Computer Science Degree Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 176 102
Rank change year-on-year -61 -74 +20
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 596 621 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.75% 1.78% 2.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.30% 4.93% 8.97%
Number of salaries quoted 472 370 900
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £50,619
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% +3.72% -16.75%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% -6.40%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,867 12,587 15,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.42% 36.15% 25.51%
Number of salaries quoted 7,304 5,286 7,979
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,302 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.60% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 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
South East -10 238 £65,000 +10.64% 102
North of England -55 122 £62,500 +13.64% 50
South West -35 74 £42,500 -12.82% 84
Midlands -61 70 £40,000 -5.88% 44
East of England -40 66 £45,000 - 52
North West -38 47 £40,000 -27.27% 37
Yorkshire -29 40 £75,000 +27.66% 4
East Midlands -13 37 £26,000 -25.71% 28
North East -41 35 £110,000 +285.96% 9
West Midlands -68 33 £47,500 +11.76% 16
Wales -53 16 £72,500 +20.83% 9
Scotland -17 6 £82,500 +57.14% 45
Northern Ireland -91 4 £40,000 -43.46% 19
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.35%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
2 7 (1.17%) SAS
3 4 (0.67%) CMS
3 4 (0.67%) Confluence
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.67%) WordPress
4 2 (0.34%) Apache
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.34%) IIS
4 2 (0.34%) Luigi
5 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.34%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.17%) Infor M3
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 216 (36.24%) Azure
2 165 (27.68%) AWS
3 50 (8.39%) GCP
4 40 (6.71%) SaaS
5 29 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (4.36%) Serverless
7 25 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (4.03%) Power Platform
9 18 (3.02%) Snowflake
10 16 (2.68%) Azure Functions
11 15 (2.52%) Azure Logic Apps
11 15 (2.52%) GitHub
12 13 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
12 13 (2.18%) IaaS
13 12 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (1.85%) Entra ID
14 11 (1.85%) PaaS
15 9 (1.51%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (1.51%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.87%) Internet
2 26 (4.36%) Firewall
3 24 (4.03%) VPN
3 24 (4.03%) WAN
4 18 (3.02%) DHCP
4 18 (3.02%) DNS
5 17 (2.85%) LAN
6 14 (2.35%) Network Security
6 14 (2.35%) Wireless
7 12 (2.01%) BGP
8 11 (1.85%) TCP/IP
9 10 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.34%) MPLS
10 8 (1.34%) SD-WAN
11 7 (1.17%) VLAN
11 7 (1.17%) VoIP
12 6 (1.01%) HTTP
12 6 (1.01%) MQTT
12 6 (1.01%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.67%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (17.45%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.19%) Relational Database
3 23 (3.86%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (3.69%) Redis
5 20 (3.36%) MySQL
6 17 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.35%) NoSQL
8 12 (2.01%) Power BI
8 12 (2.01%) Spark SQL
9 11 (1.85%) Big Data
10 10 (1.68%) Metadata
11 8 (1.34%) MongoDB
12 6 (1.01%) ClickHouse
13 5 (0.84%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.67%) MariaDB
14 4 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
15 3 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.50%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 84 (14.09%) Git
2 32 (5.37%) Eclipse
3 31 (5.20%) JIRA
4 30 (5.03%) Subversion
5 23 (3.86%) GitLab
5 23 (3.86%) JUnit
6 21 (3.52%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.17%) Burp Suite
7 7 (1.17%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.01%) GDB
8 6 (1.01%) JMeter
9 5 (0.84%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.84%) Eclipse RCP
9 5 (0.84%) Selenium
10 4 (0.67%) Gatling
10 4 (0.67%) HP UFT
10 4 (0.67%) Postman
10 4 (0.67%) REST Assured
10 4 (0.67%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.67%) SonarQube
General
1 209 (35.07%) Social Skills
2 82 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (13.59%) Finance
4 37 (6.21%) Manufacturing
5 32 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.70%) Law
7 23 (3.86%) Public Sector
8 22 (3.69%) Aerospace
8 22 (3.69%) Pharmaceutical
9 20 (3.36%) Electronics
10 19 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.85%) Retail
12 14 (2.35%) Legal
13 11 (1.85%) Marketing
14 9 (1.51%) Banking
15 8 (1.34%) Advertising
15 8 (1.34%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.17%) Automotive
17 5 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 186 (31.21%) Developer
2 127 (21.31%) Software Engineer
3 80 (13.42%) Software Developer
4 60 (10.07%) Graduate
5 57 (9.56%) Senior
6 53 (8.89%) Lead
7 47 (7.89%) C# Software Engineer
7 47 (7.89%) C++ Software Engineer
8 44 (7.38%) Python Engineer
9 43 (7.21%) Architect
10 38 (6.38%) Graduate Developer
10 38 (6.38%) Python Software Engineer
11 36 (6.04%) Java Developer
12 33 (5.54%) Graduate Software Developer
13 31 (5.20%) Web Developer
14 29 (4.87%) Full-Stack Developer
15 27 (4.53%) Junior
16 26 (4.36%) C# Developer
16 26 (4.36%) Junior Developer
17 24 (4.03%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (16.11%) .NET
2 67 (11.24%) React
3 62 (10.40%) CSS
4 55 (9.23%) RESTful
