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 29 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 181 105
Rank change year-on-year -55 -76 +9
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 607 551 1,223
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 1.61% 2.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.18% 4.37% 8.31%
Number of salaries quoted 450 320 678
10th Percentile £26,888 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,813 £33,438 £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 £74,688 £68,375 £73,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,250 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.75% - -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 14,515 12,606 14,722
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.84% 36.79% 27.70%
Number of salaries quoted 7,989 4,907 6,235
10th Percentile £30,173 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £48,122 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.49% -8.34% -
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% -2.56%

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 29 September 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 29 September 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 +10 252 £65,000 +18.18% 160
North of England -65 123 £62,500 +13.64% 129
South West -42 76 £42,500 -10.53% 86
Midlands -65 73 £42,500 - 81
East of England -44 54 £42,500 -3.41% 63
North West -31 52 £56,250 +2.27% 80
East Midlands -33 39 £25,000 -28.57% 28
Yorkshire -39 38 £62,500 +8.70% 30
West Midlands -71 34 £51,250 +20.59% 53
North East -52 33 £110,000 +113.59% 19
Wales -65 19 £65,000 +8.33% 12
Scotland -13 5 £82,500 +50.00% 68
Northern Ireland -95 5 £47,500 -32.86% 51
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 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.32%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.99%) Confluence
5 4 (0.66%) CMS
5 4 (0.66%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.33%) Luigi
7 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.66%) 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 9 (1.48%) 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
1 200 (32.95%) Azure
2 152 (25.04%) AWS
3 46 (7.58%) SaaS
4 44 (7.25%) GCP
5 33 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (5.27%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (3.79%) GitHub
7 23 (3.79%) Power Platform
8 19 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
9 18 (2.97%) Snowflake
10 16 (2.64%) Serverless
11 14 (2.31%) Azure Functions
12 13 (2.14%) Azure Logic Apps
12 13 (2.14%) IaaS
13 11 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (1.81%) Entra ID
13 11 (1.81%) OneDrive
13 11 (1.81%) PaaS
14 9 (1.48%) Power Automate
14 9 (1.48%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.94%) Internet
2 20 (3.29%) VPN
3 18 (2.97%) Firewall
4 17 (2.80%) DNS
5 16 (2.64%) DHCP
6 15 (2.47%) WAN
7 11 (1.81%) Wireless
8 10 (1.65%) LAN
8 10 (1.65%) Network Security
8 10 (1.65%) TCP/IP
9 9 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.15%) BGP
11 6 (0.99%) HTTP
11 6 (0.99%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (0.99%) MQTT
11 6 (0.99%) ZigBee
12 5 (0.82%) MPLS
12 5 (0.82%) VoIP
13 4 (0.66%) Profibus
13 4 (0.66%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (16.14%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.12%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (3.95%) Relational Database
4 22 (3.62%) Redis
5 19 (3.13%) NoSQL
6 17 (2.80%) MySQL
7 16 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (1.81%) Metadata
8 11 (1.81%) Power BI
8 11 (1.81%) Spark SQL
9 8 (1.32%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.99%) ClickHouse
11 5 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
11 5 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
11 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.66%) MariaDB
12 4 (0.66%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.49%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 88 (14.50%) Git
2 32 (5.27%) Eclipse
3 31 (5.11%) Subversion
4 30 (4.94%) GitLab
5 23 (3.79%) Jenkins
5 23 (3.79%) JIRA
5 23 (3.79%) JUnit
6 6 (0.99%) Burp Suite
6 6 (0.99%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.99%) GDB
6 6 (0.99%) Postman
7 5 (0.82%) Eclipse RCP
7 5 (0.82%) JMeter
8 4 (0.66%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.66%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.66%) Selenium
9 3 (0.49%) Gatling
9 3 (0.49%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.49%) Zephyr
General
1 224 (36.90%) Social Skills
2 95 (15.65%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (12.19%) Finance
4 44 (7.25%) Manufacturing
5 33 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (4.61%) Aerospace
8 25 (4.12%) Retail
9 24 (3.95%) Pharmaceutical
10 23 (3.79%) Electronics
11 22 (3.62%) Law
12 19 (3.13%) Public Sector
13 16 (2.64%) Legal
14 11 (1.81%) Banking
15 9 (1.48%) Marketing
15 9 (1.48%) Publishing
15 9 (1.48%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.32%) Advertising
16 8 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.99%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 182 (29.98%) Developer
2 122 (20.10%) Software Engineer
3 69 (11.37%) Software Developer
4 68 (11.20%) Senior
5 50 (8.24%) C# Software Engineer
5 50 (8.24%) Graduate
6 46 (7.58%) C++ Software Engineer
7 45 (7.41%) Lead
8 43 (7.08%) Architect
9 38 (6.26%) Python Engineer
10 36 (5.93%) Java Developer
11 35 (5.77%) Analyst
11 35 (5.77%) Python Software Engineer
12 33 (5.44%) Junior
13 32 (5.27%) Web Developer
14 31 (5.11%) Full-Stack Developer
15 27 (4.45%) AWS Engineer
15 27 (4.45%) Graduate Developer
16 26 (4.28%) AWS Software Engineer
16 26 (4.28%) Junior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (16.64%) .NET
2 72 (11.86%) React
3 58 (9.56%) CSS
4 56 (9.23%) RESTful
5 49 (8.07%) HTML
6 41 (6.75%) jQuery
7 36 (5.93%) REST
8 33 (5.44%) Vue
9 32 (5.27%) Web Services
10 29 (4.78%) Node.js
11 28 (4.61%) Jakarta EE
12 27 (4.45%) Struts
13 25 (4.12%) Terraform
14 17 (2.80%) Kafka
14 17 (2.80%) PySpark
15 16 (2.64%) .NET Core
16 14 (2.31%) ARM Templates
17 12 (1.98%) Yocto
18 11 (1.81%) AngularJS
18 11 (1.81%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.21%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.77%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.28%) Distributed Computing
4 24 (3.95%) Algorithms
5 18 (2.97%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (2.97%) Robotics
6 17 (2.80%) Data Structures
6 17 (2.80%) Embedded Systems
6 17 (2.80%) IoT
6 17 (2.80%) Life Science
6 17 (2.80%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.64%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.14%) Security Posture
10 12 (1.98%) Device Driver
11 10 (1.65%) AI Agents
12 9 (1.48%) Data Centre
13 8 (1.32%) CMDB
13 8 (1.32%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.15%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 86 (14.17%) Linux
2 33 (5.44%) Windows
3 12 (1.98%) Unix
4 10 (1.65%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.32%) Embedded Linux
6 7 (1.15%) Debian
7 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.66%) Android
8 4 (0.66%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.66%) 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
1 555 (91.43%) Computer Science
2 209 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
3 200 (32.95%) Software Engineering
4 160 (26.36%) AI
5 154 (25.37%) CI/CD
6 142 (23.39%) Agile
7 127 (20.92%) Continuous Improvement
8 100 (16.47%) DevOps
9 86 (14.17%) Mentoring
10 78 (12.85%) Full-Stack Development
11 60 (9.88%) Test Automation
12 58 (9.56%) Containerisation
13 56 (9.23%) SDLC
14 55 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
15 54 (8.90%) Data Modelling
15 54 (8.90%) Stakeholder Management
16 53 (8.73%) Microservices
16 53 (8.73%) Roadmaps
17 52 (8.57%) Design Patterns
18 49 (8.07%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 185 (30.48%) Python
2 135 (22.24%) C#
3 131 (21.58%) JavaScript
4 121 (19.93%) C++
5 118 (19.44%) SQL
6 105 (17.30%) Java
7 57 (9.39%) PHP
8 53 (8.73%) TypeScript
9 33 (5.44%) PowerShell
10 29 (4.78%) Rust
11 25 (4.12%) Perl
12 24 (3.95%) C
13 19 (3.13%) Go
14 16 (2.64%) Bash
15 7 (1.15%) Bicep
16 6 (0.99%) Embedded C
16 6 (0.99%) Embedded C++
17 5 (0.82%) Scala
18 4 (0.66%) Delphi
18 4 (0.66%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 607 (100.00%) Degree
2 62 (10.21%) Master's Degree
3 61 (10.05%) Security Cleared
4 41 (6.75%) SC Cleared
5 24 (3.95%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.80%) CISSP
7 15 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.14%) PhD
9 12 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (1.81%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.65%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.48%) CCNP
12 9 (1.48%) ISTQB
13 8 (1.32%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.32%) CEH
13 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.99%) CCNA
15 5 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
15 5 (0.82%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.07%) Accessibility
2 47 (7.74%) QA
3 30 (4.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (4.28%) GDPR
5 23 (3.79%) NIST
6 12 (1.98%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.48%) GxP
7 9 (1.48%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.99%) JTAG
8 6 (0.99%) SOC 2
9 5 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.66%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.66%) 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 67 (11.04%) Docker
2 21 (3.46%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.48%) Firmware
6 6 (0.99%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.66%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.66%) vSphere
8 3 (0.49%) 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 (9.88%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.65%) Ansible
3 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.32%) Grafana
5 3 (0.49%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.49%) Kibana
5 3 (0.49%) Nmap
5 3 (0.49%) Plesk
5 3 (0.49%) Podman
5 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.49%) SCCM
5 3 (0.49%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.33%) MaaS360
7 1 (0.16%) Argo
7 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ZFS
7 1 (0.16%) Packer
Vendors
1 120 (19.77%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.13%) Databricks
2 19 (3.13%) Oracle
3 16 (2.64%) Cisco
4 15 (2.47%) VMware
5 9 (1.48%) Meraki
6 8 (1.32%) Google
7 6 (0.99%) Splunk
8 4 (0.66%) Adobe
8 4 (0.66%) Apple
8 4 (0.66%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.66%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.66%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.66%) 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%) IFS