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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 159 113
Rank change year-on-year -63 -46 +42
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 519 660 1,730
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.76% 2.17% 2.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.98% 5.20% 8.94%
Number of salaries quoted 446 393 1,237
10th Percentile £26,438 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.86% +5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,500 £82,500 £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 13,042 12,692 19,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.04% 41.76% 24.66%
Number of salaries quoted 6,533 5,062 12,239
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £27,468
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.21% -12.04%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -21 214 £65,000 +18.18% 68
North of England -59 117 £62,500 +10.62% 32
East of England -37 57 £45,000 -14.29% 18
Midlands -73 56 £45,000 +28.57% 23
South West -64 52 £42,500 -17.07% 24
Yorkshire -34 44 £75,000 +25.00% 8
North West -58 39 £40,000 -28.89% 18
North East -27 34 £75,000 +34.53% 6
East Midlands -25 30 £55,000 +57.14% 12
West Midlands -62 26 £41,500 +2.81% 11
Wales -38 13 £72,500 +13.73% 2
Northern Ireland -42 7 £40,000 -63.64% 19
Scotland -9 3 £39,250 -24.39% 8
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 8 (1.54%) SAS
1 8 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.16%) Confluence
4 4 (0.77%) CMS
4 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.77%) WordPress
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.39%) Apache
6 2 (0.39%) IIS
6 2 (0.39%) Luigi
7 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.16%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 213 (41.04%) Azure
2 168 (32.37%) AWS
3 52 (10.02%) GCP
4 35 (6.74%) Serverless
5 26 (5.01%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.82%) SaaS
7 21 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (3.47%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (2.70%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.50%) Azure Functions
11 12 (2.31%) AWS Lambda
11 12 (2.31%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.12%) Amazon S3
12 11 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (2.12%) GitHub
12 11 (2.12%) PaaS
13 9 (1.73%) IaaS
14 8 (1.54%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.35%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.59%) WAN
2 26 (5.01%) Firewall
2 26 (5.01%) VPN
3 23 (4.43%) Internet
4 22 (4.24%) LAN
5 18 (3.47%) Network Security
6 16 (3.08%) BGP
7 14 (2.70%) DHCP
7 14 (2.70%) DNS
8 13 (2.50%) Wireless
9 11 (2.12%) VLAN
10 9 (1.73%) MPLS
11 8 (1.54%) SD-WAN
11 8 (1.54%) SNMP
11 8 (1.54%) TCP/IP
11 8 (1.54%) VoIP
11 8 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (1.16%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (1.16%) Cisco Wireless
12 6 (1.16%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (15.99%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.62%) MySQL
3 22 (4.24%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.28%) NoSQL
4 17 (3.28%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.31%) Power BI
6 12 (2.31%) Spark SQL
7 11 (2.12%) Amazon Redshift
7 11 (2.12%) Metadata
7 11 (2.12%) Redis
8 10 (1.93%) Big Data
8 10 (1.93%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.16%) Apache Cassandra
10 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.58%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 59 (11.37%) Git
2 23 (4.43%) JIRA
3 17 (3.28%) Eclipse
4 15 (2.89%) Subversion
5 14 (2.70%) Jenkins
6 11 (2.12%) GitLab
6 11 (2.12%) JUnit
7 7 (1.35%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.16%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.96%) JMeter
10 4 (0.77%) GDB
10 4 (0.77%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.77%) Selenium
11 3 (0.58%) Burp Suite
11 3 (0.58%) Gatling
11 3 (0.58%) Polyspace
11 3 (0.58%) Postman
11 3 (0.58%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.58%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.58%) VectorCAST
General
1 155 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 71 (13.68%) Finance
3 70 (13.49%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.62%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.24%) Public Sector
6 21 (4.05%) Law
7 20 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (3.66%) Retail
9 17 (3.28%) Legal
10 16 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.89%) Electronics
12 11 (2.12%) Marketing
13 10 (1.93%) Advertising
14 8 (1.54%) Banking
14 8 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.54%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.35%) Aerospace
16 6 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.96%) Police
17 5 (0.96%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 157 (30.25%) Developer
2 127 (24.47%) Software Engineer
3 68 (13.10%) Software Developer
4 64 (12.33%) Senior
5 54 (10.40%) Graduate
6 48 (9.25%) Python Engineer
7 47 (9.06%) C# Software Engineer
8 46 (8.86%) C++ Software Engineer
9 44 (8.48%) Python Software Engineer
10 40 (7.71%) Lead
11 39 (7.51%) Graduate Developer
12 37 (7.13%) Architect
13 36 (6.94%) Graduate Software Developer
14 29 (5.59%) C# Developer
15 26 (5.01%) Web Developer
16 25 (4.82%) Full-Stack Developer
16 25 (4.82%) Java Developer
17 24 (4.62%) Data Engineer
