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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 80 131
Rank change year-on-year -150 +51 +72
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 397 879 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.71% 3.41% 2.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.56% 7.99% 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 294 411 1,083
10th Percentile £26,363 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,813 £33,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £63,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +5.00% -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 15,485 11,005 16,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.61% 42.64% 27.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,643 5,112 11,648
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,500 £35,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% +5.45% -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 28 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 28 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 -47 154 £65,000 +8.33% 107
North of England -137 84 £55,000 - 40
Midlands -164 50 £45,000 +28.57% 25
Yorkshire -95 45 £55,000 +19.18% 12
East of England -56 44 £52,500 -0.94% 42
South West -47 43 £62,500 -3.85% 16
West Midlands -132 28 £43,000 +22.86% 9
East Midlands -92 23 £55,000 +57.14% 16
North West -93 20 £57,500 +4.55% 24
North East -25 19 £51,500 -8.85% 4
Northern Ireland -40 9 £40,000 -48.39% 2
Scotland -34 8 £80,350 +89.06% 5
Wales -31 6 £72,500 +11.54% 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 11 (2.77%) Confluence
1 11 (2.77%) IIS
2 10 (2.52%) SAS
2 10 (2.52%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.26%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.50%) Apache
4 2 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.52%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.50%) Weka
4 2 (0.50%) Windchill
5 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.50%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.25%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.25%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 170 (42.82%) Azure
2 139 (35.01%) AWS
3 43 (10.83%) GCP
3 43 (10.83%) Serverless
4 30 (7.56%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (5.29%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.03%) Power Platform
7 14 (3.53%) AWS Lambda
8 13 (3.27%) Amazon S3
9 12 (3.02%) PaaS
9 12 (3.02%) SaaS
10 10 (2.52%) GitHub
11 7 (1.76%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.76%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.51%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.51%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.51%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.51%) Power Automate
13 5 (1.26%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (1.01%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.55%) Firewall
2 20 (5.04%) WAN
3 18 (4.53%) LAN
3 18 (4.53%) VPN
4 15 (3.78%) Network Security
4 15 (3.78%) VLAN
5 14 (3.53%) BGP
6 11 (2.77%) OSPF
6 11 (2.77%) TCP/IP
7 10 (2.52%) Cisco ASA
7 10 (2.52%) Internet
7 10 (2.52%) Wireless
8 9 (2.27%) SNMP
9 8 (2.02%) Cisco Nexus
9 8 (2.02%) Cisco Wireless
9 8 (2.02%) EIGRP
9 8 (2.02%) WAAS
9 8 (2.02%) Wireless Security
10 7 (1.76%) MPLS
10 7 (1.76%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (12.85%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.79%) MySQL
3 16 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.53%) Big Data
5 13 (3.27%) Amazon Redshift
6 11 (2.77%) Metadata
6 11 (2.77%) Power BI
7 10 (2.52%) NoSQL
7 10 (2.52%) Relational Database
8 8 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (2.02%) MongoDB
8 8 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.51%) Data Mining
10 4 (1.01%) Hadoop
10 4 (1.01%) Tableau
11 3 (0.76%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.76%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.76%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.50%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (9.57%) JIRA
2 28 (7.05%) Git
3 11 (2.77%) Cypress.io
4 10 (2.52%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.76%) Bitbucket
6 6 (1.51%) GitLab
7 4 (1.01%) Selenium
8 3 (0.76%) ERwin
8 3 (0.76%) JMeter
8 3 (0.76%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.76%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.50%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.50%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.50%) Gatling
9 2 (0.50%) Polyspace
9 2 (0.50%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.50%) TestRail
9 2 (0.50%) VectorCAST
9 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.50%) WebDriver
General
1 164 (41.31%) Social Skills
2 74 (18.64%) Finance
3 58 (14.61%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.56%) Manufacturing
5 17 (4.28%) Retail
6 16 (4.03%) Law
6 16 (4.03%) Pharmaceutical
6 16 (4.03%) Public Sector
7 14 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (3.27%) Electronics
9 7 (1.76%) Marketing
9 7 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.76%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.51%) Advertising
10 6 (1.51%) Banking
10 6 (1.51%) Legal
11 5 (1.26%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.26%) Police
12 4 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (20.15%) Software Engineer
2 77 (19.40%) Developer
3 53 (13.35%) Senior
4 48 (12.09%) Architect
5 36 (9.07%) Graduate
6 34 (8.56%) Software Developer
7 32 (8.06%) Python Engineer
8 28 (7.05%) Python Software Engineer
9 25 (6.30%) Lead
10 24 (6.05%) C# Developer
11 23 (5.79%) IT Support
11 23 (5.79%) SQL Developer
11 23 (5.79%) Support Engineer
12 22 (5.54%) Software Architect
13 21 (5.29%) C# Software Developer
13 21 (5.29%) Graduate C# Developer
13 21 (5.29%) Graduate C# Software Developer
13 21 (5.29%) Graduate Developer
13 21 (5.29%) Graduate Software Developer
14 19 (4.79%) Graduate SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (13.85%) CSS
2 40 (10.08%) .NET
3 36 (9.07%) HTML
3 36 (9.07%) React
4 31 (7.81%) REST
5 29 (7.30%) jQuery
6 24 (6.05%) Middleware
7 21 (5.29%) Node.js
8 16 (4.03%) SOAP
9 15 (3.78%) .NET Framework
10 13 (3.27%) Playwright
10 13 (3.27%) WinForms
11 12 (3.02%) RESTful
12 11 (2.77%) ASP.NET
12 11 (2.77%) Vue
13 10 (2.52%) JSON
13 10 (2.52%) XML
14 9 (2.27%) Django
14 9 (2.27%) Entity Framework
14 9 (2.27%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (8.31%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.05%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (4.79%) Distributed Systems
4 15 (3.78%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.53%) Cloud Native
6 13 (3.27%) Client/Server
6 13 (3.27%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.52%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.27%) Driving Licence
10 8 (2.02%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.76%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.76%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.76%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.51%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.51%) Security Posture
13 5 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.26%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.85%) Linux
2 40 (10.08%) Windows
3 15 (3.78%) Android
4 9 (2.27%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.51%) Unix
6 5 (1.26%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.50%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.50%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (92.44%) Computer Science
2 127 (31.99%) Problem-Solving
3 115 (28.97%) Agile
4 105 (26.45%) Software Engineering
5 91 (22.92%) DevOps
6 85 (21.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (19.40%) CI/CD
8 64 (16.12%) Mentoring
9 47 (11.84%) Test Automation
10 46 (11.59%) Data Modelling
11 44 (11.08%) AI
12 40 (10.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 38 (9.57%) ITIL
14 36 (9.07%) SDLC
15 35 (8.82%) Analytics
15 35 (8.82%) Microservices
15 35 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
16 34 (8.56%) Collaborative Culture
17 32 (8.06%) Enterprise Architecture
17 32 (8.06%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 140 (35.26%) Python
2 106 (26.70%) SQL
3 87 (21.91%) C#
4 72 (18.14%) Java
5 70 (17.63%) JavaScript
6 67 (16.88%) C++
7 37 (9.32%) PHP
7 37 (9.32%) TypeScript
8 27 (6.80%) PowerShell
9 25 (6.30%) C
10 15 (3.78%) Rust
11 11 (2.77%) Bash
11 11 (2.77%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.27%) PL/SQL
13 5 (1.26%) Delphi
14 4 (1.01%) Bicep
14 4 (1.01%) R
15 3 (0.76%) Julia
15 3 (0.76%) Scala
16 2 (0.50%) VB6
Qualifications
1 397 (100.00%) Degree
2 53 (13.35%) Master's Degree
3 30 (7.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 28 (7.05%) AWS Certification
5 26 (6.55%) Azure Certification
6 25 (6.30%) Security Cleared
7 23 (5.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 22 (5.54%) TOGAF Certification
9 19 (4.79%) BPSS Clearance
9 19 (4.79%) SC Cleared
10 17 (4.28%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (3.78%) CCNP
12 12 (3.02%) CCIE
12 12 (3.02%) CISSP
13 11 (2.77%) Chartered Engineer
14 10 (2.52%) ISTQB
14 10 (2.52%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (2.52%) PhD
15 9 (2.27%) CISM
15 9 (2.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.33%) QA
2 21 (5.29%) Accessibility
2 21 (5.29%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.29%) NIST
3 19 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.77%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 10 (2.52%) GDPR
6 9 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.02%) PMO
8 7 (1.76%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.26%) NCSC
10 4 (1.01%) GxP
11 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.76%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.76%) SLA
12 2 (0.50%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.50%) ECSS
12 2 (0.50%) IEC 61508
12 2 (0.50%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (9.32%) Docker
2 22 (5.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (4.03%) Hyper-V
4 15 (3.78%) Active Directory
5 13 (3.27%) KVM
6 8 (2.02%) ProxySG
7 4 (1.01%) vSphere
8 3 (0.76%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.50%) Firmware
9 2 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (9.82%) Kubernetes
2 24 (6.05%) Terraform
3 13 (3.27%) Grafana
4 12 (3.02%) Ansible
5 10 (2.52%) Prometheus
6 8 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (1.51%) Control-M
7 6 (1.51%) SCCM
8 4 (1.01%) Nagios
8 4 (1.01%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.76%) ZABBIX
10 2 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.50%) Kibana
11 1 (0.25%) CASB
11 1 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.25%) Graylog
11 1 (0.25%) HP Fortify
11 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 86 (21.66%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.79%) VMware
3 22 (5.54%) Cisco
4 14 (3.53%) Oracle
4 14 (3.53%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.77%) CheckPoint
6 10 (2.52%) SAP
7 9 (2.27%) F5
8 8 (2.02%) Blue Coat
8 8 (2.02%) Infoblox
8 8 (2.02%) Motorola
8 8 (2.02%) Sage
8 8 (2.02%) SolarWinds
8 8 (2.02%) Splunk
8 8 (2.02%) Xamarin
9 7 (1.76%) Fortinet
10 6 (1.51%) Meraki
10 6 (1.51%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.26%) Databricks
11 5 (1.26%) Google