Computer Science Jobs in the North West

Computer Science
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 56 103
Rank change year-on-year -66 +47 -10
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 224 391 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 2.83% 3.55% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.06% 4.45% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 165 297 142
10th Percentile - £30,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,763 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.53% -16.67% +41.18%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £64,688
90th Percentile £80,500 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% -7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,318 8,782 6,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 92.60% 79.81% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,734 6,289 3,910
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,007 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.64% -12.00% +4.17%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North West over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Manchester +1 158 £55,000 - 132
Lancashire -74 30 £40,101 -10.89% 84
Cheshire -29 22 £35,000 -12.50% 29
Merseyside +14 13 £55,000 +33.38% 20
Cumbria -60 1 - - 2
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 4 (1.79%) Apache Spark
1 4 (1.79%) SAS
1 4 (1.79%) WordPress
2 3 (1.34%) Apache
2 3 (1.34%) CMS
2 3 (1.34%) Confluence
3 2 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.45%) GemFire
4 1 (0.45%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Magnolia
4 1 (0.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 27 (12.05%) Chatbot
2 15 (6.70%) Microsoft Project
3 14 (6.25%) Trello
4 7 (3.13%) Simulink
5 1 (0.45%) CANalyzer
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (3.13%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.45%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 27 (12.05%) AWS
2 25 (11.16%) Azure
3 11 (4.91%) Power Platform
4 8 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (3.57%) GCP
5 6 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (1.34%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 3 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.34%) SaaS
7 2 (0.89%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.89%) GitHub
7 2 (0.89%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.89%) Serverless
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Machine Learning
8 1 (0.45%) Boomi
8 1 (0.45%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.57%) Firewall
2 6 (2.68%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (1.34%) DNS
3 3 (1.34%) Internet
3 3 (1.34%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.45%) Broadband
4 1 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.45%) DHCP
4 1 (0.45%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.45%) LAN
4 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
1 9 (4.02%) Relational Database
2 8 (3.57%) MongoDB
2 8 (3.57%) MySQL
3 7 (3.13%) Big Data
4 6 (2.68%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.79%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.79%) Power BI
5 4 (1.79%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.34%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.34%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.34%) Tableau
7 2 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.45%) GIS
8 1 (0.45%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.45%) Redis
8 1 (0.45%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 19 (8.48%) JIRA
2 9 (4.02%) Git
3 7 (3.13%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.79%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.89%) GitLab
5 2 (0.89%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.45%) CANoe
6 1 (0.45%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.45%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.45%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.45%) JUnit
6 1 (0.45%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.45%) MLflow
6 1 (0.45%) NetBeans
General
1 91 (40.63%) Social Skills
2 44 (19.64%) Finance
3 28 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (5.80%) Manufacturing
5 11 (4.91%) Retail
6 8 (3.57%) Aerospace
6 8 (3.57%) Electronics
6 8 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.13%) Law
8 6 (2.68%) Automotive
8 6 (2.68%) Marketing
9 4 (1.79%) Advertising
9 4 (1.79%) Legal
10 3 (1.34%) Banking
10 3 (1.34%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.34%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.89%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.89%) Games
11 2 (0.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 31 (13.84%) Developer
2 27 (12.05%) Trainer
3 20 (8.93%) Senior
4 19 (8.48%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.59%) Lead
6 14 (6.25%) Head of Delivery
6 14 (6.25%) Head of IT
7 13 (5.80%) Analyst
8 11 (4.91%) Junior
9 10 (4.46%) Lead Software Engineer
