Computer Science Jobs in the South West

Computer Science
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 65 78
Rank change year-on-year +31 +13 -26
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 222 371 246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.25% 3.49% 3.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.81% 4.38% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 105 247 197
10th Percentile £29,800 £32,100 £31,276
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,625 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -12.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £66,000 £86,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,260 8,462 6,061
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 91.73% 79.70% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,902 5,967 3,487
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,645
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £52,000 £54,590
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% -4.74% +9.18%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the South West.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the South West over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
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 within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 June 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
Devon +12 74 £33,500 -4.29% 17
Gloucestershire +62 54 £29,500 -46.36% 22
Bristol -20 42 £51,250 -13.87% 64
Dorset +40 21 £40,101 -15.58% 16
Wiltshire +43 18 £56,745 +33.52% 8
Somerset +17 13 £40,101 +14.57% 23
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (9.01%) Jupyter
2 5 (2.25%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.90%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.90%) IIS
3 2 (0.90%) NServiceBus
3 2 (0.90%) SAS
4 1 (0.45%) Confluence
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.45%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (9.01%) Simulink
2 10 (4.50%) Chatbot
3 4 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.45%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.45%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 20 (9.01%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.90%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.45%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 22 (9.91%) AWS
2 21 (9.46%) Azure
3 7 (3.15%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.80%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.35%) GCP
7 2 (0.90%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.90%) Serverless
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.45%) Boomi
8 1 (0.45%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.45%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.45%) Figma
8 1 (0.45%) GitHub
8 1 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (8.56%) Broadband
1 19 (8.56%) WAN
2 18 (8.11%) 5G
2 18 (8.11%) SD-WAN
3 7 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.35%) Firewall
5 2 (0.90%) Internet
5 2 (0.90%) IPv4
5 2 (0.90%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.90%) VPN
6 1 (0.45%) LAN
6 1 (0.45%) Wideband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (18.47%) Big Data
2 11 (4.95%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.15%) Power BI
4 5 (2.25%) NoSQL
4 5 (2.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.80%) FileMaker
5 4 (1.80%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.35%) Amazon Aurora
6 3 (1.35%) CockroachDB
6 3 (1.35%) MySQL
6 3 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 20 (9.01%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (3.60%) Git
3 4 (1.80%) JIRA
3 4 (1.80%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.35%) GitLab
4 3 (1.35%) Xcode
4 3 (1.35%) XCTest
5 2 (0.90%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.90%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.45%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.45%) Postman
6 1 (0.45%) Subversion
General
1 73 (32.88%) Social Skills
2 57 (25.68%) Finance
3 44 (19.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (17.57%) Electronics
5 28 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (10.36%) Aerospace
7 18 (8.11%) Retail
8 14 (6.31%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (4.50%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (3.60%) Banking
11 7 (3.15%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (3.15%) Manufacturing
11 7 (3.15%) Military
12 6 (2.70%) Games
12 6 (2.70%) Marketing
13 5 (2.25%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.80%) Law
15 3 (1.35%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.35%) Multimedia
15 3 (1.35%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 43 (19.37%) Data Scientist
2 42 (18.92%) Senior
3 30 (13.51%) Junior
4 28 (12.61%) Lead
