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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 123 122
Rank change year-on-year -111 -1 +44
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 489 811 1,593
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 2.79% 2.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.17% 6.44% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 410 388 1,223
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,925 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,089 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% - -13.65%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,875 £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 15,446 12,600 18,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 22.88% 43.33% 25.24%
Number of salaries quoted 6,220 4,949 12,234
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,750 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.91% +1.93% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £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 3 June 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 3 June 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 -32 195 £65,000 +18.18% 118
North of England -102 108 £62,500 +10.62% 64
East of England -39 59 £45,000 -13.46% 33
Midlands -123 56 £51,250 +46.43% 37
Yorkshire -89 52 £75,000 +25.00% 14
South West -62 46 £42,500 -20.93% 36
East Midlands -26 33 £55,000 +57.14% 12
North West -65 30 £40,000 -27.27% 39
North East -38 26 £105,000 +85.84% 11
West Midlands -130 23 £45,000 +19.42% 25
Wales -36 13 £72,500 +11.54% 6
Northern Ireland -45 7 £40,000 -63.64% 21
Scotland -14 5 £52,500 +1.13% 26
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 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.84%) Confluence
3 8 (1.64%) SAS
4 7 (1.43%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.82%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.82%) CMS
5 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.82%) WordPress
6 2 (0.41%) Apache
6 2 (0.41%) IIS
6 2 (0.41%) Luigi
Applications
1 8 (1.64%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.20%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.20%) Weka
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 209 (42.74%) Azure
2 165 (33.74%) AWS
3 43 (8.79%) Serverless
4 41 (8.38%) GCP
5 26 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (4.29%) SaaS
8 19 (3.89%) Azure Logic Apps
9 15 (3.07%) Power Platform
10 14 (2.86%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (2.86%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (2.86%) Power Automate
11 13 (2.66%) Amazon S3
11 13 (2.66%) Azure Functions
12 11 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (2.04%) OneDrive
13 10 (2.04%) PaaS
14 8 (1.64%) GitHub
14 8 (1.64%) IaaS
15 7 (1.43%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.93%) WAN
2 28 (5.73%) Firewall
3 25 (5.11%) VPN
4 22 (4.50%) LAN
5 20 (4.09%) Internet
5 20 (4.09%) Network Security
6 17 (3.48%) BGP
7 15 (3.07%) Wireless
8 14 (2.86%) DHCP
8 14 (2.86%) DNS
9 12 (2.45%) VLAN
10 9 (1.84%) MPLS
10 9 (1.84%) SNMP
10 9 (1.84%) TCP/IP
11 8 (1.64%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (1.64%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.64%) EIGRP
11 8 (1.64%) OSPF
11 8 (1.64%) WAAS
11 8 (1.64%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (15.13%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.11%) MySQL
3 22 (4.50%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.48%) NoSQL
5 16 (3.27%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.45%) Metadata
7 12 (2.45%) Power BI
8 11 (2.25%) Big Data
8 11 (2.25%) MongoDB
8 11 (2.25%) Spark SQL
9 6 (1.23%) Apache Cassandra
9 6 (1.23%) Redis
10 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.61%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.61%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.41%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 46 (9.41%) Git
2 24 (4.91%) JIRA
3 13 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.25%) GitLab
5 8 (1.64%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.43%) Eclipse
6 7 (1.43%) JUnit
6 7 (1.43%) Subversion
7 5 (1.02%) Cucumber
7 5 (1.02%) JMeter
8 4 (0.82%) GDB
8 4 (0.82%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.82%) Selenium
9 3 (0.61%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.61%) Gatling
9 3 (0.61%) Polyspace
9 3 (0.61%) Postman
9 3 (0.61%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.61%) VectorCAST
General
1 155 (31.70%) Social Skills
2 70 (14.31%) Finance
3 68 (13.91%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.91%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.70%) Law
6 22 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (4.50%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.68%) Electronics
8 16 (3.27%) Legal
8 16 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (3.07%) Retail
10 11 (2.25%) Advertising
10 11 (2.25%) Marketing
11 10 (2.04%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.23%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.02%) Automotive
14 5 (1.02%) Police
14 5 (1.02%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 133 (27.20%) Developer
2 117 (23.93%) Software Engineer
3 64 (13.09%) Senior
4 59 (12.07%) Software Developer
5 53 (10.84%) Graduate
6 46 (9.41%) Python Engineer
7 44 (9.00%) C# Software Engineer
8 42 (8.59%) Python Software Engineer
9 41 (8.38%) Architect
10 40 (8.18%) C++ Software Engineer
11 39 (7.98%) Graduate Developer
12 36 (7.36%) Graduate Software Developer
