Computer Science Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Computer Science
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 36 28
Rank change year-on-year +9 -8 +13
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 19 15 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 4.69% 3.36% 5.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.97% 3.90% 6.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 21
10th Percentile - £39,300 £47,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -18.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £56,000 £63,750
90th Percentile - £58,700 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £52,000 £35,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +48.57% -41.67% +33.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 318 385 370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 78.52% 86.32% 87.26%
Number of salaries quoted 223 146 300
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £31,125
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,125 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,625
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

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

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Northamptonshire

Computer Science
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 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 -1 13 £55,000 - 12
Wellingborough - 2 £47,500 -
Computer Science
East Midlands

Computer Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (10.53%) AutoCAD
2 2 (10.53%) MS Visio
2 2 (10.53%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (15.79%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (31.58%) Amazon S3
1 6 (31.58%) AWS
1 6 (31.58%) AWS Lambda
1 6 (31.58%) Serverless
2 4 (21.05%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (15.79%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (10.53%) GitHub
5 1 (5.26%) Azure
5 1 (5.26%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.79%) DHCP
1 3 (15.79%) DNS
1 3 (15.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (31.58%) Amazon Redshift
2 2 (10.53%) MariaDB
2 2 (10.53%) MySQL
2 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) GitLab
1 2 (10.53%) JIRA
General
1 8 (42.11%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (36.84%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Developer
2 6 (31.58%) Full-Stack Developer
2 6 (31.58%) Senior
3 4 (21.05%) Automation Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Senior Developer
4 3 (15.79%) Analyst
4 3 (15.79%) Applications Support
4 3 (15.79%) Applications Support Analyst
4 3 (15.79%) Applications Support Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Support
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
4 3 (15.79%) Lead
4 3 (15.79%) Lead Developer
4 3 (15.79%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (15.79%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (15.79%) Software Architect
4 3 (15.79%) Support Analyst
4 3 (15.79%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (63.16%) CSS
2 8 (42.11%) HTML
3 6 (31.58%) Node.js
3 6 (31.58%) React
4 3 (15.79%) Middleware
5 2 (10.53%) .NET
5 2 (10.53%) .NET Core
5 2 (10.53%) AngularJS
5 2 (10.53%) ASP.NET
5 2 (10.53%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (10.53%) CSS3
5 2 (10.53%) HTML5
5 2 (10.53%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.79%) Mac OS
1 3 (15.79%) Windows
1 3 (15.79%) Windows 10
2 2 (10.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (36.84%) Process Improvement
3 6 (31.58%) Agile
3 6 (31.58%) API Development
3 6 (31.58%) Full-Stack Development
4 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (26.32%) Design Patterns
4 5 (26.32%) Project Management
5 4 (21.05%) Client Onboarding
6 3 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (15.79%) DevOps
6 3 (15.79%) Incident Management
6 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (15.79%) ITIL
6 3 (15.79%) Mentoring
6 3 (15.79%) Open Source
6 3 (15.79%) Scrum
6 3 (15.79%) SDLC
6 3 (15.79%) Service Management
6 3 (15.79%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 10 (52.63%) SQL
2 8 (42.11%) JavaScript
2 8 (42.11%) Python
3 2 (10.53%) C
3 2 (10.53%) C#
3 2 (10.53%) Java
3 2 (10.53%) Perl
3 2 (10.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
2 14 (73.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (15.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (15.79%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) MCP
3 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (10.53%) HND
4 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (15.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (15.79%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 2 (10.53%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 3 (15.79%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Allen-Bradley
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle
2 2 (10.53%) Siemens
2 2 (10.53%) Toshiba
3 1 (5.26%) Meraki
3 1 (5.26%) WatchGuard