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 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 40 58
Rank change year-on-year -82 +18 +91
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 201 350 581
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.35% 5.41% 3.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.80% 5.69% 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 122 194 450
10th Percentile £25,750 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,217 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £57,500 £48,734
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +17.99% +2.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
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 11,180 6,148 12,931
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 75.21% 94.95% 84.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6,548 3,634 10,360
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,750
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 £67,500 £70,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 24 March 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 24 March 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 -55 99 £50,000 -2.44% 37
North West -85 66 £57,500 -4.17% 61
North East -23 36 £49,500 -13.91% 17
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 (1.99%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.49%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.00%) CMS
3 2 (1.00%) Headless CMS
3 2 (1.00%) JBoss
4 1 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.50%) Jupyter
Applications
1 8 (3.98%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.00%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.50%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.49%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.00%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (1.00%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (1.00%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.00%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 72 (35.82%) Azure
2 62 (30.85%) AWS
3 26 (12.94%) Serverless
4 11 (5.47%) GCP
4 11 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (2.49%) Amazon S3
5 5 (2.49%) AWS Lambda
5 5 (2.49%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.49%) Amazon Cognito
7 3 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.49%) Mimecast
7 3 (1.49%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.49%) SaaS
8 2 (1.00%) Amazon ECR
8 2 (1.00%) AWS Step Functions
8 2 (1.00%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.00%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.97%) Firewall
1 14 (6.97%) Network Security
2 11 (5.47%) VPN
3 9 (4.48%) LAN
3 9 (4.48%) VLAN
3 9 (4.48%) WAN
3 9 (4.48%) Wireless
4 8 (3.98%) BGP
4 8 (3.98%) Cisco ASA
4 8 (3.98%) Cisco Nexus
4 8 (3.98%) Cisco Wireless
4 8 (3.98%) EIGRP
4 8 (3.98%) OSPF
4 8 (3.98%) SNMP
4 8 (3.98%) WAAS
4 8 (3.98%) Wireless Security
5 4 (1.99%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.99%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.49%) DMZ
6 3 (1.49%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.96%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.48%) NoSQL
2 7 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.49%) Electronic Patient Records
3 5 (2.49%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.99%) DynamoDB
5 3 (1.49%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.49%) Big Data
5 3 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.49%) Hadoop
5 3 (1.49%) Power BI
5 3 (1.49%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.49%) Spark SQL
6 2 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.00%) BigQuery
6 2 (1.00%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.00%) Metadata
6 2 (1.00%) Tableau
7 1 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.50%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (15.92%) JIRA
2 6 (2.99%) Bitbucket
2 6 (2.99%) Git
3 3 (1.49%) SonarQube
4 2 (1.00%) Cucumber
4 2 (1.00%) Cypress.io
4 2 (1.00%) GitLab
4 2 (1.00%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.00%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.00%) Maven
4 2 (1.00%) Selenium
5 1 (0.50%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.50%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.50%) TeamCity
General
1 115 (57.21%) Social Skills
2 37 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (17.41%) Finance
4 17 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (7.96%) Retail
6 10 (4.98%) Manufacturing
7 8 (3.98%) Esports
7 8 (3.98%) Marketing
8 7 (3.48%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.99%) Advertising
9 4 (1.99%) Electronics
9 4 (1.99%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.49%) French Language
10 3 (1.49%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.49%) Legal
10 3 (1.49%) Portuguese Language
10 3 (1.49%) Spanish Language
11 2 (1.00%) Automotive
11 2 (1.00%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 40 (19.90%) Developer
2 27 (13.43%) Graduate
3 24 (11.94%) Architect
4 23 (11.44%) JIRA Developer
5 21 (10.45%) Senior
6 20 (9.95%) Software Engineer
7 18 (8.96%) Analyst
