Computer Science Degree Job Trends in the South West

Computer Science Degree
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 119 110
Rank change year-on-year -18 -9 +28
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 33 105 120
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.91% 1.63% 2.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.50% 5.21% 5.98%
Number of salaries quoted 28 56 102
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £44,688 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% -7.07% +10.55%
75th Percentile £65,938 £76,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,500 £80,625 £88,625
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +18.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,318 2,016 2,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 36.52% 31.21% 43.23%
Number of salaries quoted 729 1,053 1,437
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,598 £29,440
25th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £86,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +5.45%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in the South West

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the South West over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the South West

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bristol 0 11 £57,500 -11.54% 15
Dorset +12 7 £27,500 -50.00% 1
Somerset +6 6 £35,000 -15.66% 4
Gloucestershire +13 4 £62,500 +10.62% 6
Devon 0 3 £52,500 - 2
Wiltshire +23 2 £29,000 -22.67% 2
Computer Science Degree
England

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (6.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (15.15%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.03%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 10 (30.30%) Azure
3 5 (15.15%) GitHub
4 4 (12.12%) AWS
4 4 (12.12%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Stack
5 2 (6.06%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (6.06%) Google Workspace
5 2 (6.06%) Power Automate
6 1 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (3.03%) PowerApps
6 1 (3.03%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (30.30%) Power BI
2 9 (27.27%) SQL Server
3 3 (9.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (6.06%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (6.06%) Big Data
4 2 (6.06%) Data Lake
4 2 (6.06%) Metadata
4 2 (6.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (3.03%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (3.03%) FileMaker
5 1 (3.03%) NoSQL
5 1 (3.03%) OLAP
5 1 (3.03%) OLAP Cube
5 1 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (3.03%) Relational Database
5 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) JIRA
2 2 (6.06%) Git
3 1 (3.03%) Postman
General
1 21 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (9.09%) Aerospace
3 3 (9.09%) Finance
4 2 (6.06%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.06%) Dutch Language
4 2 (6.06%) French Language
4 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.06%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (6.06%) Spanish Language
5 1 (3.03%) Back Office
5 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Law
5 1 (3.03%) Legal
5 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (30.30%) Analyst
1 10 (30.30%) Graduate
2 8 (24.24%) Developer
2 8 (24.24%) IT Support
3 6 (18.18%) Architect
3 6 (18.18%) IT Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) IT Support Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Support Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Support Engineer
4 5 (15.15%) Graduate Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) Graduate IT Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) Graduate IT Support
4 5 (15.15%) Graduate IT Support Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) Graduate Support Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) IT Graduate
5 4 (12.12%) Azure Architect
5 4 (12.12%) Graduate Support Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Junior
5 4 (12.12%) Software Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Software Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.18%) HTML
2 4 (12.12%) .NET
3 3 (9.09%) .NET Framework
3 3 (9.09%) Universal Windows Platform
3 3 (9.09%) WinUI
3 3 (9.09%) WPF
4 2 (6.06%) CSS
5 1 (3.03%) .NET Core
5 1 (3.03%) ASP.NET
5 1 (3.03%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (3.03%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 1 (3.03%) Flask
5 1 (3.03%) HTML5
5 1 (3.03%) jQuery
5 1 (3.03%) Kafka
5 1 (3.03%) Pandas
5 1 (3.03%) React
5 1 (3.03%) Swagger
5 1 (3.03%) Web Services
5 1 (3.03%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (9.09%) PKI
3 2 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (6.06%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (3.03%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.03%) Blockchain
4 1 (3.03%) Client/Server
4 1 (3.03%) Cloud Native
4 1 (3.03%) Cyberattack
4 1 (3.03%) FMCG
4 1 (3.03%) IoT
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.03%) Life Science
4 1 (3.03%) Low-Code
4 1 (3.03%) NHS
4 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.03%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 5 (15.15%) Windows
2 2 (6.06%) Linux
2 2 (6.06%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 12 (36.36%) Agile
3 11 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 10 (30.30%) DevOps
5 6 (18.18%) AI
5 6 (18.18%) CI/CD
5 6 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (15.15%) Data Architecture
6 5 (15.15%) Software Engineering
7 4 (12.12%) Business Process Analysis
7 4 (12.12%) Clean Code
7 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (12.12%) Data Protection
7 4 (12.12%) Decision-Making
7 4 (12.12%) Presales
7 4 (12.12%) Software Testing
7 4 (12.12%) TOGAF
8 3 (9.09%) Machine Learning
8 3 (9.09%) Microservices
8 3 (9.09%) MVVM
Programming Languages
1 13 (39.39%) SQL
2 11 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 6 (18.18%) C#
4 3 (9.09%) Python
4 3 (9.09%) T-SQL
5 1 (3.03%) C
5 1 (3.03%) Java
5 1 (3.03%) PowerShell
5 1 (3.03%) R
Qualifications
1 33 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 5 (15.15%) SC Cleared
4 3 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (6.06%) A+ Certification
5 2 (6.06%) DV Cleared
5 2 (6.06%) MCP
5 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (6.06%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (3.03%) CHECK Team Member
6 1 (3.03%) CREST Certified
6 1 (3.03%) Master's Degree
6 1 (3.03%) MBA
6 1 (3.03%) OSCP
6 1 (3.03%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) Accessibility
1 2 (6.06%) GDPR
2 1 (3.03%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.09%) Syncfusion
2 3 (9.09%) Telerik
3 2 (6.06%) SAP
4 1 (3.03%) Ariba
4 1 (3.03%) Blue Prism
4 1 (3.03%) Informatica
4 1 (3.03%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.03%) Sparx