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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 158 113
Rank change year-on-year -64 -45 +52
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 523 662 1,735
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.77% 2.20% 2.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.03% 5.24% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 446 394 1,238
10th Percentile £26,438 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,089 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% +5.00% -17.76%
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% - -4.00%

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 12,984 12,638 19,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.13% 41.92% 24.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,479 5,056 12,348
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,500 £27,338
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,138 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.70% +0.28% -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 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 21 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 21 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 -18 213 £65,000 +18.18% 72
North of England -51 121 £62,500 +10.62% 29
East of England -30 58 £45,000 -14.29% 16
Midlands -64 57 £47,500 +35.71% 23
South West -61 51 £42,500 -17.07% 19
Yorkshire -24 48 £75,000 +25.00% 7
North West -50 39 £40,000 -27.27% 17
North East -32 34 £75,000 +34.53% 5
East Midlands -21 32 £55,000 +57.14% 11
West Midlands -75 25 £40,000 -0.91% 12
Wales -43 13 £72,500 +11.54% 2
Northern Ireland -37 7 £40,000 -63.64% 29
Scotland -16 3 £39,250 -24.39% 6
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
1 8 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.15%) Confluence
4 4 (0.76%) CMS
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.76%) WordPress
5 3 (0.57%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.38%) Apache
6 2 (0.38%) IIS
6 2 (0.38%) Luigi
7 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 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
1 215 (41.11%) Azure
2 173 (33.08%) AWS
3 51 (9.75%) GCP
4 39 (7.46%) Serverless
5 26 (4.97%) Azure DevOps
5 26 (4.97%) SaaS
6 22 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (3.63%) Azure Logic Apps
8 14 (2.68%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (2.68%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (2.68%) Power Platform
9 13 (2.49%) Amazon S3
9 13 (2.49%) Azure Functions
9 13 (2.49%) Power Automate
10 11 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
10 11 (2.10%) PaaS
11 10 (1.91%) GitHub
12 9 (1.72%) IaaS
13 8 (1.53%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.34%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.54%) WAN
2 26 (4.97%) Firewall
2 26 (4.97%) VPN
3 22 (4.21%) Internet
3 22 (4.21%) LAN
4 18 (3.44%) Network Security
5 16 (3.06%) BGP
6 14 (2.68%) DHCP
6 14 (2.68%) DNS
7 13 (2.49%) Wireless
8 11 (2.10%) VLAN
9 9 (1.72%) MPLS
10 8 (1.53%) SD-WAN
10 8 (1.53%) SNMP
10 8 (1.53%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.53%) VoIP
10 8 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.15%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (1.15%) EIGRP
11 6 (1.15%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (15.68%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.59%) MySQL
3 22 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.44%) NoSQL
5 17 (3.25%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.49%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.29%) Metadata
7 12 (2.29%) Power BI
7 12 (2.29%) Spark SQL
8 11 (2.10%) Redis
9 10 (1.91%) Big Data
9 10 (1.91%) MongoDB
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 57 (10.90%) Git
2 22 (4.21%) JIRA
3 16 (3.06%) Eclipse
4 14 (2.68%) Subversion
5 13 (2.49%) Jenkins
6 10 (1.91%) GitLab
6 10 (1.91%) JUnit
7 7 (1.34%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.15%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.96%) JMeter
10 4 (0.76%) GDB
10 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.76%) Selenium
11 3 (0.57%) Burp Suite
11 3 (0.57%) Gatling
11 3 (0.57%) Polyspace
11 3 (0.57%) Postman
11 3 (0.57%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.57%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.57%) VectorCAST
General
1 158 (30.21%) Social Skills
2 73 (13.96%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (13.58%) Finance
4 24 (4.59%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.21%) Law
5 22 (4.21%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (3.63%) Retail
8 17 (3.25%) Legal
8 17 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (2.87%) Electronics
10 11 (2.10%) Marketing
11 10 (1.91%) Advertising
12 8 (1.53%) Banking
12 8 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (1.53%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.34%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.96%) Police
15 5 (0.96%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 157 (30.02%) Developer
2 127 (24.28%) Software Engineer
3 68 (13.00%) Software Developer
4 65 (12.43%) Senior
5 54 (10.33%) Graduate
6 48 (9.18%) Python Engineer
7 47 (8.99%) C# Software Engineer
8 46 (8.80%) C++ Software Engineer
9 44 (8.41%) Python Software Engineer
10 41 (7.84%) Lead
