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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 155 112
Rank change year-on-year -75 -43 +44
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 523 666 1,728
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.75% 2.11% 2.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.98% 5.24% 9.00%
Number of salaries quoted 450 398 1,240
10th Percentile £26,588 £25,000 £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 £72,500 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,650 £82,875 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +8.33% +1.27% -2.71%

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 13,157 12,717 19,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.90% 40.24% 25.03%
Number of salaries quoted 6,597 5,146 12,120
10th Percentile £29,325 £27,500 £27,500
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 £73,750 £66,274 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,954 £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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -20 218 £65,000 +18.18% 85
North of England -63 117 £62,500 +8.70% 46
East of England -37 57 £45,000 -12.62% 38
Midlands -83 55 £41,500 +10.13% 45
South West -59 53 £42,500 -15.00% 34
Yorkshire -28 41 £75,000 +25.00% 12
North West -56 41 £40,000 -31.03% 26
North East -34 35 £81,250 +47.73% 8
East Midlands -24 28 £55,000 +57.14% 25
West Midlands -79 27 £40,000 -5.88% 20
Wales -41 13 £72,500 +16.00% 15
Northern Ireland -37 7 £40,000 -63.64% 15
Scotland -3 3 £39,250 -24.82% 15
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 (1.53%) SAS
2 7 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
2 7 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.96%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) CMS
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.76%) WordPress
5 2 (0.38%) Apache
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) IIS
5 2 (0.38%) Luigi
6 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.15%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.38%) 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
1 212 (40.54%) Azure
2 165 (31.55%) AWS
3 52 (9.94%) GCP
4 31 (5.93%) Serverless
5 27 (5.16%) SaaS
6 26 (4.97%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (3.44%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (2.68%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (2.68%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.49%) Azure Functions
10 13 (2.49%) PaaS
11 12 (2.29%) GitHub
11 12 (2.29%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (2.10%) IaaS
13 10 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
13 10 (1.91%) Snowflake
14 9 (1.72%) Amazon S3
14 9 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.54%) WAN
2 28 (5.35%) VPN
3 27 (5.16%) Firewall
4 24 (4.59%) Internet
5 22 (4.21%) LAN
6 18 (3.44%) Network Security
7 16 (3.06%) BGP
8 14 (2.68%) DHCP
8 14 (2.68%) DNS
9 13 (2.49%) Wireless
10 11 (2.10%) VLAN
11 9 (1.72%) MPLS
12 8 (1.53%) SD-WAN
12 8 (1.53%) SNMP
12 8 (1.53%) TCP/IP
12 8 (1.53%) VoIP
12 8 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.15%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (1.15%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (1.15%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (16.44%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.59%) MySQL
3 22 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.25%) Relational Database
5 16 (3.06%) NoSQL
6 13 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (2.49%) Redis
7 12 (2.29%) Power BI
7 12 (2.29%) Spark SQL
8 10 (1.91%) Metadata
8 10 (1.91%) MongoDB
9 9 (1.72%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (1.72%) Big Data
10 6 (1.15%) Apache Cassandra
11 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
13 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.57%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 60 (11.47%) Git
2 22 (4.21%) JIRA
3 18 (3.44%) Eclipse
4 16 (3.06%) Subversion
5 14 (2.68%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.29%) JUnit
7 11 (2.10%) GitLab
8 7 (1.34%) Cypress.io
9 6 (1.15%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.96%) JMeter
11 4 (0.76%) GDB
11 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
11 4 (0.76%) Selenium
12 3 (0.57%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.57%) Gatling
12 3 (0.57%) Polyspace
12 3 (0.57%) Postman
12 3 (0.57%) REST Assured
12 3 (0.57%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.57%) VectorCAST
General
1 151 (28.87%) Social Skills
2 74 (14.15%) Finance
3 66 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (4.78%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.21%) Public Sector
6 21 (4.02%) Law
7 20 (3.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (3.63%) Retail
9 17 (3.25%) Legal
10 15 (2.87%) Electronics
10 15 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (2.10%) Marketing
12 10 (1.91%) Advertising
13 9 (1.72%) Banking
13 9 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.53%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.34%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.96%) Automotive
16 5 (0.96%) Police
16 5 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (30.59%) Developer
2 127 (24.28%) Software Engineer
3 70 (13.38%) Software Developer
4 64 (12.24%) Senior
5 55 (10.52%) Graduate
6 48 (9.18%) Python Engineer
7 47 (8.99%) C# Software Engineer
7 47 (8.99%) C++ Software Engineer
8 44 (8.41%) Python Software Engineer
