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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 188 104
Rank change year-on-year -47 -84 +4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 618 545 1,204
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 1.57% 2.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.30% 4.24% 8.20%
Number of salaries quoted 447 316 662
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,700 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -7.69%

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 14,365 12,852 14,683
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.60% 37.00% 27.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,016 4,954 6,174
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.95% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £69,375
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

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 5 October 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 5 October 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 +14 257 £65,000 +18.18% 228
North of England -44 126 £62,500 +13.64% 189
South West -28 78 £42,500 -10.53% 108
Midlands -59 77 £45,000 +5.88% 119
North West -33 56 £56,250 +2.27% 87
East of England -48 53 £47,500 +7.95% 129
East Midlands -29 41 £25,000 -28.57% 51
Yorkshire -52 37 £62,500 +11.11% 65
West Midlands -59 36 £55,000 +29.41% 68
North East -46 33 £110,000 +106.57% 40
Wales -61 17 £35,000 -41.67% 36
Scotland -20 5 £82,500 +46.67% 127
Northern Ireland -89 5 £47,500 -32.86% 59
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 21 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.29%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.97%) Confluence
5 4 (0.65%) CMS
5 4 (0.65%) WordPress
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.49%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.32%) IIS
7 2 (0.32%) Luigi
8 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.16%) Apache
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.81%) EPLAN
3 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.75%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.32%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.32%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.16%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 197 (31.88%) Azure
2 152 (24.60%) AWS
3 46 (7.44%) SaaS
4 43 (6.96%) GCP
5 33 (5.34%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (4.05%) GitHub
9 23 (3.72%) Power Platform
10 18 (2.91%) Snowflake
11 15 (2.43%) IaaS
12 14 (2.27%) Serverless
13 13 (2.10%) PaaS
14 12 (1.94%) Azure Functions
15 11 (1.78%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (1.78%) Entra ID
15 11 (1.78%) OneDrive
16 10 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
17 9 (1.46%) Power Automate
17 9 (1.46%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.69%) Internet
2 20 (3.24%) VPN
3 17 (2.75%) Firewall
4 15 (2.43%) DNS
5 14 (2.27%) DHCP
6 12 (1.94%) WAN
7 11 (1.78%) Wireless
8 10 (1.62%) TCP/IP
9 9 (1.46%) LAN
9 9 (1.46%) Network Security
9 9 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.97%) HTTP
10 6 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.97%) MQTT
10 6 (0.97%) ZigBee
11 5 (0.81%) BGP
11 5 (0.81%) Profibus
12 4 (0.65%) Bluetooth
12 4 (0.65%) VLAN
12 4 (0.65%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (15.70%) SQL Server
2 24 (3.88%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (3.56%) Redis
3 22 (3.56%) Relational Database
4 19 (3.07%) NoSQL
5 16 (2.59%) MySQL
6 15 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.78%) Metadata
7 11 (1.78%) Power BI
8 10 (1.62%) Spark SQL
9 7 (1.13%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.97%) ClickHouse
11 5 (0.81%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.81%) Semantic Layer
11 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.65%) Apache Cassandra
12 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.65%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 90 (14.56%) Git
2 33 (5.34%) GitLab
3 32 (5.18%) Eclipse
4 31 (5.02%) Subversion
5 25 (4.05%) Jenkins
6 23 (3.72%) JIRA
6 23 (3.72%) JUnit
7 6 (0.97%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.97%) Cucumber
7 6 (0.97%) GDB
7 6 (0.97%) Postman
8 5 (0.81%) Eclipse RCP
8 5 (0.81%) JMeter
9 4 (0.65%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.65%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.65%) Selenium
9 4 (0.65%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.49%) Gatling
10 3 (0.49%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
General
1 228 (36.89%) Social Skills
2 97 (15.70%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (12.78%) Finance
4 52 (8.41%) Manufacturing
5 33 (5.34%) Organisational Skills
5 33 (5.34%) Retail
6 29 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (4.53%) Aerospace
8 25 (4.05%) Electronics
9 24 (3.88%) Pharmaceutical
10 21 (3.40%) Law
11 18 (2.91%) Public Sector
12 16 (2.59%) Legal
13 11 (1.78%) Banking
14 9 (1.46%) Marketing
14 9 (1.46%) Publishing
14 9 (1.46%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.29%) Advertising
16 7 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.97%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 182 (29.45%) Developer
2 121 (19.58%) Software Engineer
3 79 (12.78%) Senior
4 67 (10.84%) Software Developer
5 49 (7.93%) C# Software Engineer
6 48 (7.77%) Graduate
7 46 (7.44%) Lead
8 45 (7.28%) C++ Software Engineer
9 43 (6.96%) Architect
10 37 (5.99%) Python Engineer
11 36 (5.83%) Java Developer
12 35 (5.66%) Analyst
13 34 (5.50%) Python Software Engineer
14 33 (5.34%) Junior
15 32 (5.18%) Full-Stack Developer
16 31 (5.02%) Web Developer
17 26 (4.21%) AWS Engineer
17 26 (4.21%) Consultant
17 26 (4.21%) Junior Developer
18 25 (4.05%) AWS Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (16.50%) .NET
