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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 121 125
Rank change year-on-year -125 +4 +57
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 449 755 1,514
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 2.62% 2.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.85% 6.11% 8.30%
Number of salaries quoted 361 414 1,197
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,188 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £53,844 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.07% +2.56% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £82,850 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.64%

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 15,739 12,363 18,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.06% 42.90% 26.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6,000 5,287 12,166
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,085 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% +4.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,268 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £78,875
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -7.19%

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 11 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 11 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 -19 176 £65,000 +8.33% 103
North of England -126 96 £62,500 +12.11% 40
East of England -42 53 £45,000 -15.09% 27
Midlands -122 53 £45,000 +28.57% 35
Yorkshire -81 52 £75,000 +27.66% 12
South West -59 43 £50,000 -11.89% 19
West Midlands -109 27 £42,750 +22.14% 21
East Midlands -42 26 £55,000 +57.14% 14
North West -76 25 £40,000 -29.82% 19
North East -43 19 £62,500 +13.64% 10
Wales -21 13 £72,500 +8.61% 4
Northern Ireland -36 8 £40,000 -63.64% 1
Scotland -18 7 £75,000 +47.18% 10
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 (2.90%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.00%) SAS
3 8 (1.78%) Confluence
4 7 (1.56%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.67%) Apache
7 2 (0.45%) CMS
7 2 (0.45%) IIS
7 2 (0.45%) Luigi
7 2 (0.45%) WordPress
8 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.23%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.45%) Weka
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.22%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) FIS Private Capital Suite
1 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.22%) SAP CO
1 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
1 1 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 193 (42.98%) Azure
2 155 (34.52%) AWS
3 46 (10.24%) Serverless
4 43 (9.58%) GCP
5 25 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.01%) SaaS
8 16 (3.56%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (3.12%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (3.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.12%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.90%) Amazon S3
11 12 (2.67%) Azure Functions
12 10 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (2.23%) GitHub
12 10 (2.23%) OneDrive
12 10 (2.23%) PaaS
13 9 (2.00%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.78%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.56%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.13%) WAN
2 31 (6.90%) Firewall
3 28 (6.24%) VPN
4 25 (5.57%) LAN
5 20 (4.45%) BGP
5 20 (4.45%) Network Security
6 15 (3.34%) DHCP
6 15 (3.34%) DNS
6 15 (3.34%) Internet
7 14 (3.12%) VLAN
8 13 (2.90%) TCP/IP
8 13 (2.90%) Wireless
9 12 (2.67%) MPLS
10 11 (2.45%) OSPF
11 10 (2.23%) Cisco ASA
11 10 (2.23%) SD-WAN
12 9 (2.00%) SNMP
13 8 (1.78%) EIGRP
13 8 (1.78%) WAAS
13 8 (1.78%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (14.70%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.57%) MySQL
3 18 (4.01%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.12%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.90%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.45%) Big Data
6 11 (2.45%) Metadata
6 11 (2.45%) NoSQL
7 10 (2.23%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.23%) Power BI
7 10 (2.23%) Spark SQL
8 5 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.67%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.67%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.67%) Redis
11 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 31 (6.90%) Git
2 28 (6.24%) JIRA
3 13 (2.90%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.00%) Cypress.io
4 9 (2.00%) GitLab
5 5 (1.11%) Selenium
6 4 (0.89%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.89%) Gatling
6 4 (0.89%) JMeter
6 4 (0.89%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.89%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.67%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.67%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.67%) HP UFT
7 3 (0.67%) Polyspace
7 3 (0.67%) Postman
7 3 (0.67%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.67%) VectorCAST
7 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.45%) TestRail
General
1 153 (34.08%) Social Skills
2 70 (15.59%) Finance
3 69 (15.37%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.79%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.90%) Public Sector
6 20 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.45%) Law
7 17 (3.79%) Retail
8 16 (3.56%) Electronics
9 15 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (3.12%) Pharmaceutical
11 11 (2.45%) Legal
12 9 (2.00%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.78%) Marketing
14 6 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.11%) Advertising
15 5 (1.11%) Police
16 4 (0.89%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.89%) Banking
16 4 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 105 (23.39%) Developer
2 94 (20.94%) Software Engineer
3 63 (14.03%) Senior
4 56 (12.47%) Software Developer
5 52 (11.58%) Graduate
6 48 (10.69%) Architect
7 41 (9.13%) Python Engineer
