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 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 211 86 133
Rank change year-on-year -125 +47 +65
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 393 1,178 718
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.93% 3.10% 2.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.74% 8.41% 7.47%
Number of salaries quoted 266 511 543
10th Percentile £25,625 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% -11.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £73,438 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £64,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% -2.27% +14.78%

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 14,320 14,009 9,614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.72% 36.92% 32.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5,173 5,507 6,445
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025. 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 -61 117 £55,000 -15.38% 264
North of England -71 106 £55,000 +10.00% 186
Yorkshire -57 56 £55,000 +10.00% 71
Midlands -125 56 £42,500 +21.43% 155
South West -9 42 £60,000 -17.24% 89
West Midlands -95 40 £42,500 +21.43% 81
East of England -49 39 £30,000 -46.90% 147
North West -52 30 £60,000 +20.00% 97
North East +11 20 £51,500 +8.42% 18
Scotland -13 20 £75,000 +54.64% 44
East Midlands -74 19 £39,000 +11.43% 65
Wales -7 10 £51,250 +13.89% 25
Northern Ireland -31 4 £40,500 -22.86% 13
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 22 (5.60%) IIS
2 11 (2.80%) Confluence
3 7 (1.78%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.02%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.51%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.51%) SAS
6 1 (0.25%) Apache
6 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.83%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.05%) MS Visio
4 8 (2.04%) AutoCAD
4 8 (2.04%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.51%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.51%) Weka
6 2 (0.51%) Windchill
7 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (1.53%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.51%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.25%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.25%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 153 (38.93%) Azure
2 97 (24.68%) AWS
3 29 (7.38%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (7.12%) SaaS
4 28 (7.12%) Serverless
5 25 (6.36%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.85%) GCP
7 22 (5.60%) GitHub
8 16 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (2.29%) Google Workspace
10 8 (2.04%) PaaS
11 7 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.53%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.53%) Entra ID
13 5 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
14 4 (1.02%) Firebase
14 4 (1.02%) OneDrive
14 4 (1.02%) Power Automate
14 4 (1.02%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.36%) Firewall
2 17 (4.33%) TCP/IP
3 15 (3.82%) VLAN
4 14 (3.56%) Network Security
5 12 (3.05%) VPN
6 9 (2.29%) SAN
7 7 (1.78%) DNS
7 7 (1.78%) Wireshark
8 6 (1.53%) DHCP
8 6 (1.53%) LAN
8 6 (1.53%) Modbus
8 6 (1.53%) WAN
9 5 (1.27%) BGP
9 5 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (1.27%) OSPF
9 5 (1.27%) VoIP
10 4 (1.02%) Bluetooth
10 4 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (1.02%) Internet
10 4 (1.02%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (16.03%) SQL Server
2 31 (7.89%) MySQL
3 19 (4.83%) Power BI
4 12 (3.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.54%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.29%) Metadata
7 9 (2.29%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.53%) Big Data
8 6 (1.53%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.27%) Data Mining
9 5 (1.27%) MongoDB
10 4 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (1.02%) Hadoop
10 4 (1.02%) Oracle BI EE
10 4 (1.02%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (1.02%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (1.02%) Tableau
11 3 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 36 (9.16%) JIRA
2 25 (6.36%) Git
3 11 (2.80%) Bitbucket
4 9 (2.29%) Cypress.io
5 8 (2.04%) GitLab
6 7 (1.78%) Jenkins
7 6 (1.53%) Selenium
8 4 (1.02%) Burp Suite
8 4 (1.02%) Metasploit
8 4 (1.02%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.76%) Artifactory
9 3 (0.76%) ERwin
9 3 (0.76%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.76%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.76%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.76%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.51%) JMeter
10 2 (0.51%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.51%) TestRail
11 1 (0.25%) Gatling
General
1 188 (47.84%) Social Skills
2 76 (19.34%) Finance
3 64 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.38%) Manufacturing
5 16 (4.07%) Retail
6 15 (3.82%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.82%) Law
6 15 (3.82%) Pharmaceutical
7 13 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (3.05%) Electronics
8 12 (3.05%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.80%) Aerospace
10 10 (2.54%) Marketing
10 10 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.29%) Advertising
12 8 (2.04%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.78%) Banking
14 6 (1.53%) Back Office
15 5 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (1.02%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 82 (20.87%) Developer
2 65 (16.54%) Architect
3 47 (11.96%) Software Engineer
4 41 (10.43%) Senior
5 35 (8.91%) Software Architect
6 34 (8.65%) Support Engineer
7 32 (8.14%) Graduate
8 28 (7.12%) Analyst
9 23 (5.85%) IT Engineer
10 22 (5.60%) Graduate Developer
11 21 (5.34%) IT Support
12 20 (5.09%) Software Developer
