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 22 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 131 124
Rank change year-on-year -110 -7 +48
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 468 776 1,554
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 2.72% 2.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.99% 6.18% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 389 381 1,221
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.17% +0.95% -13.65%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.48%

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 15,658 12,552 18,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.43% 44.02% 26.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,114 4,960 12,149
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,532 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.73% +3.06% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,253 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 22 May 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 22 May 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 -29 187 £65,000 +18.18% 105
North of England -112 100 £62,500 +8.70% 49
East of England -35 56 £45,000 -14.29% 27
Midlands -122 56 £45,000 +28.57% 25
Yorkshire -82 53 £75,000 +25.00% 17
South West -68 41 £47,500 -13.64% 31
East Midlands -51 30 £55,000 +57.14% 11
North West -65 27 £40,000 -32.20% 23
West Midlands -109 26 £45,000 +28.57% 14
North East -34 20 £62,500 +13.64% 10
Wales -29 13 £72,500 +11.54% 4
Northern Ireland -42 8 £40,000 -63.64% 16
Scotland -18 7 £75,000 +44.47% 17
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 13 (2.78%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.71%) SAS
3 7 (1.50%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.50%) Confluence
4 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.64%) Apache
5 3 (0.64%) CMS
5 3 (0.64%) WordPress
6 2 (0.43%) Luigi
7 1 (0.21%) IIS
7 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.14%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.43%) Weka
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.21%) FIS Private Capital Suite
1 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
1 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
1 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 200 (42.74%) Azure
2 160 (34.19%) AWS
3 45 (9.62%) Serverless
4 42 (8.97%) GCP
5 24 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (4.06%) SaaS
7 17 (3.63%) Azure Logic Apps
8 14 (2.99%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (2.99%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (2.78%) Amazon S3
9 13 (2.78%) Azure Functions
9 13 (2.78%) Power Platform
10 11 (2.35%) Azure Monitor
10 11 (2.35%) Power Automate
11 10 (2.14%) OneDrive
11 10 (2.14%) PaaS
12 9 (1.92%) GitHub
13 8 (1.71%) IaaS
14 7 (1.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.20%) WAN
2 28 (5.98%) Firewall
3 25 (5.34%) VPN
4 22 (4.70%) LAN
5 20 (4.27%) Network Security
6 17 (3.63%) BGP
6 17 (3.63%) Internet
7 15 (3.21%) DHCP
7 15 (3.21%) DNS
8 14 (2.99%) Wireless
9 12 (2.56%) VLAN
10 10 (2.14%) TCP/IP
11 9 (1.92%) MPLS
11 9 (1.92%) SNMP
12 8 (1.71%) Cisco ASA
12 8 (1.71%) Cisco Nexus
12 8 (1.71%) EIGRP
12 8 (1.71%) OSPF
12 8 (1.71%) WAAS
12 8 (1.71%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (14.10%) SQL Server
2 22 (4.70%) MySQL
3 20 (4.27%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (2.99%) NoSQL
5 13 (2.78%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.78%) Relational Database
6 12 (2.56%) Metadata
7 11 (2.35%) Big Data
7 11 (2.35%) Spark SQL
8 10 (2.14%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.14%) Power BI
9 5 (1.07%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (1.07%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.07%) Redis
10 3 (0.64%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.64%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 35 (7.48%) Git
2 23 (4.91%) JIRA
3 13 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.35%) GitLab
5 8 (1.71%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.07%) JMeter
6 5 (1.07%) Selenium
7 4 (0.85%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.85%) Gatling
7 4 (0.85%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.64%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.64%) GDB
8 3 (0.64%) HP UFT
8 3 (0.64%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.64%) Postman
8 3 (0.64%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.64%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.64%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.64%) TestRail
8 3 (0.64%) VectorCAST
General
1 155 (33.12%) Social Skills
2 70 (14.96%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (14.53%) Finance
4 25 (5.34%) Manufacturing
5 24 (5.13%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (4.70%) Law
7 17 (3.63%) Electronics
8 15 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (2.99%) Retail
10 13 (2.78%) Legal
11 11 (2.35%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (2.14%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.92%) Advertising
13 9 (1.92%) Marketing
14 6 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.07%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.07%) Banking
15 5 (1.07%) Police
16 4 (0.85%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 116 (24.79%) Developer
2 107 (22.86%) Software Engineer
3 63 (13.46%) Senior
4 57 (12.18%) Software Developer
5 51 (10.90%) Graduate
6 46 (9.83%) Python Engineer
7 45 (9.62%) Architect
8 42 (8.97%) Python Software Engineer
9 39 (8.33%) Graduate Developer
10 38 (8.12%) C# Software Engineer
11 37 (7.91%) C++ Software Engineer
12 36 (7.69%) Graduate Software Developer
12 36 (7.69%) Lead
13 28 (5.98%) C# Developer
14 24 (5.13%) C# Software Developer
