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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 40 54
Rank change year-on-year -103 +14 +102
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 185 345 602
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.18% 5.41% 3.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 5.74% 4.55%
Number of salaries quoted 119 197 473
10th Percentile £25,750 £32,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,500 £48,734
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% +15.94% +2.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,750 £85,000 £81,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -3.85%

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 11,607 6,012 13,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 74.20% 94.26% 84.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,012 3,662 10,586
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £65,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

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 3 April 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 3 April 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 -78 87 £52,500 +14.75% 35
North West -90 68 £57,500 -5.74% 59
North East -25 30 £51,500 -9.65% 21
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 4 (2.16%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.62%) JBoss
2 3 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.08%) CMS
3 2 (1.08%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.54%) Jupyter
Applications
1 8 (4.32%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.54%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.62%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.08%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (1.08%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.08%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 67 (36.22%) Azure
2 58 (31.35%) AWS
3 26 (14.05%) Serverless
4 11 (5.95%) GCP
5 8 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (3.24%) Amazon S3
6 6 (3.24%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (2.70%) Entra ID
8 4 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.16%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.62%) Amazon Cognito
9 3 (1.62%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (1.62%) Apigee
9 3 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.62%) AWS Step Functions
9 3 (1.62%) Azure Functions
9 3 (1.62%) Azure Logic Apps
9 3 (1.62%) Mimecast
9 3 (1.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.03%) Network Security
2 12 (6.49%) Firewall
3 9 (4.86%) LAN
3 9 (4.86%) VLAN
3 9 (4.86%) VPN
3 9 (4.86%) WAN
3 9 (4.86%) Wireless
4 8 (4.32%) BGP
4 8 (4.32%) Cisco ASA
4 8 (4.32%) Cisco Nexus
4 8 (4.32%) Cisco Wireless
4 8 (4.32%) EIGRP
4 8 (4.32%) OSPF
4 8 (4.32%) SNMP
4 8 (4.32%) WAAS
4 8 (4.32%) Wireless Security
5 3 (1.62%) DMZ
5 3 (1.62%) Modbus
6 2 (1.08%) Internet
6 2 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.11%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.78%) NoSQL
2 7 (3.78%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.70%) DynamoDB
3 5 (2.70%) Electronic Patient Records
3 5 (2.70%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.16%) Big Data
4 4 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (2.16%) Spark SQL
5 3 (1.62%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.62%) Hadoop
5 3 (1.62%) Power BI
5 3 (1.62%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.08%) BigQuery
6 2 (1.08%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.08%) Metadata
6 2 (1.08%) Tableau
7 1 (0.54%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.54%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 18 (9.73%) JIRA
2 5 (2.70%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.70%) Git
3 4 (2.16%) SonarQube
4 3 (1.62%) Cucumber
4 3 (1.62%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.62%) GitLab
4 3 (1.62%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.62%) Maven
4 3 (1.62%) Selenium
5 2 (1.08%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.54%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.54%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.54%) TeamCity
General
1 97 (52.43%) Social Skills
2 38 (20.54%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (18.38%) Finance
4 17 (9.19%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (8.65%) Retail
6 13 (7.03%) Manufacturing
7 8 (4.32%) Esports
8 7 (3.78%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (3.24%) Marketing
10 5 (2.70%) Electronics
11 4 (2.16%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.62%) Advertising
12 3 (1.62%) French Language
12 3 (1.62%) Italian Language
12 3 (1.62%) Legal
12 3 (1.62%) Portuguese Language
12 3 (1.62%) Spanish Language
13 2 (1.08%) Automotive
13 2 (1.08%) General Ledger
13 2 (1.08%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 27 (14.59%) Developer
1 27 (14.59%) Graduate
2 21 (11.35%) Architect
2 21 (11.35%) Senior
2 21 (11.35%) Software Engineer
3 17 (9.19%) Analyst
4 10 (5.41%) Graduate Software Engineer
