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 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 106 129
Rank change year-on-year -17 +23 +29
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 19 35 62
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.69% 1.33% 2.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.47% 5.03% 10.03%
Number of salaries quoted 11 15 50
10th Percentile £45,000 £34,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,625 £38,750 £46,626
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £48,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +54.64% -15.65% +8.49%
75th Percentile £85,700 £55,000 £72,500
90th Percentile - £77,469 £80,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% - +8.33%

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 547 696 618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 19.90% 26.36% 20.05%
Number of salaries quoted 229 242 366
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,525 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £43,813 £37,327
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £55,000 £51,264
Median % change year-on-year -39.09% +7.29% -6.79%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,775 £73,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 7 January 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 7 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
Glasgow +12 8 £51,250 +25.00% 6
Edinburgh -17 5 £60,500 +24.74% 1
East Ayrshire - 3 £85,700 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £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:

Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Weka
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 6 (31.58%) AWS
2 4 (21.05%) GitHub
2 4 (21.05%) SaaS
3 2 (10.53%) Azure
4 1 (5.26%) AWS Control Tower
4 1 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (5.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) Firewall
1 1 (5.26%) LAN
1 1 (5.26%) Network Security
1 1 (5.26%) WAN
1 1 (5.26%) Wireless
1 1 (5.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (21.05%) Oracle BI EE
1 4 (21.05%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 4 (21.05%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (5.26%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Finance
2 2 (10.53%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (5.26%) Back Office
3 1 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Architect
2 7 (36.84%) Developer
3 6 (31.58%) Software Architect
4 4 (21.05%) Oracle Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Associate Director
5 2 (10.53%) Full-Stack Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Full-Stack Java Developer
5 2 (10.53%) IT Director
5 2 (10.53%) Java Developer
5 2 (10.53%) React Developer
6 1 (5.26%) AWS Architect
6 1 (5.26%) Dynamics NAV Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Information Security Consultant
6 1 (5.26%) Java Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Network Architect
6 1 (5.26%) SaaS Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Senior
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (31.58%) Middleware
2 3 (15.79%) Hibernate
2 3 (15.79%) RESTful
2 3 (15.79%) Spring
3 2 (10.53%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (10.53%) React
4 1 (5.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.26%) Cyberattack
2 1 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.26%) Mobile App
2 1 (5.26%) NHS
2 1 (5.26%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Linux
1 2 (10.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 10 (52.63%) Mentoring
2 10 (52.63%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (47.37%) Agile
3 9 (47.37%) Design Patterns
4 8 (42.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (36.84%) DevOps
6 6 (31.58%) AI
6 6 (31.58%) Configuration Management
6 6 (31.58%) Open Source
6 6 (31.58%) Risk Management
6 6 (31.58%) SDLC
6 6 (31.58%) UML
6 6 (31.58%) Waterfall
7 5 (26.32%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (21.05%) Analytics
8 4 (21.05%) OOP
9 3 (15.79%) OO
9 3 (15.79%) Sprint Planning
9 3 (15.79%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 4 (21.05%) Java
2 3 (15.79%) SQL
3 1 (5.26%) C
3 1 (5.26%) C#
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (31.58%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (31.58%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) AWS Certification
3 3 (15.79%) CISM
3 3 (15.79%) CISSP
4 2 (10.53%) Azure Certification
4 2 (10.53%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (5.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.26%) CCIE
5 1 (5.26%) CCNP
5 1 (5.26%) CEH
5 1 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (5.26%) CSSLP
5 1 (5.26%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (31.58%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 2 (10.53%) GxP
2 2 (10.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.26%) ISO 9001
3 1 (5.26%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (10.53%) Docker
1 2 (10.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (10.53%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (21.05%) Oracle
2 1 (5.26%) CheckPoint
2 1 (5.26%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (5.26%) F5
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) Palo Alto