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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 200 90 114
Rank change year-on-year -110 +24 +44
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 404 1,211 800
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.07% 2.65% 2.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.35% 8.36% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 282 558 623
10th Percentile £25,000 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% -11.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £69,313 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,700 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +13.04%

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 12,077 14,484 9,999
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.09% 31.75% 34.04%
Number of salaries quoted 5,168 5,748 6,726
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £41,336 £38,126
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £66,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,269 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.61% +1.34% +0.75%

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025. 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 -69 121 £55,000 -15.38% 140
North of England -32 102 £55,000 +10.00% 32
Midlands -101 62 £40,367 +15.33% 39
Yorkshire +2 48 £55,000 +19.18% 12
West Midlands -66 48 £40,367 +15.33% 19
South West -7 46 £48,750 -23.53% 43
East of England -48 39 £25,000 -57.26% 40
North West -41 36 £60,000 +20.00% 19
Scotland -14 21 £60,000 +11.25% 24
North East +3 18 £51,500 +14.44% 3
East Midlands -60 17 £35,000 - 20
Wales -4 10 £51,250 +14.73% 13
Northern Ireland -26 4 £40,500 -22.86% 5
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 22 (5.45%) IIS
2 7 (1.73%) Confluence
3 3 (0.74%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.50%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.50%) SAS
4 2 (0.50%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.72%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.98%) AutoCAD
4 8 (1.98%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.50%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) Weka
7 1 (0.25%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.24%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (0.25%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 154 (38.12%) Azure
2 88 (21.78%) AWS
3 31 (7.67%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (7.18%) Power Platform
5 28 (6.93%) SaaS
6 27 (6.68%) GCP
7 22 (5.45%) GitHub
7 22 (5.45%) Serverless
8 10 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.23%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.98%) Google Workspace
10 8 (1.98%) PaaS
11 6 (1.49%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.49%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
13 4 (0.99%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.99%) Firebase
13 4 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.99%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.45%) Firewall
2 13 (3.22%) TCP/IP
2 13 (3.22%) VLAN
3 11 (2.72%) Network Security
4 10 (2.48%) VPN
5 9 (2.23%) SAN
6 7 (1.73%) Modbus
6 7 (1.73%) Wireshark
7 6 (1.49%) DNS
8 5 (1.24%) Bluetooth
8 5 (1.24%) DHCP
8 5 (1.24%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (1.24%) VoIP
9 4 (0.99%) BGP
9 4 (0.99%) Internet
9 4 (0.99%) OSPF
9 4 (0.99%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.99%) WAN
9 4 (0.99%) ZigBee
10 3 (0.74%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (17.82%) SQL Server
2 36 (8.91%) MySQL
3 24 (5.94%) Power BI
4 12 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.72%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.48%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.98%) Metadata
8 7 (1.73%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.24%) Big Data
9 5 (1.24%) Data Mining
9 5 (1.24%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.24%) Tableau
10 4 (0.99%) Oracle BI EE
10 4 (0.99%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.99%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.74%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 36 (8.91%) JIRA
2 27 (6.68%) Git
3 10 (2.48%) Bitbucket
3 10 (2.48%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.98%) Cypress.io
4 8 (1.98%) GitLab
5 5 (1.24%) Selenium
6 4 (0.99%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.99%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.74%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.74%) ERwin
7 3 (0.74%) Maven
7 3 (0.74%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.74%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.74%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.74%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.74%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.50%) JMeter
8 2 (0.50%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.50%) TestRail
General
1 207 (51.24%) Social Skills
2 91 (22.52%) Finance
3 68 (16.83%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.43%) Manufacturing
5 17 (4.21%) Law
6 16 (3.96%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.47%) Retail
8 12 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (2.72%) Aerospace
9 11 (2.72%) Banking
9 11 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (2.72%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.48%) Electronics
10 10 (2.48%) Marketing
11 8 (1.98%) Advertising
12 7 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.73%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.49%) Back Office
14 4 (0.99%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 94 (23.27%) Developer
2 59 (14.60%) Architect
3 48 (11.88%) Graduate
4 45 (11.14%) Software Engineer
5 37 (9.16%) Senior
6 35 (8.66%) Support Engineer