2 74 (11.97%) React
3 58 (9.39%) RESTful
4 57 (9.22%) CSS
5 48 (7.77%) HTML
6 40 (6.47%) jQuery
7 36 (5.83%) REST
8 33 (5.34%) Vue
9 32 (5.18%) Web Services
10 30 (4.85%) Node.js
11 28 (4.53%) Jakarta EE
12 27 (4.37%) Struts
13 26 (4.21%) Terraform
14 18 (2.91%) Kafka
15 17 (2.75%) .NET Core
15 17 (2.75%) PySpark
16 15 (2.43%) ARM Templates
17 12 (1.94%) Yocto
18 11 (1.78%) AngularJS
18 11 (1.78%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 61 (9.87%) Management Information System
2 37 (5.99%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.05%) Algorithms
3 25 (4.05%) Distributed Computing
4 19 (3.07%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (2.91%) Embedded Systems
5 18 (2.91%) Onboarding
5 18 (2.91%) Robotics
6 17 (2.75%) Data Structures
6 17 (2.75%) IoT
6 17 (2.75%) Life Science
7 16 (2.59%) Product Ownership
8 15 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.94%) Device Driver
9 12 (1.94%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.62%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.29%) CMDB
11 8 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (1.29%) SCADA
11 8 (1.29%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 87 (14.08%) Linux
2 32 (5.18%) Windows
3 11 (1.78%) Unix
4 9 (1.46%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.29%) Embedded Linux
6 7 (1.13%) Debian
7 5 (0.81%) Android
7 5 (0.81%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.65%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.65%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.49%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.49%) Gentoo
9 3 (0.49%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.49%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.32%) Solaris
10 2 (0.32%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) CentOS
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 567 (91.75%) Computer Science
2 214 (34.63%) Problem-Solving
3 205 (33.17%) Software Engineering
4 166 (26.86%) AI
5 160 (25.89%) CI/CD
6 144 (23.30%) Agile
7 140 (22.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 102 (16.50%) DevOps
9 96 (15.53%) Mentoring
10 80 (12.94%) Full-Stack Development
11 66 (10.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 63 (10.19%) Containerisation
13 60 (9.71%) Test Automation
14 59 (9.55%) SDLC
15 56 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
16 55 (8.90%) Microservices
17 54 (8.74%) Data Modelling
17 54 (8.74%) Roadmaps
18 53 (8.58%) Design Patterns
19 49 (7.93%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 186 (30.10%) Python
2 134 (21.68%) JavaScript
3 131 (21.20%) C#
4 122 (19.74%) C++
5 113 (18.28%) SQL
6 109 (17.64%) Java
7 56 (9.06%) TypeScript
8 53 (8.58%) PHP
9 32 (5.18%) PowerShell
10 29 (4.69%) Rust
11 25 (4.05%) C
11 25 (4.05%) Perl
12 20 (3.24%) Go
13 16 (2.59%) Bash
14 9 (1.46%) Bicep
15 6 (0.97%) Embedded C
15 6 (0.97%) Embedded C++
16 5 (0.81%) Ladder Logic
17 4 (0.65%) Delphi
17 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 618 (100.00%) Degree
2 62 (10.03%) Master's Degree
2 62 (10.03%) Security Cleared
3 41 (6.63%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.72%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.59%) CISSP
6 13 (2.10%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.10%) PhD
7 12 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.78%) Azure Certification
8 11 (1.78%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.46%) ISTQB
10 8 (1.29%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.29%) CCNP
10 8 (1.29%) CEH
10 8 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (0.81%) CREST Certified
11 5 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.77%) Accessibility
2 47 (7.61%) QA
3 29 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (4.05%) GDPR
5 24 (3.88%) NIST
6 12 (1.94%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.78%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.46%) GxP
9 6 (0.97%) JTAG
9 6 (0.97%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.81%) IEC 61131
10 5 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.65%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.49%) GRC
12 3 (0.49%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.32%) IEC 61508
13 2 (0.32%) NCSC
13 2 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 71 (11.49%) Docker
2 20 (3.24%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.78%) Firmware
3 11 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.81%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.65%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.65%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.49%) vSphere
8 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.16%) Ceph
9 1 (0.16%) KVM
9 1 (0.16%) Lustre
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.16%) NFS
9 1 (0.16%) Samba
9 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 62 (10.03%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.29%) Ansible
3 8 (1.29%) Grafana
4 3 (0.49%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.49%) Kibana
4 3 (0.49%) Nmap
4 3 (0.49%) Plesk
4 3 (0.49%) Podman
4 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.49%) SCCM
5 2 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.32%) MaaS360
5 2 (0.32%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.16%) Argo
6 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.16%) Packer
Vendors
1 130 (21.04%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.40%) Oracle
3 17 (2.75%) Databricks
4 13 (2.10%) Cisco
4 13 (2.10%) VMware
5 8 (1.29%) Google
5 8 (1.29%) Meraki
6 5 (0.81%) ServiceNow
6 5 (0.81%) Siemens
6 5 (0.81%) Splunk
7 4 (0.65%) Adobe
7 4 (0.65%) Apple
7 4 (0.65%) OpenAI
7 4 (0.65%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.49%) NVIDIA
8 3 (0.49%) Sage
8 3 (0.49%) SAP
8 3 (0.49%) Thales
8 3 (0.49%) Veracode
9 2 (0.32%) Sybase