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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 85 130
Rank change year-on-year -151 +45 +64
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 381 934 1,305
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 3.33% 2.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.52% 7.76% 8.10%
Number of salaries quoted 273 413 1,021
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £39,250 £33,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% +0.95% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £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 15,129 12,040 16,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.73% 42.92% 27.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,486 5,148 11,233
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £67,319 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 12 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 12 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 -45 147 £65,000 +4.00% 86
North of England -120 89 £60,000 +9.09% 41
Yorkshire -88 48 £70,000 +53.60% 16
Midlands -156 47 £50,000 +42.86% 33
South West -43 42 £63,750 -5.56% 20
East of England -48 35 £56,250 +6.13% 36
West Midlands -126 27 £42,500 +21.43% 17
North East -14 23 £51,500 -8.85% 3
East Midlands -89 22 £55,000 +57.14% 16
North West -80 18 £60,000 +9.09% 22
Northern Ireland -31 10 £40,000 -48.39% 3
Scotland -23 9 £75,000 +85.19% 14
Wales -26 3 - - 8
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 16 (4.20%) IIS
2 12 (3.15%) Confluence
3 10 (2.62%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.57%) SAS
5 5 (1.31%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.52%) Apache
6 2 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
1 9 (2.36%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.52%) Weka
2 2 (0.52%) Windchill
3 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) 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
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 157 (41.21%) Azure
2 120 (31.50%) AWS
3 40 (10.50%) Serverless
4 38 (9.97%) GCP
5 31 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (5.51%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (5.25%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.67%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.41%) Amazon S3
10 12 (3.15%) PaaS
11 10 (2.62%) GitHub
11 10 (2.62%) SaaS
12 8 (2.10%) Google Workspace
13 6 (1.57%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.57%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.57%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.31%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
15 4 (1.05%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.30%) Firewall
2 17 (4.46%) VLAN
3 16 (4.20%) Network Security
4 14 (3.67%) VPN
4 14 (3.67%) WAN
5 13 (3.41%) LAN
5 13 (3.41%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.62%) BGP
6 10 (2.62%) OSPF
7 9 (2.36%) Cisco ASA
7 9 (2.36%) Wireless
8 8 (2.10%) Internet
8 8 (2.10%) SNMP
9 7 (1.84%) Cisco Nexus
9 7 (1.84%) Cisco Wireless
9 7 (1.84%) EIGRP
9 7 (1.84%) WAAS
9 7 (1.84%) Wireless Security
10 5 (1.31%) Modbus
11 4 (1.05%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.07%) SQL Server
2 23 (6.04%) MySQL
3 14 (3.67%) Power BI
4 13 (3.41%) Amazon Redshift
4 13 (3.41%) Metadata
4 13 (3.41%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (3.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (2.62%) Big Data
6 10 (2.62%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.10%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.84%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.57%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (1.31%) Data Mining
11 4 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.05%) Hadoop
11 4 (1.05%) Tableau
12 3 (0.79%) SAP BW
12 3 (0.79%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.52%) GIS
Development Applications
1 39 (10.24%) JIRA
2 25 (6.56%) Git
3 10 (2.62%) Bitbucket
3 10 (2.62%) Cypress.io
4 7 (1.84%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.31%) GitLab
6 3 (0.79%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.79%) ERwin
6 3 (0.79%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.79%) Selenium
7 2 (0.52%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.52%) JMeter
7 2 (0.52%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (0.52%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.52%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.52%) TestRail
7 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
General
1 163 (42.78%) Social Skills
2 71 (18.64%) Finance
3 57 (14.96%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.87%) Manufacturing
5 18 (4.72%) Pharmaceutical
5 18 (4.72%) Retail
6 15 (3.94%) Law
7 12 (3.15%) Electronics
7 12 (3.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.15%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.36%) Advertising
9 7 (1.84%) Marketing
10 6 (1.57%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.57%) Banking
10 6 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.57%) Legal
10 6 (1.57%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.05%) Police
Job Titles
1 73 (19.16%) Software Engineer
2 65 (17.06%) Developer
3 56 (14.70%) Architect
4 48 (12.60%) Senior
5 28 (7.35%) Support Engineer
6 27 (7.09%) Analyst
6 27 (7.09%) Graduate
7 25 (6.56%) Software Architect
8 23 (6.04%) IT Support
9 22 (5.77%) IT Engineer
9 22 (5.77%) Python Engineer
9 22 (5.77%) Software Developer
10 20 (5.25%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (5.25%) Python Software Engineer
11 19 (4.99%) Lead
12 16 (4.20%) Full-Stack Developer
12 16 (4.20%) SQL Developer
13 15 (3.94%) Applications Architect
