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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 52 54
Rank change year-on-year -98 +2 +88
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 196 428 630
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.06% 5.77% 3.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 6.07% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 129 265 495
10th Percentile £25,000 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £33,250 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +4.17% -6.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 13,212 7,046 13,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 71.68% 94.92% 82.85%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 3,780 11,114
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,763 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% +3.53% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 9 May 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 9 May 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 -82 92 £57,500 +36.90% 31
North West -93 75 £40,000 -23.81% 44
North East -53 29 £62,500 +10.62% 25
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 (2.04%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.53%) JBoss
2 3 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.53%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.02%) CMS
3 2 (1.02%) WordPress
4 1 (0.51%) Apache
4 1 (0.51%) Jupyter
Applications
1 8 (4.08%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.51%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.53%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 80 (40.82%) Azure
2 60 (30.61%) AWS
3 26 (13.27%) Serverless
4 13 (6.63%) GCP
5 10 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (4.59%) Azure Data Factory
6 9 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (4.08%) Azure Functions
7 8 (4.08%) Azure Logic Apps
7 8 (4.08%) Azure Monitor
8 7 (3.57%) Entra ID
9 6 (3.06%) Amazon S3
9 6 (3.06%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (3.06%) Power Platform
9 6 (3.06%) SaaS
10 5 (2.55%) Azure AI
10 5 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (2.04%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (1.53%) Apigee
12 3 (1.53%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.65%) Network Security
2 12 (6.12%) Firewall
3 9 (4.59%) LAN
3 9 (4.59%) VLAN
3 9 (4.59%) WAN
3 9 (4.59%) Wireless
4 8 (4.08%) BGP
4 8 (4.08%) Cisco ASA
4 8 (4.08%) Cisco Nexus
4 8 (4.08%) Cisco Wireless
4 8 (4.08%) EIGRP
4 8 (4.08%) OSPF
4 8 (4.08%) SNMP
4 8 (4.08%) VPN
4 8 (4.08%) WAAS
4 8 (4.08%) Wireless Security
5 5 (2.55%) Internet
6 3 (1.53%) DMZ
6 3 (1.53%) Modbus
7 2 (1.02%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (9.18%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.10%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (5.10%) Spark SQL
3 6 (3.06%) NoSQL
3 6 (3.06%) Power BI
4 5 (2.55%) DynamoDB
4 5 (2.55%) Electronic Patient Records
5 4 (2.04%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (2.04%) Big Data
5 4 (2.04%) Metadata
5 4 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.53%) ClickHouse
6 3 (1.53%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.53%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.53%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.02%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.02%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.02%) Tableau
8 1 (0.51%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (4.59%) JIRA
2 5 (2.55%) Git
2 5 (2.55%) SonarQube
3 3 (1.53%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.53%) Cucumber
3 3 (1.53%) Cypress.io
3 3 (1.53%) GitLab
3 3 (1.53%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.53%) Maven
3 3 (1.53%) Selenium
4 2 (1.02%) Artifactory
4 2 (1.02%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.02%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (1.02%) TeamCity
General
1 81 (41.33%) Social Skills
2 34 (17.35%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (16.33%) Finance
4 15 (7.65%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (6.63%) Retail
6 12 (6.12%) Manufacturing
7 8 (4.08%) Esports
8 6 (3.06%) Electronics
8 6 (3.06%) Marketing
9 5 (2.55%) Legal
9 5 (2.55%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.53%) French Language
10 3 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.53%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.53%) Portuguese Language
10 3 (1.53%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.53%) Spanish Language
11 2 (1.02%) Advertising
11 2 (1.02%) Automotive
11 2 (1.02%) Games
Job Titles
1 34 (17.35%) Graduate
2 30 (15.31%) Developer
3 23 (11.73%) Architect
4 20 (10.20%) Software Engineer
5 17 (8.67%) Lead
5 17 (8.67%) Senior
5 17 (8.67%) Software Developer
6 15 (7.65%) Analyst
6 15 (7.65%) Data Engineer
6 15 (7.65%) Graduate Developer
6 15 (7.65%) Graduate Software Developer
