Computer Science Job Trends in Surrey

Computer Science
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 28 46
Rank change year-on-year -35 +18 -10
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 51 65 121
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 2.32% 6.95% 5.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 7.77% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 40 55 93
10th Percentile £30,000 - £39,800
25th Percentile £31,510 £37,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% -12.00% -
75th Percentile £73,125 £77,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,659 837 2,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 75.41% 89.52% 89.85%
Number of salaries quoted 975 515 1,360
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £38,375 £37,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Surrey

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Surrey

Computer Science
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 within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Egham - 15 £31,510 -
Guildford -33 5 £45,000 -25.00% 2
Horley - 4 £38,000 -
Staines -8 3 £32,500 -56.67%
Redhill -7 2 £42,500 +6.25% 1
Camberley 0 1 £33,750 -55.00%
Woking -14 1 £95,000 +52.00% 1
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
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 5 (9.80%) IIS
2 3 (5.88%) Apache Airflow
Business Applications
1 4 (7.84%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 10 (19.61%) AWS
2 6 (11.76%) Azure
3 5 (9.80%) GCP
3 5 (9.80%) Snowflake
4 3 (5.88%) AWS Data Pipeline
4 3 (5.88%) Prefect
5 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.96%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) HTTP
1 2 (3.92%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.69%) NoSQL
2 7 (13.73%) MySQL
3 5 (9.80%) Big Data
3 5 (9.80%) Data Mining
3 5 (9.80%) Hadoop
3 5 (9.80%) Tableau
4 4 (7.84%) SQL Server
5 3 (5.88%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (5.88%) MongoDB
5 3 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (5.88%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (11.76%) Git
2 3 (5.88%) GitLab
2 3 (5.88%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 11 (21.57%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (19.61%) Electronics
3 9 (17.65%) Social Skills
4 7 (13.73%) Finance
4 7 (13.73%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (11.76%) Marketing
6 4 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 12 (23.53%) Software Engineer
2 8 (15.69%) Senior
3 6 (11.76%) Android Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Android Software Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Graphics Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Graphics Software Engineer
4 5 (9.80%) Data Science Manager
4 5 (9.80%) Senior Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Applications Engineer
5 4 (7.84%) Applications Support
5 4 (7.84%) Applications Support Engineer
5 4 (7.84%) Coordinator
5 4 (7.84%) Data Engineer
5 4 (7.84%) IT Support
5 4 (7.84%) Support Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Graduate
6 3 (5.88%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Embedded Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.76%) DirectX
1 6 (11.76%) Middleware
1 6 (11.76%) OpenGL
1 6 (11.76%) OpenGL ES
1 6 (11.76%) Vulkan
2 5 (9.80%) .NET
2 5 (9.80%) Play Framework
3 4 (7.84%) CSS
3 4 (7.84%) HTML
4 2 (3.92%) Yocto
5 1 (1.96%) .NET Framework
5 1 (1.96%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.96%) Blazor
5 1 (1.96%) React
5 1 (1.96%) REST
5 1 (1.96%) Vue
5 1 (1.96%) WinForms
5 1 (1.96%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.69%) Algorithms
2 7 (13.73%) Management Information System
3 5 (9.80%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.96%) BBC
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.76%) Android
2 2 (3.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (35.29%) Mathematics
2 13 (25.49%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (23.53%) Agile
3 12 (23.53%) Decision-Making
4 9 (17.65%) Analytics
4 9 (17.65%) Data Science
5 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (15.69%) Machine Learning
6 7 (13.73%) Actionable Insight
6 7 (13.73%) AI
6 7 (13.73%) Software Engineering
7 6 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
7 6 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (11.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 6 (11.76%) Digital Transformation Strategy
7 6 (11.76%) Economics
7 6 (11.76%) Kanban
7 6 (11.76%) Roadmaps
7 6 (11.76%) Scrum
7 6 (11.76%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 16 (31.37%) SQL
2 13 (25.49%) Python
3 9 (17.65%) C#
4 8 (15.69%) Java
4 8 (15.69%) Scala
5 6 (11.76%) R
6 4 (7.84%) JavaScript
7 3 (5.88%) C++
8 1 (1.96%) Bash
8 1 (1.96%) PHP
8 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 34 (66.67%) Degree
2 11 (21.57%) Computer Science Degree
2 11 (21.57%) Master's Degree
3 5 (9.80%) MBA
4 4 (7.84%) A+ Certification
4 4 (7.84%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 4 (7.84%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.96%) CISM
6 1 (1.96%) CISSP
6 1 (1.96%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.76%) Actionable Recommendations
1 6 (11.76%) GDPR
2 4 (7.84%) Data Quality
2 4 (7.84%) SLA
3 2 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.92%) JTAG
4 1 (1.96%) GRC
4 1 (1.96%) HIPAA
4 1 (1.96%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.96%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (3.92%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (3.92%) Firmware
2 1 (1.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.92%) Terraform
2 1 (1.96%) CASB
Vendors
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.80%) BT
2 5 (9.80%) Databricks
3 2 (3.92%) Google
3 2 (3.92%) NVIDIA
3 2 (3.92%) VMware