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 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 84 135
Rank change year-on-year -146 +51 +62
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 384 1,003 1,151
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.77% 3.25% 2.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.58% 7.87% 7.97%
Number of salaries quoted 268 407 888
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,750 £30,850
25th Percentile £40,750 £33,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £53,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% -3.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,125 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £64,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +1.56% +6.67%

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 14,874 12,750 14,443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.00% 41.33% 28.44%
Number of salaries quoted 5,444 4,999 10,127
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,500 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 25 February 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 25 February 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 -46 142 £63,750 -1.92% 87
North of England -107 97 £60,000 +14.29% 28
Yorkshire -77 57 £62,500 +47.93% 8
Midlands -145 52 £51,250 +46.43% 37
South West -38 41 £65,000 -10.34% 24
West Midlands -110 34 £41,250 +17.86% 25
East of England -63 26 £58,475 +10.33% 24
North East -10 21 £51,500 -3.74% 6
East Midlands -88 20 £55,000 +57.14% 12
North West -66 19 £60,000 +1.69% 15
Scotland -30 13 £75,000 +85.19% 13
Northern Ireland -44 8 £40,500 -47.74% 3
Wales -21 6 £70,000 +57.86% 1
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 20 (5.21%) IIS
2 12 (3.13%) Confluence
3 10 (2.60%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.30%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.78%) SAS
6 2 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) Apache
7 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.91%) MS Visio
3 10 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.82%) AutoCAD
4 7 (1.82%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.52%) Weka
5 2 (0.52%) Windchill
6 1 (0.26%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 156 (40.63%) Azure
2 119 (30.99%) AWS
3 41 (10.68%) Serverless
4 37 (9.64%) GCP
5 32 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (5.21%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.91%) SaaS
9 14 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (3.39%) Amazon S3
11 12 (3.13%) PaaS
12 11 (2.86%) GitHub
13 9 (2.34%) Google Workspace
14 6 (1.56%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.56%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.56%) Power Automate
15 5 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
16 4 (1.04%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.25%) Firewall
2 17 (4.43%) Network Security
3 16 (4.17%) VLAN
4 13 (3.39%) TCP/IP
4 13 (3.39%) VPN
5 11 (2.86%) LAN
5 11 (2.86%) WAN
6 9 (2.34%) BGP
6 9 (2.34%) OSPF
7 8 (2.08%) Cisco ASA
8 7 (1.82%) SNMP
8 7 (1.82%) Wireless
9 6 (1.56%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (1.56%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (1.56%) EIGRP
9 6 (1.56%) Internet
9 6 (1.56%) Modbus
9 6 (1.56%) WAAS
9 6 (1.56%) Wireless Security
10 5 (1.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (11.72%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.95%) MySQL
3 14 (3.65%) Power BI
4 13 (3.39%) Amazon Redshift
4 13 (3.39%) Metadata
5 12 (3.13%) NoSQL
5 12 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (2.08%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.82%) Big Data
7 7 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.82%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.56%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.30%) Data Mining
9 5 (1.30%) Hadoop
9 5 (1.30%) Tableau
10 4 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.78%) Oracle BI EE
11 3 (0.78%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (0.78%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 33 (8.59%) JIRA
2 23 (5.99%) Git
3 10 (2.60%) Bitbucket
3 10 (2.60%) Cypress.io
4 6 (1.56%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.30%) GitLab
6 4 (1.04%) Burp Suite
6 4 (1.04%) Metasploit
6 4 (1.04%) Selenium
7 3 (0.78%) ERwin
7 3 (0.78%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.78%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.52%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.52%) JMeter
8 2 (0.52%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.52%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.52%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.52%) TestRail
8 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 167 (43.49%) Social Skills
2 68 (17.71%) Finance
3 66 (17.19%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.55%) Manufacturing
5 16 (4.17%) Retail
6 15 (3.91%) Law
6 15 (3.91%) Pharmaceutical
7 14 (3.65%) Public Sector
8 12 (3.13%) Electronics
8 12 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.60%) Advertising
10 7 (1.82%) Aerospace
10 7 (1.82%) Banking
11 6 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.56%) Legal
11 6 (1.56%) Marketing
11 6 (1.56%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.04%) Police
Job Titles
1 68 (17.71%) Software Engineer
2 67 (17.45%) Architect
3 66 (17.19%) Developer
4 48 (12.50%) Senior
5 31 (8.07%) Support Engineer
6 29 (7.55%) Software Architect
7 27 (7.03%) Analyst
8 22 (5.73%) IT Engineer
9 21 (5.47%) Graduate
10 20 (5.21%) IT Support
10 20 (5.21%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (5.21%) Software Developer
11 18 (4.69%) Applications Architect
