Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Computer Science Degree
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire 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 32 39 34
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 +14
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 14 12 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 3.46% 2.69% 4.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 18.18% 7.32% 22.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 19
10th Percentile £40,475 - £47,500
25th Percentile £50,625 £55,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £60,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £78,320 - £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £35,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +57.14% -41.67% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 164 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 19.01% 36.77% 19.58%
Number of salaries quoted 39 46 55
10th Percentile - £28,500 £34,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +7.14% +24.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,875 £67,750
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +2.04%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Northamptonshire

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Northampton -3 10 £65,000 - 1
Wellingborough - 2 £47,500 -
Computer Science Degree
East Midlands

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

Applications
1 2 (14.29%) AutoCAD
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (14.29%) MS Visio
1 2 (14.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 6 (42.86%) Amazon S3
1 6 (42.86%) AWS
1 6 (42.86%) AWS Lambda
1 6 (42.86%) Serverless
2 2 (14.29%) GitHub
3 1 (7.14%) Azure
3 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (42.86%) Amazon Redshift
2 2 (14.29%) MariaDB
2 2 (14.29%) MySQL
2 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) GitLab
1 2 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 8 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (57.14%) Developer
2 6 (42.86%) Full-Stack Developer
3 4 (28.57%) Senior
3 4 (28.57%) Senior Developer
4 3 (21.43%) Architect
4 3 (21.43%) Lead
4 3 (21.43%) Lead Developer
4 3 (21.43%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (21.43%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (21.43%) Software Architect
5 2 (14.29%) Automation Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
6 1 (7.14%) .NET Developer
6 1 (7.14%) C# .NET Developer
6 1 (7.14%) C# Developer
6 1 (7.14%) IT Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Project Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Senior .NET Software Developer
6 1 (7.14%) Senior C# Software Developer
6 1 (7.14%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (71.43%) CSS
2 8 (57.14%) HTML
3 6 (42.86%) Node.js
3 6 (42.86%) React
4 3 (21.43%) Middleware
5 2 (14.29%) .NET
5 2 (14.29%) .NET Core
5 2 (14.29%) AngularJS
5 2 (14.29%) ASP.NET
5 2 (14.29%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (14.29%) CSS3
5 2 (14.29%) HTML5
5 2 (14.29%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 9 (64.29%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (42.86%) API Development
3 6 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
4 5 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (35.71%) Design Patterns
5 3 (21.43%) Agile
5 3 (21.43%) Configuration Management
5 3 (21.43%) DevOps
5 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
5 3 (21.43%) Open Source
5 3 (21.43%) Project Management
5 3 (21.43%) SDLC
5 3 (21.43%) UML
5 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
6 2 (14.29%) CI/CD
6 2 (14.29%) Clean Code
6 2 (14.29%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
6 2 (14.29%) Preventative Maintenance
6 2 (14.29%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) JavaScript
1 8 (57.14%) SQL
2 6 (42.86%) Python
3 2 (14.29%) C#
3 2 (14.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (21.43%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (21.43%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 2 (14.29%) IEC 61131
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (7.14%) Meraki
3 1 (7.14%) WatchGuard