8 10 (4.98%) Applications Architect
8 10 (4.98%) Applications Support
8 10 (4.98%) Graduate Software Engineer
9 9 (4.48%) Network Engineer
9 9 (4.48%) Software Architect
10 8 (3.98%) C# Developer
10 8 (3.98%) C# Software Developer
10 8 (3.98%) Graduate C# Developer
10 8 (3.98%) Graduate C# Software Developer
10 8 (3.98%) Graduate Developer
10 8 (3.98%) Graduate Software Developer
10 8 (3.98%) Senior Network Engineer
10 8 (3.98%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.98%) React
2 7 (3.48%) .NET
3 6 (2.99%) Django
4 5 (2.49%) Celery
4 5 (2.49%) CSS
4 5 (2.49%) FastAPI
4 5 (2.49%) Flask
4 5 (2.49%) RESTful
4 5 (2.49%) Vue
5 4 (1.99%) REST
6 3 (1.49%) HTML
6 3 (1.49%) Node.js
6 3 (1.49%) OpenAPI
6 3 (1.49%) Swagger
7 2 (1.00%) ARM Templates
7 2 (1.00%) Jest
7 2 (1.00%) Next.js
7 2 (1.00%) PySpark
7 2 (1.00%) PyTorch
7 2 (1.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.45%) Enterprise Software
2 17 (8.46%) Driving Licence
3 13 (6.47%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.47%) Social Media
4 12 (5.97%) Management Information System
5 11 (5.47%) Data Centre
6 8 (3.98%) Algorithms
7 7 (3.48%) Data Structures
8 5 (2.49%) CMDB
8 5 (2.49%) PACS
9 4 (1.99%) Hedge funds
9 4 (1.99%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.99%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.99%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.49%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.49%) LIMS
10 3 (1.49%) NHS
10 3 (1.49%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 27 (13.43%) Windows
2 18 (8.96%) Linux
3 5 (2.49%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.49%) Android
4 3 (1.49%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.00%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (38.81%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (27.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 42 (20.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 39 (19.40%) ITIL
5 32 (15.92%) Change Management
5 32 (15.92%) Software Engineering
6 31 (15.42%) Mentoring
7 28 (13.93%) Incident Management
7 28 (13.93%) Service Management
8 26 (12.94%) ITSM
9 25 (12.44%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (12.44%) Data Modelling
10 24 (11.94%) AI
11 23 (11.44%) Asset Management
11 23 (11.44%) Migration
12 22 (10.95%) Agile
12 22 (10.95%) Application Security
12 22 (10.95%) Collaborative Working
13 21 (10.45%) Architectural Patterns
13 21 (10.45%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 71 (35.32%) Python
2 49 (24.38%) JavaScript
3 44 (21.89%) SQL
4 39 (19.40%) Java
5 35 (17.41%) PowerShell
6 31 (15.42%) C#
7 24 (11.94%) TypeScript
8 12 (5.97%) C++
9 9 (4.48%) C
10 8 (3.98%) PHP
11 7 (3.48%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.49%) Bash
12 3 (1.49%) Delphi
13 2 (1.00%) Groovy
13 2 (1.00%) Kotlin
13 2 (1.00%) Scala
13 2 (1.00%) Tcl
13 2 (1.00%) VB
14 1 (0.50%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 165 (82.09%) Degree
2 81 (40.30%) Computer Science Degree
3 34 (16.92%) AWS Certification
4 27 (13.43%) Azure Certification
4 27 (13.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 24 (11.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 24 (11.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (9.45%) TOGAF Certification
7 13 (6.47%) DBS Check
7 13 (6.47%) Master's Degree
8 12 (5.97%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (5.47%) CCNP
10 8 (3.98%) CCIE
10 8 (3.98%) HND
11 6 (2.99%) CISSP
11 6 (2.99%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (2.99%) SC Cleared
11 6 (2.99%) Security Cleared
12 5 (2.49%) CISM
12 5 (2.49%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (3.98%) NIST
2 8 (3.98%) PMO
3 6 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (2.49%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.49%) DICOM
5 4 (1.99%) GDPR
6 3 (1.49%) QA
7 2 (1.00%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.00%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.50%) NCSC
System Software
1 8 (3.98%) Docker
1 8 (3.98%) ProxySG
2 3 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (1.49%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (1.00%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.50%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.50%) Firmware
4 1 (0.50%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (5.47%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.98%) Terraform
3 6 (2.99%) Control-M
3 6 (2.99%) Grafana
4 5 (2.49%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.00%) HP Fortify
5 2 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.00%) SCCM
6 1 (0.50%) Ansible
6 1 (0.50%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 38 (18.91%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.94%) Atlassian
3 9 (4.48%) CheckPoint
3 9 (4.48%) Cisco
3 9 (4.48%) ServiceNow
4 8 (3.98%) Blue Coat
4 8 (3.98%) F5
4 8 (3.98%) Infoblox
4 8 (3.98%) Motorola
4 8 (3.98%) SolarWinds
5 5 (2.49%) Oracle
6 3 (1.49%) Databricks
6 3 (1.49%) IFS
6 3 (1.49%) VMware
7 2 (1.00%) Alteryx
7 2 (1.00%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.00%) Siemens
8 1 (0.50%) Aruba
8 1 (0.50%) Nimble Storage
8 1 (0.50%) PayPal