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 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 109 157
Rank change year-on-year -30 +48 -16
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 8 17 110
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.26% 0.85% 1.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.19% 3.18% 11.20%
Number of salaries quoted 4 11 54
10th Percentile £41,750 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £63,125 £37,250 £38,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,350 £40,500 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +98.40% -23.94% +0.47%
75th Percentile £85,700 £45,625 £72,625
90th Percentile - £50,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £68,750 £64,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.59% +7.50% -1.48%

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 673 534 982
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 21.56% 26.70% 17.50%
Number of salaries quoted 227 222 547
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,313 £26,700
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,618 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £51,645 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.13% +3.29% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,125 £67,500 £62,815
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £56,500 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.64% +5.51% -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 24 March 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 24 March 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 -8 6 £52,500 +29.63% 5
East Ayrshire - 2 £85,700 -
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 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Weka
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) FIS Private Capital Suite
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (37.50%) Azure
3 1 (12.50%) AWS Control Tower
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (12.50%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (12.50%) GCP
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
3 1 (12.50%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) LAN
1 1 (12.50%) Network Security
1 1 (12.50%) WAN
1 1 (12.50%) Wireless
1 1 (12.50%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
1 1 (12.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Associate Director
2 2 (25.00%) IT Director
2 2 (25.00%) Software Architect
3 1 (12.50%) AWS Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Data Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Junior
3 1 (12.50%) Junior Data Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Research Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) Middleware
2 1 (12.50%) CSS
2 1 (12.50%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
1 1 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (12.50%) Data Structures
1 1 (12.50%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (62.50%) Mentoring
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) AI
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (37.50%) Machine Learning
5 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 2 (25.00%) Design Patterns
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
5 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Monitoring
5 2 (25.00%) Optimization Problems
5 2 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (25.00%) Process Improvement
5 2 (25.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) C
2 1 (12.50%) C++
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (37.50%) AWS Certification
3 2 (25.00%) Azure Certification
3 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) CISM
3 2 (25.00%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (12.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 1 (12.50%) CCIE
4 1 (12.50%) CCNP
4 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (12.50%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GxP
1 2 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Docker
1 2 (25.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) CheckPoint
1 1 (12.50%) Extreme Networks
1 1 (12.50%) F5
1 1 (12.50%) FIS
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Palo Alto