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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 189 103
Rank change year-on-year -52 -86 +7
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 598 526 1,160
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 1.52% 2.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.18% 4.17% 8.02%
Number of salaries quoted 421 308 624
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £72,813
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,700 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £60,625
% change year-on-year +3.33% -1.03% -6.73%

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 14,292 12,599 14,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.50% 36.47% 28.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8,070 4,923 5,891
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,999 £32,500 £41,103
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £47,500 £53,818
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% -11.74% +2.51%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,250 £70,000
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% -

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 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 11 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 +6 243 £65,000 +18.18% 200
North of England -55 123 £62,500 +13.64% 117
Midlands -57 78 £46,250 +8.82% 62
South West -28 77 £42,500 -10.53% 69
North West -19 55 £47,500 -13.64% 59
East of England -50 52 £47,500 +5.56% 88
East Midlands -18 42 £25,000 -28.57% 19
West Midlands -71 36 £55,000 +29.41% 43
Yorkshire -53 35 £62,500 +13.64% 35
North East -51 33 £110,000 +113.59% 24
Wales -74 13 £30,000 -50.00% 16
Scotland -9 6 £82,500 +37.50% 73
Northern Ireland -76 6 £47,500 +50.79% 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 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.00%) Confluence
5 4 (0.67%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.67%) CMS
5 4 (0.67%) WordPress
6 3 (0.50%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.33%) IIS
7 2 (0.33%) Luigi
7 2 (0.33%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.17%) Apache
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.34%) EPLAN
3 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.84%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (0.33%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.17%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 190 (31.77%) Azure
2 151 (25.25%) AWS
3 45 (7.53%) SaaS
4 44 (7.36%) GCP
5 32 (5.35%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (4.52%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (4.18%) GitHub
9 23 (3.85%) Power Platform
10 19 (3.18%) Snowflake
11 13 (2.17%) IaaS
11 13 (2.17%) Serverless
12 11 (1.84%) Azure Functions
12 11 (1.84%) OneDrive
12 11 (1.84%) PaaS
13 10 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (1.67%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.51%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.51%) Power Automate
14 9 (1.51%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.68%) Internet
2 16 (2.68%) VPN
3 14 (2.34%) Firewall
4 12 (2.01%) DNS
5 11 (1.84%) Wireless
6 10 (1.67%) DHCP
6 10 (1.67%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.51%) Network Security
7 9 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.34%) Profibus
9 7 (1.17%) WAN
10 6 (1.00%) HTTP
10 6 (1.00%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (1.00%) LAN
10 6 (1.00%) MQTT
10 6 (1.00%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.67%) Bluetooth
12 3 (0.50%) VLAN
12 3 (0.50%) VoIP
13 2 (0.33%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (15.89%) SQL Server
2 23 (3.85%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (3.85%) Redis
3 22 (3.68%) Relational Database
4 18 (3.01%) NoSQL
5 15 (2.51%) MySQL
6 14 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.01%) Metadata
8 11 (1.84%) Power BI
9 10 (1.67%) Spark SQL
10 6 (1.00%) MongoDB
11 5 (0.84%) ClickHouse
11 5 (0.84%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.84%) Semantic Layer
11 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.67%) Apache Cassandra
12 4 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 94 (15.72%) Git
2 34 (5.69%) GitLab
3 32 (5.35%) Eclipse
4 31 (5.18%) Subversion
5 26 (4.35%) Jenkins
6 24 (4.01%) JIRA
7 23 (3.85%) JUnit
8 8 (1.34%) Postman
9 6 (1.00%) Burp Suite
9 6 (1.00%) Cucumber
9 6 (1.00%) GDB
10 5 (0.84%) Eclipse RCP
10 5 (0.84%) JMeter
10 5 (0.84%) Selenium
10 5 (0.84%) Zephyr
11 4 (0.67%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.67%) Robot Framework
12 3 (0.50%) Claude Code
12 3 (0.50%) REST Assured
12 3 (0.50%) SonarQube
General
1 223 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 92 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (12.04%) Finance
4 51 (8.53%) Manufacturing
5 32 (5.35%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (5.35%) Retail
6 29 (4.85%) Aerospace
7 28 (4.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 27 (4.52%) Electronics
9 24 (4.01%) Pharmaceutical
10 21 (3.51%) Law
11 16 (2.68%) Legal
11 16 (2.68%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.84%) Banking
13 9 (1.51%) Marketing
13 9 (1.51%) Publishing
13 9 (1.51%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.34%) Advertising
15 6 (1.00%) Automotive
15 6 (1.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 177 (29.60%) Developer
2 114 (19.06%) Software Engineer
3 74 (12.37%) Senior
4 64 (10.70%) Software Developer
5 46 (7.69%) Lead
6 45 (7.53%) C# Software Engineer
7 42 (7.02%) C++ Software Engineer
7 42 (7.02%) Graduate
8 41 (6.86%) Architect
9 34 (5.69%) Java Developer
10 33 (5.52%) Full-Stack Developer
10 33 (5.52%) Junior
10 33 (5.52%) Python Engineer
11 32 (5.35%) Analyst
12 30 (5.02%) Python Software Engineer
12 30 (5.02%) Web Developer
13 26 (4.35%) Junior Developer
14 25 (4.18%) AWS Engineer
14 25 (4.18%) Consultant
15 24 (4.01%) AWS Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (16.05%) .NET
