Computer Science Job Trends in the North of England

Computer Science
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 42 66
Rank change year-on-year -45 +24 +65
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 228 462 291
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.16% 4.91% 3.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.64% 5.47% 4.25%
Number of salaries quoted 138 200 208
10th Percentile £25,525 £32,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £42,406 £39,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.50% -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £74,688 £68,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,875 £80,100 £74,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -10.71% +7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,628 8,452 6,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.74% 89.90% 90.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4,559 3,828 5,350
10th Percentile £27,975 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -1.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in the North of England

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 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 -34 115 £51,250 +2.50% 47
North West -61 65 £57,500 +12.22% 67
North East +5 48 £47,500 -5.94% 28
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
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 5 (2.19%) Apache Spark
1 5 (2.19%) CMS
1 5 (2.19%) Headless CMS
2 3 (1.32%) Magnolia
2 3 (1.32%) WordPress
3 2 (0.88%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.44%) FactoryTalk
4 1 (0.44%) IIS
4 1 (0.44%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.44%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.44%) WinCC
Applications
1 10 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (4.39%) SOLIDWORKS
2 8 (3.51%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.63%) AutoCAD
3 6 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (2.19%) Chatbot
5 4 (1.75%) Autodesk Inventor
6 3 (1.32%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.75%) Sage 200
2 3 (1.32%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.88%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.88%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (32.89%) Azure
2 61 (26.75%) AWS
3 27 (11.84%) Serverless
4 16 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (6.58%) GCP
6 13 (5.70%) SaaS
7 11 (4.82%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.75%) GitHub
8 4 (1.75%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.32%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.88%) Amazon Cognito
10 2 (0.88%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.88%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.88%) Figma
10 2 (0.88%) OCI
11 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.44%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.44%) Collibra
11 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.82%) Firewall
1 11 (4.82%) VPN
2 9 (3.95%) DNS
2 9 (3.95%) TCP/IP
3 8 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (3.07%) Network Security
5 6 (2.63%) Asterisk PBX
5 6 (2.63%) PSTN
5 6 (2.63%) VoIP
6 3 (1.32%) DMZ
6 3 (1.32%) Modbus
6 3 (1.32%) SAN
7 2 (0.88%) BGP
7 2 (0.88%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.88%) Cisco Wireless
7 2 (0.88%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.88%) OSPF
7 2 (0.88%) WAAS
7 2 (0.88%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (12.28%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.95%) Power BI
3 7 (3.07%) NoSQL
4 6 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (2.19%) BigQuery
6 4 (1.75%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.75%) Hadoop
6 4 (1.75%) Looker
6 4 (1.75%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.75%) MySQL
6 4 (1.75%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.75%) Tableau
7 3 (1.32%) Big Data
8 2 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.88%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.88%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.88%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (15.79%) JIRA
2 10 (4.39%) Git
3 9 (3.95%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.88%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.88%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.88%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.88%) TeamCity
General
1 135 (59.21%) Social Skills
2 50 (21.93%) Finance
3 38 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (8.33%) Retail
5 18 (7.89%) Marketing
6 13 (5.70%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.63%) Advertising
9 6 (2.63%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.75%) Esports
10 4 (1.75%) Legal
11 3 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.32%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.32%) Law
12 2 (0.88%) Back Office
12 2 (0.88%) Banking
12 2 (0.88%) Games
12 2 (0.88%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.88%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 47 (20.61%) Developer
2 31 (13.60%) Architect
3 27 (11.84%) Senior
4 23 (10.09%) Graduate
4 23 (10.09%) JIRA Developer
5 18 (7.89%) Analyst
