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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 93 125
Rank change year-on-year -151 +32 +72
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 410 829 1,520
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.66% 3.15% 2.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.45% 7.38% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 317 415 1,181
10th Percentile £25,950 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.78% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £83,450 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -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 16,725 11,229 17,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.94% 42.67% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 5,892 5,151 12,159
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,438 £39,000 £35,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year +0.87% +5.50% -5.22%

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 April 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 16 April 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 -58 155 £65,000 +8.33% 106
North of England -141 84 £60,000 +7.62% 36
Midlands -155 50 £45,000 +28.57% 29
East of England -54 48 £38,750 -26.89% 33
South West -67 46 £55,000 -3.08% 16
Yorkshire -94 45 £75,000 +25.00% 14
West Midlands -118 26 £44,000 +25.71% 16
East Midlands -86 24 £55,000 +57.14% 13
North West -94 22 £60,000 +5.26% 17
North East -35 17 £51,500 -6.36% 6
Wales -24 13 £72,500 +5.84% 3
Northern Ireland -49 8 £40,000 -60.98% 2
Scotland -37 7 £75,000 +50.00% 12
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 11 (2.68%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.44%) SAS
3 9 (2.20%) Confluence
4 6 (1.46%) IIS
5 5 (1.22%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.49%) Apache
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.44%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.49%) Weka
3 2 (0.49%) Windchill
4 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.24%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 169 (41.22%) Azure
2 140 (34.15%) AWS
3 45 (10.98%) Serverless
4 41 (10.00%) GCP
5 24 (5.85%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.41%) AWS Lambda
7 14 (3.41%) Power Platform
8 13 (3.17%) Amazon S3
9 12 (2.93%) SaaS
10 11 (2.68%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (2.68%) GitHub
10 11 (2.68%) PaaS
11 8 (1.95%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (1.95%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.71%) Azure Functions
12 7 (1.71%) IaaS
12 7 (1.71%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.46%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.07%) Firewall
1 29 (7.07%) WAN
2 25 (6.10%) VPN
3 23 (5.61%) LAN
4 19 (4.63%) BGP
5 16 (3.90%) Network Security
6 14 (3.41%) VLAN
7 13 (3.17%) Internet
8 12 (2.93%) DHCP
8 12 (2.93%) DNS
8 12 (2.93%) MPLS
8 12 (2.93%) TCP/IP
9 11 (2.68%) OSPF
10 10 (2.44%) Cisco ASA
10 10 (2.44%) SD-WAN
10 10 (2.44%) Wireless
11 9 (2.20%) SNMP
12 8 (1.95%) EIGRP
12 8 (1.95%) WAAS
12 8 (1.95%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (13.17%) SQL Server
2 26 (6.34%) MySQL
3 17 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.17%) Amazon Redshift
5 12 (2.93%) Big Data
6 11 (2.68%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.68%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.44%) Power BI
8 9 (2.20%) Metadata
8 9 (2.20%) MongoDB
9 8 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (1.22%) Spark SQL
11 4 (0.98%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.98%) Tableau
12 3 (0.73%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (0.73%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.73%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.49%) Ataccama
Development Applications
1 32 (7.80%) JIRA
2 26 (6.34%) Git
3 11 (2.68%) Cypress.io
4 10 (2.44%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.46%) GitLab
6 5 (1.22%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.98%) Selenium
8 3 (0.73%) JMeter
8 3 (0.73%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.73%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.73%) VectorCAST
8 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.49%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.49%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.49%) Gatling
9 2 (0.49%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.49%) TestRail
9 2 (0.49%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.24%) PHPUnit
10 1 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 156 (38.05%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.80%) Finance
3 67 (16.34%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.32%) Manufacturing
5 20 (4.88%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.39%) Retail
7 17 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (4.15%) Law
8 16 (3.90%) Pharmaceutical
9 14 (3.41%) Electronics
10 10 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.71%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.46%) Legal
12 6 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.22%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.22%) Marketing
13 5 (1.22%) Police
14 4 (0.98%) Advertising
14 4 (0.98%) Automotive
15 3 (0.73%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 85 (20.73%) Developer
2 82 (20.00%) Software Engineer
3 64 (15.61%) Senior
4 48 (11.71%) Architect
5 45 (10.98%) Graduate
6 43 (10.49%) Software Developer
7 36 (8.78%) Python Engineer
8 32 (7.80%) Python Software Engineer
9 29 (7.07%) Graduate Developer
10 27 (6.59%) Graduate Software Developer
11 26 (6.34%) SQL Developer
12 25 (6.10%) C# Developer
13 24 (5.85%) C# Software Developer
13 24 (5.85%) C++ Software Engineer