4 10 (5.41%) JIRA Developer
5 9 (4.86%) Applications Architect
5 9 (4.86%) Applications Support
5 9 (4.86%) Lead
5 9 (4.86%) Network Engineer
5 9 (4.86%) Software Developer
6 8 (4.32%) C# Developer
6 8 (4.32%) C# Software Developer
6 8 (4.32%) Graduate C# Developer
6 8 (4.32%) Graduate Developer
6 8 (4.32%) Graduate Software Developer
6 8 (4.32%) Senior Network Engineer
6 8 (4.32%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.32%) .NET
1 8 (4.32%) React
2 6 (3.24%) Django
3 5 (2.70%) Celery
3 5 (2.70%) CSS
3 5 (2.70%) FastAPI
3 5 (2.70%) Flask
3 5 (2.70%) RESTful
3 5 (2.70%) Vue
4 4 (2.16%) Node.js
4 4 (2.16%) REST
5 3 (1.62%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.62%) ARM Templates
5 3 (1.62%) Gherkin
5 3 (1.62%) Jest
5 3 (1.62%) OpenAPI
5 3 (1.62%) PySpark
5 3 (1.62%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.62%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.62%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.19%) Driving Licence
1 17 (9.19%) Enterprise Software
2 13 (7.03%) Social Media
3 12 (6.49%) Onboarding
4 11 (5.95%) Data Centre
4 11 (5.95%) Management Information System
5 10 (5.41%) Algorithms
6 8 (4.32%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.70%) CMDB
7 5 (2.70%) Hedge funds
7 5 (2.70%) PACS
7 5 (2.70%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (2.16%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.62%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.62%) Life Science
9 3 (1.62%) NHS
9 3 (1.62%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.62%) SCADA
9 3 (1.62%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.89%) Windows
2 15 (8.11%) Linux
3 3 (1.62%) Android
3 3 (1.62%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.62%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 38 (20.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 33 (17.84%) Software Engineering
4 30 (16.22%) Mentoring
5 24 (12.97%) AI
5 24 (12.97%) Data Modelling
5 24 (12.97%) ITIL
6 23 (12.43%) Cybersecurity
7 22 (11.89%) Collaborative Working
8 20 (10.81%) Agile
8 20 (10.81%) Architectural Patterns
8 20 (10.81%) Migration
9 19 (10.27%) Application Security
9 19 (10.27%) Mathematics
9 19 (10.27%) Microservices
10 18 (9.73%) Analytics
11 17 (9.19%) DevOps
11 17 (9.19%) Enterprise Architecture
11 17 (9.19%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 69 (37.30%) Python
2 41 (22.16%) SQL
3 38 (20.54%) Java
4 35 (18.92%) JavaScript
5 31 (16.76%) C#
6 23 (12.43%) TypeScript
7 20 (10.81%) PowerShell
8 13 (7.03%) C++
9 10 (5.41%) C
10 8 (4.32%) PHP
11 7 (3.78%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.62%) Bash
12 3 (1.62%) Delphi
12 3 (1.62%) Groovy
12 3 (1.62%) Kotlin
13 2 (1.08%) Embedded C
13 2 (1.08%) Scala
13 2 (1.08%) VB
14 1 (0.54%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.54%) R
Qualifications
1 146 (78.92%) Degree
2 75 (40.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 32 (17.30%) AWS Certification
4 24 (12.97%) Azure Certification
5 22 (11.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 21 (11.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (9.19%) TOGAF Certification
8 14 (7.57%) DBS Check
9 13 (7.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 13 (7.03%) Master's Degree
10 11 (5.95%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (5.41%) CCNP
12 8 (4.32%) CCIE
13 7 (3.78%) SC Cleared
13 7 (3.78%) Security Cleared
14 6 (3.24%) CISSP
15 5 (2.70%) CISM
15 5 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (2.70%) PhD
16 4 (2.16%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
1 8 (4.32%) NIST
1 8 (4.32%) PMO
2 6 (3.24%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.70%) DICOM
3 5 (2.70%) GDPR
3 5 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.62%) QA
6 2 (1.08%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.08%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (4.86%) Docker
2 8 (4.32%) ProxySG
3 3 (1.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (1.62%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (1.08%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (1.08%) Firmware
5 1 (0.54%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.54%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (6.49%) Terraform
2 10 (5.41%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.70%) Control-M
3 5 (2.70%) Grafana
4 4 (2.16%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.62%) HP Fortify
6 2 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.08%) SCCM
7 1 (0.54%) Ansible
7 1 (0.54%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 34 (18.38%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.95%) Atlassian
3 9 (4.86%) CheckPoint
3 9 (4.86%) ServiceNow
4 8 (4.32%) Blue Coat
4 8 (4.32%) Cisco
4 8 (4.32%) F5
4 8 (4.32%) Infoblox
4 8 (4.32%) Motorola
4 8 (4.32%) SolarWinds
5 5 (2.70%) Oracle
6 4 (2.16%) Databricks
7 3 (1.62%) IFS
8 2 (1.08%) Alteryx
8 2 (1.08%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.54%) Aruba
9 1 (0.54%) Nimble Storage
9 1 (0.54%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.54%) PayPal
9 1 (0.54%) VMware