11 40 (7.65%) Architect
12 39 (7.46%) Graduate Developer
13 36 (6.88%) Graduate Software Developer
14 29 (5.54%) C# Developer
15 26 (4.97%) Full-Stack Developer
16 25 (4.78%) Web Developer
17 24 (4.59%) Data Engineer
17 24 (4.59%) Graduate C# Software Developer
17 24 (4.59%) Java Developer
17 24 (4.59%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (14.34%) .NET
2 68 (13.00%) CSS
3 62 (11.85%) React
4 48 (9.18%) HTML
5 47 (8.99%) jQuery
6 42 (8.03%) REST
7 40 (7.65%) RESTful
8 25 (4.78%) Node.js
9 21 (4.02%) Web Services
10 20 (3.82%) Vue
11 18 (3.44%) Middleware
11 18 (3.44%) SOAP
12 15 (2.87%) .NET Core
12 15 (2.87%) JSON
13 14 (2.68%) ARM Templates
13 14 (2.68%) J2EE
13 14 (2.68%) Struts
13 14 (2.68%) XML
14 12 (2.29%) Kafka
14 12 (2.29%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.35%) Distributed Systems
2 25 (4.78%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.78%) Management Information System
3 20 (3.82%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.25%) Algorithms
4 17 (3.25%) Distributed Computing
5 15 (2.87%) Client/Server
5 15 (2.87%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.68%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.49%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.49%) Virtual Team
8 11 (2.10%) Embedded Systems
9 8 (1.53%) CMDB
9 8 (1.53%) Robotics
10 7 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.15%) Device Driver
11 6 (1.15%) IoT
11 6 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.15%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 77 (14.72%) Linux
2 31 (5.93%) Windows
3 16 (3.06%) Unix
4 11 (2.10%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.72%) Android
6 5 (0.96%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.76%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.57%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.38%) Debian
9 2 (0.38%) Gentoo
9 2 (0.38%) Solaris
10 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Robot Operating System
10 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 464 (88.72%) Computer Science
2 172 (32.89%) Software Engineering
3 157 (30.02%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (24.47%) Agile
5 120 (22.94%) CI/CD
6 95 (18.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (16.83%) DevOps
8 86 (16.44%) AI
9 67 (12.81%) Test Automation
10 59 (11.28%) Full-Stack Development
11 50 (9.56%) Containerisation
12 49 (9.37%) Data Modelling
12 49 (9.37%) Mentoring
13 40 (7.65%) Scrum
14 39 (7.46%) Microservices
15 36 (6.88%) SDLC
16 35 (6.69%) OOP
17 34 (6.50%) ITIL
18 33 (6.31%) Machine Learning
18 33 (6.31%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 187 (35.76%) Python
2 132 (25.24%) C#
3 131 (25.05%) SQL
4 120 (22.94%) C++
5 102 (19.50%) JavaScript
6 88 (16.83%) Java
7 66 (12.62%) PHP
8 51 (9.75%) TypeScript
9 38 (7.27%) Rust
10 28 (5.35%) PowerShell
11 27 (5.16%) C
12 16 (3.06%) Bash
13 13 (2.49%) Go
13 13 (2.49%) Perl
14 7 (1.34%) Scala
15 5 (0.96%) Bicep
16 4 (0.76%) Delphi
17 3 (0.57%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.38%) Embedded C
18 2 (0.38%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 523 (100.00%) Degree
2 56 (10.71%) Master's Degree
3 45 (8.60%) Security Cleared
4 27 (5.16%) SC Cleared
5 26 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (3.44%) CCNP
7 17 (3.25%) CISSP
7 17 (3.25%) PhD
8 15 (2.87%) DV Cleared
8 15 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.68%) Azure Certification
10 12 (2.29%) AWS Certification
10 12 (2.29%) ISTQB
11 11 (2.10%) CCIE
12 10 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (1.72%) CCNA
14 8 (1.53%) DBS Check
15 7 (1.34%) CISM
16 6 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
17 5 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.94%) QA
2 34 (6.50%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.21%) NIST
5 20 (3.82%) GDPR
6 19 (3.63%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.72%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.15%) PMO
9 5 (0.96%) SLA
9 5 (0.96%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.76%) JTAG
11 3 (0.57%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.57%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.38%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 59 (11.28%) Docker
2 31 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.82%) 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%) vSphere
9 4 (0.76%) Firmware
9 4 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 63 (12.05%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.74%) Terraform
3 14 (2.68%) Ansible
4 13 (2.49%) Grafana
5 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.96%) SCCM
7 4 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.57%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.57%) Plesk
9 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.38%) Kibana
9 2 (0.38%) Podman
10 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) CASB
10 1 (0.19%) CloudHub
10 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.19%) Graylog
Vendors
1 79 (15.11%) 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 9 (1.72%) 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 5 (0.96%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.76%) Google
10 4 (0.76%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.57%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.57%) Pega