Computer Science Jobs in Merton

Computer Science
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merton 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 13 28 25
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 +16
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 24 2 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 22.86% 1.54% 7.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.86% 1.71% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 4
10th Percentile - - £44,250
25th Percentile - £29,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £30,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.46% -51.20% -
75th Percentile £60,375 £31,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
South London median annual salary £60,000 £78,250 £60,800
% change year-on-year -23.32% +28.70% +24.72%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 105 117 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 100.00% 90.00% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 57 40 38
10th Percentile £46,500 £31,100 £31,900
25th Percentile £58,000 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £86,250 £77,125 £66,875
90th Percentile £111,250 £95,250 £80,750
South London median annual salary £61,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.91% - +10.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Merton

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Merton

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Merton

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Merton

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Merton

Computer Science
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Merton 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
Wimbledon - 10 - -
New Malden - 7 £46,500 -
Morden - 4 - -
Mitcham - 3 - -
Computer Science
South London

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (8.33%) Azure
1 2 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (75.00%) Broadband
General
1 18 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Lead
2 5 (20.83%) Systems Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Engineering Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (83.33%) Mentoring
2 18 (75.00%) Broadcast Engineering
2 18 (75.00%) High Availability
2 18 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (75.00%) Product Management
2 18 (75.00%) Roadmaps
3 6 (25.00%) Agile
3 6 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 6 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 4 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
4 4 (16.67%) DevSecOps
4 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
4 4 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 2 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 2 (8.33%) Coaching
5 2 (8.33%) DevOps
5 2 (8.33%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 6 (25.00%) Java
1 6 (25.00%) Python
1 6 (25.00%) Rust
2 2 (8.33%) C
Qualifications
1 24 (100.00%) Degree
2 18 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (8.33%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft