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 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 85 131
Rank change year-on-year -158 +46 +67
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 378 911 1,338
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 3.37% 2.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.49% 7.86% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 274 413 1,035
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £29,850
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.96% +0.95% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -

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 15,192 11,591 16,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.13% 42.87% 27.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5,511 5,174 11,387
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,060 £40,748 £35,529
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,500 £59,199 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +7.63% -4.35%

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 20 March 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 20 March 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 -45 145 £65,000 +8.33% 106
North of England -130 84 £55,000 - 44
Midlands -163 49 £45,000 +28.57% 27
Yorkshire -91 45 £62,500 +35.44% 15
East of England -49 41 £56,250 +6.13% 43
South West -43 39 £62,500 -7.41% 18
West Midlands -128 26 £43,000 +22.86% 11
East Midlands -96 24 £55,000 +57.14% 16
North East -24 20 £51,500 -8.85% 4
North West -91 19 £60,000 +9.09% 25
Northern Ireland -38 9 £40,000 -48.39% 2
Scotland -29 8 £80,350 +98.40% 7
Wales -32 4 £65,000 +18.89% 10
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 (3.44%) IIS
2 12 (3.17%) Confluence
3 10 (2.65%) SharePoint
4 9 (2.38%) SAS
5 5 (1.32%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.53%) Apache
6 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.65%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.53%) Weka
3 2 (0.53%) Windchill
4 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.53%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 159 (42.06%) Azure
2 127 (33.60%) AWS
3 42 (11.11%) Serverless
4 41 (10.85%) GCP
5 30 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (5.29%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.23%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.44%) Amazon S3
10 12 (3.17%) PaaS
11 11 (2.91%) SaaS
12 10 (2.65%) GitHub
13 6 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.59%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.59%) Google Workspace
13 6 (1.59%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.59%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (1.06%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.35%) Firewall
2 17 (4.50%) VPN
2 17 (4.50%) WAN
3 15 (3.97%) LAN
3 15 (3.97%) Network Security
3 15 (3.97%) VLAN
4 13 (3.44%) BGP
5 11 (2.91%) OSPF
5 11 (2.91%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.65%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.65%) Wireless
7 9 (2.38%) Internet
7 9 (2.38%) SNMP
8 8 (2.12%) Cisco Nexus
8 8 (2.12%) Cisco Wireless
8 8 (2.12%) EIGRP
8 8 (2.12%) WAAS
8 8 (2.12%) Wireless Security
9 6 (1.59%) MPLS
10 5 (1.32%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.17%) SQL Server
2 23 (6.08%) MySQL
3 14 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.44%) Amazon Redshift
4 13 (3.44%) Big Data
5 11 (2.91%) Power BI
6 10 (2.65%) Metadata
6 10 (2.65%) NoSQL
6 10 (2.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (2.12%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.12%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.59%) Data Mining
10 4 (1.06%) Hadoop
10 4 (1.06%) Tableau
11 3 (0.79%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.79%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.79%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.53%) GIS
Development Applications
1 39 (10.32%) JIRA
2 25 (6.61%) Git
3 10 (2.65%) Cypress.io
4 8 (2.12%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.85%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.32%) GitLab
7 3 (0.79%) ERwin
7 3 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.79%) Selenium
8 2 (0.53%) JMeter
8 2 (0.53%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.53%) TestRail
8 2 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.53%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.26%) Gatling
9 1 (0.26%) MLflow
9 1 (0.26%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 158 (41.80%) Social Skills
2 70 (18.52%) Finance
3 56 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (7.41%) Manufacturing
5 18 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
5 18 (4.76%) Retail
6 15 (3.97%) Law
7 13 (3.44%) Public Sector
8 12 (3.17%) Electronics
8 12 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.85%) Advertising
9 7 (1.85%) Marketing
9 7 (1.85%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.59%) Banking
10 6 (1.59%) Legal
10 6 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.06%) Dutch Language
12 4 (1.06%) Police
12 4 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (19.58%) Software Engineer
2 70 (18.52%) Developer
3 51 (13.49%) Architect
4 50 (13.23%) Senior
5 32 (8.47%) Graduate
6 27 (7.14%) Software Developer
7 25 (6.61%) Support Engineer
8 24 (6.35%) IT Support
8 24 (6.35%) Software Architect
9 23 (6.08%) Lead
9 23 (6.08%) Python Engineer
10 21 (5.56%) Analyst
11 20 (5.29%) Python Software Engineer
11 20 (5.29%) SQL Developer
12 19 (5.03%) C# Developer
