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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 181 100
Rank change year-on-year -58 -81 +24
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 614 571 1,297
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.66% 2.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.18% 4.61% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 469 329 758
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £84,140 £85,000
UK median annual salary £61,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -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 14,675 12,379 14,761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.24% 35.99% 26.61%
Number of salaries quoted 7,887 4,994 6,661
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,000 £68,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,881
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.58% -4.48%

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 19 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 19 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 +10 255 £65,000 +18.18% 189
North of England -62 123 £62,500 +13.64% 115
South West -37 76 £42,500 -10.53% 103
Midlands -68 72 £40,000 -5.88% 93
East of England -40 58 £37,500 -13.29% 84
North West -29 52 £40,000 -27.27% 72
Yorkshire -43 39 £62,500 +11.11% 22
East Midlands -29 37 £25,000 -28.57% 34
West Midlands -74 35 £48,750 +14.71% 59
North East -50 32 £110,000 +100.00% 21
Wales -65 21 £65,000 +8.33% 13
Scotland -21 5 £82,500 +50.00% 86
Northern Ireland -83 4 £41,250 -41.70% 40
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 19 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.98%) Confluence
5 4 (0.65%) CMS
5 4 (0.65%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 2 (0.33%) Luigi
6 2 (0.33%) SAS
7 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.49%) EPLAN
2 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.16%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.16%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 215 (35.02%) Azure
2 163 (26.55%) AWS
3 48 (7.82%) GCP
4 45 (7.33%) SaaS
5 33 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (3.75%) Power Platform
8 22 (3.58%) GitHub
9 19 (3.09%) Serverless
10 18 (2.93%) Snowflake
11 15 (2.44%) Azure Functions
11 15 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (2.12%) IaaS
14 12 (1.95%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (1.95%) Entra ID
15 11 (1.79%) PaaS
16 10 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
17 9 (1.47%) Power Automate
17 9 (1.47%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.89%) Internet
2 22 (3.58%) VPN
3 21 (3.42%) Firewall
4 19 (3.09%) DNS
4 19 (3.09%) WAN
5 18 (2.93%) DHCP
6 13 (2.12%) LAN
7 11 (1.79%) Network Security
7 11 (1.79%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.79%) Wireless
8 10 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.47%) BGP
10 7 (1.14%) MPLS
11 6 (0.98%) HTTP
11 6 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (0.98%) MQTT
11 6 (0.98%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.98%) VoIP
11 6 (0.98%) ZigBee
12 4 (0.65%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (17.26%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.07%) Relational Database
3 24 (3.91%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (3.58%) Redis
5 17 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (2.77%) MySQL
5 17 (2.77%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.79%) Metadata
6 11 (1.79%) Power BI
6 11 (1.79%) Spark SQL
7 8 (1.30%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.98%) ClickHouse
9 5 (0.81%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (0.81%) Big Data
9 5 (0.81%) Semantic Layer
9 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.65%) MariaDB
11 3 (0.49%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 88 (14.33%) Git
2 32 (5.21%) Eclipse
3 31 (5.05%) Subversion
4 28 (4.56%) GitLab
5 25 (4.07%) JIRA
6 24 (3.91%) Jenkins
7 23 (3.75%) JUnit
8 7 (1.14%) Burp Suite
8 7 (1.14%) Cucumber
9 6 (0.98%) GDB
9 6 (0.98%) JMeter
9 6 (0.98%) Postman
10 5 (0.81%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.81%) Eclipse RCP
10 5 (0.81%) Selenium
11 4 (0.65%) Gatling
11 4 (0.65%) HP UFT
11 4 (0.65%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.65%) Robot Framework
11 4 (0.65%) SonarQube
General
1 225 (36.64%) Social Skills
2 91 (14.82%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (13.19%) Finance
4 41 (6.68%) Manufacturing
5 31 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (4.72%) Aerospace
6 29 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (3.91%) Pharmaceutical
8 23 (3.75%) Electronics
8 23 (3.75%) Law
8 23 (3.75%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.26%) Retail
10 16 (2.61%) Legal
11 11 (1.79%) Banking
12 10 (1.63%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.47%) Marketing
13 9 (1.47%) Publishing
14 8 (1.30%) Advertising
15 7 (1.14%) Automotive
15 7 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 189 (30.78%) Developer
2 125 (20.36%) Software Engineer
3 78 (12.70%) Software Developer
4 64 (10.42%) Senior
5 57 (9.28%) Graduate
6 49 (7.98%) C# Software Engineer
7 47 (7.65%) C++ Software Engineer
7 47 (7.65%) Lead
8 44 (7.17%) Architect
9 42 (6.84%) Python Engineer
10 38 (6.19%) Python Software Engineer
11 36 (5.86%) Graduate Developer
11 36 (5.86%) Java Developer
12 32 (5.21%) Junior
12 32 (5.21%) Web Developer
13 31 (5.05%) Analyst
13 31 (5.05%) Full-Stack Developer
13 31 (5.05%) Graduate Software Developer
14 26 (4.23%) Junior Developer
15 24 (3.91%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (16.29%) .NET
2 70 (11.40%) React
3 64 (10.42%) CSS
4 55 (8.96%) RESTful
5 48 (7.82%) HTML
5 48 (7.82%) jQuery
6 37 (6.03%) REST
7 33 (5.37%) Vue
8 32 (5.21%) Web Services
9 29 (4.72%) Node.js
9 29 (4.72%) Terraform
10 28 (4.56%) Jakarta EE
11 27 (4.40%) Struts
12 17 (2.77%) .NET Core
12 17 (2.77%) Kafka
13 16 (2.61%) PySpark
14 15 (2.44%) ARM Templates
15 12 (1.95%) JSON
16 11 (1.79%) AngularJS
16 11 (1.79%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.61%) Management Information System
2 36 (5.86%) Cloud Native
3 23 (3.75%) Distributed Computing
4 21 (3.42%) Algorithms
5 19 (3.09%) Embedded Systems
5 19 (3.09%) Robotics
6 18 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
6 18 (2.93%) Life Science
6 18 (2.93%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.77%) Product Ownership
8 16 (2.61%) Data Structures
8 16 (2.61%) IoT
8 16 (2.61%) Virtual Team
9 14 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (2.12%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.95%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.79%) AI Agents
12 11 (1.79%) Device Driver
13 8 (1.30%) CMDB
13 8 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.84%) Linux
2 33 (5.37%) Windows
3 12 (1.95%) Unix
3 12 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.30%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (0.98%) Debian
6 5 (0.81%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.65%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.65%) Robot Operating System
7 4 (0.65%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.49%) Android
8 3 (0.49%) Gentoo
8 3 (0.49%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.33%) Solaris
9 2 (0.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 559 (91.04%) Computer Science
2 205 (33.39%) Problem-Solving
3 199 (32.41%) Software Engineering
4 160 (26.06%) AI
5 158 (25.73%) CI/CD
6 151 (24.59%) Agile
7 124 (20.20%) Continuous Improvement
8 105 (17.10%) DevOps
9 86 (14.01%) Mentoring
10 77 (12.54%) Full-Stack Development
11 65 (10.59%) Test Automation
12 58 (9.45%) Containerisation
13 53 (8.63%) Data Modelling
13 53 (8.63%) SDLC
14 51 (8.31%) Design Patterns
14 51 (8.31%) Microservices
15 50 (8.14%) Roadmaps
15 50 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
16 49 (7.98%) Technical Leadership
16 49 (7.98%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 198 (32.25%) Python
2 144 (23.45%) C#
3 130 (21.17%) C++
4 128 (20.85%) JavaScript
5 124 (20.20%) SQL
6 107 (17.43%) Java
7 66 (10.75%) PHP
8 53 (8.63%) TypeScript
9 36 (5.86%) PowerShell
10 30 (4.89%) Rust
11 25 (4.07%) C
11 25 (4.07%) Perl
12 19 (3.09%) Bash
13 18 (2.93%) Go
14 7 (1.14%) Bicep
15 5 (0.81%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.81%) Embedded C++
15 5 (0.81%) Scala
16 4 (0.65%) Delphi
16 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 614 (100.00%) Degree
2 66 (10.75%) Master's Degree
3 60 (9.77%) Security Cleared
4 40 (6.51%) SC Cleared
5 26 (4.23%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.77%) CISSP
7 16 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (2.61%) PhD
8 12 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.79%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.63%) CCNP
10 10 (1.63%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.47%) ISTQB
12 8 (1.30%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.14%) CEH
14 6 (0.98%) CCNA
15 5 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.65%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.47%) QA
2 49 (7.98%) Accessibility
3 30 (4.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (4.07%) GDPR
5 24 (3.91%) NIST
6 12 (1.95%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.47%) GxP
7 9 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.14%) SOC 2
10 6 (0.98%) JTAG
11 5 (0.81%) Def Stans
11 5 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.65%) IEC 61508
12 4 (0.65%) SLA
13 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.49%) GRC
13 3 (0.49%) IEC 61131
13 3 (0.49%) ISO 26262
13 3 (0.49%) NIST 800
System Software
1 68 (11.07%) Docker
2 24 (3.91%) Active Directory
3 18 (2.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.47%) Firmware
5 8 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.30%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.98%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.81%) vSphere
8 4 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.33%) KVM
10 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 64 (10.42%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.12%) Ansible
3 10 (1.63%) Grafana
4 8 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.65%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.65%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.65%) SCCM
5 4 (0.65%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.49%) Kibana
6 3 (0.49%) Nmap
6 3 (0.49%) Plesk
6 3 (0.49%) Podman
7 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.33%) MaaS360
8 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.16%) Argo
8 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.16%) Packer
Vendors
1 121 (19.71%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.42%) Databricks
3 20 (3.26%) VMware
4 18 (2.93%) Oracle
5 16 (2.61%) Cisco
6 9 (1.47%) Meraki
6 9 (1.47%) Splunk
7 8 (1.30%) Google
8 4 (0.65%) Adobe
8 4 (0.65%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.65%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.65%) Veracode
9 3 (0.49%) Apple
9 3 (0.49%) NVIDIA
9 3 (0.49%) Sage
9 3 (0.49%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.49%) Siemens
10 2 (0.33%) Freshdesk
10 2 (0.33%) IFS
10 2 (0.33%) MuleSoft