Computer Science Degree Job Trends in Surrey

Computer Science Degree
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 50 65
Rank change year-on-year -36 +15 +60
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 13 55 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.80% 4.59% 2.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.88% 9.62% 6.88%
Number of salaries quoted 13 33 20
10th Percentile - £40,000 £44,475
25th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £63,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +26.48% +5.42%
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £121,250 £100,000 £100,000
South East median annual salary £59,000 £65,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.27% +1.15% +30.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 693 572 378
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 42.44% 47.75% 34.39%
Number of salaries quoted 258 238 228
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £27,250
25th Percentile £34,438 £47,500 £39,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.58% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,825 £85,000 £77,875
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Surrey

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Surrey over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in Surrey

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Guildford -3 11 £77,500 +55.00% 9
Egham - 1 £100,000 - 2
Computer Science Degree
South East

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 (7.69%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) NoSQL
1 1 (7.69%) Tableau
General
1 3 (23.08%) Banking
1 3 (23.08%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Electronics
2 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) C# Developer
2 3 (23.08%) C++ Software Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Developer
2 3 (23.08%) Python Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Python Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) .NET Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Blazor Developer
3 2 (15.38%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Android Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Android Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) C# Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graphics Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Research Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Research Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (53.85%) .NET
1 7 (53.85%) Blazor
1 7 (53.85%) REST
1 7 (53.85%) WinForms
1 7 (53.85%) WPF
2 2 (15.38%) .NET Framework
2 2 (15.38%) AngularJS
2 2 (15.38%) React
2 2 (15.38%) Vue
3 1 (7.69%) DirectX
3 1 (7.69%) Hugging Face
3 1 (7.69%) LangChain
3 1 (7.69%) NumPy
3 1 (7.69%) OpenGL
3 1 (7.69%) OpenGL ES
3 1 (7.69%) Pandas
3 1 (7.69%) PyTorch
3 1 (7.69%) scikit-learn
3 1 (7.69%) TensorFlow
3 1 (7.69%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) AI
1 12 (92.31%) Machine Learning
2 9 (69.23%) Computer Science
2 9 (69.23%) Software Engineering
3 8 (61.54%) Mathematics
4 7 (53.85%) CI/CD
4 7 (53.85%) Decision-Making
4 7 (53.85%) DevOps
4 7 (53.85%) Microservices
5 3 (23.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
5 3 (23.08%) Digital Twin
5 3 (23.08%) Reinforcement Learning
6 2 (15.38%) Clean Code
6 2 (15.38%) Full-Stack Development
7 1 (7.69%) Data Science
7 1 (7.69%) Feature Engineering
7 1 (7.69%) Generative AI
7 1 (7.69%) LLM
7 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (7.69%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) C#
2 5 (38.46%) Python
3 4 (30.77%) C++
3 4 (30.77%) Julia
4 3 (23.08%) C
5 1 (7.69%) R
5 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (38.46%) Master's Degree
3 4 (30.77%) PhD
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (53.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft