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 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 18 60
Rank change year-on-year -8 +42 -28
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 79 156 33
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 6.99% 10.10% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.83% 11.69% 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 62 90 25
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £39,500 £32,188 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £85,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,750 - £96,600
South East median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% - +14.29%

All Process and 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 1,009 1,334 900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 89.29% 86.34% 91.09%
Number of salaries quoted 687 661 605
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £78,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

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 21 October 2025.

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 21 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
Epsom +24 41 £44,000 -26.67%
Woking +4 11 £95,000 +18.75% 3
Guildford -7 11 £60,000 -4.00% 21
Godalming -1 1 £31,500 -
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 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.27%) ArcGIS
2 1 (1.27%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.46%) Azure
2 9 (11.39%) AWS
3 4 (5.06%) Power Platform
4 3 (3.80%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (2.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.86%) LAN
1 7 (8.86%) SD-WAN
1 7 (8.86%) Unified Communications
1 7 (8.86%) VoIP
1 7 (8.86%) VPN
1 7 (8.86%) WAN
1 7 (8.86%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (6.33%) IP Telephony
2 5 (6.33%) NAS
2 5 (6.33%) SAN
2 5 (6.33%) SNMP
3 2 (2.53%) GPRS
3 2 (2.53%) LTE
3 2 (2.53%) Modbus
3 2 (2.53%) Wireless
4 1 (1.27%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.59%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.06%) Power BI
3 3 (3.80%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (3.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (3.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (3.80%) Tableau
4 2 (2.53%) NoSQL
5 1 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.27%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 2 (2.53%) JIRA
General
1 11 (13.92%) Social Skills
2 9 (11.39%) Telecoms
3 5 (6.33%) Marketing
4 4 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.80%) Banking
5 3 (3.80%) Electronics
5 3 (3.80%) Finance
5 3 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.27%) Automotive
6 1 (1.27%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 8 (10.13%) Developer
2 7 (8.86%) Head of IT
2 7 (8.86%) Head of IT Operations
2 7 (8.86%) Head of Operations
3 5 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (6.33%) Infrastructure Support
3 5 (6.33%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
3 5 (6.33%) IT Engineer
3 5 (6.33%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (6.33%) IT Support
3 5 (6.33%) IT Support Engineer
3 5 (6.33%) Support Engineer
4 3 (3.80%) Account Manager
4 3 (3.80%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 3 (3.80%) C# Developer
4 3 (3.80%) Sales Account Manager
4 3 (3.80%) Sales Manager
4 3 (3.80%) Software Engineer
5 2 (2.53%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 2 (2.53%) C# .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.86%) .NET
2 6 (7.59%) Blazor
2 6 (7.59%) REST
2 6 (7.59%) WinForms
2 6 (7.59%) WPF
3 3 (3.80%) XML
4 1 (1.27%) .NET Framework
4 1 (1.27%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.27%) Hugging Face
4 1 (1.27%) LangChain
4 1 (1.27%) NumPy
4 1 (1.27%) Pandas
4 1 (1.27%) PyTorch
4 1 (1.27%) React
4 1 (1.27%) scikit-learn
4 1 (1.27%) TensorFlow
4 1 (1.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 39 (49.37%) Social Media
2 7 (8.86%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.33%) Blackberry
4 4 (5.06%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.80%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.80%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (2.53%) IoT
6 2 (2.53%) NB-IoT
7 1 (1.27%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 45 (56.96%) Windows
2 6 (7.59%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (17.72%) DevOps
2 13 (16.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (15.19%) Disaster Recovery
3 12 (15.19%) High Availability
4 11 (13.92%) AI
5 10 (12.66%) Decision-Making
5 10 (12.66%) Project Management
6 9 (11.39%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (11.39%) Machine Learning
6 9 (11.39%) Mathematics
7 8 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (10.13%) ITIL
8 7 (8.86%) Business Continuity
8 7 (8.86%) Data Protection
8 7 (8.86%) ERP
8 7 (8.86%) ITSM
8 7 (8.86%) Problem Management
8 7 (8.86%) Resource Management
8 7 (8.86%) Service Delivery
8 7 (8.86%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.59%) SQL
2 5 (6.33%) C#
2 5 (6.33%) PowerShell
3 3 (3.80%) T-SQL
4 2 (2.53%) Python
4 2 (2.53%) R
5 1 (1.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 44 (55.70%) DBS Check
2 33 (41.77%) Degree
3 16 (20.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (15.19%) Master's Degree
5 11 (13.92%) Azure Certification
6 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (8.86%) AWS Certification
7 7 (8.86%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 7 (8.86%) CCNP
7 7 (8.86%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (8.86%) PMI Certification
7 7 (8.86%) PMP
8 5 (6.33%) HND
8 5 (6.33%) SC Cleared
8 5 (6.33%) Security Cleared
9 1 (1.27%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.27%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (1.27%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.86%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (7.59%) Docker
2 5 (6.33%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (7.59%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (22.78%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.86%) Cisco
3 5 (6.33%) McAfee
3 5 (6.33%) Veeam
3 5 (6.33%) VMware
4 3 (3.80%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.27%) Adobe
5 1 (1.27%) Oracle
5 1 (1.27%) Samsung