17 24 (4.62%) Graduate C# Software Developer
17 24 (4.62%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (14.64%) .NET
2 67 (12.91%) CSS
3 60 (11.56%) React
4 48 (9.25%) jQuery
5 47 (9.06%) HTML
6 41 (7.90%) REST
6 41 (7.90%) RESTful
7 23 (4.43%) Node.js
8 22 (4.24%) Web Services
9 20 (3.85%) Vue
10 18 (3.47%) Middleware
11 17 (3.28%) SOAP
12 15 (2.89%) .NET Core
12 15 (2.89%) J2EE
12 15 (2.89%) JSON
12 15 (2.89%) Struts
13 14 (2.70%) ARM Templates
13 14 (2.70%) XML
14 12 (2.31%) Kafka
14 12 (2.31%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.39%) Distributed Systems
2 25 (4.82%) Cloud Native
3 23 (4.43%) Management Information System
4 20 (3.85%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.28%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.28%) Distributed Computing
6 15 (2.89%) Client/Server
7 14 (2.70%) Data Structures
8 13 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.50%) Virtual Team
9 12 (2.31%) Embedded Systems
9 12 (2.31%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.54%) Robotics
11 7 (1.35%) CMDB
12 6 (1.16%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.16%) IoT
12 6 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.16%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.96%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 78 (15.03%) Linux
2 30 (5.78%) Windows
3 16 (3.08%) Unix
4 11 (2.12%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.73%) Android
6 4 (0.77%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.58%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.39%) Debian
8 2 (0.39%) Gentoo
8 2 (0.39%) Solaris
9 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (88.63%) Computer Science
2 171 (32.95%) Software Engineering
3 154 (29.67%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (24.47%) Agile
5 120 (23.12%) CI/CD
6 94 (18.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (16.96%) DevOps
8 86 (16.57%) AI
9 68 (13.10%) Test Automation
10 58 (11.18%) Full-Stack Development
11 50 (9.63%) Containerisation
12 47 (9.06%) Mentoring
13 46 (8.86%) Data Modelling
14 40 (7.71%) Scrum
15 37 (7.13%) Microservices
16 36 (6.94%) SDLC
17 35 (6.74%) OOP
18 34 (6.55%) Web Development
19 33 (6.36%) ITIL
19 33 (6.36%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 183 (35.26%) Python
2 130 (25.05%) C#
2 130 (25.05%) SQL
3 121 (23.31%) C++
4 98 (18.88%) JavaScript
5 88 (16.96%) Java
6 67 (12.91%) PHP
7 49 (9.44%) TypeScript
8 38 (7.32%) Rust
9 28 (5.39%) C
9 28 (5.39%) PowerShell
10 16 (3.08%) Bash
11 13 (2.50%) Go
11 13 (2.50%) Perl
12 7 (1.35%) Scala
13 5 (0.96%) Bicep
14 4 (0.77%) Delphi
15 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.39%) Embedded C
16 2 (0.39%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 519 (100.00%) Degree
2 56 (10.79%) Master's Degree
3 43 (8.29%) Security Cleared
4 26 (5.01%) Cisco Certification
4 26 (5.01%) SC Cleared
5 18 (3.47%) CCNP
6 17 (3.28%) CISSP
6 17 (3.28%) PhD
7 15 (2.89%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.31%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.31%) ISTQB
8 12 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (2.12%) CCIE
10 10 (1.93%) CompTIA Security+
11 9 (1.73%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.73%) CCNA
12 8 (1.54%) DBS Check
13 7 (1.35%) CISM
14 5 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (10.02%) QA
2 35 (6.74%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.24%) NIST
5 20 (3.85%) GDPR
6 18 (3.47%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.73%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.16%) PMO
9 5 (0.96%) SLA
9 5 (0.96%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.77%) JTAG
11 3 (0.58%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.39%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 60 (11.56%) Docker
2 31 (5.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.85%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.28%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.70%) KVM
6 9 (1.73%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.16%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.96%) Firmware
8 5 (0.96%) vSphere
9 4 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.58%) Embedded Firmware
10 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 64 (12.33%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.78%) Terraform
3 14 (2.70%) Ansible
4 13 (2.50%) Grafana
5 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.77%) SCCM
7 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.58%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.58%) Plesk
9 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.39%) Kibana
9 2 (0.39%) Podman
10 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) CASB
10 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.19%) Graylog
10 1 (0.19%) Packer
Vendors
1 76 (14.64%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.17%) VMware
3 23 (4.43%) Cisco
4 20 (3.85%) Databricks
4 20 (3.85%) Oracle
5 10 (1.93%) Splunk
6 8 (1.54%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.35%) CheckPoint
7 7 (1.35%) Meraki
8 6 (1.16%) Blue Coat
8 6 (1.16%) F5
8 6 (1.16%) Infoblox
8 6 (1.16%) Motorola
8 6 (1.16%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.77%) Google
9 4 (0.77%) MuleSoft
9 4 (0.77%) OpenAI
9 4 (0.77%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.58%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.58%) Veracode