Computer Science Jobs in the Midlands

Computer Science
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 60 66 92
Rank change year-on-year +6 +26 +37
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 212 498 356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.20% 4.42% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.59% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 167 205 228
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,392 £37,075 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% +15.29% -12.37%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,696 10,846 10,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 93.05% 96.19% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 3,490 6,151 7,388
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,931 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +6.44%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in the Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the Midlands

Computer Science
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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
West Midlands +10 136 £55,000 +12.24% 96
East Midlands -7 76 £57,500 +27.78% 43
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (3.77%) SAS
2 4 (1.89%) OpenEdge
3 2 (0.94%) Alfresco
3 2 (0.94%) Captiva
3 2 (0.94%) Documentum
3 2 (0.94%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.47%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (4.25%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (4.25%) ProductWriter
2 8 (3.77%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.89%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 52 (24.53%) Azure
2 35 (16.51%) Power Platform
3 24 (11.32%) Dynamics 365
4 23 (10.85%) AWS
5 22 (10.38%) Power Automate
6 21 (9.91%) PowerApps
7 18 (8.49%) GitHub
8 17 (8.02%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (8.02%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (6.60%) GCP
10 8 (3.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (2.83%) SaaS
12 4 (1.89%) Amazon S3
12 4 (1.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (1.89%) Snowflake
13 3 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (1.42%) Azure Machine Learning
14 1 (0.47%) Azure Functions
14 1 (0.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.83%) DHCP
1 6 (2.83%) DNS
2 4 (1.89%) 5G
2 4 (1.89%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.89%) WAN
3 3 (1.42%) Firewall
3 3 (1.42%) Network Security
3 3 (1.42%) SAN
4 2 (0.94%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.94%) SNMP
4 2 (0.94%) VPN
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.47%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.47%) RS-232
5 1 (0.47%) SMTP
5 1 (0.47%) SSH
5 1 (0.47%) SSL
5 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (12.74%) Power BI
2 11 (5.19%) Data Hub
2 11 (5.19%) NoSQL
3 9 (4.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (3.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (3.77%) Data Mining
4 8 (3.77%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.83%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.36%) Big Data
6 5 (2.36%) Data Lake
6 5 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.89%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.42%) Tableau
9 2 (0.94%) EDMS
9 2 (0.94%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.47%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.47%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 18 (8.49%) Git
2 7 (3.30%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (2.83%) JIRA
3 6 (2.83%) Oracle APEX
4 5 (2.36%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.94%) eggPlant
5 2 (0.94%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.94%) VectorCAST
6 1 (0.47%) GitLab
6 1 (0.47%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.47%) Karma Test Runner
6 1 (0.47%) TeamCity
General
1 105 (49.53%) Social Skills
2 55 (25.94%) Finance
3 53 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (16.51%) Manufacturing
5 14 (6.60%) Marketing
6 13 (6.13%) Electronics
7 12 (5.66%) Automotive
8 10 (4.72%) Telecoms
9 9 (4.25%) Retail
10 7 (3.30%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.89%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.89%) Law
11 4 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.94%) Billing
12 2 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.47%) French Language
13 1 (0.47%) German Language
Job Titles
1 38 (17.92%) Developer
2 32 (15.09%) Analyst
3 29 (13.68%) Senior
4 24 (11.32%) Consultant
5 19 (8.96%) Technical Consultant
6 18 (8.49%) Project Manager
7 15 (7.08%) Architect
8 14 (6.60%) Software Engineer
9 13 (6.13%) Azure Engineer
9 13 (6.13%) Digital Analyst
9 13 (6.13%) Forensic Analyst
10 12 (5.66%) Cloud Engineer
10 12 (5.66%) Graduate
10 12 (5.66%) Senior Manager
10 12 (5.66%) Senior Project Manager
11 11 (5.19%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (4.72%) Pricing Developer
12 10 (4.72%) Senior Developer
13 9 (4.25%) Microsoft Consultant
14 8 (3.77%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (10.38%) .NET
2 15 (7.08%) RESTful
3 12 (5.66%) CSS
3 12 (5.66%) HTML
4 9 (4.25%) Middleware
5 8 (3.77%) Restlet
6 7 (3.30%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.83%) Angular 2
7 6 (2.83%) CSS3
7 6 (2.83%) HTML5
8 5 (2.36%) PyTorch
9 4 (1.89%) TensorFlow
10 3 (1.42%) NumPy
10 3 (1.42%) Pandas
10 3 (1.42%) scikit-learn
10 3 (1.42%) SOAP
10 3 (1.42%) Web Services
11 2 (0.94%) Node.js
11 2 (0.94%) REST
11 2 (0.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (22.64%) Management Information System
2 29 (13.68%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (8.49%) Algorithms
4 17 (8.02%) Virtual Team
5 16 (7.55%) Data Structures
6 13 (6.13%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (3.77%) Data Centre
8 7 (3.30%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (2.83%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.83%) Operational Technology
9 6 (2.83%) PKI
10 5 (2.36%) Clustering
10 5 (2.36%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (2.36%) Mobile App
10 5 (2.36%) Onboarding
11 4 (1.89%) GNSS
11 4 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.89%) Infotainment
11 4 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.13%) Linux
2 11 (5.19%) Windows
3 5 (2.36%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (2.36%) Windows 2000
3 5 (2.36%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.36%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (1.89%) Android
5 1 (0.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (45.75%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (33.49%) Agile
3 52 (24.53%) Project Management
4 42 (19.81%) Software Engineering
5 37 (17.45%) DevOps
5 37 (17.45%) Translating Business Requirements
6 32 (15.09%) SDLC
7 31 (14.62%) Scrum
8 30 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
9 26 (12.26%) Migration
10 25 (11.79%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (11.32%) Analytics
11 24 (11.32%) ERP
12 23 (10.85%) Mentoring
12 23 (10.85%) Project Delivery
12 23 (10.85%) Validation
13 22 (10.38%) Data Modelling
13 22 (10.38%) Decision-Making
14 20 (9.43%) Mathematics
15 19 (8.96%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 43 (20.28%) SQL
2 40 (18.87%) JavaScript
3 36 (16.98%) Python
4 27 (12.74%) C#
5 20 (9.43%) PowerShell
6 17 (8.02%) TypeScript
7 14 (6.60%) C
8 12 (5.66%) Java
9 11 (5.19%) Bicep
9 11 (5.19%) C++
10 7 (3.30%) MATLAB
10 7 (3.30%) R
11 6 (2.83%) Bash
11 6 (2.83%) Perl
11 6 (2.83%) Rust
12 4 (1.89%) Ada
12 4 (1.89%) OpenEdge ABL
12 4 (1.89%) Progress 4GL
13 2 (0.94%) Go
13 2 (0.94%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 212 (100.00%) Degree
2 117 (55.19%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (11.79%) Security Cleared
4 22 (10.38%) SC Cleared
5 16 (7.55%) Master's Degree
6 12 (5.66%) Azure Certification
7 9 (4.25%) Chartered Engineer
7 9 (4.25%) HND
7 9 (4.25%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (3.77%) DV Cleared
9 6 (2.83%) CISM
9 6 (2.83%) CISSP
10 5 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.89%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.89%) CRISC
11 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.42%) EnCE
12 3 (1.42%) MBCS
12 3 (1.42%) MCITP
12 3 (1.42%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.02%) QA
2 5 (2.36%) Disclosure Scotland
2 5 (2.36%) DO-178B
2 5 (2.36%) IEC 61508
3 4 (1.89%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.89%) PMO
4 3 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.42%) ISO 26262
4 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 3 (1.42%) MISRA
4 3 (1.42%) NCSC
4 3 (1.42%) NIST
5 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (0.94%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.47%) GDPR
System Software
1 19 (8.96%) Firmware
2 14 (6.60%) Docker
3 12 (5.66%) Active Directory
4 5 (2.36%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.36%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (2.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (6.13%) Kubernetes
1 13 (6.13%) Terraform
2 5 (2.36%) McAfee ePO
2 5 (2.36%) Microsoft Clustering
2 5 (2.36%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.94%) Ansible
4 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 38 (17.92%) Microsoft
2 20 (9.43%) Salesforce
3 12 (5.66%) NEC
4 10 (4.72%) Oracle
5 8 (3.77%) Citrix
5 8 (3.77%) JD Edwards
6 5 (2.36%) HP
6 5 (2.36%) McAfee
6 5 (2.36%) Symantec
6 5 (2.36%) Veritas
6 5 (2.36%) VMware
7 4 (1.89%) Google
7 4 (1.89%) Mentor Graphics
7 4 (1.89%) Progress
7 4 (1.89%) Xilinx
8 3 (1.42%) Databricks
8 3 (1.42%) SAP
9 2 (0.94%) Cadence
9 2 (0.94%) Cisco
10 1 (0.47%) ESRI