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 22 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 127 121
Rank change year-on-year -7 -6 +26
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 45 84 103
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.02% 1.41% 2.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.93% 4.43% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 32 40 68
10th Percentile £26,325 £38,950 £37,080
25th Percentile £28,500 £48,750 £52,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £66,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.30% +10.42% +20.00%
75th Percentile £72,438 £77,813 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £82,500 £87,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +16.07%

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 1,534 1,895 1,946
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 34.64% 31.86% 43.78%
Number of salaries quoted 827 995 1,394
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £69,813
90th Percentile £85,100 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +2.88%

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 22 November 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 22 November 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 -9 13 £57,500 -14.81% 18
Wiltshire +22 7 £29,000 -22.67% 13
Somerset +4 7 £35,000 -15.66% 8
Gloucestershire +18 6 £95,000 +40.74% 8
Devon +11 6 £58,250 -44.52% 4
Dorset +8 6 £27,500 -47.62% 5
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 1 (2.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.22%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (11.11%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.22%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (2.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 17 (37.78%) Azure
2 11 (24.44%) Power Platform
3 9 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (15.56%) AWS
5 6 (13.33%) GitHub
6 4 (8.89%) Google Workspace
7 2 (4.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 2 (4.44%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (4.44%) Azure Stack
7 2 (4.44%) OCI
8 1 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (2.22%) Power Automate
8 1 (2.22%) PowerApps
8 1 (2.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.67%) BGP
1 3 (6.67%) Firewall
1 3 (6.67%) LAN
1 3 (6.67%) MPLS
1 3 (6.67%) Network Security
1 3 (6.67%) OSPF
1 3 (6.67%) SD-WAN
1 3 (6.67%) TCP/IP
1 3 (6.67%) VPN
1 3 (6.67%) WAN
2 2 (4.44%) Cisco ASA
2 2 (4.44%) NGFW
2 2 (4.44%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (22.22%) Power BI
2 7 (15.56%) SQL Server
3 2 (4.44%) Ataccama
3 2 (4.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (4.44%) Big Data
3 2 (4.44%) Data Lake
3 2 (4.44%) Metadata
4 1 (2.22%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.22%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (2.22%) GIS
4 1 (2.22%) NoSQL
4 1 (2.22%) OLAP
4 1 (2.22%) OLAP Cube
4 1 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (8.89%) Cypress.io
1 4 (8.89%) JIRA
General
1 24 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.89%) Dutch Language
2 4 (8.89%) French Language
2 4 (8.89%) Spanish Language
3 3 (6.67%) Aerospace
3 3 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.67%) Finance
3 3 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.22%) Back Office
4 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (2.22%) Military
4 1 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (22.22%) Graduate
2 9 (20.00%) Developer
2 9 (20.00%) IT Support
3 8 (17.78%) Analyst
3 8 (17.78%) Support Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Architect
5 5 (11.11%) Applications Developer
5 5 (11.11%) Graduate Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Graduate IT Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Graduate IT Support
5 5 (11.11%) Graduate IT Support Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Graduate Support Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) IT Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) IT Engineer
5 5 (11.11%) IT Graduate
5 5 (11.11%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Software Developer
5 5 (11.11%) Support Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Tester
6 4 (8.89%) Graduate Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.33%) HTML
2 5 (11.11%) .NET
2 5 (11.11%) .NET Framework
2 5 (11.11%) Universal Windows Platform
2 5 (11.11%) WinUI
2 5 (11.11%) WPF
3 4 (8.89%) Playwright
4 2 (4.44%) CSS
5 1 (2.22%) Middleware
5 1 (2.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (6.67%) PKI
3 2 (4.44%) e-Learning
3 2 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.44%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.22%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.22%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.22%) Cyberattack
4 1 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.22%) Life Science
4 1 (2.22%) Low-Code
4 1 (2.22%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.22%) NHS
4 1 (2.22%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 9 (20.00%) Windows
2 4 (8.89%) Linux
2 4 (8.89%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 16 (35.56%) DevOps
3 14 (31.11%) Agile
4 12 (26.67%) CI/CD
5 11 (24.44%) Business Intelligence
6 9 (20.00%) Software Engineering
7 8 (17.78%) Decision-Making
8 6 (13.33%) AI
8 6 (13.33%) Clean Code
8 6 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (13.33%) Data Modelling
8 6 (13.33%) Data Protection
8 6 (13.33%) Design Patterns
8 6 (13.33%) Project Management
9 5 (11.11%) Data Management
9 5 (11.11%) Information Management
9 5 (11.11%) MVVM
9 5 (11.11%) Test Automation
9 5 (11.11%) Test Scripting
9 5 (11.11%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 15 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 10 (22.22%) SQL
3 9 (20.00%) C#
4 5 (11.11%) Python
5 4 (8.89%) TypeScript
6 3 (6.67%) Bash
7 2 (4.44%) Java
8 1 (2.22%) C
8 1 (2.22%) R
8 1 (2.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (15.56%) Security Cleared
3 6 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 4 (8.89%) A+ Certification
4 4 (8.89%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (8.89%) ISTQB
4 4 (8.89%) Master's Degree
4 4 (8.89%) MCP
4 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (6.67%) CCNP
5 3 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (4.44%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.44%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (2.22%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.22%) Azure Certification
7 1 (2.22%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (2.22%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (2.22%) CREST Certified
7 1 (2.22%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.89%) QA
2 2 (4.44%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.44%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.22%) GDPR
3 1 (2.22%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (6.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (8.89%) Terraform
2 3 (6.67%) Ansible
2 3 (6.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.11%) Syncfusion
2 5 (11.11%) Telerik
3 3 (6.67%) Cisco
3 3 (6.67%) Fortinet
3 3 (6.67%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.22%) Blue Prism
4 1 (2.22%) SAP