6 15 (6.58%) Software Engineer
7 14 (6.14%) Applications Architect
8 13 (5.70%) Technical Support
9 12 (5.26%) Automation Engineer
10 11 (4.82%) Software Architect
11 8 (3.51%) Consultant
11 8 (3.51%) Coordinator
11 8 (3.51%) Graduate Software Engineer
11 8 (3.51%) Linux Engineer
11 8 (3.51%) Logistics Engineer
11 8 (3.51%) Software Engineering Graduate
11 8 (3.51%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.51%) Support Engineer
12 7 (3.07%) IT Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.77%) CSS
2 11 (4.82%) React
3 9 (3.95%) .NET
4 6 (2.63%) ASP.NET
4 6 (2.63%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (2.19%) Django
5 5 (2.19%) RESTful
5 5 (2.19%) Vue
6 4 (1.75%) Celery
6 4 (1.75%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.75%) Flask
6 4 (1.75%) HTML
6 4 (1.75%) jQuery
6 4 (1.75%) Middleware
6 4 (1.75%) REST
7 3 (1.32%) Itk
7 3 (1.32%) Micronaut
7 3 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (1.32%) Web Services
7 3 (1.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.96%) Enterprise Software
2 21 (9.21%) Onboarding
3 17 (7.46%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.82%) Driving Licence
5 8 (3.51%) LIMS
6 7 (3.07%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.63%) Operational Technology
8 5 (2.19%) NHS
9 4 (1.75%) SCADA
9 4 (1.75%) Social Media
10 3 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.88%) Augmented Reality
11 2 (0.88%) FMCG
11 2 (0.88%) iPad
11 2 (0.88%) iPhone
11 2 (0.88%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.88%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 36 (15.79%) Linux
2 32 (14.04%) Windows
3 13 (5.70%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.75%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.88%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.88%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.44%) Android
6 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (37.72%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (28.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 44 (19.30%) ITIL
3 44 (19.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 42 (18.42%) Change Management
5 34 (14.91%) Agile
6 32 (14.04%) Migration
7 31 (13.60%) Software Engineering
8 30 (13.16%) ITSM
8 30 (13.16%) Mentoring
9 29 (12.72%) DevOps
9 29 (12.72%) Incident Management
10 28 (12.28%) Application Security
10 28 (12.28%) Service Management
11 27 (11.84%) Data Modelling
11 27 (11.84%) Microservices
12 26 (11.40%) Cybersecurity
13 25 (10.96%) Architectural Patterns
13 25 (10.96%) Enterprise Architecture
14 24 (10.53%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 65 (28.51%) Python
2 57 (25.00%) Java
3 54 (23.68%) JavaScript
3 54 (23.68%) SQL
4 44 (19.30%) C#
5 31 (13.60%) PowerShell
6 28 (12.28%) TypeScript
7 16 (7.02%) C
8 13 (5.70%) C++
9 9 (3.95%) Bash
10 8 (3.51%) Delphi
10 8 (3.51%) PL/SQL
11 6 (2.63%) Perl
11 6 (2.63%) PHP
12 3 (1.32%) Tcl
13 2 (0.88%) Scala
13 2 (0.88%) Swift
14 1 (0.44%) Go
14 1 (0.44%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.44%) R
Qualifications
1 198 (86.84%) Degree
2 101 (44.30%) Computer Science Degree
3 32 (14.04%) AWS Certification
4 30 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (12.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 28 (12.28%) Azure Certification
5 28 (12.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 28 (12.28%) Master's Degree
6 24 (10.53%) TOGAF Certification
7 20 (8.77%) HND
8 11 (4.82%) HNC
9 8 (3.51%) CCNP
9 8 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (3.51%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (3.51%) SC Cleared
9 8 (3.51%) Security Cleared
10 7 (3.07%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (3.07%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (2.63%) PhD
12 4 (1.75%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.63%) Data Quality
1 6 (2.63%) IEC 61131
1 6 (2.63%) ISO 9001
2 4 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.32%) Accessibility
3 3 (1.32%) NIST
4 2 (0.88%) NCSC
4 2 (0.88%) PMO
5 1 (0.44%) GDPR
5 1 (0.44%) QA
5 1 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (3.95%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.07%) Docker
3 4 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.32%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.88%) ProxySG
5 2 (0.88%) vSphere
6 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (6.58%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.95%) Control-M
2 9 (3.95%) Grafana
3 7 (3.07%) Prometheus
4 3 (1.32%) SCCM
4 3 (1.32%) Terraform
5 2 (0.88%) Ansible
5 2 (0.88%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.88%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.44%) AssetCenter
Vendors
1 61 (26.75%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.96%) Atlassian
3 10 (4.39%) Siemens
4 9 (3.95%) Cisco
5 6 (2.63%) Allen-Bradley
5 6 (2.63%) Google
5 6 (2.63%) HubSpot
5 6 (2.63%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.63%) Toshiba
5 6 (2.63%) VMware
6 5 (2.19%) PayPal
7 4 (1.75%) Autodesk
7 4 (1.75%) Sage
8 3 (1.32%) Oracle
8 3 (1.32%) UiPath
9 2 (0.88%) Blue Coat
9 2 (0.88%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.88%) Motorola
9 2 (0.88%) Nexthink
9 2 (0.88%) Salesforce