Computer Science Job Trends in Plymouth

Computer Science
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Plymouth requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 8 27
Rank change year-on-year -29 +19 -3
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 1 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Plymouth 0.35% 8.47% 4.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 9.62% 5.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £39,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.40%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £33,500 £34,500
% change year-on-year +19.40% -2.90% -10.39%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 216 52 175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth 74.74% 88.14% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 114 27 145
10th Percentile £30,375 £31,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,849 £37,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,575 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.28% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,163 £61,250
Devon median annual salary £47,500 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +35.71% -17.65% -

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Plymouth

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Plymouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware