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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 183 99
Rank change year-on-year -54 -84 +16
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 611 570 1,288
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.67% 2.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.17% 4.63% 8.67%
Number of salaries quoted 465 328 759
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £34,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £51,914 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.83% -1.12% -12.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%

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 14,660 12,320 14,851
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.21% 36.00% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 7,838 4,958 6,617
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,438 £68,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -4.27%

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 September 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 September 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 +10 258 £65,000 +18.18% 236
North of England -65 120 £62,500 +13.64% 133
South West -33 76 £42,500 -12.82% 118
Midlands -76 71 £42,500 - 103
East of England -47 56 £37,500 -14.77% 115
North West -43 49 £46,250 -15.91% 82
Yorkshire -42 38 £62,500 +8.70% 30
East Midlands -25 36 £25,000 -28.57% 39
West Midlands -78 35 £48,750 +14.71% 64
North East -42 33 £110,000 +113.59% 21
Wales -63 21 £65,000 +8.33% 16
Scotland -13 5 £82,500 +50.00% 104
Northern Ireland -92 4 £41,250 -41.70% 47
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 20 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.98%) Confluence
5 4 (0.65%) CMS
5 4 (0.65%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 2 (0.33%) Luigi
7 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.16%) SAS
7 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.49%) EPLAN
2 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.16%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.16%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 209 (34.21%) Azure
2 159 (26.02%) AWS
3 46 (7.53%) GCP
4 45 (7.36%) SaaS
5 33 (5.40%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (3.76%) GitHub
7 23 (3.76%) Power Platform
8 18 (2.95%) Serverless
8 18 (2.95%) Snowflake
9 15 (2.45%) Azure Functions
9 15 (2.45%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.29%) Azure Logic Apps
11 13 (2.13%) IaaS
12 12 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (1.96%) Entra ID
13 11 (1.80%) PaaS
14 10 (1.64%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (1.64%) OneDrive
15 9 (1.47%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.91%) Internet
2 21 (3.44%) Firewall
2 21 (3.44%) VPN
3 19 (3.11%) DNS
4 18 (2.95%) DHCP
4 18 (2.95%) WAN
5 13 (2.13%) LAN
6 11 (1.80%) Network Security
6 11 (1.80%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.80%) Wireless
7 10 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.31%) BGP
9 7 (1.15%) VoIP
10 6 (0.98%) HTTP
10 6 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.98%) MPLS
10 6 (0.98%) MQTT
10 6 (0.98%) SD-WAN
10 6 (0.98%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.65%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (16.53%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.09%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (4.09%) Relational Database
3 22 (3.60%) Redis
4 17 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (2.78%) MySQL
4 17 (2.78%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.80%) Metadata
5 11 (1.80%) Power BI
5 11 (1.80%) Spark SQL
6 8 (1.31%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.98%) ClickHouse
8 5 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
8 5 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
8 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.65%) Big Data
9 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.65%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 88 (14.40%) Git
2 32 (5.24%) Eclipse
3 31 (5.07%) Subversion
4 28 (4.58%) GitLab
5 24 (3.93%) Jenkins
5 24 (3.93%) JIRA
6 23 (3.76%) JUnit
7 7 (1.15%) Burp Suite
7 7 (1.15%) Cucumber
8 6 (0.98%) GDB
8 6 (0.98%) JMeter
8 6 (0.98%) Postman
9 5 (0.82%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.82%) Eclipse RCP
9 5 (0.82%) Selenium
10 4 (0.65%) Gatling
10 4 (0.65%) HP UFT
10 4 (0.65%) REST Assured
10 4 (0.65%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.65%) SonarQube
General
1 223 (36.50%) Social Skills
2 91 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (12.44%) Finance
4 41 (6.71%) Manufacturing
5 31 (5.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (4.75%) Aerospace
7 24 (3.93%) Pharmaceutical
8 23 (3.76%) Electronics
8 23 (3.76%) Law
9 22 (3.60%) Public Sector
10 20 (3.27%) Retail
11 16 (2.62%) Legal
12 11 (1.80%) Banking
13 9 (1.47%) Marketing
13 9 (1.47%) Publishing
13 9 (1.47%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.31%) Advertising
15 7 (1.15%) Automotive
15 7 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 184 (30.11%) Developer
2 126 (20.62%) Software Engineer
3 73 (11.95%) Software Developer
4 63 (10.31%) Senior
5 52 (8.51%) C# Software Engineer
5 52 (8.51%) Graduate
6 50 (8.18%) C++ Software Engineer
7 46 (7.53%) Lead
8 44 (7.20%) Architect
8 44 (7.20%) Python Engineer
9 40 (6.55%) Python Software Engineer
10 36 (5.89%) Java Developer
11 33 (5.40%) Analyst
11 33 (5.40%) Junior
12 32 (5.24%) Web Developer
13 31 (5.07%) Full-Stack Developer
13 31 (5.07%) Graduate Developer
14 27 (4.42%) AWS Engineer
15 26 (4.26%) AWS Software Engineer
15 26 (4.26%) Graduate Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (16.20%) .NET
2 70 (11.46%) React
3 60 (9.82%) CSS
4 55 (9.00%) RESTful
5 48 (7.86%) HTML
6 44 (7.20%) jQuery
7 36 (5.89%) REST
8 33 (5.40%) Vue
9 32 (5.24%) Web Services
10 29 (4.75%) Node.js
10 29 (4.75%) Terraform
11 28 (4.58%) Jakarta EE
12 27 (4.42%) Struts
13 17 (2.78%) .NET Core
13 17 (2.78%) Kafka
14 16 (2.62%) PySpark
15 15 (2.45%) ARM Templates
16 11 (1.80%) AngularJS
16 11 (1.80%) ASP.NET
16 11 (1.80%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 61 (9.98%) Management Information System
2 36 (5.89%) Cloud Native
3 26 (4.26%) Distributed Computing
4 22 (3.60%) Algorithms
5 19 (3.11%) Embedded Systems
6 18 (2.95%) Life Science
6 18 (2.95%) Robotics
7 17 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (2.78%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.78%) Product Ownership
8 16 (2.62%) Data Structures
8 16 (2.62%) IoT
9 14 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (2.13%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.96%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.96%) Virtual Team
12 11 (1.80%) AI Agents
12 11 (1.80%) Device Driver
13 8 (1.31%) CMDB
13 8 (1.31%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.91%) Linux
2 33 (5.40%) Windows
3 12 (1.96%) Unix
4 11 (1.80%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.31%) Embedded Linux
6 7 (1.15%) Debian
7 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.65%) Kali Linux
8 4 (0.65%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.65%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.65%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.49%) Android
9 3 (0.49%) Gentoo
10 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.33%) Solaris
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) CentOS
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 553 (90.51%) Computer Science
2 205 (33.55%) Problem-Solving
3 199 (32.57%) Software Engineering
4 160 (26.19%) AI
5 158 (25.86%) CI/CD
6 146 (23.90%) Agile
7 124 (20.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 104 (17.02%) DevOps
9 82 (13.42%) Mentoring
10 77 (12.60%) Full-Stack Development
11 64 (10.47%) Test Automation
12 58 (9.49%) Containerisation
13 53 (8.67%) Data Modelling
13 53 (8.67%) SDLC
14 51 (8.35%) Design Patterns
14 51 (8.35%) Microservices
15 50 (8.18%) Roadmaps
16 49 (8.02%) Cybersecurity
16 49 (8.02%) Stakeholder Management
16 49 (8.02%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 196 (32.08%) Python
2 142 (23.24%) C#
3 128 (20.95%) JavaScript
4 127 (20.79%) C++
5 120 (19.64%) SQL
6 103 (16.86%) Java
7 61 (9.98%) PHP
8 53 (8.67%) TypeScript
9 35 (5.73%) PowerShell
10 29 (4.75%) Rust
11 25 (4.09%) Perl
12 24 (3.93%) C
13 19 (3.11%) Bash
14 18 (2.95%) Go
15 7 (1.15%) Bicep
16 5 (0.82%) Embedded C
16 5 (0.82%) Embedded C++
16 5 (0.82%) Scala
17 4 (0.65%) Delphi
17 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 611 (100.00%) Degree
2 66 (10.80%) Master's Degree
3 59 (9.66%) Security Cleared
4 39 (6.38%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.09%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.78%) CISSP
6 17 (2.78%) PhD
7 16 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.80%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.64%) CCNP
11 9 (1.47%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.47%) ISTQB
12 8 (1.31%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.15%) CEH
14 6 (0.98%) CCNA
15 5 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.65%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.51%) QA
2 49 (8.02%) Accessibility
3 30 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (4.09%) GDPR
5 24 (3.93%) NIST
6 11 (1.80%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.47%) GxP
7 9 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.15%) SOC 2
10 6 (0.98%) Def Stans
10 6 (0.98%) JTAG
11 5 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.65%) IEC 61508
13 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.49%) GRC
13 3 (0.49%) IEC 61131
13 3 (0.49%) ISO 26262
13 3 (0.49%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.49%) SLA
System Software
1 68 (11.13%) Docker
2 24 (3.93%) Active Directory
3 16 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.47%) Firmware
4 9 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.15%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.82%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.65%) vSphere
8 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.16%) Ceph
9 1 (0.16%) KVM
9 1 (0.16%) Lustre
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.16%) NFS
9 1 (0.16%) Samba
9 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 64 (10.47%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.96%) Ansible
3 10 (1.64%) Grafana
4 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.65%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.65%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.65%) SCCM
6 3 (0.49%) Kibana
6 3 (0.49%) Nmap
6 3 (0.49%) Plesk
6 3 (0.49%) Podman
6 3 (0.49%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.33%) MaaS360
8 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.16%) Argo
8 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.16%) Packer
Vendors
1 117 (19.15%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.44%) Databricks
3 18 (2.95%) Oracle
3 18 (2.95%) VMware
4 17 (2.78%) Cisco
5 9 (1.47%) Meraki
6 8 (1.31%) Google
7 7 (1.15%) Splunk
8 4 (0.65%) Adobe
8 4 (0.65%) Apple
8 4 (0.65%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.65%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.65%) Veracode
9 3 (0.49%) NVIDIA
9 3 (0.49%) Sage
9 3 (0.49%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.49%) Siemens
10 2 (0.33%) Freshdesk
10 2 (0.33%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.33%) Thales