7 10 (5.10%) C# Developer
7 10 (5.10%) C# Software Developer
7 10 (5.10%) Graduate C# Developer
7 10 (5.10%) Graduate C# Software Developer
7 10 (5.10%) Lead Data Engineer
8 9 (4.59%) Graduate Software Engineer
8 9 (4.59%) Network Engineer
9 8 (4.08%) Senior Network Engineer
9 8 (4.08%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (9.18%) .NET
2 12 (6.12%) REST
3 10 (5.10%) CSS
3 10 (5.10%) PySpark
4 8 (4.08%) ARM Templates
5 6 (3.06%) HTML
6 5 (2.55%) Node.js
6 5 (2.55%) React
7 4 (2.04%) Django
7 4 (2.04%) Flask
8 3 (1.53%) Ajax
8 3 (1.53%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.53%) Celery
8 3 (1.53%) Drools
8 3 (1.53%) Gherkin
8 3 (1.53%) Jest
8 3 (1.53%) jQuery
8 3 (1.53%) RESTful
8 3 (1.53%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.65%) Algorithms
1 15 (7.65%) Driving Licence
2 13 (6.63%) Social Media
3 12 (6.12%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (5.61%) Data Centre
4 11 (5.61%) Onboarding
5 10 (5.10%) Data Structures
6 8 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 7 (3.57%) Hedge funds
8 6 (3.06%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (3.06%) Operational Technology
9 5 (2.55%) CMDB
9 5 (2.55%) PACS
9 5 (2.55%) Product Ownership
10 4 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.04%) Cloud Native
10 4 (2.04%) Cybercrime
10 4 (2.04%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.53%) Life Science
11 3 (1.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 20 (10.20%) Windows
2 10 (5.10%) Linux
3 3 (1.53%) Android
3 3 (1.53%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.02%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.02%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (17.86%) AI
2 35 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 32 (16.33%) Software Engineering
3 32 (16.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 29 (14.80%) Data Modelling
4 29 (14.80%) DevOps
4 29 (14.80%) Mentoring
5 26 (13.27%) CI/CD
6 25 (12.76%) Agile
7 24 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (11.73%) Collaborative Working
9 21 (10.71%) Analytics
10 19 (9.69%) Mathematics
11 18 (9.18%) Data Engineering
11 18 (9.18%) Data Governance
11 18 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
12 17 (8.67%) ITIL
12 17 (8.67%) Migration
13 15 (7.65%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 78 (39.80%) Python
2 52 (26.53%) SQL
3 41 (20.92%) C#
4 36 (18.37%) Java
5 27 (13.78%) JavaScript
6 18 (9.18%) TypeScript
7 16 (8.16%) PHP
7 16 (8.16%) PowerShell
8 12 (6.12%) C++
9 9 (4.59%) C
10 5 (2.55%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.53%) Bash
11 3 (1.53%) Groovy
11 3 (1.53%) Kotlin
12 2 (1.02%) Embedded C
12 2 (1.02%) Scala
12 2 (1.02%) VB
13 1 (0.51%) Go
13 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.51%) R
Qualifications
1 149 (76.02%) Degree
2 90 (45.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (14.29%) AWS Certification
4 21 (10.71%) Azure Certification
5 17 (8.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 16 (8.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (7.65%) DBS Check
8 13 (6.63%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (6.12%) Master's Degree
9 12 (6.12%) Security Cleared
9 12 (6.12%) TOGAF Certification
10 11 (5.61%) SC Cleared
11 10 (5.10%) CCNP
12 8 (4.08%) CCIE
12 8 (4.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 7 (3.57%) CISSP
14 5 (2.55%) CISM
14 5 (2.55%) PhD
15 4 (2.04%) HND
16 3 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.10%) GDPR
1 10 (5.10%) NIST
2 8 (4.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (4.08%) PMO
3 7 (3.57%) Data Quality
3 7 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.55%) DICOM
4 5 (2.55%) QA
5 4 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.53%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.02%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (4.59%) Docker
2 8 (4.08%) ProxySG
3 3 (1.53%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (1.53%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (1.02%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (1.02%) Firmware
4 2 (1.02%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (9.18%) Terraform
2 7 (3.57%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.53%) Control-M
3 3 (1.53%) Grafana
3 3 (1.53%) HP Fortify
4 2 (1.02%) Ansible
4 2 (1.02%) Docker Swarm
4 2 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.02%) SCCM
5 1 (0.51%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 37 (18.88%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.63%) Databricks
3 9 (4.59%) CheckPoint
3 9 (4.59%) ServiceNow
4 8 (4.08%) Blue Coat
4 8 (4.08%) Cisco
4 8 (4.08%) F5
4 8 (4.08%) Infoblox
4 8 (4.08%) Motorola
4 8 (4.08%) SolarWinds
5 7 (3.57%) Atlassian
6 3 (1.53%) IFS
6 3 (1.53%) Oracle
7 2 (1.02%) Alteryx
7 2 (1.02%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.02%) VMware
8 1 (0.51%) Aruba
8 1 (0.51%) Ekahau
8 1 (0.51%) Google
8 1 (0.51%) PayPal