14 24 (5.13%) Graduate C# Developer
14 24 (5.13%) Graduate C# Software Developer
14 24 (5.13%) SQL Developer
15 23 (4.91%) Analyst
15 23 (4.91%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (12.82%) .NET
1 60 (12.82%) CSS
2 43 (9.19%) HTML
2 43 (9.19%) React
3 40 (8.55%) REST
4 39 (8.33%) jQuery
5 26 (5.56%) RESTful
6 22 (4.70%) Middleware
7 21 (4.49%) SOAP
8 20 (4.27%) Node.js
9 13 (2.78%) .NET Core
9 13 (2.78%) ARM Templates
9 13 (2.78%) JSON
9 13 (2.78%) XML
10 12 (2.56%) Vue
11 11 (2.35%) PySpark
12 10 (2.14%) Playwright
13 9 (1.92%) Spring
14 8 (1.71%) OAuth
14 8 (1.71%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.98%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (4.70%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.49%) Cloud Native
3 21 (4.49%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.21%) Client/Server
5 14 (2.99%) Distributed Computing
5 14 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.78%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.56%) Algorithms
7 12 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.56%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.35%) Data Structures
9 10 (2.14%) Embedded Systems
9 10 (2.14%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.71%) Robotics
11 6 (1.28%) CMDB
11 6 (1.28%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.28%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 61 (13.03%) Linux
2 30 (6.41%) Windows
3 13 (2.78%) Android
4 11 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.14%) Unix
6 3 (0.64%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.64%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.21%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.21%) Solaris
8 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 412 (88.03%) Computer Science
2 142 (30.34%) Problem-Solving
3 136 (29.06%) Software Engineering
4 119 (25.43%) Agile
5 105 (22.44%) CI/CD
6 91 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (17.74%) DevOps
8 60 (12.82%) Test Automation
9 58 (12.39%) AI
10 53 (11.32%) Mentoring
11 52 (11.11%) Data Modelling
12 45 (9.62%) Containerisation
13 41 (8.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 39 (8.33%) ITIL
15 37 (7.91%) Full-Stack Development
16 36 (7.69%) Microservices
16 36 (7.69%) Scrum
17 34 (7.26%) Machine Learning
17 34 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
18 33 (7.05%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 180 (38.46%) Python
2 125 (26.71%) C#
3 123 (26.28%) SQL
4 89 (19.02%) C++
5 78 (16.67%) Java
5 78 (16.67%) JavaScript
6 58 (12.39%) PHP
7 43 (9.19%) TypeScript
8 28 (5.98%) PowerShell
9 26 (5.56%) C
10 23 (4.91%) Rust
11 16 (3.42%) Bash
12 8 (1.71%) Scala
13 7 (1.50%) Go
14 4 (0.85%) Bicep
15 3 (0.64%) Perl
15 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.64%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.43%) Embedded C
16 2 (0.43%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 468 (100.00%) Degree
2 55 (11.75%) Master's Degree
3 43 (9.19%) Security Cleared
4 28 (5.98%) SC Cleared
5 27 (5.77%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (4.70%) Azure Certification
6 22 (4.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (4.27%) AWS Certification
8 19 (4.06%) CCNP
9 18 (3.85%) CISSP
10 16 (3.42%) DV Cleared
10 16 (3.42%) PhD
11 14 (2.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 14 (2.99%) CCIE
12 11 (2.35%) TOGAF Certification
13 10 (2.14%) ISTQB
14 9 (1.92%) CISM
15 8 (1.71%) CCNA
15 8 (1.71%) CompTIA Security+
15 8 (1.71%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (11.32%) QA
2 27 (5.77%) Accessibility
3 22 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.27%) NIST
5 19 (4.06%) Data Quality
5 19 (4.06%) GDPR
6 11 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.71%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.71%) PMO
8 5 (1.07%) SOC 2
9 4 (0.85%) GxP
9 4 (0.85%) SLA
10 3 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.64%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.64%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 3 (0.64%) JTAG
11 2 (0.43%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 2 (0.43%) Def Stans
System Software
1 48 (10.26%) Docker
2 33 (7.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.49%) Active Directory
4 18 (3.85%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.99%) KVM
6 9 (1.92%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.71%) ProxySG
8 7 (1.50%) vSphere
9 4 (0.85%) Firmware
9 4 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 54 (11.54%) Kubernetes
2 31 (6.62%) Terraform
3 15 (3.21%) Ansible
4 13 (2.78%) Grafana
5 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.28%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.85%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.64%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.64%) Plesk
8 3 (0.64%) SCCM
9 2 (0.43%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.21%) Argo
10 1 (0.21%) CASB
10 1 (0.21%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.21%) Graylog
10 1 (0.21%) Kibana
10 1 (0.21%) Packer
10 1 (0.21%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (18.16%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.26%) VMware
3 24 (5.13%) Cisco
4 19 (4.06%) Databricks
5 18 (3.85%) Oracle
6 11 (2.35%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.35%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.92%) F5
7 9 (1.92%) Splunk
8 8 (1.71%) Blue Coat
8 8 (1.71%) Infoblox
8 8 (1.71%) Motorola
8 8 (1.71%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.50%) Meraki
10 5 (1.07%) SAP
11 4 (0.85%) MuleSoft
11 4 (0.85%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.85%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.64%) Salesforce
12 3 (0.64%) Veracode