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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 92 128
Rank change year-on-year -156 +36 +65
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 425 832 1,498
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.66% 3.10% 2.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.50% 7.29% 8.28%
Number of salaries quoted 334 416 1,183
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,000 £30,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.78% +10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,188 £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% -4.00%

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 16,991 11,407 18,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.31% 42.47% 26.67%
Number of salaries quoted 5,892 5,188 12,165
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £54,296
% change year-on-year +4.35% +5.90% -6.08%

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 26 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 26 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 -45 165 £65,000 +8.33% 88
North of England -140 89 £60,000 +7.62% 29
East of England -60 50 £32,000 -39.62% 26
Yorkshire -100 48 £75,000 +27.66% 12
Midlands -157 47 £43,000 +22.86% 32
South West -53 45 £52,249 -7.92% 14
East Midlands -89 24 £55,000 +57.14% 14
North West -91 24 £53,750 -5.70% 13
West Midlands -138 23 £42,500 +21.43% 18
North East -47 17 £67,500 +22.73% 4
Wales -25 14 £72,500 +8.61%
Northern Ireland -49 8 £40,000 -63.64% 9
Scotland -33 7 £75,000 +47.18% 9
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 12 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.12%) Confluence
2 9 (2.12%) SAS
3 5 (1.18%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.71%) Apache
5 3 (0.71%) IIS
6 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.35%) MS Visio
2 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.47%) Weka
5 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) FIS Private Capital Suite
1 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
1 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
1 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 181 (42.59%) Azure
2 148 (34.82%) AWS
3 45 (10.59%) Serverless
4 42 (9.88%) GCP
5 24 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (3.76%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.29%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.06%) Amazon S3
9 13 (3.06%) Azure Logic Apps
9 13 (3.06%) SaaS
10 11 (2.59%) GitHub
11 10 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (2.35%) PaaS
12 9 (2.12%) Azure Functions
13 8 (1.88%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.88%) OneDrive
14 7 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (1.65%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (1.65%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.53%) WAN
2 28 (6.59%) Firewall
3 26 (6.12%) VPN
4 25 (5.88%) LAN
5 20 (4.71%) BGP
6 16 (3.76%) Network Security
7 14 (3.29%) Internet
7 14 (3.29%) VLAN
8 13 (3.06%) TCP/IP
9 12 (2.82%) DHCP
9 12 (2.82%) DNS
9 12 (2.82%) MPLS
10 11 (2.59%) OSPF
11 10 (2.35%) Cisco ASA
11 10 (2.35%) SD-WAN
11 10 (2.35%) Wireless
12 9 (2.12%) SNMP
13 8 (1.88%) EIGRP
13 8 (1.88%) WAAS
13 8 (1.88%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (13.41%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.88%) MySQL
3 15 (3.53%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.06%) Amazon Redshift
5 12 (2.82%) Big Data
5 12 (2.82%) Metadata
5 12 (2.82%) Power BI
6 11 (2.59%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.59%) Relational Database
7 9 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (2.12%) MongoDB
8 8 (1.88%) Spark SQL
9 4 (0.94%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.71%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.71%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (6.59%) JIRA
2 27 (6.35%) Git
3 12 (2.82%) Cypress.io
4 11 (2.59%) Jenkins
5 9 (2.12%) GitLab
6 5 (1.18%) Selenium
7 4 (0.94%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.94%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.94%) Gatling
7 4 (0.94%) JMeter
7 4 (0.94%) LoadRunner
7 4 (0.94%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.71%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.71%) HP UFT
8 3 (0.71%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.71%) Postman
8 3 (0.71%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.71%) VectorCAST
8 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.47%) TestRail
General
1 146 (34.35%) Social Skills
2 70 (16.47%) Finance
3 66 (15.53%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.35%) Manufacturing
5 22 (5.18%) Public Sector
6 20 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (4.47%) Law
8 18 (4.24%) Retail
9 15 (3.53%) Pharmaceutical
10 14 (3.29%) Electronics
11 11 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.88%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.65%) Legal
14 6 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.18%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.18%) Marketing
15 5 (1.18%) Police
16 4 (0.94%) Automotive
17 3 (0.71%) Advertising
17 3 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 92 (21.65%) Developer
2 88 (20.71%) Software Engineer
3 62 (14.59%) Senior
4 53 (12.47%) Graduate
5 51 (12.00%) Software Developer
6 49 (11.53%) Architect
7 42 (9.88%) Python Engineer
8 38 (8.94%) Graduate Developer
8 38 (8.94%) Python Software Engineer
9 35 (8.24%) Graduate Software Developer
10 31 (7.29%) C++ Software Engineer
11 25 (5.88%) C# Developer
11 25 (5.88%) C# Software Engineer
12 24 (5.65%) C# Software Developer
12 24 (5.65%) Graduate C# Developer
12 24 (5.65%) Graduate C# Software Developer
12 24 (5.65%) Lead
12 24 (5.65%) SQL Developer