7 32 (7.92%) Analyst
7 32 (7.92%) Graduate Developer
7 32 (7.92%) Software Architect
8 26 (6.44%) IT Graduate
9 22 (5.45%) Software Developer
10 21 (5.20%) IT Support
11 20 (4.95%) Technical Support
12 19 (4.70%) IT Engineer
13 17 (4.21%) C# Developer
14 16 (3.96%) IT Support Engineer
14 16 (3.96%) SQL Developer
15 15 (3.71%) Software Support Engineer
16 14 (3.47%) PHP Developer
17 13 (3.22%) Graduate C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (15.84%) .NET
2 55 (13.61%) CSS
3 36 (8.91%) ASP.NET
4 30 (7.43%) jQuery
5 29 (7.18%) React
6 25 (6.19%) Middleware
7 22 (5.45%) HTML
7 22 (5.45%) REST
8 20 (4.95%) .NET Framework
8 20 (4.95%) WinForms
9 12 (2.97%) Entity Framework
9 12 (2.97%) Vue
9 12 (2.97%) WPF
10 10 (2.48%) AngularJS
10 10 (2.48%) Node.js
10 10 (2.48%) Playwright
10 10 (2.48%) RESTful
11 9 (2.23%) Blazor
11 9 (2.23%) Spring
11 9 (2.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.92%) Management Information System
2 27 (6.68%) Enterprise Software
3 25 (6.19%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.46%) Onboarding
5 13 (3.22%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.22%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.72%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.23%) Data Structures
7 9 (2.23%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.98%) SCADA
9 7 (1.73%) NHS
9 7 (1.73%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.73%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 7 (1.73%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.49%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.49%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.49%) IoT
11 5 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.24%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 59 (14.60%) Linux
1 59 (14.60%) Windows
2 7 (1.73%) Mac OS
3 6 (1.49%) Android
3 6 (1.49%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.24%) Mac OS X
5 4 (0.99%) Kali Linux
5 4 (0.99%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.74%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (96.04%) Computer Science
2 146 (36.14%) Problem-Solving
3 140 (34.65%) Agile
4 108 (26.73%) DevOps
5 102 (25.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 76 (18.81%) Mentoring
7 73 (18.07%) Software Engineering
8 70 (17.33%) CI/CD
9 53 (13.12%) SDLC
10 49 (12.13%) AI
10 49 (12.13%) OOP
11 43 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
11 43 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
11 43 (10.64%) ITIL
12 37 (9.16%) Analytics
12 37 (9.16%) OO
12 37 (9.16%) Test Automation
13 36 (8.91%) MVC
14 34 (8.42%) Design Patterns
15 33 (8.17%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 105 (25.99%) C#
2 101 (25.00%) SQL
3 98 (24.26%) Java
4 81 (20.05%) Python
5 61 (15.10%) JavaScript
6 54 (13.37%) C++
7 41 (10.15%) PHP
8 27 (6.68%) TypeScript
9 21 (5.20%) C
10 16 (3.96%) PowerShell
11 15 (3.71%) T-SQL
12 11 (2.72%) PL/SQL
13 10 (2.48%) Bash
13 10 (2.48%) R
14 7 (1.73%) Delphi
15 5 (1.24%) Rust
16 4 (0.99%) Go
16 4 (0.99%) Julia
17 3 (0.74%) VBA
18 2 (0.50%) VB
Qualifications
1 401 (99.26%) Degree
2 42 (10.40%) Master's Degree
3 40 (9.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (9.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 36 (8.91%) Security Cleared
6 28 (6.93%) Azure Certification
7 24 (5.94%) TOGAF Certification
8 23 (5.69%) Chartered Engineer
8 23 (5.69%) SC Cleared
9 22 (5.45%) AWS Certification
10 20 (4.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (2.48%) CISSP
13 9 (2.23%) A+ Certification
13 9 (2.23%) DV Cleared
13 9 (2.23%) MCP
14 8 (1.98%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (1.73%) CCNP
15 7 (1.73%) CISM
15 7 (1.73%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 23 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (4.46%) QA
3 15 (3.71%) NIST
4 12 (2.97%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.48%) IEC 61131
6 9 (2.23%) Accessibility
6 9 (2.23%) NCSC
7 8 (1.98%) GDPR
8 6 (1.49%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.50%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.50%) ECSS
9 2 (0.50%) GxP
9 2 (0.50%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.25%) GRC
10 1 (0.25%) SLA
10 1 (0.25%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 29 (7.18%) Docker
2 14 (3.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.48%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.48%) Firmware
4 8 (1.98%) vSphere
5 5 (1.24%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.99%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.25%) GPFS
7 1 (0.25%) Lustre
7 1 (0.25%) NFS
7 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (7.18%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.70%) Terraform
3 14 (3.47%) Grafana
4 13 (3.22%) Prometheus
5 11 (2.72%) Ansible
5 11 (2.72%) Control-M
6 4 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.99%) Nessus
6 4 (0.99%) Nmap
6 4 (0.99%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.74%) Docker Swarm
7 3 (0.74%) Nagios
7 3 (0.74%) SCCM
7 3 (0.74%) ZABBIX
8 2 (0.50%) Kibana
9 1 (0.25%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.25%) Podman
9 1 (0.25%) Puppet
9 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 108 (26.73%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.45%) Oracle
3 15 (3.71%) Google
3 15 (3.71%) VMware
4 12 (2.97%) Sage
4 12 (2.97%) Xamarin
5 11 (2.72%) SAP
6 10 (2.48%) Cisco
6 10 (2.48%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.23%) Splunk
8 7 (1.73%) Dell
8 7 (1.73%) Palo Alto
8 7 (1.73%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.24%) Syncfusion
9 5 (1.24%) Telerik
9 5 (1.24%) Zoho
10 4 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (0.99%) Qualtrics
10 4 (0.99%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.99%) Veeam