12 36 (7.36%) Lead
13 29 (5.93%) C# Developer
14 24 (4.91%) C# Software Developer
14 24 (4.91%) Graduate C# Developer
14 24 (4.91%) Graduate C# Software Developer
14 24 (4.91%) SQL Developer
15 23 (4.70%) Data Engineer
15 23 (4.70%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (14.11%) .NET
2 67 (13.70%) CSS
3 55 (11.25%) React
4 48 (9.82%) HTML
5 45 (9.20%) jQuery
6 41 (8.38%) REST
7 34 (6.95%) RESTful
8 20 (4.09%) Node.js
9 19 (3.89%) Middleware
9 19 (3.89%) SOAP
10 15 (3.07%) .NET Core
10 15 (3.07%) Vue
10 15 (3.07%) Web Services
11 14 (2.86%) JSON
12 13 (2.66%) ARM Templates
12 13 (2.66%) XML
13 11 (2.25%) PySpark
14 10 (2.04%) Kafka
14 10 (2.04%) Spring
15 9 (1.84%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.73%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (4.50%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.29%) Cloud Native
3 21 (4.29%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.07%) Client/Server
4 15 (3.07%) Distributed Computing
5 14 (2.86%) Algorithms
5 14 (2.86%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.66%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.66%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.25%) Embedded Systems
8 11 (2.25%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.64%) Robotics
11 7 (1.43%) CMDB
12 6 (1.23%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.23%) IoT
12 6 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 5 (1.02%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 65 (13.29%) Linux
2 30 (6.13%) Windows
3 12 (2.45%) Unix
4 11 (2.25%) Android
5 10 (2.04%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.41%) Solaris
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 431 (88.14%) Computer Science
2 150 (30.67%) Software Engineering
3 143 (29.24%) Problem-Solving
4 129 (26.38%) Agile
5 110 (22.49%) CI/CD
6 91 (18.61%) Continuous Improvement
7 84 (17.18%) DevOps
8 65 (13.29%) Test Automation
9 63 (12.88%) AI
10 51 (10.43%) Data Modelling
11 49 (10.02%) Mentoring
12 48 (9.82%) Full-Stack Development
13 47 (9.61%) Containerisation
14 42 (8.59%) Scrum
15 38 (7.77%) ITIL
15 38 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 37 (7.57%) Microservices
17 33 (6.75%) MVC
17 33 (6.75%) OOP
17 33 (6.75%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 182 (37.22%) Python
2 133 (27.20%) C#
3 129 (26.38%) SQL
4 104 (21.27%) C++
5 90 (18.40%) JavaScript
6 86 (17.59%) Java
7 64 (13.09%) PHP
8 46 (9.41%) TypeScript
9 30 (6.13%) Rust
10 28 (5.73%) PowerShell
11 27 (5.52%) C
12 15 (3.07%) Bash
13 12 (2.45%) Go
14 8 (1.64%) Perl
14 8 (1.64%) Scala
15 4 (0.82%) Bicep
15 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.41%) Embedded C
16 2 (0.41%) Embedded C++
16 2 (0.41%) Julia
Qualifications
1 489 (100.00%) Degree
2 55 (11.25%) Master's Degree
3 46 (9.41%) Security Cleared
4 28 (5.73%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (5.73%) SC Cleared
5 20 (4.09%) Azure Certification
5 20 (4.09%) CCNP
5 20 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (3.68%) AWS Certification
6 18 (3.68%) CISSP
7 17 (3.48%) PhD
8 16 (3.27%) DV Cleared
9 14 (2.86%) CCIE
10 12 (2.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 9 (1.84%) CCNA
11 9 (1.84%) CompTIA Security+
11 9 (1.84%) ISTQB
11 9 (1.84%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (1.64%) CISM
12 8 (1.64%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (10.43%) QA
2 30 (6.13%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (4.29%) GDPR
5 20 (4.09%) NIST
6 19 (3.89%) Data Quality
7 12 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.64%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.64%) PMO
9 5 (1.02%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.82%) JTAG
10 4 (0.82%) SLA
11 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.61%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.61%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.61%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.41%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.41%) GxP
13 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 50 (10.22%) Docker
2 32 (6.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.09%) Active Directory
4 18 (3.68%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.86%) KVM
6 9 (1.84%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.64%) ProxySG
8 6 (1.23%) vSphere
9 5 (1.02%) Firmware
10 4 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 57 (11.66%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.93%) Terraform
3 13 (2.66%) Ansible
3 13 (2.66%) Grafana
4 10 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.82%) SCCM
6 4 (0.82%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.61%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.61%) Plesk
8 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.41%) Kibana
9 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.20%) Argo
9 1 (0.20%) CASB
9 1 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.20%) Graylog
9 1 (0.20%) Packer
Vendors
1 84 (17.18%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.75%) VMware
3 24 (4.91%) Cisco
4 19 (3.89%) Databricks
5 18 (3.68%) Oracle
6 11 (2.25%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.04%) CheckPoint
7 10 (2.04%) Splunk
8 9 (1.84%) F5
9 8 (1.64%) Blue Coat
9 8 (1.64%) Infoblox
9 8 (1.64%) Motorola
9 8 (1.64%) SolarWinds
10 7 (1.43%) Meraki
11 4 (0.82%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.82%) SAP
12 3 (0.61%) Dell
12 3 (0.61%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.61%) Pega
12 3 (0.61%) Salesforce