Computer Science Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 39 22
Rank change year-on-year -19 -17 +20
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 162 238 348
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.45% 6.62% 6.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 7.35% 8.17%
Number of salaries quoted 98 62 218
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,275 £35,750
25th Percentile £31,719 £40,240 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,283 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.75% -7.86% -1.32%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,975 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +21.05% -20.83% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,682 3,239 4,258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.79% 90.07% 81.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,260 1,441 2,673
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,349
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.49% -4.82%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
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 within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 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 +11 61 £32,500 -43.48% 34
Buckinghamshire +15 51 £60,000 +35.18% 21
Berkshire -54 50 £66,250 +16.90% 40
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
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 14 (8.64%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.47%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (11.73%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.23%) Lightworks
3 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 42 (25.93%) Azure
2 33 (20.37%) AWS
3 22 (13.58%) GCP
4 15 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (8.02%) Power Platform
6 7 (4.32%) SaaS
7 4 (2.47%) IaaS
7 4 (2.47%) OneDrive
7 4 (2.47%) PaaS
8 3 (1.85%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.85%) GitHub
9 2 (1.23%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (1.23%) AWS CodePipeline
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.23%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.23%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.23%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.94%) Firewall
2 7 (4.32%) TCP/IP
3 6 (3.70%) DNS
4 5 (3.09%) DHCP
5 2 (1.23%) HTTP
5 2 (1.23%) MQTT
5 2 (1.23%) VPN
6 1 (0.62%) LAN
6 1 (0.62%) VLAN
6 1 (0.62%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.56%) Metadata
2 7 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.09%) Power BI
4 4 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.85%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.85%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.23%) MySQL
6 2 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.62%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.62%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.62%) GIS
7 1 (0.62%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.62%) Power Query
7 1 (0.62%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.62%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.62%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (4.94%) Git
1 8 (4.94%) GitLab
2 6 (3.70%) Eclipse
2 6 (3.70%) Eclipse RCP
3 4 (2.47%) JIRA
4 3 (1.85%) Polyspace
4 3 (1.85%) VectorCAST
5 2 (1.23%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.62%) Claude Code
General
1 76 (46.91%) Social Skills
2 44 (27.16%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (18.52%) Manufacturing
4 18 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
5 16 (9.88%) Public Sector
6 15 (9.26%) Marketing
7 14 (8.64%) Law
8 13 (8.02%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (7.41%) Finance
10 9 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (3.09%) Aerospace
11 5 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (2.47%) Electronics
12 4 (2.47%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.85%) Banking
13 3 (1.85%) Games
13 3 (1.85%) Legal
13 3 (1.85%) Retail
14 2 (1.23%) Police
14 2 (1.23%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (15.43%) Software Engineer
2 24 (14.81%) Architect
2 24 (14.81%) Senior
3 21 (12.96%) Analyst
4 19 (11.73%) Developer
5 17 (10.49%) Data Architect
6 15 (9.26%) Support Analyst
7 11 (6.79%) Sales Executive
8 10 (6.17%) IT Support
9 9 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
10 8 (4.94%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 8 (4.94%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (4.94%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 8 (4.94%) Business Developer
10 8 (4.94%) Graduate
10 8 (4.94%) Head of IT
10 8 (4.94%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (4.94%) Python Engineer
10 8 (4.94%) Systems Developer
10 8 (4.94%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (6.79%) React
1 11 (6.79%) RESTful
2 10 (6.17%) .NET
3 8 (4.94%) REST
4 7 (4.32%) XML
5 6 (3.70%) .NET Core
5 6 (3.70%) JSON
6 5 (3.09%) JWT
6 5 (3.09%) Middleware
6 5 (3.09%) OAuth
6 5 (3.09%) OAuth2
6 5 (3.09%) SOAP
7 4 (2.47%) Kafka
7 4 (2.47%) Node.js
7 4 (2.47%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (2.47%) WPF
7 4 (2.47%) XML Messaging
8 3 (1.85%) Celery
8 3 (1.85%) OSGi
8 3 (1.85%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 19 (11.73%) Distributed Systems
2 18 (11.11%) Life Science
3 17 (10.49%) Cloud Native
4 14 (8.64%) Client/Server
5 13 (8.02%) Management Information System
5 13 (8.02%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (7.41%) Product Ownership
7 11 (6.79%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (4.32%) Onboarding
10 6 (3.70%) Hackathon
10 6 (3.70%) Low-Code
11 5 (3.09%) Virtual Team
12 4 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (2.47%) Linux Command Line
13 3 (1.85%) Algorithms
13 3 (1.85%) Data Structures
13 3 (1.85%) Embedded Systems
13 3 (1.85%) Private Cloud
13 3 (1.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (11.73%) Linux
2 15 (9.26%) Windows
3 4 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.85%) Debian
4 3 (1.85%) Gentoo
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (45.68%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (33.95%) Agile
3 45 (27.78%) AI
4 41 (25.31%) Software Engineering
5 39 (24.07%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (19.75%) DevOps
7 27 (16.67%) Scrum
8 26 (16.05%) Test Automation
9 25 (15.43%) Roadmaps
10 23 (14.20%) CI/CD
10 23 (14.20%) Data Modelling
11 21 (12.96%) Analytics
11 21 (12.96%) Business Strategy
11 21 (12.96%) Hematology
11 21 (12.96%) Immunology
12 19 (11.73%) Code Quality
12 19 (11.73%) CRM
12 19 (11.73%) ERP
12 19 (11.73%) Microservices
12 19 (11.73%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 42 (25.93%) Python
2 20 (12.35%) C#
3 18 (11.11%) C++
4 16 (9.88%) SQL
5 14 (8.64%) Java
6 13 (8.02%) C
7 10 (6.17%) Rust
8 9 (5.56%) Bash
9 5 (3.09%) TypeScript
10 4 (2.47%) PowerShell
11 3 (1.85%) JavaScript
11 3 (1.85%) Ruby
11 3 (1.85%) SAS Macro
12 1 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.62%) PHP
12 1 (0.62%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 151 (93.21%) Degree
2 89 (54.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (17.28%) Master's Degree
4 10 (6.17%) Security Cleared
5 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (5.56%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.94%) A+ Certification
7 4 (2.47%) CCNA
7 4 (2.47%) CCNP
7 4 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.47%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (2.47%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.85%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.85%) CISSP
8 3 (1.85%) GCIA
8 3 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.85%) SANS
9 2 (1.23%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (14.81%) QA
2 21 (12.96%) Accessibility
3 13 (8.02%) GDPR
4 9 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.85%) CDISC
6 3 (1.85%) IEC 61508
6 3 (1.85%) ISO 26262
6 3 (1.85%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.23%) Def Stans
7 2 (1.23%) GxP
8 1 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.62%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.62%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.62%) SLA
8 1 (0.62%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (11.11%) Docker
2 13 (8.02%) Hyper-V
2 13 (8.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (6.17%) KVM
4 7 (4.32%) Active Directory
5 4 (2.47%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.62%) Firmware
6 1 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (9.26%) Kubernetes
2 8 (4.94%) Terraform
3 6 (3.70%) Ansible
4 3 (1.85%) Grafana
4 3 (1.85%) Podman
4 3 (1.85%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.62%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 42 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.02%) VMware
3 7 (4.32%) Oracle
4 6 (3.70%) Google
5 3 (1.85%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.62%) Informatica
6 1 (0.62%) Sage
6 1 (0.62%) Splunk
6 1 (0.62%) Talend