13 22 (5.18%) Graduate SQL Developer
14 21 (4.94%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (13.18%) CSS
2 43 (10.12%) .NET
3 37 (8.71%) HTML
3 37 (8.71%) jQuery
4 34 (8.00%) REST
5 33 (7.76%) React
6 27 (6.35%) Middleware
7 21 (4.94%) SOAP
8 18 (4.24%) Node.js
8 18 (4.24%) RESTful
9 14 (3.29%) Playwright
10 12 (2.82%) JSON
10 12 (2.82%) XML
11 10 (2.35%) ARM Templates
12 9 (2.12%) PySpark
13 8 (1.88%) .NET Core
13 8 (1.88%) Django
13 8 (1.88%) FastAPI
13 8 (1.88%) OAuth
14 7 (1.65%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.59%) Management Information System
2 23 (5.41%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (5.18%) Data Centre
4 18 (4.24%) Cloud Native
5 16 (3.76%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (3.06%) Client/Server
7 11 (2.59%) Onboarding
8 10 (2.35%) Distributed Computing
8 10 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.12%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.88%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.65%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.65%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.65%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.41%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.41%) CMDB
12 6 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.41%) SCADA
13 5 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.18%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 53 (12.47%) Linux
2 32 (7.53%) Windows
3 15 (3.53%) Android
4 10 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.12%) Unix
6 4 (0.94%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.94%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.47%) 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
1 381 (89.65%) Computer Science
2 126 (29.65%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (26.82%) Agile
4 113 (26.59%) Software Engineering
5 84 (19.76%) CI/CD
6 83 (19.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 83 (19.53%) DevOps
7 57 (13.41%) Mentoring
8 49 (11.53%) Test Automation
9 48 (11.29%) AI
9 48 (11.29%) Data Modelling
10 42 (9.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 40 (9.41%) ITIL
12 32 (7.53%) Containerisation
12 32 (7.53%) MVC
12 32 (7.53%) OOP
12 32 (7.53%) SDLC
13 31 (7.29%) Analytics
13 31 (7.29%) Machine Learning
13 31 (7.29%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 167 (39.29%) Python
2 121 (28.47%) SQL
3 108 (25.41%) C#
4 83 (19.53%) C++
4 83 (19.53%) Java
5 65 (15.29%) JavaScript
6 53 (12.47%) PHP
7 37 (8.71%) TypeScript
8 28 (6.59%) PowerShell
9 24 (5.65%) C
10 15 (3.53%) Rust
11 13 (3.06%) Bash
12 7 (1.65%) PL/SQL
13 5 (1.18%) Scala
14 4 (0.94%) Bicep
14 4 (0.94%) Delphi
15 3 (0.71%) R
16 2 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.47%) Julia
16 2 (0.47%) Perl
Qualifications
1 425 (100.00%) Degree
2 49 (11.53%) Master's Degree
3 31 (7.29%) Security Cleared
4 25 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 25 (5.88%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.65%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (5.18%) AWS Certification
6 22 (5.18%) Azure Certification
7 20 (4.71%) CCNP
8 18 (4.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 16 (3.76%) BPSS Clearance
9 16 (3.76%) CISSP
10 15 (3.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 14 (3.29%) CCIE
12 13 (3.06%) PhD
13 11 (2.59%) DV Cleared
13 11 (2.59%) ISTQB
14 10 (2.35%) CISM
15 9 (2.12%) Chartered Engineer
15 9 (2.12%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (12.00%) QA
2 22 (5.18%) Accessibility
3 21 (4.94%) Data Quality
4 19 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (4.00%) NIST
6 15 (3.53%) GDPR
7 11 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 8 (1.88%) PCI DSS
9 8 (1.88%) PMO
10 4 (0.94%) GxP
10 4 (0.94%) SLA
11 3 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.71%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.71%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.71%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.71%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.47%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.47%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.47%) ECSS
System Software
1 36 (8.47%) Docker
2 30 (7.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.47%) Active Directory
4 15 (3.53%) Hyper-V
5 13 (3.06%) KVM
6 9 (2.12%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.88%) ProxySG
7 8 (1.88%) vSphere
8 4 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.71%) Firmware
9 3 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 43 (10.12%) Kubernetes
2 27 (6.35%) Terraform
3 17 (4.00%) Ansible
4 11 (2.59%) Grafana
5 9 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.94%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.71%) Control-M
7 3 (0.71%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.71%) SCCM
8 2 (0.47%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.24%) CASB
9 1 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.24%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.24%) Graylog
9 1 (0.24%) Kibana
9 1 (0.24%) Packer
9 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 83 (19.53%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.29%) VMware
3 27 (6.35%) Cisco
4 15 (3.53%) Oracle
5 13 (3.06%) Databricks
6 11 (2.59%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.59%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.12%) F5
7 9 (2.12%) Splunk
8 8 (1.88%) Blue Coat
8 8 (1.88%) Infoblox
8 8 (1.88%) Motorola
8 8 (1.88%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.65%) Meraki
9 7 (1.65%) SAP
10 6 (1.41%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.18%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.94%) Google
12 4 (0.94%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.71%) Veracode