Computer Science Degree Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Computer Science Degree
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 106 88
Rank change year-on-year +29 -18 +26
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 128 96 134
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.91% 2.62% 2.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.95% 6.28% 7.99%
Number of salaries quoted 88 31 101
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £40,462 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.48%
75th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £92,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £58,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.64% -2.08% -1.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,286 1,528 1,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.19% 41.71% 32.22%
Number of salaries quoted 758 490 918
10th Percentile £33,213 £31,125 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.00% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £71,094
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year +17.65% -2.95% +0.10%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the Thames Valley

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Oxfordshire +27 64 £65,000 +1.96% 33
Buckinghamshire +7 32 £60,000 +37.07% 17
Berkshire -13 32 £62,500 -24.24% 38
Computer Science Degree
South East

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 13 (10.16%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 48 (37.50%) AWS
2 36 (28.13%) Azure
3 15 (11.72%) GCP
4 11 (8.59%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (3.13%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.34%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (2.34%) GitHub
7 3 (2.34%) Veeva
8 2 (1.56%) AWS CodePipeline
8 2 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.56%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.56%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.56%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Machine Learning
9 1 (0.78%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.78%) IaaS
9 1 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.25%) Firewall
2 5 (3.91%) DHCP
2 5 (3.91%) DNS
3 4 (3.13%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.56%) VPN
5 1 (0.78%) LAN
5 1 (0.78%) VLAN
5 1 (0.78%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.47%) Metadata
2 4 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.34%) Power BI
4 2 (1.56%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.56%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.56%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (1.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.78%) Power Query
5 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.91%) Eclipse
1 5 (3.91%) Eclipse RCP
1 5 (3.91%) Git
2 3 (2.34%) GitLab
2 3 (2.34%) Polyspace
2 3 (2.34%) VectorCAST
3 2 (1.56%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 43 (33.59%) Social Skills
2 23 (17.97%) Manufacturing
3 21 (16.41%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (13.28%) Pharmaceutical
5 11 (8.59%) Public Sector
6 10 (7.81%) Law
7 8 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (4.69%) Aerospace
8 6 (4.69%) Finance
9 5 (3.91%) Automotive
10 4 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.34%) Banking
11 3 (2.34%) Publishing
11 3 (2.34%) Retail
11 3 (2.34%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.56%) Legal
12 2 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.56%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.78%) Digital Health
13 1 (0.78%) Police
Job Titles
1 57 (44.53%) Software Engineer
2 42 (32.81%) C# Software Engineer
3 31 (24.22%) Python Engineer
4 28 (21.88%) Python Software Engineer
5 25 (19.53%) C++ Software Engineer
6 21 (16.41%) Architect
7 18 (14.06%) AWS Engineer
7 18 (14.06%) AWS Software Engineer
8 17 (13.28%) .NET Software Engineer
8 17 (13.28%) Data Architect
9 15 (11.72%) Developer
10 11 (8.59%) Senior
11 8 (6.25%) Analyst
11 8 (6.25%) Business Developer
11 8 (6.25%) Systems Developer
12 6 (4.69%) Graduate
13 4 (3.13%) Integration Architect
13 4 (3.13%) Java Developer
13 4 (3.13%) Service Analyst
13 4 (3.13%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (16.41%) .NET
2 10 (7.81%) React
3 7 (5.47%) REST
4 5 (3.91%) Middleware
4 5 (3.91%) SOAP
5 4 (3.13%) Blazor
5 4 (3.13%) Django
5 4 (3.13%) JSON
5 4 (3.13%) JWT
5 4 (3.13%) Kafka
5 4 (3.13%) OAuth
5 4 (3.13%) OAuth2
5 4 (3.13%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (3.13%) RESTful
5 4 (3.13%) Vue
5 4 (3.13%) XML
5 4 (3.13%) XML Messaging
6 3 (2.34%) Celery
6 3 (2.34%) Node.js
6 3 (2.34%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.06%) Cloud Native
1 18 (14.06%) Distributed Computing
2 15 (11.72%) Distributed Systems
3 12 (9.38%) Management Information System
4 11 (8.59%) Life Science
5 10 (7.81%) Product Ownership
6 8 (6.25%) Client/Server
6 8 (6.25%) Renewable Energy
6 8 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (3.91%) Virtual Team
8 4 (3.13%) Onboarding
9 3 (2.34%) Clustering
9 3 (2.34%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (2.34%) Private Cloud
9 3 (2.34%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (1.56%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.56%) Robotics
10 2 (1.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (12.50%) Linux
2 3 (2.34%) Debian
2 3 (2.34%) Gentoo
3 2 (1.56%) Windows
4 1 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (67.97%) Computer Science
2 63 (49.22%) Software Engineering
3 47 (36.72%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (27.34%) AI
5 34 (26.56%) Agile
6 23 (17.97%) CI/CD
7 22 (17.19%) Data Modelling
8 21 (16.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (16.41%) Test Automation
9 20 (15.63%) Roadmaps
10 19 (14.84%) Scrum
11 17 (13.28%) Business Strategy
11 17 (13.28%) Data Architecture
11 17 (13.28%) Data Strategy
11 17 (13.28%) Machine Learning
12 16 (12.50%) Code Quality
12 16 (12.50%) Design Patterns
12 16 (12.50%) DevOps
13 15 (11.72%) ERP
13 15 (11.72%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 51 (39.84%) C#
2 50 (39.06%) Python
3 38 (29.69%) C++
4 13 (10.16%) TypeScript
5 12 (9.38%) Java
6 11 (8.59%) C
7 10 (7.81%) JavaScript
8 9 (7.03%) Bash
9 8 (6.25%) Rust
10 7 (5.47%) SQL
11 4 (3.13%) PowerShell
12 3 (2.34%) Ruby
13 1 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 128 (100.00%) Degree
2 24 (18.75%) Master's Degree
3 7 (5.47%) PhD
4 4 (3.13%) CCNA
4 4 (3.13%) CCNP
4 4 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.34%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.34%) CISSP
5 3 (2.34%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (2.34%) GCIA
5 3 (2.34%) SANS
5 3 (2.34%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.34%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.56%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.78%) MCSE
7 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (19.53%) QA
2 11 (8.59%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (2.34%) GDPR
5 3 (2.34%) GxP
5 3 (2.34%) IEC 61508
5 3 (2.34%) ISO 26262
5 3 (2.34%) SOC 2
6 2 (1.56%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (9.38%) Docker
2 11 (8.59%) Hyper-V
2 11 (8.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (6.25%) KVM
4 4 (3.13%) Active Directory
4 4 (3.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.78%) Firmware
5 1 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 10 (7.81%) Terraform
3 6 (4.69%) Ansible
4 3 (2.34%) Grafana
4 3 (2.34%) Podman
4 3 (2.34%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.78%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.59%) VMware
3 3 (2.34%) Google
4 2 (1.56%) Oracle