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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 176 100
Rank change year-on-year -61 -76 +24
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 593 617 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.75% 1.78% 2.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.28% 4.90% 8.96%
Number of salaries quoted 471 369 900
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £50,619
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% +3.72% -16.75%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% -6.40%

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 13,845 12,590 15,311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.43% 36.23% 25.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7,290 5,280 7,983
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,995 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,766 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.53% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 25 August 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 25 August 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 -13 236 £65,000 +10.64% 68
North of England -54 121 £62,500 +13.64% 31
South West -30 75 £42,500 -12.82% 66
Midlands -59 69 £40,000 -5.88% 32
East of England -36 66 £45,000 - 19
North West -52 46 £40,000 -27.27% 20
Yorkshire -33 40 £75,000 +27.66% 3
East Midlands -16 37 £26,000 -25.71% 25
North East -33 35 £110,000 +285.96% 8
West Midlands -73 32 £46,250 +8.82% 7
Wales -59 16 £72,500 +20.83% 4
Scotland -18 6 £82,500 +57.14% 8
Northern Ireland -89 4 £40,000 -43.46% 6
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 14 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.18%) SAS
3 6 (1.01%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.67%) CMS
4 4 (0.67%) Confluence
4 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.67%) WordPress
5 2 (0.34%) Apache
5 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.34%) IIS
5 2 (0.34%) Luigi
6 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.34%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.17%) Infor M3
2 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 216 (36.42%) Azure
2 164 (27.66%) AWS
3 50 (8.43%) GCP
4 40 (6.75%) SaaS
5 30 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (4.38%) Serverless
7 25 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (4.05%) Power Platform
9 18 (3.04%) Snowflake
10 16 (2.70%) Azure Functions
11 15 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.36%) GitHub
13 13 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
13 13 (2.19%) IaaS
14 12 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
15 11 (1.85%) Entra ID
15 11 (1.85%) PaaS
16 9 (1.52%) AWS CloudFormation
16 9 (1.52%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.89%) Internet
2 26 (4.38%) Firewall
3 24 (4.05%) VPN
3 24 (4.05%) WAN
4 18 (3.04%) DHCP
4 18 (3.04%) DNS
5 17 (2.87%) LAN
6 14 (2.36%) Network Security
6 14 (2.36%) Wireless
7 12 (2.02%) BGP
8 11 (1.85%) TCP/IP
9 10 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.35%) MPLS
10 8 (1.35%) SD-WAN
11 7 (1.18%) VLAN
11 7 (1.18%) VoIP
12 6 (1.01%) HTTP
12 6 (1.01%) MQTT
12 6 (1.01%) ZigBee
13 4 (0.67%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (17.54%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.22%) Relational Database
3 23 (3.88%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (3.71%) Redis
5 20 (3.37%) MySQL
6 17 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.36%) NoSQL
8 12 (2.02%) Power BI
8 12 (2.02%) Spark SQL
9 11 (1.85%) Big Data
10 10 (1.69%) Metadata
11 8 (1.35%) MongoDB
12 6 (1.01%) ClickHouse
13 5 (0.84%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.67%) MariaDB
14 4 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
15 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 83 (14.00%) Git
2 32 (5.40%) Eclipse
3 30 (5.06%) JIRA
3 30 (5.06%) Subversion
4 23 (3.88%) JUnit
5 21 (3.54%) GitLab
6 20 (3.37%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.18%) Burp Suite
7 7 (1.18%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.01%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.01%) GDB
8 6 (1.01%) JMeter
9 5 (0.84%) Eclipse RCP
9 5 (0.84%) Selenium
10 4 (0.67%) Gatling
10 4 (0.67%) HP UFT
10 4 (0.67%) LoadRunner
10 4 (0.67%) REST Assured
10 4 (0.67%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.67%) SonarQube
General
1 207 (34.91%) Social Skills
2 82 (13.83%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (13.49%) Finance
4 37 (6.24%) Manufacturing
5 32 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.72%) Law
7 23 (3.88%) Public Sector
8 22 (3.71%) Pharmaceutical
9 21 (3.54%) Aerospace
10 20 (3.37%) Electronics
11 19 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (2.87%) Retail
13 14 (2.36%) Legal
14 11 (1.85%) Marketing
15 9 (1.52%) Banking
16 8 (1.35%) Advertising
16 8 (1.35%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.18%) Automotive
18 5 (0.84%) Publishing
18 5 (0.84%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 186 (31.37%) Developer
2 127 (21.42%) Software Engineer
3 80 (13.49%) Software Developer
4 60 (10.12%) Graduate
5 56 (9.44%) Senior
6 53 (8.94%) Lead
7 47 (7.93%) C# Software Engineer
7 47 (7.93%) C++ Software Engineer
8 44 (7.42%) Python Engineer
9 43 (7.25%) Architect
10 38 (6.41%) Graduate Developer
10 38 (6.41%) Python Software Engineer
11 36 (6.07%) Java Developer
12 33 (5.56%) Graduate Software Developer
13 31 (5.23%) Web Developer
14 29 (4.89%) Full-Stack Developer
15 27 (4.55%) Junior
16 26 (4.38%) C# Developer
16 26 (4.38%) Junior Developer