5 24 (10.81%) Systems Engineer
6 20 (9.01%) Junior Systems Engineer
6 20 (9.01%) Senior Data Scientist
7 19 (8.56%) Developer
8 16 (7.21%) Software Engineer
9 10 (4.50%) Trainer
10 9 (4.05%) Engineering Manager
10 9 (4.05%) Technical Leader
11 8 (3.60%) Graduate
11 8 (3.60%) IT Support
11 8 (3.60%) Project Leader
11 8 (3.60%) Senior Project Leader
11 8 (3.60%) Software Developer
11 8 (3.60%) Software Project Leader
11 8 (3.60%) Technical Project Leader
12 7 (3.15%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.86%) .NET
2 10 (4.50%) HTML
3 9 (4.05%) .NET Core
4 8 (3.60%) ASP.NET
5 7 (3.15%) REST
6 6 (2.70%) CSS
6 6 (2.70%) RESTful
7 5 (2.25%) .NET Framework
7 5 (2.25%) Entity Framework
7 5 (2.25%) React
8 4 (1.80%) HTML5
8 4 (1.80%) Kafka
9 3 (1.35%) Hugging Face
9 3 (1.35%) PyTorch
9 3 (1.35%) Spring
9 3 (1.35%) Spring Boot
9 3 (1.35%) SwiftUI
9 3 (1.35%) TensorFlow
10 2 (0.90%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 50 (22.52%) Algorithms
2 40 (18.02%) Cyberattack
3 36 (16.22%) Social Media
4 18 (8.11%) Self-Driving Car
5 16 (7.21%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (5.41%) Data Structures
7 11 (4.95%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.60%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.70%) Robotics
10 5 (2.25%) Management Information System
10 5 (2.25%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.80%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.80%) GNSS
11 4 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.80%) Reinsurance
11 4 (1.80%) SCADA
12 3 (1.35%) Video\Live Streaming
12 3 (1.35%) W3C
13 2 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
13 2 (0.90%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 46 (20.72%) Windows
2 35 (15.77%) Windows Vista
3 11 (4.95%) Apple iOS
4 10 (4.50%) Linux
5 3 (1.35%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (53.15%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (39.19%) Mathematics
3 63 (28.38%) Software Engineering
4 62 (27.93%) Mentoring
5 56 (25.23%) Artificial Intelligence
6 54 (24.32%) Statistics
7 46 (20.72%) Data Science
7 46 (20.72%) Machine Learning
8 42 (18.92%) Agile
8 42 (18.92%) Data Analysis
9 40 (18.02%) Exploratory Data Analysis
9 40 (18.02%) OpenUP
9 40 (18.02%) Visualisation
10 38 (17.12%) Project Management
11 34 (15.32%) Test Automation
12 31 (13.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 31 (13.96%) DevOps
13 30 (13.51%) Product Management
14 28 (12.61%) Roadmaps
15 27 (12.16%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 50 (22.52%) Python
2 41 (18.47%) Java
3 38 (17.12%) JavaScript
4 26 (11.71%) MATLAB
5 22 (9.91%) C++
6 21 (9.46%) C#
6 21 (9.46%) SQL
7 8 (3.60%) C
8 6 (2.70%) PowerShell
8 6 (2.70%) Rust
9 5 (2.25%) Bash
9 5 (2.25%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.35%) Clojure
10 3 (1.35%) PHP
10 3 (1.35%) Swift
11 2 (0.90%) R
11 2 (0.90%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.45%) Ada
12 1 (0.45%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.45%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 163 (73.42%) Degree
2 69 (31.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (21.17%) Security Cleared
4 41 (18.47%) DV Cleared
5 36 (16.22%) DBS Check
6 20 (9.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (9.01%) Numerate Degree
7 18 (8.11%) Master's Degree
8 16 (7.21%) PhD
9 13 (5.86%) AWS Certification
10 7 (3.15%) Azure Certification
11 5 (2.25%) SC Cleared
12 4 (1.80%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 4 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (1.80%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (1.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.90%) CHECK Team Member
14 2 (0.90%) CREST Certified
14 2 (0.90%) MOS
15 1 (0.45%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.41%) PMO
2 11 (4.95%) QA
3 4 (1.80%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.90%) GDPR
4 2 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.45%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.45%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.45%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 23 (10.36%) Docker
2 1 (0.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 23 (10.36%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.90%) Ansible
2 2 (0.90%) Nmap
2 2 (0.90%) Puppet
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (9.01%) IBM
2 14 (6.31%) Microsoft
3 10 (4.50%) PayPal
4 5 (2.25%) Oracle
5 4 (1.80%) Intel
6 3 (1.35%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.90%) Databricks
7 2 (0.90%) SAP
8 1 (0.45%) Adobe
8 1 (0.45%) Ariba
8 1 (0.45%) Cisco
8 1 (0.45%) Google
8 1 (0.45%) Graphcore
8 1 (0.45%) Informatica
8 1 (0.45%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.45%) SnapLogic
8 1 (0.45%) Sparx
8 1 (0.45%) WooCommerce
8 1 (0.45%) Xilinx