14 14 (3.67%) PHP Developer
14 14 (3.67%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (12.34%) CSS
2 40 (10.50%) .NET
3 36 (9.45%) React
4 34 (8.92%) HTML
5 27 (7.09%) Middleware
6 25 (6.56%) REST
7 21 (5.51%) Node.js
8 20 (5.25%) jQuery
9 19 (4.99%) .NET Framework
10 17 (4.46%) WinForms
11 14 (3.67%) ASP.NET
11 14 (3.67%) SOAP
12 13 (3.41%) Entity Framework
13 12 (3.15%) Playwright
14 10 (2.62%) Vue
15 9 (2.36%) RESTful
16 7 (1.84%) FastAPI
17 6 (1.57%) .NET Core
17 6 (1.57%) Spring Boot
17 6 (1.57%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.19%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.82%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (4.20%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (3.15%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.15%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.89%) Client/Server
5 11 (2.89%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.62%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.36%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.36%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.84%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.84%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.84%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.57%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.31%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.31%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 57 (14.96%) Linux
2 46 (12.07%) Windows
3 17 (4.46%) Android
4 9 (2.36%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.31%) Unix
6 3 (0.79%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.79%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.79%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (94.23%) Computer Science
2 121 (31.76%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (27.82%) Agile
4 95 (24.93%) Software Engineering
5 93 (24.41%) DevOps
6 85 (22.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 66 (17.32%) CI/CD
8 59 (15.49%) Mentoring
9 48 (12.60%) Data Modelling
10 45 (11.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 43 (11.29%) AI
12 41 (10.76%) SDLC
13 39 (10.24%) ITIL
13 39 (10.24%) Microservices
14 38 (9.97%) Test Automation
15 36 (9.45%) Analytics
16 35 (9.19%) Roadmaps
17 34 (8.92%) Application Security
17 34 (8.92%) Collaborative Culture
17 34 (8.92%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 118 (30.97%) Python
2 101 (26.51%) SQL
3 78 (20.47%) C#
4 72 (18.90%) Java
5 70 (18.37%) JavaScript
6 51 (13.39%) C++
7 37 (9.71%) TypeScript
8 28 (7.35%) PHP
9 22 (5.77%) C
9 22 (5.77%) PowerShell
10 15 (3.94%) Rust
11 14 (3.67%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.36%) PL/SQL
13 8 (2.10%) Bash
14 6 (1.57%) R
15 5 (1.31%) Delphi
16 4 (1.05%) Bicep
17 3 (0.79%) Scala
18 2 (0.52%) VB6
18 2 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 381 (100.00%) Degree
2 47 (12.34%) Master's Degree
3 34 (8.92%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (8.40%) AWS Certification
5 30 (7.87%) Azure Certification
6 28 (7.35%) Security Cleared
7 27 (7.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 26 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (6.82%) TOGAF Certification
9 21 (5.51%) SC Cleared
10 14 (3.67%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (3.41%) Chartered Engineer
11 13 (3.41%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (3.15%) CCNP
12 12 (3.15%) CISSP
13 10 (2.62%) ISTQB
14 9 (2.36%) CCIE
14 9 (2.36%) CISM
14 9 (2.36%) PMI Certification
15 8 (2.10%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.45%) QA
2 21 (5.51%) Accessibility
3 19 (4.99%) NIST
4 18 (4.72%) Data Quality
4 18 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 10 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (2.36%) GDPR
8 7 (1.84%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.84%) PMO
9 6 (1.57%) NCSC
10 5 (1.31%) GxP
11 4 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.79%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 3 (0.79%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.52%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.52%) ECSS
13 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.26%) GRC
14 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (8.66%) Docker
2 16 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.41%) Hyper-V
4 11 (2.89%) Active Directory
4 11 (2.89%) KVM
5 7 (1.84%) ProxySG
6 4 (1.05%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) Firmware
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (9.19%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.99%) Terraform
3 15 (3.94%) Grafana
4 12 (3.15%) Prometheus
5 10 (2.62%) Control-M
6 9 (2.36%) Ansible
7 8 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.31%) SCCM
9 4 (1.05%) Nagios
10 3 (0.79%) Nessus
10 3 (0.79%) Nmap
10 3 (0.79%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.79%) ZABBIX
11 2 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.52%) Kibana
12 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
12 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.26%) Graylog
12 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 87 (22.83%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.51%) Cisco
3 17 (4.46%) VMware
4 15 (3.94%) Oracle
5 13 (3.41%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.15%) Sage
6 12 (3.15%) Xamarin
7 11 (2.89%) SAP
8 10 (2.62%) CheckPoint
8 10 (2.62%) Google
9 8 (2.10%) F5
10 7 (1.84%) Blue Coat
10 7 (1.84%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.84%) Infoblox
10 7 (1.84%) Motorola
10 7 (1.84%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.57%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.57%) Splunk
12 5 (1.31%) Zoho
13 4 (1.05%) Meraki