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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 127 128
Rank change year-on-year -112 +1 +47
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 451 744 1,520
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 2.59% 2.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.88% 6.01% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 369 403 1,200
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% +0.95% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £82,900 £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 15,662 12,377 18,149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.82% 43.07% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,018 5,165 12,138
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,719 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.31% +4.00% -3.05%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,268 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £79,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.21%

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 15 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 15 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 -17 180 £65,000 +13.04% 98
North of England -107 97 £62,500 +10.62% 36
East of England -37 53 £45,000 -15.09% 27
Midlands -115 53 £45,000 +28.57% 37
Yorkshire -91 52 £75,000 +27.66% 12
South West -65 40 £50,000 -11.89% 26
West Midlands -114 27 £42,750 +22.14% 22
East Midlands -33 26 £55,000 +57.14% 15
North West -65 26 £40,000 -32.20% 14
North East -36 19 £62,500 +13.64% 11
Wales -23 13 £72,500 +8.61% 5
Northern Ireland -35 8 £40,000 -63.64% 1
Scotland -17 7 £75,000 +44.47% 14
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 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.00%) SAS
3 8 (1.77%) Confluence
4 7 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.67%) Apache
7 2 (0.44%) CMS
7 2 (0.44%) IIS
7 2 (0.44%) Luigi
7 2 (0.44%) WordPress
8 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.22%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.44%) 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
1 192 (42.57%) Azure
2 156 (34.59%) AWS
3 45 (9.98%) Serverless
4 41 (9.09%) GCP
5 24 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (5.32%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (4.21%) SaaS
7 17 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
8 15 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.10%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (3.10%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.88%) Amazon S3
10 13 (2.88%) Azure Functions
11 11 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (2.44%) PaaS
12 10 (2.22%) OneDrive
13 9 (2.00%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.77%) Entra ID
14 8 (1.77%) GitHub
14 8 (1.77%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.65%) WAN
2 29 (6.43%) Firewall
3 26 (5.76%) VPN
4 23 (5.10%) LAN
5 19 (4.21%) Network Security
6 18 (3.99%) BGP
7 16 (3.55%) Internet
8 15 (3.33%) DHCP
8 15 (3.33%) DNS
9 13 (2.88%) VLAN
9 13 (2.88%) Wireless
10 11 (2.44%) TCP/IP
11 10 (2.22%) MPLS
12 9 (2.00%) Cisco ASA
12 9 (2.00%) OSPF
12 9 (2.00%) SNMP
13 8 (1.77%) Cisco Nexus
13 8 (1.77%) EIGRP
13 8 (1.77%) WAAS
13 8 (1.77%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (14.41%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.54%) MySQL
3 19 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.88%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (2.88%) Relational Database
6 12 (2.66%) NoSQL
7 11 (2.44%) Big Data
7 11 (2.44%) Metadata
7 11 (2.44%) Spark SQL
8 10 (2.22%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.22%) Power BI
9 5 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
10 4 (0.89%) Redis
11 3 (0.67%) ClickHouse
11 3 (0.67%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.44%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.44%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (7.10%) Git
2 26 (5.76%) JIRA
3 12 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.00%) GitLab
5 8 (1.77%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.11%) Selenium
7 4 (0.89%) Gatling
7 4 (0.89%) JMeter
7 4 (0.89%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.67%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.67%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.67%) HP UFT
8 3 (0.67%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.67%) Postman
8 3 (0.67%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.67%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.67%) VectorCAST
8 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.44%) GDB
9 2 (0.44%) TestRail
General
1 152 (33.70%) Social Skills
2 70 (15.52%) Finance
3 69 (15.30%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.76%) Manufacturing
5 23 (5.10%) Public Sector
6 20 (4.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.43%) Law
7 16 (3.55%) Electronics
7 16 (3.55%) Retail
8 15 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.88%) Pharmaceutical
10 11 (2.44%) Legal
11 9 (2.00%) Marketing
11 9 (2.00%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.33%) Advertising
12 6 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.11%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.11%) Banking
13 5 (1.11%) Police
14 4 (0.89%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 108 (23.95%) Developer
2 100 (22.17%) Software Engineer
3 62 (13.75%) Senior
4 56 (12.42%) Software Developer
5 52 (11.53%) Graduate
6 45 (9.98%) Architect
7 42 (9.31%) Python Engineer
8 38 (8.43%) Graduate Developer
8 38 (8.43%) Python Software Engineer
9 35 (7.76%) Graduate Software Developer
9 35 (7.76%) Lead
10 33 (7.32%) C# Software Engineer