17 24 (4.05%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (16.19%) .NET
2 67 (11.30%) React
3 62 (10.46%) CSS
4 55 (9.27%) RESTful
5 49 (8.26%) jQuery
6 44 (7.42%) HTML
7 36 (6.07%) REST
8 33 (5.56%) Terraform
9 32 (5.40%) Vue
9 32 (5.40%) Web Services
10 28 (4.72%) Jakarta EE
10 28 (4.72%) Node.js
11 27 (4.55%) Struts
12 19 (3.20%) .NET Core
13 17 (2.87%) Kafka
14 16 (2.70%) ARM Templates
14 16 (2.70%) PySpark
15 13 (2.19%) JSON
16 11 (1.85%) AngularJS
16 11 (1.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.25%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.75%) Cloud Native
3 20 (3.37%) Distributed Computing
3 20 (3.37%) Distributed Systems
4 19 (3.20%) Algorithms
5 17 (2.87%) Embedded Systems
6 15 (2.53%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.53%) IoT
6 15 (2.53%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.53%) Product Ownership
6 15 (2.53%) Virtual Team
7 14 (2.36%) Data Structures
7 14 (2.36%) Life Science
8 13 (2.19%) Security Posture
8 13 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (2.02%) Robotics
10 10 (1.69%) AI Agents
10 10 (1.69%) Device Driver
11 8 (1.35%) CMDB
11 8 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 83 (14.00%) Linux
2 32 (5.40%) Windows
3 14 (2.36%) Unix
4 11 (1.85%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.18%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.84%) Debian
6 5 (0.84%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.67%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.51%) Gentoo
8 3 (0.51%) Robot Operating System
8 3 (0.51%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.34%) Android
9 2 (0.34%) Solaris
9 2 (0.34%) VMS
9 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 540 (91.06%) Computer Science
2 194 (32.72%) Software Engineering
3 193 (32.55%) Problem-Solving
4 155 (26.14%) CI/CD
5 147 (24.79%) Agile
6 142 (23.95%) AI
7 121 (20.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 108 (18.21%) DevOps
9 79 (13.32%) Mentoring
10 72 (12.14%) Full-Stack Development
10 72 (12.14%) Test Automation
11 56 (9.44%) Containerisation
12 55 (9.27%) SDLC
13 51 (8.60%) Data Modelling
13 51 (8.60%) Microservices
14 49 (8.26%) Web Development
15 48 (8.09%) Scrum
16 47 (7.93%) Roadmaps
17 46 (7.76%) Clean Code
17 46 (7.76%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 194 (32.72%) Python
2 143 (24.11%) C#
3 133 (22.43%) C++
4 124 (20.91%) JavaScript
5 123 (20.74%) SQL
6 102 (17.20%) Java
7 67 (11.30%) PHP
8 54 (9.11%) TypeScript
9 39 (6.58%) PowerShell
10 33 (5.56%) Rust
11 27 (4.55%) C
12 25 (4.22%) Perl
13 17 (2.87%) Bash
13 17 (2.87%) Go
14 7 (1.18%) Bicep
15 5 (0.84%) Scala
16 4 (0.67%) Delphi
16 4 (0.67%) Embedded C
16 4 (0.67%) Embedded C++
16 4 (0.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 593 (100.00%) Degree
2 72 (12.14%) Master's Degree
3 55 (9.27%) Security Cleared
4 35 (5.90%) SC Cleared
5 24 (4.05%) DV Cleared
6 21 (3.54%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (2.87%) PhD
8 14 (2.36%) CISSP
9 13 (2.19%) CCNP
10 11 (1.85%) Azure Certification
10 11 (1.85%) ISTQB
11 10 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.69%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.52%) AWS Certification
13 8 (1.35%) CCNA
13 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (1.01%) CCIE
15 5 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.67%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.77%) QA
2 50 (8.43%) Accessibility
3 26 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (3.54%) GDPR
4 21 (3.54%) NIST
5 15 (2.53%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.69%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.18%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.01%) JTAG
9 5 (0.84%) GxP
9 5 (0.84%) SLA
10 4 (0.67%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.51%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.51%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.34%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.34%) NCSC
12 2 (0.34%) PMO
13 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 67 (11.30%) Docker
2 23 (3.88%) Active Directory
3 21 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.52%) Firmware
4 9 (1.52%) VMware NSX
5 8 (1.35%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.84%) KVM
6 5 (0.84%) vSphere
7 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.34%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 68 (11.47%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.36%) Ansible
3 11 (1.85%) Grafana
4 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.67%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.67%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.67%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.51%) Nmap
6 3 (0.51%) Plesk
6 3 (0.51%) Podman
6 3 (0.51%) SCCM
7 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.34%) Kibana
7 2 (0.34%) MaaS360
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.17%) Argo
8 1 (0.17%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.17%) Packer
Vendors
1 107 (18.04%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.05%) Cisco
3 22 (3.71%) Databricks
3 22 (3.71%) VMware
4 15 (2.53%) Oracle
5 13 (2.19%) Meraki
6 9 (1.52%) Splunk
7 7 (1.18%) Google
8 4 (0.67%) Adobe
8 4 (0.67%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.67%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.67%) Veracode
9 3 (0.51%) Apple
9 3 (0.51%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.51%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.51%) Sage
10 2 (0.34%) Infoblox
10 2 (0.34%) Infor
10 2 (0.34%) SolarWinds