Computer Science Jobs in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 31 38
Rank change year-on-year +11 +7 -11
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 530 422 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.90% 7.03% 6.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.31% 7.42% 7.49%
Number of salaries quoted 359 175 232
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,925 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,899 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +16.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,500 £79,875
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,316 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.68% +14.63% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,690 5,686 6,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 84.77% 94.75% 92.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,912 3,107 3,874
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the Thames Valley

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

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 12 May 2024. 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
Berkshire +21 250 £70,000 -6.67% 47
Buckinghamshire +63 174 £41,000 -17.17% 18
Oxfordshire -14 106 £52,500 +5.00% 52
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.51%) SAS
2 3 (0.57%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.38%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) Apache
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.19%) nginx
4 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 48 (9.06%) Azure
2 32 (6.04%) AWS
3 17 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
4 13 (2.45%) Power Platform
5 10 (1.89%) SaaS
6 8 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (1.32%) Amazon S3
7 7 (1.32%) GCP
8 6 (1.13%) Snowflake
9 5 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (0.94%) IaaS
9 5 (0.94%) Serverless
10 4 (0.75%) GitHub
11 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.38%) Amazon EMR
12 2 (0.38%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.38%) Datadog
12 2 (0.38%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.91%) Firewall
2 22 (4.15%) Intrusion Detection
3 19 (3.58%) Network Security
4 10 (1.89%) VPN
5 6 (1.13%) Internet
5 6 (1.13%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.57%) DNS
6 3 (0.57%) NAS
6 3 (0.57%) SAN
7 2 (0.38%) BGP
7 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.38%) IPsec
7 2 (0.38%) OSPF
7 2 (0.38%) SNMP
8 1 (0.19%) DHCP
8 1 (0.19%) MQTT
8 1 (0.19%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.19%) RS-485
8 1 (0.19%) VLAN
8 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (11.32%) NoSQL
2 41 (7.74%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.83%) Relational Database
4 14 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.45%) Power BI
6 7 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.75%) Big Data
7 4 (0.75%) GIS
8 3 (0.57%) Impala
8 3 (0.57%) MySQL
8 3 (0.57%) Tableau
9 2 (0.38%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.38%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle BI EE
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 88 (16.60%) Git
2 35 (6.60%) Cypress.io
2 35 (6.60%) Selenium
3 12 (2.26%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.08%) Bitbucket
4 11 (2.08%) GitLab
5 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.38%) ERwin
5 2 (0.38%) JIRA
5 2 (0.38%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.38%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.19%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.19%) Gradle
6 1 (0.19%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.19%) JUnit
6 1 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 108 (20.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 98 (18.49%) Social Skills
3 80 (15.09%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (3.58%) Finance
5 17 (3.21%) Electronics
6 11 (2.08%) Manufacturing
6 11 (2.08%) Public Sector
6 11 (2.08%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.32%) Law
7 7 (1.32%) Military
7 7 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.75%) Aeronautics
9 4 (0.75%) Marketing
10 3 (0.57%) Banking
10 3 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.57%) Retail
11 1 (0.19%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.19%) Back Office
11 1 (0.19%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 143 (26.98%) Developer
2 116 (21.89%) Data Scientist
3 105 (19.81%) Senior
4 65 (12.26%) Software Developer
5 54 (10.19%) Software Engineer
6 43 (8.11%) Senior Developer
7 35 (6.60%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 31 (5.85%) Analyst
9 30 (5.66%) Junior
10 28 (5.28%) Lead
11 24 (4.53%) Senior Software Developer
12 21 (3.96%) Lead Developer
12 21 (3.96%) Lead Software Developer
13 20 (3.77%) Architect
14 19 (3.58%) Computer Scientist
14 19 (3.58%) Research Scientist
15 18 (3.40%) Senior Front-End Developer