8 38 (8.46%) Graduate Developer
9 37 (8.24%) Python Software Engineer
10 35 (7.80%) Graduate Software Developer
11 32 (7.13%) Lead
12 31 (6.90%) C++ Software Engineer
13 30 (6.68%) C# Software Engineer
14 25 (5.57%) C# Developer
15 24 (5.35%) Analyst
16 23 (5.12%) C# Software Developer
16 23 (5.12%) Graduate C# Developer
16 23 (5.12%) Graduate C# Software Developer
16 23 (5.12%) SQL Developer
17 22 (4.90%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (13.36%) CSS
2 51 (11.36%) .NET
3 41 (9.13%) HTML
4 39 (8.69%) jQuery
5 38 (8.46%) React
6 37 (8.24%) REST
7 25 (5.57%) Middleware
8 22 (4.90%) RESTful
8 22 (4.90%) SOAP
9 21 (4.68%) Node.js
10 13 (2.90%) JSON
10 13 (2.90%) XML
11 12 (2.67%) ARM Templates
12 11 (2.45%) Playwright
13 10 (2.23%) .NET Core
13 10 (2.23%) PySpark
13 10 (2.23%) Vue
14 9 (2.00%) OAuth
15 7 (1.56%) Django
15 7 (1.56%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.01%) Distributed Systems
2 24 (5.35%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.68%) Data Centre
4 19 (4.23%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.90%) Client/Server
6 13 (2.90%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.67%) Onboarding
8 10 (2.23%) Distributed Computing
8 10 (2.23%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.00%) Algorithms
9 9 (2.00%) Embedded Systems
10 8 (1.78%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.56%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.56%) Robotics
12 6 (1.34%) CMDB
12 6 (1.34%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.34%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.14%) Linux
2 31 (6.90%) Windows
3 14 (3.12%) Android
4 10 (2.23%) Unix
4 10 (2.23%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.67%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.67%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.45%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Solaris
7 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (89.31%) Computer Science
2 139 (30.96%) Problem-Solving
3 121 (26.95%) Software Engineering
4 117 (26.06%) Agile
5 94 (20.94%) CI/CD
6 89 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (18.49%) DevOps
8 58 (12.92%) Mentoring
9 54 (12.03%) AI
9 54 (12.03%) Test Automation
10 53 (11.80%) Data Modelling
11 41 (9.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 40 (8.91%) ITIL
13 38 (8.46%) Containerisation
14 34 (7.57%) Scrum
15 32 (7.13%) Analytics
15 32 (7.13%) Data Engineering
15 32 (7.13%) Microservices
15 32 (7.13%) SDLC
16 31 (6.90%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 174 (38.75%) Python
2 122 (27.17%) SQL
3 114 (25.39%) C#
4 82 (18.26%) C++
5 79 (17.59%) Java
6 70 (15.59%) JavaScript
7 56 (12.47%) PHP
8 40 (8.91%) TypeScript
9 30 (6.68%) PowerShell
10 27 (6.01%) C
11 18 (4.01%) Bash
12 17 (3.79%) Rust
13 8 (1.78%) Scala
14 6 (1.34%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.89%) Bicep
16 3 (0.67%) Go
16 3 (0.67%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.67%) VB
17 2 (0.45%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.45%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 449 (100.00%) Degree
2 55 (12.25%) Master's Degree
3 39 (8.69%) Security Cleared
4 28 (6.24%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (6.24%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (4.90%) CCNP
7 21 (4.68%) Azure Certification
8 20 (4.45%) AWS Certification
9 17 (3.79%) CISSP
10 16 (3.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 15 (3.34%) DV Cleared
12 14 (3.12%) CCIE
12 14 (3.12%) PhD
13 13 (2.90%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (2.23%) CISM
15 10 (2.23%) ISTQB
16 8 (1.78%) CCNA
16 8 (1.78%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (11.80%) QA
2 25 (5.57%) Accessibility
3 21 (4.68%) Data Quality
3 21 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.23%) NIST
5 18 (4.01%) GDPR
6 11 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.78%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.78%) PMO
8 6 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 5 (1.11%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.89%) GxP
10 4 (0.89%) SLA
11 3 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.67%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.67%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.67%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.45%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.45%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.45%) JTAG
System Software
1 39 (8.69%) Docker
2 32 (7.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.68%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.79%) Hyper-V
5 13 (2.90%) KVM
6 9 (2.00%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.78%) ProxySG
7 8 (1.78%) vSphere
8 4 (0.89%) Firmware
8 4 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 47 (10.47%) Kubernetes
2 31 (6.90%) Terraform
3 19 (4.23%) Ansible
4 13 (2.90%) Grafana
5 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.34%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.89%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.67%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.67%) Plesk
8 3 (0.67%) SCCM
9 2 (0.45%) Control-M
9 2 (0.45%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.22%) CASB
10 1 (0.22%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.22%) Graylog
10 1 (0.22%) Nagios
10 1 (0.22%) Packer
Vendors
1 89 (19.82%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.35%) VMware
3 27 (6.01%) Cisco
4 17 (3.79%) Databricks
4 17 (3.79%) Oracle
5 11 (2.45%) CheckPoint
5 11 (2.45%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.00%) F5
7 8 (1.78%) Blue Coat
7 8 (1.78%) Infoblox
7 8 (1.78%) Motorola
7 8 (1.78%) SolarWinds
7 8 (1.78%) Splunk
8 7 (1.56%) Meraki
8 7 (1.56%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.34%) Fortinet
10 5 (1.11%) SAP
11 4 (0.89%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.67%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.67%) Veracode