2 71 (11.87%) React
3 56 (9.36%) RESTful
4 53 (8.86%) CSS
5 47 (7.86%) HTML
6 35 (5.85%) jQuery
6 35 (5.85%) REST
7 34 (5.69%) Web Services
8 32 (5.35%) Vue
9 31 (5.18%) Node.js
10 28 (4.68%) Jakarta EE
11 27 (4.52%) Struts
12 24 (4.01%) Terraform
13 17 (2.84%) Kafka
13 17 (2.84%) PySpark
14 16 (2.68%) .NET Core
15 13 (2.17%) ARM Templates
16 12 (2.01%) Yocto
17 11 (1.84%) ASP.NET
18 10 (1.67%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 60 (10.03%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.85%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.18%) Algorithms
4 24 (4.01%) Distributed Computing
5 20 (3.34%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.01%) Embedded Systems
6 18 (3.01%) Robotics
7 17 (2.84%) Data Structures
7 17 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (2.84%) IoT
7 17 (2.84%) Life Science
8 16 (2.68%) Product Ownership
9 15 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
10 12 (2.01%) Device Driver
11 10 (1.67%) AI Agents
11 10 (1.67%) SCADA
11 10 (1.67%) Security Posture
12 9 (1.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 8 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
14 7 (1.17%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 85 (14.21%) Linux
2 29 (4.85%) Windows
3 9 (1.51%) Unix
4 8 (1.34%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (1.17%) Debian
6 6 (1.00%) macOS
6 6 (1.00%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.84%) Android
8 4 (0.67%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.67%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.50%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.50%) Gentoo
9 3 (0.50%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.50%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.33%) Solaris
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.17%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 550 (91.97%) Computer Science
2 206 (34.45%) Problem-Solving
3 200 (33.44%) Software Engineering
4 164 (27.42%) AI
5 157 (26.25%) CI/CD
6 141 (23.58%) Agile
7 140 (23.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 98 (16.39%) DevOps
9 95 (15.89%) Mentoring
10 81 (13.55%) Full-Stack Development
11 63 (10.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 62 (10.37%) Test Automation
13 60 (10.03%) Containerisation
14 58 (9.70%) SDLC
15 55 (9.20%) Cybersecurity
16 54 (9.03%) Design Patterns
16 54 (9.03%) Microservices
17 53 (8.86%) Data Modelling
17 53 (8.86%) Roadmaps
18 48 (8.03%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 179 (29.93%) Python
2 135 (22.58%) JavaScript
3 120 (20.07%) C#
4 116 (19.40%) C++
5 108 (18.06%) SQL
6 104 (17.39%) Java
7 56 (9.36%) TypeScript
8 49 (8.19%) PHP
9 29 (4.85%) Rust
10 28 (4.68%) PowerShell
11 25 (4.18%) C
11 25 (4.18%) Perl
12 20 (3.34%) Go
13 16 (2.68%) Bash
14 8 (1.34%) Bicep
14 8 (1.34%) Ladder Logic
15 6 (1.00%) Embedded C
15 6 (1.00%) Embedded C++
16 4 (0.67%) Scala
16 4 (0.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 598 (100.00%) Degree
2 63 (10.54%) Master's Degree
3 59 (9.87%) Security Cleared
4 38 (6.35%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.51%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.68%) CISSP
7 12 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.01%) PhD
8 11 (1.84%) Azure Certification
8 11 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.84%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.51%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.51%) ISTQB
10 8 (1.34%) CEH
11 7 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.00%) CCNP
13 5 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (0.84%) CREST Certified
13 5 (0.84%) Numerate Degree
14 4 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.86%) Accessibility
2 45 (7.53%) QA
3 26 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (4.01%) GDPR
5 22 (3.68%) NIST
6 13 (2.17%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.84%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.51%) GxP
9 8 (1.34%) IEC 61131
10 7 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (1.00%) JTAG
11 6 (1.00%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
13 4 (0.67%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.50%) GRC
14 3 (0.50%) NIST 800
15 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
15 2 (0.33%) NCSC
15 2 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 67 (11.20%) Docker
2 16 (2.68%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.84%) Firmware
4 10 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.84%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.84%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.17%) Ceph
8 1 (0.17%) KVM
8 1 (0.17%) Lustre
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.17%) NFS
8 1 (0.17%) Samba
8 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (9.36%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.34%) Grafana
2 8 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.84%) Ansible
4 4 (0.67%) Kibana
5 3 (0.50%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.50%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.50%) Nmap
5 3 (0.50%) Podman
5 3 (0.50%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.50%) SCCM
6 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.33%) MaaS360
6 2 (0.33%) Plesk
7 1 (0.17%) Argo
7 1 (0.17%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle ZFS
7 1 (0.17%) Packer
Vendors
1 126 (21.07%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.68%) Oracle
3 15 (2.51%) Databricks
4 12 (2.01%) Cisco
5 10 (1.67%) VMware
6 8 (1.34%) Google
6 8 (1.34%) Meraki
6 8 (1.34%) Siemens
7 5 (0.84%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.67%) Adobe
8 4 (0.67%) Apple
8 4 (0.67%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.67%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.67%) Splunk
8 4 (0.67%) Thales
9 3 (0.50%) Foundry
9 3 (0.50%) NVIDIA
9 3 (0.50%) Sage
9 3 (0.50%) SAP
9 3 (0.50%) Veracode