Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Scotland

Computer Science Degree
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 117 152
Rank change year-on-year -8 +35 -18
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 14 24 72
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.47% 1.01% 1.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.28% 3.67% 8.75%
Number of salaries quoted 10 10 48
10th Percentile £43,250 £33,525 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,313 £36,875 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £41,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +58.54% -28.70% +8.49%
75th Percentile £85,700 £49,375 £74,063
90th Percentile - £65,618 £76,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% +2.36% +5.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 615 654 823
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 20.64% 27.39% 19.39%
Number of salaries quoted 232 229 483
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,100 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £39,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £52,865 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.63% +5.73% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,300 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,630 £80,000 £77,715
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Scotland

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Scotland over the 6 months to 21 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Scotland

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 February 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
Edinburgh -4 5 £52,500 +40.00% 8
Glasgow -1 4 £51,250 +29.75% 1
East Ayrshire - 3 £85,700 -
South Ayrshire - 1 £85,700 -
Moray - 1 - -
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (7.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Weka
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) FIS Private Capital Suite
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) AWS
2 3 (21.43%) Azure
3 1 (7.14%) AWS Control Tower
3 1 (7.14%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (7.14%) GCP
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
3 1 (7.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Firewall
1 1 (7.14%) LAN
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
1 1 (7.14%) WAN
1 1 (7.14%) Wireless
1 1 (7.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle BI EE
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (7.14%) Power BI
2 1 (7.14%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Architect
2 5 (35.71%) Software Architect
3 4 (28.57%) Developer
3 4 (28.57%) Oracle Developer
4 2 (14.29%) Associate Director
4 2 (14.29%) IT Director
5 1 (7.14%) AWS Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Data Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Junior
5 1 (7.14%) Junior Data Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Network Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Senior
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (35.71%) Middleware
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (7.14%) CSS
3 1 (7.14%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Data Structures
2 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (57.14%) Mentoring
3 7 (50.00%) AI
3 7 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (35.71%) Agile
4 5 (35.71%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (35.71%) Configuration Management
4 5 (35.71%) Design Patterns
4 5 (35.71%) DevOps
4 5 (35.71%) Open Source
4 5 (35.71%) SDLC
4 5 (35.71%) UML
4 5 (35.71%) Waterfall
5 4 (28.57%) Analytics
6 3 (21.43%) Knowledge Transfer
7 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
7 2 (14.29%) Customer Service
7 2 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 2 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) Python
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (35.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (35.71%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) AWS Certification
4 2 (14.29%) Azure Certification
4 2 (14.29%) CISM
4 2 (14.29%) CISSP
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (7.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (7.14%) CCIE
5 1 (7.14%) CCNP
5 1 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (7.14%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 2 (14.29%) GxP
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Docker
1 2 (14.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle
2 1 (7.14%) CheckPoint
2 1 (7.14%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (7.14%) F5
2 1 (7.14%) FIS
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Palo Alto