Computer Science Jobs in the Midlands

Computer Science
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 77 100
Rank change year-on-year +45 +23 -23
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 418 371 312
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.02% 3.18% 3.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.59% 3.85% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 162 284 155
10th Percentile - £26,750 £30,200
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,260
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,342 9,627 9,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.30% 82.47% 96.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,662 7,118 4,613
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,002 £34,750 £38,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,950 £75,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 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
West Midlands +37 290 £45,724 -11.10% 166
East Midlands +44 121 £40,101 -5.65% 115
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 13 (3.11%) CMS
1 13 (3.11%) WordPress
2 2 (0.48%) Apache
2 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.48%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.24%) Confluence
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (3.83%) Chatbot
2 16 (3.83%) Simulink
3 15 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.91%) Revit
5 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (3.35%) Teamcenter
2 13 (3.11%) Shopify
3 6 (1.44%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 51 (12.20%) Azure
2 27 (6.46%) AWS
3 16 (3.83%) Power Platform
4 15 (3.59%) Google Workspace
5 14 (3.35%) GitHub
6 13 (3.11%) Slack
6 13 (3.11%) Zapier
7 12 (2.87%) Amazon ECS
7 12 (2.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 8 (1.91%) GCP
9 6 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (1.20%) Serverless
11 4 (0.96%) Cloud Functions
11 4 (0.96%) Google App Engine
11 4 (0.96%) Google Compute Engine
12 2 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.48%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.48%) Microsoft 365
12 2 (0.48%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 107 (25.60%) WLAN
2 96 (22.97%) Network Security
3 92 (22.01%) Internet
4 19 (4.55%) Firewall
5 17 (4.07%) DHCP
5 17 (4.07%) DNS
5 17 (4.07%) VLAN
6 15 (3.59%) BGP
6 15 (3.59%) OSPF
6 15 (3.59%) TCP/IP
7 10 (2.39%) Modbus
8 2 (0.48%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.02%) MySQL
2 15 (3.59%) Power BI
2 15 (3.59%) Relational Database
3 14 (3.35%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.91%) Big Data
5 7 (1.67%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.96%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.96%) Cloud Spanner
6 4 (0.96%) Hadoop
7 3 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.72%) Metadata
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.72%) Tableau
8 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.48%) KDB
8 2 (0.48%) Looker
8 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.48%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 22 (5.26%) JIRA
2 18 (4.31%) Git
2 18 (4.31%) Selenium
3 14 (3.35%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.48%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.48%) ERwin
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.48%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.24%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.24%) Babel
5 1 (0.24%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.24%) FitNesse
5 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.24%) JMeter
5 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.24%) Mocha
5 1 (0.24%) Newman
5 1 (0.24%) Postman
5 1 (0.24%) Subversion
5 1 (0.24%) webpack
General
1 74 (17.70%) Social Skills
2 47 (11.24%) Finance
3 33 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.46%) Manufacturing
5 24 (5.74%) Retail
6 18 (4.31%) Automotive
6 18 (4.31%) Electronics
7 16 (3.83%) Aerospace
8 12 (2.87%) Marketing
9 8 (1.91%) Local Government
9 8 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.96%) Advertising
12 3 (0.72%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.48%) Agriculture
13 2 (0.48%) Avionics
13 2 (0.48%) Banking
13 2 (0.48%) Esports
13 2 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 108 (25.84%) IT Engineer
2 94 (22.49%) IT Support
3 93 (22.25%) IT Support Engineer
3 93 (22.25%) Support Engineer
4 60 (14.35%) Senior
5 51 (12.20%) IT Manager
6 45 (10.77%) Security Engineer
7 44 (10.53%) Senior Security Engineer
8 42 (10.05%) Developer
