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 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 212 85 118
Rank change year-on-year -127 +33 +56
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 387 1,202 768
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.93% 3.09% 2.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.66% 8.62% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 263 530 601
10th Percentile £25,250 £32,500 £32,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -10.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,700 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £64,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.47% -1.54% +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 14,530 13,950 9,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.87% 35.82% 33.95%
Number of salaries quoted 5,162 5,560 6,551
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £31,713 £41,750 £37,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,112 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.36% +1.06% -

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 16 December 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 16 December 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 -61 117 £55,000 -15.38% 166
North of England -83 101 £55,000 +10.00% 92
Midlands -123 54 £40,000 +14.29% 86
Yorkshire -64 52 £55,000 +19.18% 39
South West -3 44 £57,500 -17.86% 53
West Midlands -102 40 £41,250 +17.86% 40
East of England -54 37 £30,000 -48.50% 84
North West -60 30 £60,000 +18.81% 47
Scotland -12 21 £65,000 +23.81% 47
North East -1 19 £51,500 +14.44% 6
East Midlands -70 17 £35,000 - 42
Wales -14 10 £51,250 +14.73% 12
Northern Ireland -31 4 £40,500 -22.86% 9
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 (5.68%) IIS
2 10 (2.58%) Confluence
3 6 (1.55%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.52%) SAS
6 1 (0.26%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.36%) MS Visio
4 8 (2.07%) AutoCAD
4 8 (2.07%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.52%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.52%) Weka
6 2 (0.52%) Windchill
7 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (1.55%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.52%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.26%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 149 (38.50%) Azure
2 88 (22.74%) AWS
3 30 (7.75%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (7.24%) SaaS
5 26 (6.72%) Power Platform
6 24 (6.20%) Serverless
7 22 (5.68%) GCP
7 22 (5.68%) GitHub
8 14 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (2.33%) Google Workspace
10 8 (2.07%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (2.07%) PaaS
11 6 (1.55%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.03%) Amazon S3
12 4 (1.03%) Firebase
12 4 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.03%) SurveyMonkey
13 3 (0.78%) Collibra
13 3 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.46%) Firewall
2 17 (4.39%) TCP/IP
3 15 (3.88%) VLAN
4 13 (3.36%) Network Security
4 13 (3.36%) VPN
5 9 (2.33%) SAN
6 7 (1.81%) DNS
6 7 (1.81%) WAN
6 7 (1.81%) Wireshark
7 6 (1.55%) BGP
7 6 (1.55%) DHCP
7 6 (1.55%) Modbus
7 6 (1.55%) OSPF
8 5 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (1.29%) LAN
8 5 (1.29%) VoIP
9 4 (1.03%) Bluetooth
9 4 (1.03%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (1.03%) Internet
9 4 (1.03%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (16.54%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.75%) MySQL
3 20 (5.17%) Power BI
4 12 (3.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (2.33%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.33%) Relational Database
8 8 (2.07%) Metadata
9 6 (1.55%) Data Lake
10 5 (1.29%) Big Data
10 5 (1.29%) Data Mining
11 4 (1.03%) MongoDB
11 4 (1.03%) Oracle BI EE
11 4 (1.03%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (1.03%) Tableau
12 3 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.78%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.78%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 35 (9.04%) JIRA
2 25 (6.46%) Git
3 11 (2.84%) Bitbucket
4 8 (2.07%) Cypress.io
4 8 (2.07%) GitLab
5 7 (1.81%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.29%) Selenium
7 4 (1.03%) Burp Suite
7 4 (1.03%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.78%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.78%) ERwin
8 3 (0.78%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.78%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.78%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.78%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.78%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.52%) JMeter
9 2 (0.52%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.52%) TestRail
10 1 (0.26%) Gatling
General
1 185 (47.80%) Social Skills
2 78 (20.16%) Finance
3 59 (15.25%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.75%) Manufacturing
5 16 (4.13%) Retail
6 15 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.88%) Pharmaceutical
7 13 (3.36%) Law
8 12 (3.10%) Electronics
8 12 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.84%) Aerospace
9 11 (2.84%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.58%) Marketing
11 9 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.07%) Advertising
12 8 (2.07%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.81%) Banking
14 6 (1.55%) Back Office
15 5 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (1.03%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 82 (21.19%) Developer
2 62 (16.02%) Architect
3 46 (11.89%) Software Engineer
4 40 (10.34%) Senior
5 35 (9.04%) Graduate
5 35 (9.04%) Software Architect
