Computer Science Jobs in the North of England

Computer Science
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 56 152
Rank change year-on-year -1 +96 -64
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 408 612 402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.08% 3.75% 2.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.33% 4.42% 2.30%
Number of salaries quoted 251 472 249
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,734 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.86% +2.60% +11.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £60,899
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,125 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +8.33%

All Process and 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 9,424 13,838 17,498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 94.22% 84.69% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,606 10,649 8,309
10th Percentile £26,936 £27,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,900 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £59,400 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% -12.00% +4.17%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the North of England

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 April 2025.

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 April 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
North West -24 207 £59,000 +18.00% 235
Yorkshire +23 166 £43,750 -2.78% 123
North East +20 39 £57,500 +9.52% 56
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 19 (4.66%) Confluence
2 7 (1.72%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.47%) Jupyter
4 4 (0.98%) Apache
5 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.74%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.74%) WordPress
6 2 (0.49%) CMS
7 1 (0.25%) GemFire
7 1 (0.25%) IIS
7 1 (0.25%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
1 21 (5.15%) Simulink
2 14 (3.43%) Microsoft Project
2 14 (3.43%) Trello
3 10 (2.45%) Chatbot
4 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.98%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.25%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 21 (5.15%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.23%) Markit EDM
3 1 (0.25%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.25%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (14.71%) Azure
2 47 (11.52%) AWS
3 16 (3.92%) GCP
4 9 (2.21%) Power Platform
5 8 (1.96%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (1.96%) Serverless
6 7 (1.72%) SaaS
7 6 (1.47%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (0.98%) Azure Functions
10 3 (0.74%) GitHub
11 2 (0.49%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.49%) Figma
11 2 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.49%) Google Analytics
11 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.49%) npm
12 1 (0.25%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.39%) Firewall
2 15 (3.68%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.21%) Network Security
5 7 (1.72%) DNS
6 6 (1.47%) SAN
7 5 (1.23%) Internet
7 5 (1.23%) LAN
7 5 (1.23%) VPN
7 5 (1.23%) WAN
8 4 (0.98%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (0.98%) DWDM
9 3 (0.74%) BGP
9 3 (0.74%) Bluetooth
9 3 (0.74%) EIGRP
9 3 (0.74%) OSPF
10 1 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.25%) DHCP
10 1 (0.25%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.25%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.68%) MySQL
3 12 (2.94%) Big Data
4 10 (2.45%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.21%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.72%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.72%) Power BI
6 7 (1.72%) Tableau
7 6 (1.47%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.23%) Dremio
8 5 (1.23%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.49%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.49%) Redis
11 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.25%) Metadata
11 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 39 (9.56%) JIRA
2 21 (5.15%) Rational DOORS
3 15 (3.68%) Git
4 5 (1.23%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.98%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.74%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.49%) Babel
7 2 (0.49%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.49%) GitLab
7 2 (0.49%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.49%) Postman
7 2 (0.49%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.49%) webpack
8 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.25%) JUnit
8 1 (0.25%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 186 (45.59%) Social Skills
2 92 (22.55%) Finance
3 46 (11.27%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.62%) Electronics
5 23 (5.64%) Aerospace
6 20 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.41%) Manufacturing
7 18 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (3.92%) Advertising
8 16 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.92%) Marketing
9 10 (2.45%) Retail
10 9 (2.21%) Legal
11 8 (1.96%) Automotive
12 7 (1.72%) Esports
12 7 (1.72%) Public Sector
13 6 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.47%) Law
13 6 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.23%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 79 (19.36%) IT Manager
2 55 (13.48%) Developer
3 38 (9.31%) Analyst
3 38 (9.31%) Software Engineer
4 31 (7.60%) Senior
5 27 (6.62%) Junior
