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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 86 126
Rank change year-on-year -164 +40 +75
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 409 823 1,503
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.67% 3.16% 2.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.50% 7.47% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 316 411 1,165
10th Percentile £25,875 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £54,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% +3.81% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £83,000 £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 16,339 11,017 17,691
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.64% 42.35% 26.80%
Number of salaries quoted 5,842 5,153 12,082
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £35,529
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% +5.20% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,661 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year +0.28% +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 14 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 14 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% 101
North of England -144 83 £60,000 +9.09% 41
Midlands -154 51 £45,000 +28.57% 29
East of England -58 48 £38,750 -26.89% 29
South West -58 45 £55,000 -3.08% 19
Yorkshire -99 45 £75,000 +25.00% 14
West Midlands -120 27 £44,000 +25.71% 14
East Midlands -85 25 £55,000 +57.14% 14
North West -93 22 £60,000 +9.09% 23
North East -36 16 £51,500 -6.36% 5
Wales -23 12 £72,500 +5.84% 7
Northern Ireland -52 9 £40,000 -57.89% 3
Scotland -27 7 £75,000 +50.00% 16
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 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.44%) SAS
3 9 (2.20%) Confluence
4 7 (1.71%) 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 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.49%) Weka
4 2 (0.49%) Windchill
5 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
1 168 (41.08%) Azure
2 142 (34.72%) AWS
3 45 (11.00%) Serverless
4 42 (10.27%) GCP
5 24 (5.87%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (3.67%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.18%) Amazon S3
10 12 (2.93%) SaaS
11 11 (2.69%) GitHub
12 10 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.44%) PaaS
13 8 (1.96%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.71%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
15 6 (1.47%) Azure Functions
15 6 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.47%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.09%) Firewall
2 28 (6.85%) WAN
3 25 (6.11%) VPN
4 22 (5.38%) LAN
5 19 (4.65%) BGP
6 16 (3.91%) Network Security
7 14 (3.42%) VLAN
8 12 (2.93%) DHCP
8 12 (2.93%) DNS
8 12 (2.93%) Internet
8 12 (2.93%) MPLS
8 12 (2.93%) TCP/IP
9 11 (2.69%) 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 (1.96%) EIGRP
12 8 (1.96%) WAAS
12 8 (1.96%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (12.96%) SQL Server
2 26 (6.36%) MySQL
3 18 (4.40%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.18%) Amazon Redshift
5 12 (2.93%) Big Data
5 12 (2.93%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.69%) Power BI
6 11 (2.69%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.44%) MongoDB
8 8 (1.96%) Metadata
9 7 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.98%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.98%) Spark SQL
10 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.98%) Tableau
11 3 (0.73%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.73%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.73%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 32 (7.82%) JIRA
2 26 (6.36%) Git
3 11 (2.69%) Cypress.io
4 10 (2.44%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.47%) 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
1 158 (38.63%) Social Skills
2 72 (17.60%) Finance
3 66 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.09%) Manufacturing
5 19 (4.65%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.40%) Retail
7 16 (3.91%) Law
7 16 (3.91%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (3.42%) Electronics
10 11 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.71%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.47%) Legal
12 6 (1.47%) 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 (20.78%) Software Engineer
2 83 (20.29%) Developer
3 63 (15.40%) Senior
4 46 (11.25%) Architect
5 45 (11.00%) Graduate
6 42 (10.27%) Software Developer
7 38 (9.29%) Python Engineer
8 34 (8.31%) Python Software Engineer
9 29 (7.09%) Graduate Developer
10 27 (6.60%) Graduate Software Developer
11 26 (6.36%) SQL Developer
12 25 (6.11%) C# Developer
13 24 (5.87%) C# Software Developer
13 24 (5.87%) C++ Software Engineer
13 24 (5.87%) Graduate C# Developer
13 24 (5.87%) Graduate C# Software Developer
14 23 (5.62%) Lead
15 22 (5.38%) Graduate SQL Developer