6 34 (8.79%) Support Engineer
7 29 (7.49%) Analyst
8 23 (5.94%) Graduate Developer
9 22 (5.68%) IT Engineer
10 21 (5.43%) IT Support
11 20 (5.17%) Software Developer
12 19 (4.91%) Technical Support
13 18 (4.65%) IT Graduate
13 18 (4.65%) IT Support Engineer
14 14 (3.62%) C# Developer
15 13 (3.36%) SQL Developer
16 12 (3.10%) Applications Architect
16 12 (3.10%) Software Support Engineer
17 11 (2.84%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (15.25%) .NET
2 50 (12.92%) CSS
3 30 (7.75%) ASP.NET
4 28 (7.24%) Middleware
5 25 (6.46%) React
6 23 (5.94%) REST
7 22 (5.68%) jQuery
8 20 (5.17%) .NET Framework
8 20 (5.17%) WinForms
9 18 (4.65%) HTML
10 12 (3.10%) Entity Framework
10 12 (3.10%) Vue
10 12 (3.10%) WPF
11 10 (2.58%) Node.js
11 10 (2.58%) Playwright
11 10 (2.58%) RESTful
12 9 (2.33%) Blazor
12 9 (2.33%) XML
13 8 (2.07%) AngularJS
14 7 (1.81%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 33 (8.53%) Management Information System
2 30 (7.75%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (5.68%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (5.17%) Onboarding
5 15 (3.88%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.36%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.07%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.07%) SCADA
9 7 (1.81%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.81%) NHS
9 7 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.81%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.55%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.29%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.29%) IoT
11 5 (1.29%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 62 (16.02%) Linux
2 61 (15.76%) Windows
3 10 (2.58%) Android
4 7 (1.81%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.81%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.29%) Mac OS X
6 4 (1.03%) Kali Linux
6 4 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.78%) Unix
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (95.61%) Computer Science
2 136 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
3 128 (33.07%) Agile
4 106 (27.39%) DevOps
5 94 (24.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 77 (19.90%) Mentoring
7 68 (17.57%) CI/CD
7 68 (17.57%) Software Engineering
8 53 (13.70%) SDLC
9 51 (13.18%) AI
10 44 (11.37%) ITIL
11 43 (11.11%) OOP
12 40 (10.34%) Analytics
13 39 (10.08%) Business Intelligence
14 38 (9.82%) Cybersecurity
14 38 (9.82%) Data Modelling
15 35 (9.04%) Design Patterns
15 35 (9.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (8.79%) Machine Learning
16 34 (8.79%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 103 (26.61%) C#
2 94 (24.29%) Java
3 92 (23.77%) SQL
4 89 (23.00%) Python
5 58 (14.99%) JavaScript
6 51 (13.18%) C++
7 35 (9.04%) PHP
8 31 (8.01%) TypeScript
9 22 (5.68%) C
10 17 (4.39%) PowerShell
11 15 (3.88%) T-SQL
12 11 (2.84%) PL/SQL
13 10 (2.58%) R
14 9 (2.33%) Bash
15 7 (1.81%) Delphi
16 6 (1.55%) Rust
17 4 (1.03%) Go
17 4 (1.03%) Julia
18 3 (0.78%) VBA
19 2 (0.52%) VB
Qualifications
1 384 (99.22%) Degree
2 45 (11.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (10.85%) Master's Degree
4 40 (10.34%) Security Cleared
5 39 (10.08%) BPSS Clearance
6 33 (8.53%) Azure Certification
7 28 (7.24%) AWS Certification
8 26 (6.72%) SC Cleared
9 25 (6.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 25 (6.46%) TOGAF Certification
10 24 (6.20%) Chartered Engineer
11 11 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (2.58%) A+ Certification
12 10 (2.58%) DV Cleared
12 10 (2.58%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (2.33%) CCNP
13 9 (2.33%) CISSP
13 9 (2.33%) MCP
14 8 (2.07%) CISM
15 7 (1.81%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 23 (5.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.91%) QA
4 15 (3.88%) NIST
5 12 (3.10%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.58%) IEC 61131
7 9 (2.33%) Accessibility
8 8 (2.07%) NCSC
9 7 (1.81%) GDPR
9 7 (1.81%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.29%) GxP
11 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.78%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.52%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.52%) ECSS
13 2 (0.52%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.52%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.52%) PMO
System Software
1 33 (8.53%) Docker
2 16 (4.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.10%) Active Directory
4 10 (2.58%) Firmware
5 9 (2.33%) vSphere
6 6 (1.55%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.52%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 32 (8.27%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.91%) Terraform
3 12 (3.10%) Grafana
4 11 (2.84%) Ansible
4 11 (2.84%) Control-M
4 11 (2.84%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.03%) Nessus
5 4 (1.03%) Nmap
5 4 (1.03%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.78%) Docker Swarm
6 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.78%) Nagios
6 3 (0.78%) SCCM
6 3 (0.78%) ZABBIX
7 2 (0.52%) Kibana
8 1 (0.26%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.26%) Podman
8 1 (0.26%) Puppet
8 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 114 (29.46%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.17%) Oracle
3 17 (4.39%) VMware
4 14 (3.62%) Google
5 13 (3.36%) Cisco
6 12 (3.10%) Sage
6 12 (3.10%) Xamarin
7 11 (2.84%) SAP
8 10 (2.58%) Fortinet
9 8 (2.07%) Dell
9 8 (2.07%) Palo Alto
9 8 (2.07%) Splunk
10 7 (1.81%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.29%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.29%) Syncfusion
11 5 (1.29%) Telerik
11 5 (1.29%) Veeam
11 5 (1.29%) Zoho
12 4 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (1.03%) Qualtrics