9 42 (8.03%) Lead
10 39 (7.46%) Graduate Developer
11 36 (6.88%) Graduate Software Developer
12 35 (6.69%) Architect
13 29 (5.54%) C# Developer
14 27 (5.16%) Web Developer
15 26 (4.97%) Java Developer
16 25 (4.78%) Full-Stack Developer
17 24 (4.59%) Data Engineer
17 24 (4.59%) Graduate C# Software Developer
17 24 (4.59%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (14.91%) .NET
2 66 (12.62%) CSS
3 59 (11.28%) React
4 49 (9.37%) jQuery
5 46 (8.80%) HTML
6 42 (8.03%) RESTful
7 40 (7.65%) REST
8 23 (4.40%) Node.js
8 23 (4.40%) Web Services
9 22 (4.21%) Vue
10 16 (3.06%) ARM Templates
10 16 (3.06%) J2EE
10 16 (3.06%) Middleware
10 16 (3.06%) SOAP
10 16 (3.06%) Struts
11 15 (2.87%) .NET Core
12 14 (2.68%) JSON
13 13 (2.49%) Kafka
13 13 (2.49%) XML
14 12 (2.29%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.35%) Cloud Native
1 28 (5.35%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (4.21%) Management Information System
3 20 (3.82%) Data Centre
4 18 (3.44%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.25%) Distributed Computing
6 15 (2.87%) Client/Server
7 13 (2.49%) Data Structures
7 13 (2.49%) Embedded Systems
7 13 (2.49%) Virtual Team
8 12 (2.29%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (2.10%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.72%) Robotics
11 7 (1.34%) Device Driver
11 7 (1.34%) IoT
12 6 (1.15%) CMDB
12 6 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.15%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.96%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 81 (15.49%) Linux
2 29 (5.54%) Windows
3 16 (3.06%) Unix
4 11 (2.10%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.53%) Android
6 4 (0.76%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.57%) Debian
7 3 (0.57%) Gentoo
7 3 (0.57%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.38%) Solaris
8 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
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
1 464 (88.72%) Computer Science
2 173 (33.08%) Software Engineering
3 154 (29.45%) Problem-Solving
4 125 (23.90%) Agile
5 123 (23.52%) CI/CD
6 96 (18.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 93 (17.78%) AI
8 89 (17.02%) DevOps
9 68 (13.00%) Test Automation
10 59 (11.28%) Full-Stack Development
11 52 (9.94%) Containerisation
12 47 (8.99%) Mentoring
13 43 (8.22%) Data Modelling
14 39 (7.46%) Scrum
15 38 (7.27%) Microservices
16 36 (6.88%) OOP
16 36 (6.88%) SDLC
16 36 (6.88%) Web Development
17 35 (6.69%) Analytics
18 33 (6.31%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 184 (35.18%) Python
2 128 (24.47%) C#
3 127 (24.28%) SQL
4 124 (23.71%) C++
5 99 (18.93%) JavaScript
6 86 (16.44%) Java
7 68 (13.00%) PHP
8 49 (9.37%) TypeScript
9 39 (7.46%) Rust
10 30 (5.74%) PowerShell
11 29 (5.54%) C
12 17 (3.25%) Bash
13 14 (2.68%) Perl
14 13 (2.49%) Go
15 7 (1.34%) Bicep
16 6 (1.15%) Scala
17 5 (0.96%) Delphi
18 3 (0.57%) Embedded C
18 3 (0.57%) Embedded C++
18 3 (0.57%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 523 (100.00%) Degree
2 58 (11.09%) Master's Degree
3 42 (8.03%) Security Cleared
4 26 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
5 25 (4.78%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.44%) CCNP
7 17 (3.25%) CISSP
7 17 (3.25%) PhD
8 15 (2.87%) DV Cleared
9 12 (2.29%) ISTQB
10 11 (2.10%) CCIE
11 10 (1.91%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
12 9 (1.72%) CCNA
12 9 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.53%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.34%) CISM
15 6 (1.15%) AWS Certification
16 5 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 5 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.75%) QA
2 37 (7.07%) Accessibility
3 24 (4.59%) NIST
4 23 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (3.82%) GDPR
6 17 (3.25%) Data Quality
7 11 (2.10%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.15%) PMO
10 5 (0.96%) SLA
10 5 (0.96%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.76%) JTAG
12 3 (0.57%) IEC 61508
12 3 (0.57%) ISO 26262
13 2 (0.38%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 63 (12.05%) Docker
2 31 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (3.63%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.25%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.68%) KVM
6 9 (1.72%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.15%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.96%) Firmware
8 5 (0.96%) vSphere
9 4 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
10 3 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 66 (12.62%) Kubernetes
2 32 (6.12%) Terraform
3 15 (2.87%) Ansible
4 13 (2.49%) Grafana
5 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.57%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.57%) Plesk
7 3 (0.57%) Podman
7 3 (0.57%) SCCM
8 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.38%) Kibana
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.19%) Graylog
9 1 (0.19%) Packer
Vendors
1 74 (14.15%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.12%) VMware
3 23 (4.40%) Cisco
4 20 (3.82%) Databricks
4 20 (3.82%) Oracle
5 10 (1.91%) Splunk
6 8 (1.53%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.34%) CheckPoint
7 7 (1.34%) Meraki
8 6 (1.15%) Blue Coat
8 6 (1.15%) F5
8 6 (1.15%) Infoblox
8 6 (1.15%) Motorola
8 6 (1.15%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.76%) Google
9 4 (0.76%) MuleSoft
9 4 (0.76%) OpenAI
9 4 (0.76%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.57%) Adobe
10 3 (0.57%) Veracode