16 21 (5.13%) Analyst
17 19 (4.65%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (14.18%) CSS
2 38 (9.29%) .NET
3 37 (9.05%) HTML
4 36 (8.80%) React
5 35 (8.56%) jQuery
6 29 (7.09%) REST
7 24 (5.87%) Middleware
8 20 (4.89%) Node.js
9 18 (4.40%) SOAP
10 16 (3.91%) RESTful
11 13 (3.18%) Playwright
12 12 (2.93%) JSON
12 12 (2.93%) XML
13 11 (2.69%) Vue
14 10 (2.44%) .NET Framework
14 10 (2.44%) Django
14 10 (2.44%) FastAPI
15 9 (2.20%) ARM Templates
15 9 (2.20%) Flask
16 7 (1.71%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.85%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.13%) Distributed Systems
2 21 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (4.65%) Data Centre
4 16 (3.91%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.18%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.44%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.20%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.20%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.71%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.71%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.71%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.47%) CMDB
10 6 (1.47%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.47%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.47%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.47%) SCADA
10 6 (1.47%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 54 (13.20%) Linux
2 37 (9.05%) Windows
3 15 (3.67%) Android
4 10 (2.44%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.20%) Unix
6 6 (1.47%) 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
1 374 (91.44%) Computer Science
2 132 (32.27%) Problem-Solving
3 109 (26.65%) Agile
3 109 (26.65%) Software Engineering
4 81 (19.80%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (19.32%) DevOps
6 73 (17.85%) CI/CD
7 59 (14.43%) Mentoring
8 46 (11.25%) AI
8 46 (11.25%) Data Modelling
9 45 (11.00%) Test Automation
10 41 (10.02%) ITIL
11 40 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (8.07%) Analytics
12 33 (8.07%) Collaborative Culture
12 33 (8.07%) Stakeholder Management
13 32 (7.82%) Containerisation
13 32 (7.82%) Machine Learning
13 32 (7.82%) Microservices
14 31 (7.58%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 160 (39.12%) Python
2 113 (27.63%) SQL
3 95 (23.23%) C#
4 81 (19.80%) Java
5 77 (18.83%) C++
6 68 (16.63%) JavaScript
7 45 (11.00%) PHP
8 38 (9.29%) TypeScript
9 31 (7.58%) PowerShell
10 25 (6.11%) C
11 15 (3.67%) Rust
12 12 (2.93%) Bash
13 9 (2.20%) PL/SQL
14 7 (1.71%) 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
1 409 (100.00%) Degree
2 45 (11.00%) Master's Degree
3 31 (7.58%) Security Cleared
4 28 (6.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (6.36%) AWS Certification
6 25 (6.11%) Azure Certification
6 25 (6.11%) SC Cleared
7 21 (5.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 21 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (5.13%) TOGAF Certification
8 18 (4.40%) CCNP
9 16 (3.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (3.42%) CCIE
10 14 (3.42%) CISSP
11 12 (2.93%) DV Cleared
12 11 (2.69%) ISTQB
12 11 (2.69%) PhD
13 9 (2.20%) Chartered Engineer
13 9 (2.20%) CISM
14 8 (1.96%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.49%) QA
2 20 (4.89%) Accessibility
2 20 (4.89%) NIST
3 19 (4.65%) Data Quality
3 19 (4.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.93%) GDPR
5 10 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 8 (1.96%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.96%) PMO
8 4 (0.98%) GxP
9 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.73%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.73%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.73%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.73%) SLA
10 2 (0.49%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.49%) ECSS
10 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 36 (8.80%) Docker
2 28 (6.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.40%) Active Directory
4 16 (3.91%) Hyper-V
5 13 (3.18%) KVM
6 8 (1.96%) ProxySG
6 8 (1.96%) 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 (10.02%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.87%) Terraform
3 17 (4.16%) Ansible
4 11 (2.69%) Grafana
5 9 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.47%) 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 81 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.09%) VMware
3 26 (6.36%) Cisco
4 14 (3.42%) Oracle
5 12 (2.93%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.69%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.69%) Splunk
7 9 (2.20%) Databricks
7 9 (2.20%) F5
8 8 (1.96%) Blue Coat
8 8 (1.96%) Infoblox
8 8 (1.96%) Motorola
8 8 (1.96%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.71%) Meraki
9 7 (1.71%) SAP
10 6 (1.47%) Fortinet
10 6 (1.47%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
11 4 (0.98%) Sage
11 4 (0.98%) Xamarin