10 33 (7.32%) C++ Software Engineer
11 26 (5.76%) C# Developer
12 23 (5.10%) Analyst
12 23 (5.10%) C# Software Developer
12 23 (5.10%) Data Engineer
12 23 (5.10%) Graduate C# Developer
12 23 (5.10%) Graduate C# Software Developer
12 23 (5.10%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (13.30%) CSS
2 56 (12.42%) .NET
3 41 (9.09%) HTML
4 40 (8.87%) jQuery
4 40 (8.87%) React
5 39 (8.65%) REST
6 23 (5.10%) Middleware
6 23 (5.10%) RESTful
7 22 (4.88%) SOAP
8 21 (4.66%) Node.js
9 13 (2.88%) ARM Templates
9 13 (2.88%) JSON
9 13 (2.88%) XML
10 12 (2.66%) .NET Core
10 12 (2.66%) Vue
11 11 (2.44%) PySpark
12 10 (2.22%) Playwright
13 9 (2.00%) OAuth
14 8 (1.77%) Django
15 7 (1.55%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.99%) Distributed Systems
2 23 (5.10%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.66%) Data Centre
4 20 (4.43%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.10%) Client/Server
6 13 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.88%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.66%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.44%) Algorithms
8 11 (2.44%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.44%) Distributed Computing
9 10 (2.22%) Product Ownership
10 9 (2.00%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (1.55%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.55%) Robotics
12 6 (1.33%) CMDB
12 6 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.33%) Security Posture
13 5 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.08%) Linux
2 29 (6.43%) Windows
3 13 (2.88%) Android
4 10 (2.22%) Unix
4 10 (2.22%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.67%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.67%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.44%) 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
1 399 (88.47%) Computer Science
2 139 (30.82%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (28.16%) Software Engineering
4 118 (26.16%) Agile
5 99 (21.95%) CI/CD
6 87 (19.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 82 (18.18%) DevOps
8 57 (12.64%) AI
9 56 (12.42%) Test Automation
10 54 (11.97%) Mentoring
11 52 (11.53%) Data Modelling
12 40 (8.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 39 (8.65%) Containerisation
13 39 (8.65%) ITIL
14 36 (7.98%) Scrum
15 33 (7.32%) Data Engineering
15 33 (7.32%) Machine Learning
16 32 (7.10%) Analytics
16 32 (7.10%) Full-Stack Development
16 32 (7.10%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 174 (38.58%) Python
2 123 (27.27%) SQL
3 116 (25.72%) C#
4 84 (18.63%) C++
5 78 (17.29%) Java
6 72 (15.96%) JavaScript
7 57 (12.64%) PHP
8 42 (9.31%) TypeScript
9 28 (6.21%) PowerShell
10 26 (5.76%) C
11 19 (4.21%) Rust
12 16 (3.55%) Bash
13 8 (1.77%) Scala
14 5 (1.11%) Go
14 5 (1.11%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.89%) Bicep
16 3 (0.67%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.67%) VB
17 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.44%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 451 (100.00%) Degree
2 54 (11.97%) Master's Degree
3 41 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 28 (6.21%) SC Cleared
5 27 (5.99%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 21 (4.66%) Azure Certification
8 20 (4.43%) CCNP
9 19 (4.21%) AWS Certification
10 18 (3.99%) CISSP
11 15 (3.33%) DV Cleared
11 15 (3.33%) PhD
12 14 (3.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.10%) CCIE
13 11 (2.44%) TOGAF Certification
14 10 (2.22%) CISM
15 9 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (2.00%) ISTQB
16 8 (1.77%) CompTIA Security+
16 8 (1.77%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (11.53%) QA
2 26 (5.76%) Accessibility
3 22 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (4.66%) Data Quality
5 20 (4.43%) NIST
6 19 (4.21%) GDPR
7 11 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.77%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.77%) PMO
9 5 (1.11%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.89%) GxP
10 4 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 12207
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 (0.44%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.44%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.44%) JTAG
System Software
1 42 (9.31%) Docker
2 32 (7.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.66%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.77%) Hyper-V
5 13 (2.88%) KVM
6 9 (2.00%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.77%) ProxySG
8 7 (1.55%) vSphere
9 4 (0.89%) Firmware
9 4 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 50 (11.09%) Kubernetes
2 30 (6.65%) Terraform
3 16 (3.55%) Ansible
4 11 (2.44%) Grafana
5 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.11%) 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 (0.44%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.22%) CASB
10 1 (0.22%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.22%) Graylog
10 1 (0.22%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.22%) Packer
10 1 (0.22%) Puppet
Vendors
1 86 (19.07%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.10%) VMware
3 25 (5.54%) Cisco
4 18 (3.99%) Databricks
5 17 (3.77%) Oracle
6 11 (2.44%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.44%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.00%) F5
8 8 (1.77%) Blue Coat
8 8 (1.77%) Infoblox
8 8 (1.77%) Motorola
8 8 (1.77%) SolarWinds
8 8 (1.77%) Splunk
9 7 (1.55%) Meraki
10 5 (1.11%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.11%) SAP
11 4 (0.89%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.89%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.67%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.67%) Veracode