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 1 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 182 105
Rank change year-on-year -60 -77 +6
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 611 547 1,220
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 1.58% 2.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.28% 4.27% 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 446 319 676
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £61,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% - -7.69%

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 14,288 12,803 14,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.56% 37.10% 27.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8,020 4,921 6,207
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £48,450 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.68% -7.71% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -1.86%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 +12 252 £65,000 +18.18% 180
North of England -63 125 £62,500 +13.64% 150
South West -34 78 £42,500 -10.53% 95
Midlands -56 74 £45,000 +5.88% 91
North West -32 55 £56,250 +2.27% 86
East of England -40 55 £42,500 -3.41% 89
East Midlands -24 40 £25,000 -28.57% 36
Yorkshire -42 37 £62,500 +0.81% 43
West Midlands -73 34 £51,250 +20.59% 55
North East -50 33 £110,000 +113.59% 22
Wales -68 17 £35,000 -41.67% 25
Scotland -11 5 £82,500 +50.00% 82
Northern Ireland -95 5 £47,500 -32.86% 52
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 21 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.47%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.98%) Confluence
5 4 (0.65%) CMS
5 4 (0.65%) WordPress
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.49%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.33%) IIS
7 2 (0.33%) Luigi
8 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.16%) Apache
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.65%) EPLAN
3 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.13%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.33%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.16%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 199 (32.57%) Azure
2 151 (24.71%) AWS
3 46 (7.53%) SaaS
4 44 (7.20%) GCP
5 32 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (5.24%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (3.76%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (3.76%) GitHub
6 23 (3.76%) Power Platform
7 18 (2.95%) Snowflake
8 15 (2.45%) Serverless
9 13 (2.13%) Azure Functions
9 13 (2.13%) IaaS
10 12 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (1.80%) Entra ID
11 11 (1.80%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.80%) PaaS
12 10 (1.64%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.47%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.47%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.75%) Internet
2 18 (2.95%) VPN
3 17 (2.78%) Firewall
4 15 (2.45%) DNS
5 14 (2.29%) DHCP
6 13 (2.13%) WAN
7 11 (1.80%) Wireless
8 10 (1.64%) Network Security
8 10 (1.64%) TCP/IP
9 9 (1.47%) LAN
9 9 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.98%) HTTP
10 6 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.98%) MQTT
10 6 (0.98%) ZigBee
11 5 (0.82%) BGP
12 4 (0.65%) Bluetooth
12 4 (0.65%) Profibus
12 4 (0.65%) VLAN
12 4 (0.65%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (15.88%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.09%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (3.93%) Relational Database
4 22 (3.60%) Redis
5 19 (3.11%) NoSQL
6 17 (2.78%) MySQL
7 15 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (1.80%) Metadata
8 11 (1.80%) Power BI
9 10 (1.64%) Spark SQL
10 8 (1.31%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.98%) ClickHouse
12 5 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (0.82%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
12 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.65%) MariaDB
14 3 (0.49%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 89 (14.57%) Git
2 32 (5.24%) Eclipse
3 31 (5.07%) GitLab
3 31 (5.07%) Subversion
4 23 (3.76%) Jenkins
4 23 (3.76%) JUnit
5 22 (3.60%) JIRA
6 6 (0.98%) Burp Suite
6 6 (0.98%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.98%) GDB
6 6 (0.98%) Postman
7 5 (0.82%) Eclipse RCP
7 5 (0.82%) JMeter
8 4 (0.65%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.65%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.65%) Selenium
9 3 (0.49%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.49%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.49%) Zephyr
General
1 226 (36.99%) Social Skills
2 97 (15.88%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (12.44%) Finance
4 48 (7.86%) Manufacturing
5 34 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (4.75%) Retail
7 28 (4.58%) Aerospace
8 24 (3.93%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (3.76%) Electronics
10 21 (3.44%) Law
11 18 (2.95%) Public Sector
12 16 (2.62%) Legal
13 11 (1.80%) Banking
14 9 (1.47%) Marketing
14 9 (1.47%) Publishing
14 9 (1.47%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.31%) Advertising
15 8 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.98%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 182 (29.79%) Developer
2 121 (19.80%) Software Engineer
3 72 (11.78%) Senior
4 69 (11.29%) Software Developer
5 51 (8.35%) Graduate
6 49 (8.02%) C# Software Engineer
7 45 (7.36%) C++ Software Engineer
8 44 (7.20%) Lead
9 43 (7.04%) Architect
10 37 (6.06%) Python Engineer
11 36 (5.89%) Analyst
11 36 (5.89%) Java Developer
12 34 (5.56%) Python Software Engineer
13 33 (5.40%) Junior
14 31 (5.07%) Full-Stack Developer
14 31 (5.07%) Web Developer
15 27 (4.42%) Graduate Developer
16 26 (4.26%) AWS Engineer
16 26 (4.26%) Junior Developer
17 25 (4.09%) AWS Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (16.53%) .NET