16 17 (3.21%) C++ Software Engineer
17 16 (3.02%) SOC Analyst
17 16 (3.02%) Software Development Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (24.15%) React
2 89 (16.79%) .NET
3 41 (7.74%) HTML
4 39 (7.36%) CSS
5 35 (6.60%) Jest
6 33 (6.23%) CSS3
6 33 (6.23%) HTML5
7 22 (4.15%) React Native
8 20 (3.77%) OpenMP
9 14 (2.64%) OpenACC
10 12 (2.26%) Kafka
11 9 (1.70%) XML
12 7 (1.32%) Spring
13 5 (0.94%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.94%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.94%) Web Services
14 4 (0.75%) .NET Framework
14 4 (0.75%) NumPy
14 4 (0.75%) Rendezvous
14 4 (0.75%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 194 (36.60%) Algorithms
2 41 (7.74%) Management Information System
3 25 (4.72%) Data Structures
4 22 (4.15%) CUDA
5 20 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (3.21%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (3.21%) Security Operations Centre
8 13 (2.45%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.32%) Biopharmaceutical
10 7 (1.32%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.32%) Life Science
11 5 (0.94%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.94%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.75%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.75%) Security Posture
13 3 (0.57%) Molecular Biology
13 3 (0.57%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.06%) Linux
2 45 (8.49%) Windows
3 30 (5.66%) Unix
4 7 (1.32%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.94%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.38%) VMS
7 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (38.11%) Problem-Solving
2 201 (37.92%) Mathematics
3 172 (32.45%) Agile
4 140 (26.42%) Cybersecurity
5 139 (26.23%) Artificial Intelligence
6 132 (24.91%) Data Science
7 125 (23.58%) Decision-Making
8 117 (22.08%) Mentoring
9 115 (21.70%) Data Analysis
10 114 (21.51%) Coaching
11 112 (21.13%) Propensity Modelling
12 110 (20.75%) Red Team
13 105 (19.81%) Statistical Modelling
14 102 (19.25%) Digital Forensics
15 97 (18.30%) Physics
16 89 (16.79%) Software Engineering
17 74 (13.96%) Machine Learning
18 46 (8.68%) Parallel Programming
19 39 (7.36%) Front End Development
20 36 (6.79%) Chemistry
Programming Languages
1 156 (29.43%) C#
2 143 (26.98%) Python
3 128 (24.15%) JavaScript
4 113 (21.32%) TypeScript
5 79 (14.91%) C++
6 73 (13.77%) Fortran
7 60 (11.32%) C
8 42 (7.92%) SQL
9 34 (6.42%) PHP
10 31 (5.85%) Java
11 17 (3.21%) Go
12 14 (2.64%) Bash
13 13 (2.45%) R
14 10 (1.89%) Kotlin
15 9 (1.70%) MATLAB
15 9 (1.70%) PowerShell
16 7 (1.32%) Perl
17 4 (0.75%) T-SQL
18 2 (0.38%) Haskell
18 2 (0.38%) Rust
Qualifications
1 507 (95.66%) Degree
2 191 (36.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 95 (17.92%) Master's Degree
4 80 (15.09%) PhD
5 48 (9.06%) Security Cleared
6 33 (6.23%) CISSP
7 19 (3.58%) CompTIA Security+
8 12 (2.26%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.70%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.51%) CISM
10 8 (1.51%) GIAC
10 8 (1.51%) GPEN
10 8 (1.51%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.94%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.57%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.57%) CCNA
13 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.38%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.23%) WCAG
2 14 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (2.26%) GDPR
3 12 (2.26%) NIST
4 10 (1.89%) QA
5 9 (1.70%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.51%) GRC
7 7 (1.32%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.32%) CDISC
8 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.13%) NIST 800
8 6 (1.13%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.57%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.57%) SLA
11 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.19%) DICOM
12 1 (0.19%) HL7
12 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 138 (26.04%) Docker
2 4 (0.75%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.75%) Firmware
3 2 (0.38%) HDFS
3 2 (0.38%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 119 (22.45%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.51%) Nessus
3 6 (1.13%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (0.94%) Suricata
5 2 (0.38%) Grafana
5 2 (0.38%) Nagios
5 2 (0.38%) Netcool
5 2 (0.38%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.38%) Terraform
5 2 (0.38%) WSUS
5 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 61 (11.51%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.26%) Xamarin
3 7 (1.32%) Cisco
3 7 (1.32%) Juniper
3 7 (1.32%) Splunk
4 6 (1.13%) Google
4 6 (1.13%) iManage
4 6 (1.13%) Qualys
4 6 (1.13%) YouTube
5 5 (0.94%) Palo Alto
6 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
6 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds
7 3 (0.57%) Cloudera
8 2 (0.38%) Acronis
8 2 (0.38%) Dell
8 2 (0.38%) Dynatrace
8 2 (0.38%) F5
8 2 (0.38%) New Relic
8 2 (0.38%) VMware
8 2 (0.38%) WatchGuard