10 9 (4.02%) Architect
11 7 (3.13%) .NET Developer
11 7 (3.13%) Applications Support
11 7 (3.13%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (3.13%) Junior Systems Engineer
11 7 (3.13%) Support Analyst
11 7 (3.13%) Systems Engineer
11 7 (3.13%) WinForms Developer
12 6 (2.68%) Security Architect
12 6 (2.68%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.93%) .NET
2 11 (4.91%) HTML
3 10 (4.46%) CSS
3 10 (4.46%) React
4 9 (4.02%) WinForms
5 8 (3.57%) RESTful
6 6 (2.68%) AngularJS
6 6 (2.68%) Web Services
7 5 (2.23%) .NET Core
7 5 (2.23%) Kafka
8 4 (1.79%) Middleware
8 4 (1.79%) Node.js
8 4 (1.79%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (1.79%) React Native
8 4 (1.79%) Spring
8 4 (1.79%) Vue
9 3 (1.34%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.89%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.89%) Redux
10 2 (0.89%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 59 (26.34%) Social Media
2 11 (4.91%) Management Information System
3 9 (4.02%) Security Posture
3 9 (4.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 7 (3.13%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 7 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (2.23%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.23%) Robotics
6 4 (1.79%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.34%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.89%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.89%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.89%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.89%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.89%) Tandem
9 1 (0.45%) Derivative
9 1 (0.45%) Online Games
9 1 (0.45%) PropTech
9 1 (0.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 52 (23.21%) Windows
2 45 (20.09%) Windows Vista
3 19 (8.48%) Linux
4 2 (0.89%) Unix
5 1 (0.45%) Android
5 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.45%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.45%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (40.18%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (20.98%) Mathematics
3 46 (20.54%) Agile
4 45 (20.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (17.86%) Software Engineering
6 35 (15.63%) Artificial Intelligence
6 35 (15.63%) Cybersecurity
7 33 (14.73%) Statistics
8 28 (12.50%) Project Management
9 27 (12.05%) Conversational UI
10 26 (11.61%) Scrum
11 25 (11.16%) Project Delivery
12 22 (9.82%) Systems Engineering
13 20 (8.93%) CI/CD
14 19 (8.48%) DevOps
15 18 (8.04%) Data Management
16 17 (7.59%) Process Improvement
17 15 (6.70%) Analytics
17 15 (6.70%) Service Delivery
17 15 (6.70%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 38 (16.96%) SQL
2 33 (14.73%) C#
3 30 (13.39%) Python
4 29 (12.95%) Java
5 28 (12.50%) JavaScript
6 13 (5.80%) PHP
7 11 (4.91%) C++
7 11 (4.91%) MATLAB
8 10 (4.46%) Shell Script
9 7 (3.13%) C-shell
9 7 (3.13%) Korn
9 7 (3.13%) PL/SQL
9 7 (3.13%) TypeScript
10 6 (2.68%) C
10 6 (2.68%) Rust
11 5 (2.23%) R
11 5 (2.23%) Ruby
12 4 (1.79%) Dart
13 3 (1.34%) Delphi
13 3 (1.34%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 212 (94.64%) Degree
2 99 (44.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 67 (29.91%) DBS Check
4 47 (20.98%) Master's Degree
5 36 (16.07%) PhD
6 14 (6.25%) PMI Certification
6 14 (6.25%) PMP
7 9 (4.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (4.02%) Security Cleared
8 8 (3.57%) CISA
8 8 (3.57%) CISM
8 8 (3.57%) CISSP
9 7 (3.13%) SC Cleared
10 6 (2.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.68%) CEH
10 6 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (2.68%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.79%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.89%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.91%) GDPR
2 8 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (3.57%) NIST
3 6 (2.68%) QA
4 5 (2.23%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.45%) AUTOSAR
5 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (0.89%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.89%) Docker
1 2 (0.89%) Hyper-V
1 2 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.45%) RHEV
2 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.79%) Grafana
1 4 (1.79%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.34%) Kibana
3 1 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.45%) logstash
3 1 (0.45%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.45%) SCCM
3 1 (0.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (12.05%) PayPal
2 12 (5.36%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.36%) Oracle
3 10 (4.46%) IBM
4 4 (1.79%) Google
5 3 (1.34%) AppDynamics
5 3 (1.34%) Bloomberg
5 3 (1.34%) Moogsoft
5 3 (1.34%) Splunk
6 2 (0.89%) Databricks
6 2 (0.89%) SAP
6 2 (0.89%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.89%) Talend
6 2 (0.89%) VMware
7 1 (0.45%) Apple
7 1 (0.45%) Cisco
7 1 (0.45%) Dell
7 1 (0.45%) Informatica
7 1 (0.45%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.45%) TIBCO