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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 60 154
Rank change year-on-year -6 +94 -70
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 458 632 398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.17% 3.66% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 4.36% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 287 492 245
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% +0.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,560 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +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 10,383 14,479 16,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 94.44% 83.82% 96.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,764 11,126 8,026
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £37,099 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +9.62%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 30 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 30 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 -40 230 £52,500 +5.00% 207
Yorkshire +27 187 £42,000 -6.67% 108
North East +28 45 £56,500 +11.62% 58
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 (4.15%) Confluence
2 6 (1.31%) Apache Spark
2 6 (1.31%) Jupyter
3 4 (0.87%) Apache
4 3 (0.66%) SAS
4 3 (0.66%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.66%) WordPress
5 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.44%) CMS
6 1 (0.22%) GemFire
6 1 (0.22%) nginx
Applications
1 31 (6.77%) Chatbot
2 21 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (4.59%) Simulink
3 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Project
3 14 (3.06%) Trello
4 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.31%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.44%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 21 (4.59%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.09%) Markit EDM
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 52 (11.35%) Azure
2 42 (9.17%) AWS
3 13 (2.84%) GCP
4 11 (2.40%) Power Platform
5 9 (1.97%) SaaS
5 9 (1.97%) Serverless
6 7 (1.53%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 4 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (0.87%) Azure Functions
8 4 (0.87%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.44%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.44%) AWS Fargate
10 2 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.44%) GitHub
10 2 (0.44%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.02%) Firewall
2 15 (3.28%) Intrusion Detection
3 14 (3.06%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.40%) Network Security
5 9 (1.97%) DNS
6 7 (1.53%) LAN
6 7 (1.53%) VPN
6 7 (1.53%) WAN
7 6 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
7 6 (1.31%) DWDM
7 6 (1.31%) SAN
8 4 (0.87%) BGP
8 4 (0.87%) EIGRP
8 4 (0.87%) Internet
8 4 (0.87%) OSPF
9 3 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.44%) VoIP
11 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
11 1 (0.22%) DHCP
11 1 (0.22%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.46%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.06%) MySQL
3 10 (2.18%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.97%) Big Data
4 9 (1.97%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.97%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.75%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.53%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.53%) Tableau
7 6 (1.31%) Power BI
8 5 (1.09%) Dremio
8 5 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.87%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.66%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.22%) InterSystems Cache
11 1 (0.22%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.22%) Redis
11 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 38 (8.30%) JIRA
2 21 (4.59%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (2.84%) Git
4 6 (1.31%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.87%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.44%) Babel
6 2 (0.44%) GitLab
6 2 (0.44%) Postman
6 2 (0.44%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.44%) webpack
7 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.22%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.22%) JUnit
7 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.22%) SonarQube
General
1 173 (37.77%) Social Skills
2 92 (20.09%) Finance
3 47 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.68%) Electronics
5 22 (4.80%) Aerospace
5 22 (4.80%) Esports
6 21 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (3.93%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.49%) Advertising
9 16 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.06%) Marketing
11 12 (2.62%) Retail
12 11 (2.40%) Law
13 10 (2.18%) Legal
14 8 (1.75%) Automotive
15 6 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.31%) Public Sector
16 5 (1.09%) Back Office
17 4 (0.87%) Banking
Job Titles
1 75 (16.38%) IT Manager
2 54 (11.79%) Developer
3 35 (7.64%) Analyst
4 33 (7.21%) Software Engineer
5 31 (6.77%) Trainer
6 28 (6.11%) Senior
7 27 (5.90%) Junior
8 25 (5.46%) Lead
8 25 (5.46%) Systems Engineer