2 72 (11.78%) React
3 57 (9.33%) CSS
3 57 (9.33%) RESTful
4 48 (7.86%) HTML
5 40 (6.55%) jQuery
6 35 (5.73%) REST
7 33 (5.40%) Vue
8 32 (5.24%) Web Services
9 29 (4.75%) Node.js
10 28 (4.58%) Jakarta EE
11 27 (4.42%) Struts
12 24 (3.93%) Terraform
13 18 (2.95%) Kafka
14 17 (2.78%) .NET Core
14 17 (2.78%) PySpark
15 13 (2.13%) ARM Templates
16 12 (1.96%) Yocto
17 11 (1.80%) AngularJS
17 11 (1.80%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 63 (10.31%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.73%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.09%) Algorithms
3 25 (4.09%) Distributed Computing
4 18 (2.95%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (2.95%) Robotics
5 17 (2.78%) Data Structures
5 17 (2.78%) Embedded Systems
5 17 (2.78%) IoT
5 17 (2.78%) Life Science
5 17 (2.78%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.62%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.13%) Security Posture
9 12 (1.96%) Device Driver
10 10 (1.64%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.31%) CMDB
11 8 (1.31%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.31%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.15%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 86 (14.08%) Linux
2 32 (5.24%) Windows
3 11 (1.80%) Unix
4 9 (1.47%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.31%) Embedded Linux
6 7 (1.15%) Debian
7 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.65%) Android
8 4 (0.65%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.65%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.49%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.49%) Gentoo
9 3 (0.49%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.49%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.33%) Solaris
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) CentOS
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 560 (91.65%) Computer Science
2 213 (34.86%) Problem-Solving
3 203 (33.22%) Software Engineering
4 164 (26.84%) AI
5 155 (25.37%) CI/CD
6 142 (23.24%) Agile
7 132 (21.60%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (16.20%) DevOps
9 91 (14.89%) Mentoring
10 79 (12.93%) Full-Stack Development
11 59 (9.66%) Containerisation
11 59 (9.66%) Test Automation
12 58 (9.49%) SDLC
12 58 (9.49%) Stakeholder Management
13 56 (9.17%) Cybersecurity
14 54 (8.84%) Data Modelling
14 54 (8.84%) Microservices
15 53 (8.67%) Roadmaps
16 52 (8.51%) Design Patterns
17 49 (8.02%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 185 (30.28%) Python
2 135 (22.09%) C#
3 132 (21.60%) JavaScript
4 120 (19.64%) C++
5 117 (19.15%) SQL
6 107 (17.51%) Java
7 56 (9.17%) PHP
8 54 (8.84%) TypeScript
9 30 (4.91%) PowerShell
10 29 (4.75%) Rust
11 25 (4.09%) Perl
12 24 (3.93%) C
13 19 (3.11%) Go
14 16 (2.62%) Bash
15 7 (1.15%) Bicep
16 6 (0.98%) Embedded C
16 6 (0.98%) Embedded C++
17 5 (0.82%) Scala
18 4 (0.65%) Delphi
18 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 611 (100.00%) Degree
2 62 (10.15%) Master's Degree
3 60 (9.82%) Security Cleared
4 40 (6.55%) SC Cleared
5 23 (3.76%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.78%) CISSP
7 14 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.13%) PhD
9 12 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (1.80%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.64%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.47%) ISTQB
13 8 (1.31%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.31%) CCNP
13 8 (1.31%) CEH
13 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.98%) CCNA
15 5 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
15 5 (0.82%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.86%) Accessibility
2 47 (7.69%) QA
3 29 (4.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (4.09%) GDPR
5 22 (3.60%) NIST
6 13 (2.13%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.47%) GxP
7 9 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.98%) JTAG
8 6 (0.98%) SOC 2
9 5 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.65%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.65%) IEC 61131
11 3 (0.49%) GRC
11 3 (0.49%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.33%) IEC 61508
12 2 (0.33%) NCSC
12 2 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 68 (11.13%) Docker
2 20 (3.27%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.47%) Firmware
6 4 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.65%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.65%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.49%) vSphere
8 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.16%) Ceph
9 1 (0.16%) KVM
9 1 (0.16%) Lustre
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.16%) NFS
9 1 (0.16%) Samba
9 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 60 (9.82%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.31%) Ansible
3 8 (1.31%) Grafana
4 3 (0.49%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.49%) Kibana
4 3 (0.49%) Nmap
4 3 (0.49%) Plesk
4 3 (0.49%) Podman
4 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.49%) SCCM
5 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.33%) MaaS360
5 2 (0.33%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.16%) Argo
6 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.16%) Packer
Vendors
1 123 (20.13%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.27%) Oracle
3 18 (2.95%) Databricks
4 14 (2.29%) Cisco
5 13 (2.13%) VMware
6 8 (1.31%) Google
6 8 (1.31%) Meraki
7 5 (0.82%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.82%) Splunk
8 4 (0.65%) Adobe
8 4 (0.65%) Apple
8 4 (0.65%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.65%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.65%) Siemens
9 3 (0.49%) NVIDIA
9 3 (0.49%) Sage
9 3 (0.49%) SAP
9 3 (0.49%) Thales
9 3 (0.49%) Veracode
10 2 (0.33%) Fortinet