11 18 (4.69%) Python Engineer
12 17 (4.43%) Python Software Engineer
13 16 (4.17%) Full-Stack Developer
14 15 (3.91%) Senior Developer
15 14 (3.65%) Lead
16 13 (3.39%) C# Developer
16 13 (3.39%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (13.02%) CSS
2 47 (12.24%) .NET
3 35 (9.11%) React
4 32 (8.33%) HTML
5 30 (7.81%) Middleware
6 27 (7.03%) REST
7 21 (5.47%) .NET Framework
8 20 (5.21%) WinForms
9 19 (4.95%) Node.js
10 16 (4.17%) jQuery
11 15 (3.91%) ASP.NET
12 14 (3.65%) SOAP
13 13 (3.39%) Entity Framework
14 12 (3.13%) Playwright
15 11 (2.86%) WPF
16 10 (2.60%) Vue
17 8 (2.08%) Blazor
17 8 (2.08%) RESTful
18 7 (1.82%) Oracle Fusion
18 7 (1.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.85%) Management Information System
2 30 (7.81%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (5.21%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.39%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (3.13%) Operational Technology
6 11 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.60%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.60%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.34%) Client/Server
8 9 (2.34%) Data Structures
8 9 (2.34%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.82%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.82%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.82%) SCADA
10 6 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.30%) IoT
11 5 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.30%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 54 (14.06%) Linux
2 46 (11.98%) Windows
3 18 (4.69%) Android
4 9 (2.34%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.04%) Kali Linux
5 4 (1.04%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.78%) Unix
6 3 (0.78%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (95.05%) Computer Science
2 120 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
3 107 (27.86%) Agile
4 99 (25.78%) DevOps
5 94 (24.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 87 (22.66%) Software Engineering
7 68 (17.71%) CI/CD
8 65 (16.93%) Mentoring
9 51 (13.28%) Data Modelling
10 49 (12.76%) AI
10 49 (12.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 44 (11.46%) Microservices
12 41 (10.68%) SDLC
13 40 (10.42%) ITIL
14 37 (9.64%) Application Security
14 37 (9.64%) Migration
15 36 (9.38%) Enterprise Architecture
16 34 (8.85%) Analytics
16 34 (8.85%) Stakeholder Management
16 34 (8.85%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 120 (31.25%) Python
2 97 (25.26%) SQL
3 85 (22.14%) C#
4 81 (21.09%) Java
5 75 (19.53%) JavaScript
6 43 (11.20%) C++
7 38 (9.90%) TypeScript
8 28 (7.29%) PHP
9 19 (4.95%) C
9 19 (4.95%) PowerShell
10 14 (3.65%) Rust
10 14 (3.65%) T-SQL
11 9 (2.34%) PL/SQL
12 8 (2.08%) Bash
12 8 (2.08%) R
13 5 (1.30%) Delphi
14 4 (1.04%) Bicep
15 3 (0.78%) Scala
16 2 (0.52%) Perl
16 2 (0.52%) VB6
Qualifications
1 384 (100.00%) Degree
2 43 (11.20%) Master's Degree
3 37 (9.64%) Microsoft Certification
4 34 (8.85%) AWS Certification
5 33 (8.59%) Azure Certification
6 31 (8.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 31 (8.07%) Security Cleared
7 30 (7.81%) TOGAF Certification
8 29 (7.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 24 (6.25%) SC Cleared
10 16 (4.17%) Chartered Engineer
11 13 (3.39%) CISSP
11 13 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (2.86%) CCNP
14 10 (2.60%) CISM
15 9 (2.34%) PMI Certification
16 8 (2.08%) A+ Certification
16 8 (2.08%) CCIE
17 7 (1.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.33%) QA
2 21 (5.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.21%) NIST
4 17 (4.43%) Accessibility
5 16 (4.17%) Data Quality
5 16 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 10 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.08%) IEC 61131
7 8 (2.08%) NCSC
8 7 (1.82%) GDPR
9 6 (1.56%) PMO
10 5 (1.30%) GxP
10 5 (1.30%) PCI DSS
11 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.78%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 3 (0.78%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.52%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.52%) ECSS
13 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.26%) GRC
System Software
1 35 (9.11%) Docker
2 14 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.86%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.60%) Active Directory
5 9 (2.34%) KVM
6 6 (1.56%) ProxySG
7 4 (1.04%) vSphere
8 2 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.26%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 33 (8.59%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.21%) Terraform
3 14 (3.65%) Grafana
4 12 (3.13%) Prometheus
5 10 (2.60%) Control-M
6 9 (2.34%) Ansible
7 8 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.30%) SCCM
9 4 (1.04%) Nagios
9 4 (1.04%) Nessus
9 4 (1.04%) Nmap
10 3 (0.78%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.78%) ZABBIX
11 2 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.52%) Kibana
12 1 (0.26%) CASB
12 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
12 1 (0.26%) Graylog
12 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 103 (26.82%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.73%) Oracle
3 17 (4.43%) Cisco
4 15 (3.91%) VMware
5 12 (3.13%) Google
5 12 (3.13%) Sage
5 12 (3.13%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.13%) Xamarin
6 11 (2.86%) SAP
7 8 (2.08%) CheckPoint
8 7 (1.82%) F5
8 7 (1.82%) Splunk
9 6 (1.56%) Blue Coat
9 6 (1.56%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.56%) Infoblox
9 6 (1.56%) Motorola
9 6 (1.56%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.30%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.30%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.30%) Zoho