Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Northampton

Computer Science Degree
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northampton with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 24 25
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 10 6 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 3.86% 2.51% 4.66%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.39% 11.76% 26.83%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 11
10th Percentile £46,125 - £47,500
25th Percentile £52,500 - £59,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +165.96%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £63,750
90th Percentile £79,960 - £65,000
Northamptonshire median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Northampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 61 51 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 23.55% 21.34% 17.37%
Number of salaries quoted 29 29 35
10th Percentile - £28,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +13.64% +25.71%
75th Percentile £57,500 £80,000 £63,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £64,500
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +7.14% +24.44%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Northampton

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Northampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Northampton over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Northampton

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Amazon S3
1 6 (60.00%) AWS
1 6 (60.00%) AWS Lambda
1 6 (60.00%) Serverless
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (60.00%) Amazon Redshift
General
1 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Developer
1 6 (60.00%) Full-Stack Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Architect
2 3 (30.00%) Lead
2 3 (30.00%) Lead Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Software Architect
3 1 (10.00%) IT Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Project Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (60.00%) CSS
1 6 (60.00%) HTML
1 6 (60.00%) Node.js
1 6 (60.00%) React
2 3 (30.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (60.00%) API Development
3 6 (60.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (30.00%) Agile
4 3 (30.00%) Configuration Management
4 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (30.00%) Design Patterns
4 3 (30.00%) DevOps
4 3 (30.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (30.00%) Open Source
4 3 (30.00%) SDLC
4 3 (30.00%) UML
4 3 (30.00%) Waterfall
5 1 (10.00%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (10.00%) Customer Experience
5 1 (10.00%) Project Management
5 1 (10.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (60.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (60.00%) Python
1 6 (60.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (30.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Meraki
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (10.00%) WatchGuard