5 49 (8.22%) jQuery
6 44 (7.38%) HTML
7 36 (6.04%) REST
8 33 (5.54%) Terraform
9 32 (5.37%) Vue
9 32 (5.37%) Web Services
10 28 (4.70%) Jakarta EE
10 28 (4.70%) Node.js
11 27 (4.53%) Struts
12 19 (3.19%) .NET Core
13 17 (2.85%) Kafka
13 17 (2.85%) PySpark
14 16 (2.68%) ARM Templates
15 13 (2.18%) JSON
16 11 (1.85%) ASP.NET
16 11 (1.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.38%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.71%) Cloud Native
3 20 (3.36%) Distributed Computing
3 20 (3.36%) Distributed Systems
4 19 (3.19%) Algorithms
5 18 (3.02%) Embedded Systems
6 15 (2.52%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.52%) IoT
6 15 (2.52%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.52%) Product Ownership
6 15 (2.52%) Virtual Team
7 14 (2.35%) Data Structures
7 14 (2.35%) Life Science
8 13 (2.18%) Robotics
8 13 (2.18%) Security Posture
8 13 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (1.68%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.68%) Device Driver
10 8 (1.34%) CMDB
10 8 (1.34%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 83 (13.93%) Linux
2 32 (5.37%) Windows
3 14 (2.35%) Unix
4 11 (1.85%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.17%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.84%) Debian
6 5 (0.84%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.67%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.50%) Gentoo
8 3 (0.50%) Robot Operating System
8 3 (0.50%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.34%) Android
9 2 (0.34%) Solaris
9 2 (0.34%) VMS
9 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 543 (91.11%) Computer Science
2 195 (32.72%) Software Engineering
3 194 (32.55%) Problem-Solving
4 155 (26.01%) CI/CD
5 147 (24.66%) Agile
6 145 (24.33%) AI
7 122 (20.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 107 (17.95%) DevOps
9 79 (13.26%) Mentoring
10 73 (12.25%) Full-Stack Development
11 72 (12.08%) Test Automation
12 56 (9.40%) Containerisation
13 55 (9.23%) SDLC
14 52 (8.72%) Data Modelling
15 51 (8.56%) Microservices
16 49 (8.22%) Web Development
17 48 (8.05%) Scrum
18 47 (7.89%) Roadmaps
19 46 (7.72%) Clean Code
19 46 (7.72%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 196 (32.89%) Python
2 142 (23.83%) C#
3 134 (22.48%) C++
4 124 (20.81%) SQL
5 123 (20.64%) JavaScript
6 104 (17.45%) Java
7 67 (11.24%) PHP
8 53 (8.89%) TypeScript
9 39 (6.54%) PowerShell
10 33 (5.54%) Rust
11 28 (4.70%) C
12 25 (4.19%) Perl
13 17 (2.85%) Bash
13 17 (2.85%) Go
14 7 (1.17%) Bicep
15 5 (0.84%) Scala
16 4 (0.67%) Delphi
16 4 (0.67%) Embedded C
16 4 (0.67%) Embedded C++
16 4 (0.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 596 (100.00%) Degree
2 73 (12.25%) Master's Degree
3 56 (9.40%) Security Cleared
4 36 (6.04%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.19%) DV Cleared
6 21 (3.52%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (2.85%) PhD
8 15 (2.52%) CISSP
9 13 (2.18%) CCNP
10 11 (1.85%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.68%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.68%) ISTQB
12 9 (1.51%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.34%) CCNA
13 8 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (1.01%) CCIE
15 5 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.67%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.72%) QA
2 50 (8.39%) Accessibility
3 27 (4.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.69%) GDPR
4 22 (3.69%) NIST
5 16 (2.68%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.68%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.17%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.01%) JTAG
9 5 (0.84%) GxP
9 5 (0.84%) SLA
10 4 (0.67%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.50%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.50%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.50%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.34%) NCSC
12 2 (0.34%) PMO
13 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
System Software
1 67 (11.24%) Docker
2 23 (3.86%) Active Directory
3 21 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.68%) Firmware
5 9 (1.51%) VMware NSX
6 8 (1.34%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.84%) KVM
7 5 (0.84%) vSphere
8 4 (0.67%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.34%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 68 (11.41%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.35%) Ansible
3 11 (1.85%) Grafana
4 7 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.67%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.67%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.67%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.50%) Nmap
6 3 (0.50%) Plesk
6 3 (0.50%) Podman
6 3 (0.50%) SCCM
7 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.34%) Kibana
7 2 (0.34%) MaaS360
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.17%) Argo
8 1 (0.17%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.17%) Packer
Vendors
1 107 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.03%) Cisco
3 22 (3.69%) Databricks
3 22 (3.69%) VMware
4 16 (2.68%) Oracle
5 13 (2.18%) Meraki
6 9 (1.51%) Splunk
7 7 (1.17%) Google
8 4 (0.67%) Adobe
8 4 (0.67%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.67%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.67%) Veracode
9 3 (0.50%) Apple
9 3 (0.50%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.50%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.50%) Sage
10 2 (0.34%) Blue Coat
10 2 (0.34%) Infor
10 2 (0.34%) SolarWinds