6 24 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
7 23 (5.64%) Lead
8 22 (5.39%) Product Manager
9 21 (5.15%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 18 (4.41%) Architect
10 18 (4.41%) Graduate
10 18 (4.41%) Head of IT
11 15 (3.68%) Data Analyst
11 15 (3.68%) Security Architect
12 14 (3.43%) Head of Delivery
13 13 (3.19%) .NET Developer
14 12 (2.94%) Senior Software Engineer
15 11 (2.70%) Graduate Developer
16 10 (2.45%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (11.03%) .NET
2 26 (6.37%) React
3 23 (5.64%) CSS
4 14 (3.43%) HTML
5 12 (2.94%) ASP.NET
6 11 (2.70%) AngularJS
7 10 (2.45%) .NET Core
7 10 (2.45%) RESTful
8 9 (2.21%) WinForms
9 8 (1.96%) jQuery
9 8 (1.96%) Node.js
9 8 (1.96%) Vue
10 5 (1.23%) Next.js
10 5 (1.23%) REST
10 5 (1.23%) Web Services
11 4 (0.98%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.98%) Elastic Stack
11 4 (0.98%) HTML5
11 4 (0.98%) Kafka
11 4 (0.98%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.58%) Social Media
2 23 (5.64%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.66%) Algorithms
3 19 (4.66%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.41%) Product Ownership
5 17 (4.17%) Security Posture
6 16 (3.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 11 (2.70%) Hedge funds
8 10 (2.45%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.96%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.47%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.23%) Equities
11 5 (1.23%) IoT
11 5 (1.23%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.23%) Reference Data
12 4 (0.98%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
13 3 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.60%) Windows
2 21 (5.15%) Linux
2 21 (5.15%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.98%) Android
4 3 (0.74%) Unix
4 3 (0.74%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.49%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (39.46%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (22.79%) Agile
3 83 (20.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 72 (17.65%) Customer-Centricity
5 70 (17.16%) Software Engineering
6 63 (15.44%) Project Management
7 59 (14.46%) Mathematics
8 55 (13.48%) Cybersecurity
9 45 (11.03%) PLM
10 41 (10.05%) Analytics
11 37 (9.07%) Roadmaps
11 37 (9.07%) Systems Engineering
12 36 (8.82%) Information Security
13 35 (8.58%) Decision-Making
14 33 (8.09%) PRINCE2
15 31 (7.60%) Line Management
15 31 (7.60%) Product Management
16 28 (6.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 28 (6.86%) Scrum
17 27 (6.62%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 65 (15.93%) Python
1 65 (15.93%) SQL
2 53 (12.99%) C#
3 52 (12.75%) Java
4 33 (8.09%) JavaScript
5 25 (6.13%) C++
6 21 (5.15%) MATLAB
7 18 (4.41%) PHP
8 16 (3.92%) TypeScript
9 12 (2.94%) Rust
10 11 (2.70%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.96%) C-shell
11 8 (1.96%) Korn
11 8 (1.96%) Shell Script
12 7 (1.72%) PL/SQL
13 6 (1.47%) C
14 3 (0.74%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.49%) Bash
15 2 (0.49%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.49%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 362 (88.73%) Degree
2 211 (51.72%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (11.52%) BPSS Clearance
4 45 (11.03%) Master's Degree
5 41 (10.05%) DBS Check
6 25 (6.13%) CISSP
7 23 (5.64%) CISM
8 22 (5.39%) CISA
9 20 (4.90%) PhD
10 18 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (3.92%) HND
11 16 (3.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 15 (3.68%) CEH
12 15 (3.68%) PMI Certification
12 15 (3.68%) PMP
13 14 (3.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (2.45%) Security Cleared
15 6 (1.47%) CRISC
15 6 (1.47%) GSLC
15 6 (1.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.37%) NIST
2 24 (5.88%) GDPR
3 23 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.43%) QA
5 11 (2.70%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.72%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.98%) ISO 13485
8 3 (0.74%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.49%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.49%) GMP
9 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.49%) SLA
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (2.94%) Docker
2 6 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.23%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.74%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.49%) Firmware
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.25%) KVM
6 1 (0.25%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 11 (2.70%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.45%) Ansible
3 7 (1.72%) Grafana
3 7 (1.72%) Terraform
4 4 (0.98%) Kibana
5 2 (0.49%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.49%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.25%) logstash
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.25%) Nessus
6 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (7.60%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.39%) IBM
3 12 (2.94%) Databricks
4 11 (2.70%) Oracle
5 10 (2.45%) PayPal
6 8 (1.96%) Cisco
6 8 (1.96%) SAP
7 7 (1.72%) VMware
8 6 (1.47%) Google
9 5 (1.23%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.23%) Reuters
10 4 (0.98%) Arista
10 4 (0.98%) Nimble Storage
11 3 (0.74%) ANSYS
11 3 (0.74%) Intel
11 3 (0.74%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.49%) Adobe
12 2 (0.49%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.49%) Salesforce
12 2 (0.49%) Talend