Computer Science Degree Job Trends in the North of England

Computer Science Degree
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 91 117
Rank change year-on-year -67 +26 +170
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 103 243 207
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.97% 2.66% 2.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.48% 7.03% 10.79%
Number of salaries quoted 72 109 144
10th Percentile £25,000 £32,500 £31,075
25th Percentile £32,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% -12.17% +9.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,125 £77,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,146 3,457 1,919
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.00% 37.90% 22.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,220 1,210 1,272
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £38,707
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,084
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -3.90% -0.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £65,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in the North of England

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the North of England

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Yorkshire -56 59 £70,000 +40.00% 37
North West -44 26 £45,000 -12.17% 41
North East +2 18 £51,500 -5.50% 28
Computer Science Degree
England

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.91%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 9 (8.74%) MS Visio
2 6 (5.83%) AutoCAD
2 6 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.83%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (55.34%) Azure
2 48 (46.60%) AWS
3 25 (24.27%) Serverless
4 11 (10.68%) GCP
5 8 (7.77%) SaaS
6 6 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (3.88%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 1 (0.97%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.97%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.97%) Firebase
8 1 (0.97%) Google App Engine
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.83%) Firewall
2 5 (4.85%) Network Security
3 3 (2.91%) BGP
3 3 (2.91%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (2.91%) Cisco Nexus
3 3 (2.91%) Cisco Wireless
3 3 (2.91%) EIGRP
3 3 (2.91%) LAN
3 3 (2.91%) OSPF
3 3 (2.91%) SAN
3 3 (2.91%) SNMP
3 3 (2.91%) VLAN
3 3 (2.91%) VPN
3 3 (2.91%) WAAS
3 3 (2.91%) WAN
3 3 (2.91%) Wireless
3 3 (2.91%) Wireless Security
4 1 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (14.56%) SQL Server
2 7 (6.80%) NoSQL
3 4 (3.88%) MongoDB
3 4 (3.88%) MySQL
3 4 (3.88%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.91%) Big Data
4 3 (2.91%) Hadoop
4 3 (2.91%) Power BI
5 2 (1.94%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.94%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.94%) Metadata
5 2 (1.94%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.97%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 10 (9.71%) JIRA
2 9 (8.74%) Bitbucket
2 9 (8.74%) Git
3 2 (1.94%) Artifactory
3 2 (1.94%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (1.94%) SonarQube
3 2 (1.94%) TeamCity
General
1 71 (68.93%) Social Skills
2 26 (25.24%) Finance
3 18 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (12.62%) Retail
5 8 (7.77%) Manufacturing
5 8 (7.77%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (5.83%) Advertising
7 3 (2.91%) Financial Institution
7 3 (2.91%) Marketing
8 2 (1.94%) Agriculture
8 2 (1.94%) Banking
8 2 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.97%) Games
9 1 (0.97%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (28.16%) Architect
2 15 (14.56%) Software Engineer
3 14 (13.59%) Applications Architect
4 13 (12.62%) Developer
5 12 (11.65%) Graduate
6 11 (10.68%) Software Architect
7 9 (8.74%) Analyst
8 8 (7.77%) Graduate Software Engineer
8 8 (7.77%) Linux Engineer
8 8 (7.77%) Logistics Engineer
8 8 (7.77%) Software Engineering Graduate
9 7 (6.80%) Applications Support
9 7 (6.80%) Applications Support Analyst
9 7 (6.80%) Support Analyst
10 6 (5.83%) Automation Engineer
10 6 (5.83%) Senior
11 5 (4.85%) Technical Support
12 4 (3.88%) Head of Security
12 4 (3.88%) IT Graduate