9 21 (4.59%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 18 (3.93%) Architect
10 18 (3.93%) Head of IT
11 16 (3.49%) Graduate
12 15 (3.28%) Data Analyst
12 15 (3.28%) Product Manager
12 15 (3.28%) Security Architect
13 14 (3.06%) .NET Developer
13 14 (3.06%) Head of Delivery
14 11 (2.40%) Applications Support
14 11 (2.40%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (9.61%) .NET
2 25 (5.46%) React
3 22 (4.80%) CSS
4 13 (2.84%) HTML
5 11 (2.40%) AngularJS
5 11 (2.40%) ASP.NET
6 10 (2.18%) .NET Core
6 10 (2.18%) RESTful
7 9 (1.97%) Vue
7 9 (1.97%) WinForms
8 8 (1.75%) jQuery
9 7 (1.53%) Node.js
10 6 (1.31%) REST
11 5 (1.09%) Web Services
12 4 (0.87%) .NET Framework
12 4 (0.87%) Elastic Stack
12 4 (0.87%) HTML5
12 4 (0.87%) Next.js
12 4 (0.87%) WebSockets
13 3 (0.66%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 77 (16.81%) Social Media
2 23 (5.02%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.93%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.71%) Security Posture
6 16 (3.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 14 (3.06%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.62%) Hedge funds
9 11 (2.40%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.97%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 7 (1.53%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.31%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.31%) Robotics
13 5 (1.09%) Equities
13 5 (1.09%) Reference Data
14 4 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
14 4 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
15 3 (0.66%) NHS
15 3 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 73 (15.94%) Windows
2 63 (13.76%) Windows Vista
3 26 (5.68%) Linux
4 3 (0.66%) Unix
5 2 (0.44%) Android
5 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.44%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (36.90%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (17.69%) Agile
3 80 (17.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 76 (16.59%) Mathematics
5 71 (15.50%) Customer-Centricity
6 65 (14.19%) Software Engineering
7 61 (13.32%) Project Management
8 50 (10.92%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (8.30%) PLM
10 37 (8.08%) Artificial Intelligence
10 37 (8.08%) Statistics
10 37 (8.08%) Systems Engineering
11 35 (7.64%) Analytics
12 32 (6.99%) PRINCE2
13 31 (6.77%) Conversational UI
13 31 (6.77%) Roadmaps
14 30 (6.55%) Information Security
15 29 (6.33%) Scrum
16 28 (6.11%) OOP
17 25 (5.46%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 66 (14.41%) Python
2 63 (13.76%) SQL
3 53 (11.57%) C#
4 45 (9.83%) Java
5 32 (6.99%) JavaScript
6 21 (4.59%) C++
6 21 (4.59%) MATLAB
7 18 (3.93%) PHP
8 15 (3.28%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.40%) PowerShell
10 10 (2.18%) Shell Script
11 9 (1.97%) C-shell
11 9 (1.97%) Korn
11 9 (1.97%) Rust
12 8 (1.75%) PL/SQL
13 5 (1.09%) C
14 2 (0.44%) Bash
14 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.44%) VB
15 1 (0.22%) X++
Qualifications
1 393 (85.81%) Degree
2 218 (47.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 88 (19.21%) DBS Check
4 65 (14.19%) Master's Degree
5 48 (10.48%) BPSS Clearance
6 41 (8.95%) PhD
7 20 (4.37%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (3.93%) CISSP
9 16 (3.49%) CISA
9 16 (3.49%) CISM
9 16 (3.49%) HND
9 16 (3.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 15 (3.28%) CEH
11 14 (3.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 14 (3.06%) PMI Certification
11 14 (3.06%) PMP
12 11 (2.40%) Security Cleared
13 7 (1.53%) SC Cleared
14 6 (1.31%) JNCIA
14 6 (1.31%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.37%) NIST
2 19 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (3.93%) GDPR
4 13 (2.84%) QA
5 11 (2.40%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.87%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.44%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 2 (0.44%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.44%) GMP
7 2 (0.44%) ISO 13485
7 2 (0.44%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.22%) IEC 62304
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (2.62%) Docker
2 7 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.66%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.44%) Firmware
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.22%) KVM
6 1 (0.22%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 13 (2.84%) Ansible
2 11 (2.40%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.97%) Terraform
4 7 (1.53%) Grafana
5 4 (0.87%) Kibana
6 2 (0.44%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.22%) logstash
7 1 (0.22%) Nessus
7 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 35 (7.64%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.77%) PayPal
3 21 (4.59%) IBM
4 15 (3.28%) Oracle
5 13 (2.84%) Cisco
5 13 (2.84%) Databricks
6 8 (1.75%) VMware
7 7 (1.53%) SAP
8 6 (1.31%) Arista
9 5 (1.09%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.09%) Reuters
10 4 (0.87%) Google
10 4 (0.87%) Nimble Storage
11 3 (0.66%) ANSYS
12 2 (0.44%) Adobe
12 2 (0.44%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.44%) Salesforce
12 2 (0.44%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.44%) Talend
13 1 (0.22%) Dell