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 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 122 124
Rank change year-on-year -114 +2 +44
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 488 805 1,581
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 2.79% 2.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.14% 6.40% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 407 386 1,225
10th Percentile £25,950 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.24% - -13.65%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £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 15,554 12,573 18,516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.08% 43.52% 25.63%
Number of salaries quoted 6,267 4,937 12,210
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,058 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% +2.12% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £79,640
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,664
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.49% -10.56%

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 30 May 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 30 May 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 -22 195 £65,000 +18.18% 96
North of England -119 107 £62,500 +10.62% 48
East of England -37 58 £45,000 -13.46% 31
Midlands -121 57 £50,000 +42.86% 25
Yorkshire -85 52 £75,000 +25.00% 11
South West -55 45 £42,500 -22.73% 27
East Midlands -32 33 £55,000 +57.14% 9
North West -64 30 £40,000 -27.27% 29
North East -36 25 £87,500 +54.87% 8
West Midlands -124 24 £45,000 +19.42% 16
Wales -28 13 £72,500 +11.54% 4
Northern Ireland -47 7 £40,000 -63.64% 13
Scotland -8 6 £75,000 +44.47% 14
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 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.84%) Confluence
3 8 (1.64%) SAS
4 7 (1.43%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.82%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.82%) CMS
5 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.82%) WordPress
6 2 (0.41%) Apache
6 2 (0.41%) IIS
6 2 (0.41%) Luigi
Applications
1 8 (1.64%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.20%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.20%) Weka
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 206 (42.21%) Azure
2 162 (33.20%) AWS
3 43 (8.81%) Serverless
4 42 (8.61%) GCP
5 26 (5.33%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (5.12%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (4.30%) SaaS
8 19 (3.89%) Azure Logic Apps
9 15 (3.07%) Power Platform
10 14 (2.87%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (2.87%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (2.87%) Power Automate
11 13 (2.66%) Amazon S3
11 13 (2.66%) Azure Functions
12 11 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (2.05%) OneDrive
13 10 (2.05%) PaaS
14 8 (1.64%) GitHub
14 8 (1.64%) IaaS
14 8 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.94%) Firewall
1 29 (5.94%) WAN
2 25 (5.12%) VPN
3 22 (4.51%) LAN
4 20 (4.10%) Network Security
5 19 (3.89%) Internet
6 17 (3.48%) BGP
7 15 (3.07%) DHCP
7 15 (3.07%) DNS
7 15 (3.07%) Wireless
8 12 (2.46%) VLAN
9 11 (2.25%) TCP/IP
10 9 (1.84%) MPLS
10 9 (1.84%) SNMP
11 8 (1.64%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (1.64%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.64%) EIGRP
11 8 (1.64%) OSPF
11 8 (1.64%) WAAS
11 8 (1.64%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (14.34%) SQL Server
2 22 (4.51%) MySQL
2 22 (4.51%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (3.48%) NoSQL
4 16 (3.28%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.46%) Metadata
6 12 (2.46%) Power BI
7 11 (2.25%) Big Data
7 11 (2.25%) MongoDB
7 11 (2.25%) Spark SQL
8 6 (1.23%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.23%) Redis
9 5 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.61%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.61%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.41%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 44 (9.02%) Git
2 24 (4.92%) JIRA
3 13 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.25%) GitLab
5 8 (1.64%) Cypress.io
6 6 (1.23%) Eclipse
6 6 (1.23%) JUnit
6 6 (1.23%) Subversion
7 5 (1.02%) Cucumber
7 5 (1.02%) JMeter
8 4 (0.82%) GDB
8 4 (0.82%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.82%) Selenium
9 3 (0.61%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.61%) HP UFT
9 3 (0.61%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.61%) Polyspace
9 3 (0.61%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 154 (31.56%) Social Skills
2 69 (14.14%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (13.93%) Finance
4 24 (4.92%) Law
4 24 (4.92%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.71%) Manufacturing
6 22 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (3.69%) Electronics
8 17 (3.48%) Legal
9 16 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.07%) Retail
11 11 (2.25%) Advertising
11 11 (2.25%) Marketing
12 10 (2.05%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.23%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.02%) Automotive
15 5 (1.02%) Banking
15 5 (1.02%) Police
Job Titles
1 131 (26.84%) Developer
2 114 (23.36%) Software Engineer
3 64 (13.11%) Senior
4 59 (12.09%) Software Developer
5 50 (10.25%) Graduate
6 46 (9.43%) Python Engineer
7 42 (8.61%) Architect
7 42 (8.61%) Python Software Engineer
8 41 (8.40%) C# Software Engineer
9 39 (7.99%) C++ Software Engineer
9 39 (7.99%) Graduate Developer
10 36 (7.38%) Graduate Software Developer
10 36 (7.38%) Lead
11 29 (5.94%) C# Developer
12 24 (4.92%) C# Software Developer
12 24 (4.92%) Graduate C# Developer
12 24 (4.92%) Graduate C# Software Developer
12 24 (4.92%) SQL Developer
13 23 (4.71%) Data Engineer
14 22 (4.51%) Graduate SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (13.93%) .NET
2 63 (12.91%) CSS
3 53 (10.86%) React
4 47 (9.63%) HTML
5 42 (8.61%) REST
6 41 (8.40%) jQuery
7 33 (6.76%) RESTful
8 21 (4.30%) Middleware
9 20 (4.10%) Node.js
9 20 (4.10%) SOAP
10 15 (3.07%) .NET Core
10 15 (3.07%) Vue
11 14 (2.87%) JSON
11 14 (2.87%) Web Services
12 13 (2.66%) ARM Templates
12 13 (2.66%) XML
13 11 (2.25%) PySpark
14 10 (2.05%) Kafka
14 10 (2.05%) Spring
15 9 (1.84%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.94%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (4.51%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.30%) Cloud Native
3 21 (4.30%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.07%) Client/Server
4 15 (3.07%) Distributed Computing
5 14 (2.87%) Algorithms
6 13 (2.66%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.66%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.66%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.25%) Embedded Systems
8 11 (2.25%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.64%) Robotics
11 7 (1.43%) CMDB
12 6 (1.23%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.23%) IoT
12 6 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 5 (1.02%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 65 (13.32%) Linux
2 31 (6.35%) Windows
3 13 (2.66%) Android
4 12 (2.46%) Unix
5 11 (2.25%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.61%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.41%) Solaris
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (88.11%) Computer Science
2 147 (30.12%) Software Engineering
3 145 (29.71%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (25.82%) Agile
5 109 (22.34%) CI/CD
6 92 (18.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 84 (17.21%) DevOps
8 64 (13.11%) AI
8 64 (13.11%) Test Automation
9 51 (10.45%) Data Modelling
9 51 (10.45%) Mentoring
10 47 (9.63%) Containerisation
10 47 (9.63%) Full-Stack Development
11 42 (8.61%) Scrum
12 39 (7.99%) ITIL
13 38 (7.79%) Microservices
13 38 (7.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 34 (6.97%) Machine Learning
14 34 (6.97%) SDLC
15 33 (6.76%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 183 (37.50%) Python
2 130 (26.64%) C#
3 127 (26.02%) SQL
4 100 (20.49%) C++
5 88 (18.03%) JavaScript
6 82 (16.80%) Java
7 60 (12.30%) PHP
8 45 (9.22%) TypeScript
9 29 (5.94%) Rust
10 28 (5.74%) PowerShell
11 27 (5.53%) C
12 15 (3.07%) Bash
13 11 (2.25%) Go
14 8 (1.64%) Scala
15 7 (1.43%) Perl
16 4 (0.82%) Bicep
16 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.41%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.41%) Embedded C++
17 2 (0.41%) Julia
Qualifications
1 488 (100.00%) Degree
2 57 (11.68%) Master's Degree
3 47 (9.63%) Security Cleared
4 30 (6.15%) SC Cleared
5 28 (5.74%) Cisco Certification
6 21 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (4.10%) Azure Certification
7 20 (4.10%) CCNP
8 18 (3.69%) AWS Certification
8 18 (3.69%) CISSP
9 17 (3.48%) PhD
10 16 (3.28%) DV Cleared
11 14 (2.87%) CCIE
12 12 (2.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 9 (1.84%) CCNA
13 9 (1.84%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (1.84%) ISTQB
13 9 (1.84%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (1.64%) CISM
14 8 (1.64%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (10.66%) QA
2 29 (5.94%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (4.30%) GDPR
5 20 (4.10%) NIST
6 19 (3.89%) Data Quality
7 12 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.64%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.64%) PMO
9 5 (1.02%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.82%) JTAG
10 4 (0.82%) SLA
11 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.61%) GxP
11 3 (0.61%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.61%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.61%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.41%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.41%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 51 (10.45%) Docker
2 33 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.30%) Active Directory
4 18 (3.69%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.87%) KVM
6 9 (1.84%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.64%) ProxySG
8 6 (1.23%) vSphere
9 5 (1.02%) Firmware
10 4 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (11.89%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.94%) Terraform
3 13 (2.66%) Ansible
3 13 (2.66%) Grafana
4 10 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.82%) SCCM
6 4 (0.82%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.61%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.61%) Plesk
8 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.41%) Kibana
9 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.20%) Argo
9 1 (0.20%) CASB
9 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.20%) Graylog
9 1 (0.20%) OpenView
9 1 (0.20%) Packer
Vendors
1 85 (17.42%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.97%) VMware
3 24 (4.92%) Cisco
4 19 (3.89%) Databricks
5 18 (3.69%) Oracle
6 11 (2.25%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.25%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.05%) Splunk
8 9 (1.84%) F5
9 8 (1.64%) Blue Coat
9 8 (1.64%) Infoblox
9 8 (1.64%) Motorola
9 8 (1.64%) SolarWinds
10 7 (1.43%) Meraki
11 5 (1.02%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.82%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.82%) SAP
13 3 (0.61%) Dell
13 3 (0.61%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.61%) Google