12 19 (5.03%) IT Engineer
13 18 (4.76%) IT Support Engineer
14 16 (4.23%) C# Software Developer
14 16 (4.23%) Graduate C# Developer
14 16 (4.23%) Graduate Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (13.76%) CSS
2 40 (10.58%) .NET
3 37 (9.79%) React
4 35 (9.26%) HTML
5 30 (7.94%) REST
6 27 (7.14%) Middleware
7 25 (6.61%) jQuery
8 21 (5.56%) Node.js
9 17 (4.50%) .NET Framework
10 16 (4.23%) SOAP
11 15 (3.97%) WinForms
12 13 (3.44%) ASP.NET
13 12 (3.17%) Playwright
14 11 (2.91%) Entity Framework
15 10 (2.65%) RESTful
15 10 (2.65%) Vue
16 9 (2.38%) JSON
16 9 (2.38%) XML
17 8 (2.12%) FastAPI
18 7 (1.85%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.47%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.35%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (4.76%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (3.44%) Client/Server
4 13 (3.44%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.17%) Data Centre
5 12 (3.17%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.65%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.38%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.12%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.85%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.85%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.59%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.59%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.32%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (1.06%) SCADA
12 4 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 54 (14.29%) Linux
2 42 (11.11%) Windows
3 15 (3.97%) Android
4 9 (2.38%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.59%) Unix
6 4 (1.06%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (94.18%) Computer Science
2 122 (32.28%) Problem-Solving
3 110 (29.10%) Agile
4 98 (25.93%) Software Engineering
5 90 (23.81%) DevOps
6 85 (22.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 67 (17.72%) CI/CD
8 63 (16.67%) Mentoring
9 45 (11.90%) Data Modelling
10 42 (11.11%) Test Automation
11 41 (10.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 40 (10.58%) SDLC
13 38 (10.05%) AI
14 36 (9.52%) ITIL
14 36 (9.52%) Microservices
15 34 (8.99%) Analytics
15 34 (8.99%) Collaborative Culture
15 34 (8.99%) Stakeholder Management
16 32 (8.47%) Enterprise Architecture
16 32 (8.47%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 122 (32.28%) Python
2 103 (27.25%) SQL
3 78 (20.63%) C#
4 70 (18.52%) Java
5 69 (18.25%) JavaScript
6 56 (14.81%) C++
7 36 (9.52%) TypeScript
8 31 (8.20%) PHP
9 25 (6.61%) C
9 25 (6.61%) PowerShell
10 15 (3.97%) Rust
11 12 (3.17%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.38%) PL/SQL
13 8 (2.12%) Bash
14 5 (1.32%) Delphi
15 4 (1.06%) Bicep
15 4 (1.06%) R
16 3 (0.79%) Scala
17 2 (0.53%) Perl
17 2 (0.53%) VB6
Qualifications
1 378 (100.00%) Degree
2 47 (12.43%) Master's Degree
3 31 (8.20%) Microsoft Certification
4 29 (7.67%) AWS Certification
5 27 (7.14%) Azure Certification
6 24 (6.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 24 (6.35%) Security Cleared
7 23 (6.08%) TOGAF Certification
8 21 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 18 (4.76%) SC Cleared
10 16 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (3.70%) CCNP
12 13 (3.44%) Chartered Engineer
13 12 (3.17%) CISSP
14 11 (2.91%) CCIE
14 11 (2.91%) ITIL Certification
15 10 (2.65%) ISTQB
16 9 (2.38%) CISM
16 9 (2.38%) DBS Check
16 9 (2.38%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.79%) QA
2 20 (5.29%) Accessibility
2 20 (5.29%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.29%) NIST
3 19 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 9 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.38%) GDPR
6 8 (2.12%) PMO
7 7 (1.85%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.59%) NCSC
9 5 (1.32%) GxP
10 3 (0.79%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 3 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.79%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.53%) ECSS
11 2 (0.53%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.53%) SLA
12 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.26%) WCAG
System Software
1 34 (8.99%) Docker
2 19 (5.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.97%) Hyper-V
4 13 (3.44%) KVM
5 12 (3.17%) Active Directory
6 8 (2.12%) ProxySG
7 4 (1.06%) vSphere
8 2 (0.53%) Firmware
8 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.53%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 35 (9.26%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.29%) Terraform
3 12 (3.17%) Grafana
4 10 (2.65%) Ansible
4 10 (2.65%) Prometheus
5 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.85%) Control-M
7 5 (1.32%) SCCM
8 4 (1.06%) Nagios
8 4 (1.06%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.79%) ZABBIX
10 2 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.53%) Kibana
11 1 (0.26%) CASB
11 1 (0.26%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.26%) Graylog
11 1 (0.26%) Nmap
11 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 84 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.82%) Cisco
3 20 (5.29%) VMware
4 14 (3.70%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.44%) Oracle
6 11 (2.91%) CheckPoint
7 10 (2.65%) Sage
7 10 (2.65%) SAP
7 10 (2.65%) Xamarin
8 9 (2.38%) F5
9 8 (2.12%) Blue Coat
9 8 (2.12%) Infoblox
9 8 (2.12%) Motorola
9 8 (2.12%) SolarWinds
10 7 (1.85%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.85%) Splunk
11 6 (1.59%) Google
11 6 (1.59%) Meraki
11 6 (1.59%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.06%) MuleSoft