13 24 (5.85%) Graduate C# Developer
13 24 (5.85%) Graduate C# Software Developer
13 24 (5.85%) Lead
14 22 (5.37%) Graduate SQL Developer
15 20 (4.88%) Analyst
16 19 (4.63%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (14.39%) CSS
2 39 (9.51%) .NET
3 38 (9.27%) HTML
4 36 (8.78%) jQuery
5 35 (8.54%) React
6 30 (7.32%) REST
7 24 (5.85%) Middleware
8 20 (4.88%) Node.js
9 18 (4.39%) SOAP
10 16 (3.90%) RESTful
11 13 (3.17%) Playwright
12 12 (2.93%) JSON
12 12 (2.93%) XML
13 10 (2.44%) ARM Templates
13 10 (2.44%) Vue
14 9 (2.20%) .NET Framework
14 9 (2.20%) Django
14 9 (2.20%) FastAPI
15 8 (1.95%) .NET Core
15 8 (1.95%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.83%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.12%) Distributed Systems
3 20 (4.88%) Data Centre
3 20 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (4.15%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.17%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.44%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.20%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.95%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.71%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.71%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.71%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.71%) SCADA
11 6 (1.46%) CMDB
11 6 (1.46%) Distributed Computing
11 6 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.46%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.46%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.22%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.41%) Linux
2 38 (9.27%) Windows
3 15 (3.66%) Android
4 11 (2.68%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.20%) Unix
6 6 (1.46%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.49%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.49%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (91.71%) Computer Science
2 130 (31.71%) Problem-Solving
3 109 (26.59%) Agile
4 106 (25.85%) Software Engineering
5 82 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 80 (19.51%) DevOps
7 75 (18.29%) CI/CD
8 59 (14.39%) Mentoring
9 47 (11.46%) AI
10 46 (11.22%) Data Modelling
11 45 (10.98%) Test Automation
12 40 (9.76%) ITIL
12 40 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 32 (7.80%) Collaborative Culture
13 32 (7.80%) Containerisation
13 32 (7.80%) Machine Learning
13 32 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
14 31 (7.56%) Microservices
14 31 (7.56%) OOP
14 31 (7.56%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 158 (38.54%) Python
2 112 (27.32%) SQL
3 94 (22.93%) C#
4 80 (19.51%) Java
5 77 (18.78%) C++
6 68 (16.59%) JavaScript
7 45 (10.98%) PHP
8 37 (9.02%) TypeScript
9 31 (7.56%) PowerShell
10 25 (6.10%) C
11 15 (3.66%) Rust
12 12 (2.93%) Bash
13 8 (1.95%) PL/SQL
14 6 (1.46%) T-SQL
15 5 (1.22%) Bicep
15 5 (1.22%) Delphi
16 4 (0.98%) R
16 4 (0.98%) Scala
17 2 (0.49%) Perl
17 2 (0.49%) VB6
Qualifications
1 410 (100.00%) Degree
2 44 (10.73%) Master's Degree
3 32 (7.80%) Security Cleared
4 27 (6.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (6.34%) SC Cleared
6 25 (6.10%) AWS Certification
6 25 (6.10%) Azure Certification
7 21 (5.12%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (4.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 20 (4.88%) TOGAF Certification
9 18 (4.39%) CCNP
10 16 (3.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (3.41%) CCIE
11 14 (3.41%) CISSP
12 12 (2.93%) DV Cleared
13 11 (2.68%) ISTQB
13 11 (2.68%) PhD
14 9 (2.20%) Chartered Engineer
14 9 (2.20%) CISM
15 8 (1.95%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.46%) QA
2 21 (5.12%) Accessibility
3 20 (4.88%) NIST
4 19 (4.63%) Data Quality
4 19 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (3.17%) GDPR
6 10 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 8 (1.95%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.95%) PMO
9 4 (0.98%) GxP
10 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.73%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.73%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.73%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.73%) SLA
11 2 (0.49%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.49%) ECSS
11 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 36 (8.78%) Docker
2 29 (7.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.63%) Active Directory
4 16 (3.90%) Hyper-V
5 13 (3.17%) KVM
6 8 (1.95%) ProxySG
6 8 (1.95%) VMware NSX
7 7 (1.71%) vSphere
8 4 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.73%) Firmware
9 3 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 41 (10.00%) Kubernetes
2 25 (6.10%) Terraform
3 17 (4.15%) Ansible
4 11 (2.68%) Grafana
5 9 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.46%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.22%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.98%) Control-M
8 4 (0.98%) SCCM
9 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.49%) Kibana
9 2 (0.49%) Nagios
10 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.24%) CASB
10 1 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.24%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.24%) Graylog
10 1 (0.24%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 82 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.32%) VMware
3 26 (6.34%) Cisco
4 14 (3.41%) Oracle
5 12 (2.93%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.68%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.68%) Databricks
6 11 (2.68%) Splunk
7 9 (2.20%) F5
8 8 (1.95%) Blue Coat
8 8 (1.95%) Infoblox
8 8 (1.95%) Motorola
8 8 (1.95%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.71%) Meraki
9 7 (1.71%) SAP
10 6 (1.46%) Fortinet
10 6 (1.46%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.73%) Google
12 3 (0.73%) Xamarin