Computer Science Job Trends in South Ayrshire

Computer Science
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Ayrshire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 14 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 3 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Ayrshire 33.33% 11.76% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 33.33% 12.90% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 £40,101 -
Median % change year-on-year +113.71% - -
Scotland median annual salary £53,750 £53,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -10.42% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Ayrshire

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 South Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9 31 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 100.00% 91.18% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 20 31
10th Percentile £53,160 £37,574 -
25th Percentile £75,900 £55,801 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 £58,033 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.67% +132.13% -
75th Percentile - £60,265 -
90th Percentile £94,160 - -
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in South Ayrshire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in South Ayrshire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 9 October 2025. 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
Prestwick +10 3 £85,700 +113.71% 1
Computer Science
Scotland

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Software Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) UML
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Design Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Open Source
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Ada
1 1 (33.33%) Ada 95
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207