27%) Trello
2 5 (3.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (17.88%) AWS
2 16 (10.60%) Azure
3 7 (4.64%) GCP
4 6 (3.97%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.65%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 4 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.32%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.32%) GitHub
7 2 (1.32%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.32%) Serverless
8 1 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.66%) Azure Machine Learning
8 1 (0.66%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.66%) Boomi
8 1 (0.66%) dbt
8 1 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.66%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.66%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.93%) Firewall
2 14 (9.27%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (2.65%) Internet
4 3 (1.99%) DNS
4 3 (1.99%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.66%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.66%) DHCP
5 1 (0.66%) LAN
5 1 (0.66%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.64%) MySQL
2 6 (3.97%) MongoDB
3 4 (2.65%) Big Data
3 4 (2.65%) NoSQL
3 4 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.99%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.99%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.32%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.66%) Apache Ignite
6 1 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.66%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.66%) Power BI
6 1 (0.66%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.66%) Redis
6 1 (0.66%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (11.26%) JIRA
2 4 (2.65%) Git
3 2 (1.32%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.66%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.66%) GitLab
4 1 (0.66%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.66%) MLflow
General
1 74 (49.01%) Social Skills
2 31 (20.53%) Finance
3 26 (17.22%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (6.62%) Manufacturing
4 10 (6.62%) Retail
5 5 (3.31%) Law
6 4 (2.65%) Automotive
7 3 (1.99%) Marketing
8 2 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.32%) Electronics
9 1 (0.66%) Banking
9 1 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.66%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.66%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (11.92%) Software Engineer
2 17 (11.26%) Developer
3 16 (10.60%) Head of IT
4 15 (9.93%) Architect
4 15 (9.93%) Lead
5 14 (9.27%) Analyst
5 14 (9.27%) Head of Delivery
5 14 (9.27%) Security Architect
6 13 (8.61%) Senior
7 10 (6.62%) Lead Software Engineer
8 9 (5.96%) Applications Support
8 9 (5.96%) Applications Support Analyst
8 9 (5.96%) Support Analyst
9 5 (3.31%) PHP Developer
9 5 (3.31%) SQL Developer
9 5 (3.31%) Trainer
9 5 (3.31%) Web Developer
10 4 (2.65%) Graduate
10 4 (2.65%) PHP Web Developer
10 4 (2.65%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (9.93%) .NET
2 12 (7.95%) React
3 10 (6.62%) CSS
4 7 (4.64%) HTML
4 7 (4.64%) RESTful
5 6 (3.97%) .NET Core
5 6 (3.97%) AngularJS
6 5 (3.31%) ASP.NET
6 5 (3.31%) Node.js
7 3 (1.99%) Django
7 3 (1.99%) Next.js
7 3 (1.99%) React Native
7 3 (1.99%) Vue
7 3 (1.99%) Web Services
8 2 (1.32%) CSS3
8 2 (1.32%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (1.32%) Kafka
8 2 (1.32%) Redux
8 2 (1.32%) REST
8 2 (1.32%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 63 (41.72%) Social Media
2 17 (11.26%) Security Posture
3 16 (10.60%) Management Information System
4 15 (9.93%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (9.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 9 (5.96%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 5 (3.31%) Algorithms
7 4 (2.65%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.99%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (1.32%) Educational Technology
9 2 (1.32%) IoT
9 2 (1.32%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.66%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.66%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.66%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.66%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.66%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.66%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 50 (33.11%) Windows
2 49 (32.45%) Windows Vista
3 15 (9.93%) Linux
4 2 (1.32%) Android
5 1 (0.66%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.66%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.66%) Unix
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (44.37%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (29.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 44 (29.14%) Agile
4 39 (25.83%) Cybersecurity
5 32 (21.19%) Software Engineering
6 24 (15.89%) Scrum
7 20 (13.25%) Information Security
8 19 (12.58%) Collaborative Working
9 18 (11.92%) Process Improvement
9 18 (11.92%) Project Delivery
9 18 (11.92%) Project Management
10 17 (11.26%) Data Protection
10 17 (11.26%) Incident Response
10 17 (11.26%) Risk Management
11 16 (10.60%) Cloud Security
11 16 (10.60%) Systems Engineering
12 15 (9.93%) Identity Management
12 15 (9.93%) TOGAF
12 15 (9.93%) Vulnerability Management
13 14 (9.27%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 24 (15.89%) JavaScript
2 21 (13.91%) SQL
3 19 (12.58%) C#
3 19 (12.58%) Java
4 18 (11.92%) Python
5 9 (5.96%) C-shell
5 9 (5.96%) Korn
5 9 (5.96%) Shell Script
6 8 (5.30%) PHP
7 7 (4.64%) C++
7 7 (4.64%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.99%) C
8 3 (1.99%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.99%) Rust
8 3 (1.99%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.66%) Bash
9 1 (0.66%) Delphi
9 1 (0.66%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.66%) R
9 1 (0.66%) X++
Qualifications
1 148 (98.01%) Degree
2 75 (49.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 63 (41.72%) DBS Check
4 31 (20.53%) Master's Degree
5 16 (10.60%) CISA
5 16 (10.60%) CISM
5 16 (10.60%) CISSP
5 16 (10.60%) PhD
6 14 (9.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 14 (9.27%) CEH
6 14 (9.27%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (9.27%) PMI Certification
6 14 (9.27%) PMP
7 5 (3.31%) Security Cleared
8 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.65%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.32%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.32%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 1 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.66%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.60%) GDPR
1 16 (10.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (10.60%) NIST
2 6 (3.97%) QA
3 3 (1.99%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.66%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.66%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 4 (2.65%) Docker
2 2 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.66%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.66%) RHEV
3 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.31%) Grafana
2 4 (2.65%) Kibana
3 2 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.66%) logstash
4 1 (0.66%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.66%) SCCM
4 1 (0.66%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (6.62%) Oracle
2 6 (3.97%) Microsoft
3 5 (3.31%) PayPal
4 3 (1.99%) Google
5 1 (0.66%) Apple
5 1 (0.66%) Aruba
5 1 (0.66%) Cisco
5 1 (0.66%) Dell
5 1 (0.66%) Informatica
5 1 (0.66%) Intel
5 1 (0.66%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.66%) Optimizely
5 1 (0.66%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.66%) Solace
5 1 (0.66%) TIBCO
5 1 (0.66%) Veeam
5 1 (0.66%) VMware