12 4 (3.88%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (11.65%) CSS
2 7 (6.80%) .NET
2 7 (6.80%) React
3 5 (4.85%) ASP.NET
3 5 (4.85%) Django
3 5 (4.85%) RESTful
4 4 (3.88%) Celery
4 4 (3.88%) FastAPI
4 4 (3.88%) Flask
4 4 (3.88%) jQuery
4 4 (3.88%) Vue
5 3 (2.91%) Micronaut
6 2 (1.94%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (1.94%) HTML
6 2 (1.94%) REST
6 2 (1.94%) Web Services
7 1 (0.97%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.97%) Kafka
7 1 (0.97%) Middleware
7 1 (0.97%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 25 (24.27%) Enterprise Software
2 14 (13.59%) Onboarding
3 12 (11.65%) Management Information System
4 8 (7.77%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.91%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.91%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.94%) CMDB
6 2 (1.94%) FMCG
6 2 (1.94%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.94%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.94%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.97%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.97%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (18.45%) Linux
2 13 (12.62%) Windows
3 2 (1.94%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.97%) Unix
4 1 (0.97%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (95.15%) Computer Science
2 39 (37.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 29 (28.16%) Migration
4 28 (27.18%) Application Security
5 26 (25.24%) Data Modelling
5 26 (25.24%) Microservices
6 25 (24.27%) Architectural Patterns
6 25 (24.27%) Enterprise Architecture
6 25 (24.27%) Mentoring
7 24 (23.30%) EAI
7 24 (23.30%) TOGAF
8 23 (22.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (22.33%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (18.45%) DevOps
9 19 (18.45%) Software Engineering
10 16 (15.53%) Agile
10 16 (15.53%) CI/CD
10 16 (15.53%) ITIL
11 14 (13.59%) Containerisation
12 11 (10.68%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 46 (44.66%) Java
2 40 (38.83%) Python
3 33 (32.04%) C#
4 27 (26.21%) JavaScript
5 26 (25.24%) TypeScript
6 19 (18.45%) SQL
7 12 (11.65%) C++
8 8 (7.77%) C
8 8 (7.77%) PL/SQL
9 4 (3.88%) PHP
9 4 (3.88%) PowerShell
10 3 (2.91%) Delphi
11 2 (1.94%) Scala
12 1 (0.97%) Bash
12 1 (0.97%) Go
12 1 (0.97%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 103 (100.00%) Degree
2 30 (29.13%) AWS Certification
2 30 (29.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (27.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 28 (27.18%) Azure Certification
4 24 (23.30%) TOGAF Certification
5 8 (7.77%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (7.77%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.91%) A+ Certification
7 3 (2.91%) CCIE
7 3 (2.91%) CCNP
7 3 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (2.91%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.91%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.94%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.94%) MBA
9 1 (0.97%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.97%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.83%) IEC 61131
2 4 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.91%) PMO
4 2 (1.94%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.94%) NCSC
5 1 (0.97%) GDPR
5 1 (0.97%) QA
5 1 (0.97%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (6.80%) Docker
2 3 (2.91%) ProxySG
3 2 (1.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.94%) vSphere
4 1 (0.97%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (14.56%) Kubernetes
2 9 (8.74%) Control-M
2 9 (8.74%) Grafana
3 7 (6.80%) Prometheus
4 3 (2.91%) Terraform
5 2 (1.94%) Ansible
5 2 (1.94%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (1.94%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (43.69%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.91%) Blue Coat
2 3 (2.91%) CheckPoint
2 3 (2.91%) Cisco
2 3 (2.91%) F5
2 3 (2.91%) Infoblox
2 3 (2.91%) Motorola
2 3 (2.91%) ServiceNow
2 3 (2.91%) SolarWinds
2 3 (2.91%) VMware
3 2 (1.94%) Atlassian
3 2 (1.94%) Google
3 2 (1.94%) Salesforce
3 2 (1.94%) UiPath
4 1 (0.97%) AppDynamics
4 1 (0.97%) Dell
4 1 (0.97%) IBM
4 1 (0.97%) Nimble Storage
4 1 (0.97%) Red Hat
4 1 (0.97%) SAP