9 31 (7.42%) Systems Engineer
10 28 (6.70%) Automation Engineer
11 25 (5.98%) Lead
12 18 (4.31%) Data Scientist
12 18 (4.31%) Validation Engineer
13 17 (4.07%) Graduate
14 16 (3.83%) Graduate Developer
14 16 (3.83%) Junior
14 16 (3.83%) Trainer
15 15 (3.59%) Analyst
16 14 (3.35%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.42%) .NET
2 26 (6.22%) CSS
3 20 (4.78%) HTML
4 14 (3.35%) Laravel
5 13 (3.11%) ASP.NET
6 12 (2.87%) Loki
7 11 (2.63%) jQuery
8 7 (1.67%) React
8 7 (1.67%) WinForms
9 6 (1.44%) RESTful
10 5 (1.20%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.96%) Express.js
11 4 (0.96%) Node.js
11 4 (0.96%) React Native
12 3 (0.72%) JWT
12 3 (0.72%) MACH
12 3 (0.72%) Redux
12 3 (0.72%) WPF
13 2 (0.48%) Pandas
13 2 (0.48%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 92 (22.01%) Driving Licence
2 28 (6.70%) SCADA
3 23 (5.50%) Management Information System
4 20 (4.78%) Operational Technology
5 15 (3.59%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.63%) Algorithms
7 10 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.67%) Mobile App
9 4 (0.96%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.96%) Cyberattack
9 4 (0.96%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.72%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (0.72%) PKI
11 2 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
12 1 (0.24%) Analogue Electronics
12 1 (0.24%) Educational Technology
12 1 (0.24%) FMCG
12 1 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 116 (27.75%) Windows
2 113 (27.03%) Linux
3 19 (4.55%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.59%) Mac OS X
4 15 (3.59%) Ubuntu
4 15 (3.59%) Windows 10
4 15 (3.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 15 (3.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (39.23%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (28.71%) Mentoring
3 97 (23.21%) ITIL
4 93 (22.25%) Asset Management
5 92 (22.01%) IT Asset Management
5 92 (22.01%) Network Management
6 76 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
7 64 (15.31%) Mathematics
8 59 (14.11%) Customer-Centricity
9 48 (11.48%) Risk Management
10 45 (10.77%) Project Management
11 42 (10.05%) Data Science
12 41 (9.81%) Artificial Intelligence
13 38 (9.09%) Statistics
14 34 (8.13%) Agile
15 33 (7.89%) Validation
16 31 (7.42%) Systems Engineering
17 30 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
17 30 (7.18%) Machine Learning
18 28 (6.70%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 62 (14.83%) SQL
2 51 (12.20%) Python
3 47 (11.24%) Java
4 41 (9.81%) C#
5 30 (7.18%) C++
6 23 (5.50%) PHP
7 19 (4.55%) R
8 17 (4.07%) PowerShell
9 16 (3.83%) MATLAB
10 15 (3.59%) JavaScript
11 13 (3.11%) TypeScript
12 7 (1.67%) C
13 4 (0.96%) Rust
14 3 (0.72%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.48%) XAML
16 1 (0.24%) Bash
16 1 (0.24%) Embedded C++
16 1 (0.24%) Groovy
16 1 (0.24%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 397 (94.98%) Degree
2 239 (57.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 111 (26.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 107 (25.60%) MCSE
5 93 (22.25%) CCNA
5 93 (22.25%) Cisco Certification
6 92 (22.01%) CCNP
6 92 (22.01%) LPIC
6 92 (22.01%) MCP
7 58 (13.88%) BPSS Clearance
8 20 (4.78%) Security Cleared
9 19 (4.55%) ISTQB
10 18 (4.31%) Master's Degree
11 16 (3.83%) HND
11 16 (3.83%) PhD
12 15 (3.59%) HNC
13 14 (3.35%) SC Cleared
14 10 (2.39%) Postgraduate
15 6 (1.44%) DV Cleared
16 4 (0.96%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.96%) Data Quality
1 4 (0.96%) GDPR
2 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (0.72%) NIST
2 3 (0.72%) QA
3 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
3 2 (0.48%) MISRA
4 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (0.24%) JTAG
4 1 (0.24%) MISRA C
4 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 19 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.96%) Docker
3 2 (0.48%) Firmware
3 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.59%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.87%) Grafana
2 12 (2.87%) Prometheus
2 12 (2.87%) Terraform
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 131 (31.34%) Microsoft
2 107 (25.60%) Cisco
3 23 (5.50%) Google
4 16 (3.83%) PayPal
5 15 (3.59%) Apple
5 15 (3.59%) Dell
5 15 (3.59%) Fortinet
5 15 (3.59%) Ubiquiti
6 14 (3.35%) IBM
7 13 (3.11%) WooCommerce
8 6 (1.44%) Oracle
9 4 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.48%) Databricks
10 2 (0.48%) SAP
10 2 (0.48%) Sophos
10 2 (0.48%) TP-LINK
10 2 (0.48%) VMware
11 1 (0.24%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.24%) Parasoft
11 1 (0.24%) Pega