13 19 (4.83%) IT Support Engineer
13 19 (4.83%) Technical Support
14 17 (4.33%) IT Graduate
15 14 (3.56%) C# Developer
16 13 (3.31%) Applications Architect
16 13 (3.31%) SQL Developer
17 12 (3.05%) Software Support Engineer
18 11 (2.80%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (15.01%) .NET
2 52 (13.23%) CSS
3 30 (7.63%) ASP.NET
4 27 (6.87%) Middleware
4 27 (6.87%) React
5 24 (6.11%) REST
6 22 (5.60%) jQuery
7 21 (5.34%) HTML
8 20 (5.09%) .NET Framework
9 19 (4.83%) WinForms
10 12 (3.05%) Entity Framework
10 12 (3.05%) Node.js
10 12 (3.05%) Vue
10 12 (3.05%) WPF
11 11 (2.80%) Playwright
12 10 (2.54%) RESTful
13 9 (2.29%) Blazor
13 9 (2.29%) XML
14 8 (2.04%) AngularJS
14 8 (2.04%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.16%) Management Information System
2 33 (8.40%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (5.60%) Onboarding
4 21 (5.34%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.82%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.31%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.29%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.04%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.04%) Data Structures
8 8 (2.04%) SCADA
9 7 (1.78%) NHS
9 7 (1.78%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.78%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.53%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.27%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.27%) IoT
11 5 (1.27%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 62 (15.78%) Linux
1 62 (15.78%) Windows
2 10 (2.54%) Android
3 8 (2.04%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.78%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.27%) Mac OS X
6 4 (1.02%) Kali Linux
6 4 (1.02%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.76%) Unix
8 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 377 (95.93%) Computer Science
2 138 (35.11%) Problem-Solving
3 128 (32.57%) Agile
4 105 (26.72%) DevOps
5 98 (24.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 79 (20.10%) Mentoring
7 69 (17.56%) Software Engineering
8 68 (17.30%) CI/CD
9 52 (13.23%) AI
10 51 (12.98%) SDLC
11 47 (11.96%) ITIL
12 43 (10.94%) OOP
13 41 (10.43%) Data Modelling
14 40 (10.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 39 (9.92%) Analytics
15 39 (9.92%) Cybersecurity
16 38 (9.67%) Business Intelligence
17 37 (9.41%) Microservices
18 36 (9.16%) Test Automation
19 34 (8.65%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 105 (26.72%) C#
2 99 (25.19%) Java
3 94 (23.92%) Python
4 93 (23.66%) SQL
5 61 (15.52%) JavaScript
6 51 (12.98%) C++
7 35 (8.91%) PHP
8 33 (8.40%) TypeScript
9 22 (5.60%) C
10 17 (4.33%) PowerShell
11 15 (3.82%) T-SQL
12 11 (2.80%) PL/SQL
13 10 (2.54%) R
14 9 (2.29%) Bash
15 7 (1.78%) Delphi
16 6 (1.53%) Rust
17 4 (1.02%) Go
17 4 (1.02%) Julia
18 3 (0.76%) VBA
19 2 (0.51%) VB
Qualifications
1 390 (99.24%) Degree
2 48 (12.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 44 (11.20%) Master's Degree
4 42 (10.69%) Security Cleared
5 38 (9.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 36 (9.16%) Azure Certification
7 32 (8.14%) AWS Certification
8 28 (7.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 27 (6.87%) SC Cleared
9 27 (6.87%) TOGAF Certification
10 23 (5.85%) Chartered Engineer
11 11 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (2.80%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (2.54%) A+ Certification
12 10 (2.54%) DV Cleared
13 9 (2.29%) CCNP
13 9 (2.29%) CISSP
13 9 (2.29%) MCP
14 8 (2.04%) CISM
15 7 (1.78%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.85%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 23 (5.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (5.34%) QA
3 15 (3.82%) NIST
4 13 (3.31%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.54%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.54%) IEC 61131
6 8 (2.04%) NCSC
7 7 (1.78%) GDPR
7 7 (1.78%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.27%) GxP
9 4 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.76%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 2 (0.51%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.51%) ECSS
11 2 (0.51%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.51%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 33 (8.40%) Docker
2 16 (4.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.05%) Active Directory
4 9 (2.29%) Firmware
4 9 (2.29%) vSphere
5 6 (1.53%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.76%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.51%) ProxySG
8 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 32 (8.14%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.58%) Terraform
3 12 (3.05%) Grafana
4 11 (2.80%) Control-M
4 11 (2.80%) Prometheus
5 10 (2.54%) Ansible
6 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.02%) Nessus
7 4 (1.02%) Nmap
7 4 (1.02%) SCCM
7 4 (1.02%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.76%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (0.76%) Nagios
8 3 (0.76%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.51%) Kibana
10 1 (0.25%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.25%) Puppet
10 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 117 (29.77%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.09%) Oracle
3 17 (4.33%) VMware
4 14 (3.56%) Google
5 12 (3.05%) Cisco
5 12 (3.05%) Sage
5 12 (3.05%) SAP
5 12 (3.05%) Xamarin
6 10 (2.54%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.29%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.04%) Dell
8 8 (2.04%) Splunk
9 7 (1.78%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.53%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.27%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.27%) Syncfusion
11 5 (1.27%) Telerik
11 5 (1.27%) Veeam
11 5 (1.27%) Zoho
12 4 (1.02%) CheckPoint