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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 157 115
Rank change year-on-year -70 -42 +49
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 515 665 1,737
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.76% 2.22% 2.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.00% 5.29% 8.91%
Number of salaries quoted 441 398 1,240
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.24% +5.00% -17.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -4.00%

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 12,874 12,568 19,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.10% 41.99% 24.61%
Number of salaries quoted 6,404 5,012 12,349
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,584 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.73% +1.17% -4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,251 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 -16 211 £65,000 +18.18% 74
North of England -61 117 £62,500 +10.62% 35
East of England -31 59 £45,000 -14.29% 19
Midlands -75 57 £47,500 +35.71% 24
South West -64 48 £42,500 -19.05% 20
Yorkshire -24 47 £75,000 +25.00% 7
North West -45 37 £40,000 -27.27% 22
North East -33 33 £75,000 +34.53% 6
East Midlands -21 32 £55,000 +57.14% 12
West Midlands -72 25 £40,000 -0.91% 12
Wales -38 13 £72,500 +11.54% 1
Northern Ireland -40 7 £40,000 -63.64% 33
Scotland -6 3 £39,250 -24.39% 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 9 (1.75%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.55%) SAS
3 7 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.36%) Confluence
4 4 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.78%) CMS
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.78%) WordPress
5 2 (0.39%) Apache
5 2 (0.39%) IIS
5 2 (0.39%) Luigi
6 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 210 (40.78%) Azure
2 169 (32.82%) AWS
3 48 (9.32%) GCP
4 39 (7.57%) Serverless
5 26 (5.05%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.85%) SaaS
7 22 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (3.69%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (2.72%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (2.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (2.72%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.52%) Amazon S3
10 13 (2.52%) Azure Functions
10 13 (2.52%) Power Automate
11 11 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (2.14%) PaaS
12 10 (1.94%) GitHub
13 9 (1.75%) IaaS
14 8 (1.55%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.36%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.63%) WAN
2 26 (5.05%) Firewall
3 25 (4.85%) VPN
4 22 (4.27%) Internet
4 22 (4.27%) LAN
5 18 (3.50%) Network Security
6 16 (3.11%) BGP
7 14 (2.72%) DHCP
7 14 (2.72%) DNS
8 12 (2.33%) Wireless
9 11 (2.14%) VLAN
10 9 (1.75%) MPLS
11 8 (1.55%) SD-WAN
11 8 (1.55%) SNMP
11 8 (1.55%) TCP/IP
11 8 (1.55%) VoIP
12 7 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.17%) EIGRP
13 6 (1.17%) OSPF
13 6 (1.17%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (15.73%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.66%) MySQL
3 22 (4.27%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.50%) NoSQL
5 17 (3.30%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.52%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.33%) Metadata
7 12 (2.33%) Power BI
8 11 (2.14%) Big Data
8 11 (2.14%) Spark SQL
9 10 (1.94%) MongoDB
9 10 (1.94%) Redis
10 6 (1.17%) Apache Cassandra
11 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
13 3 (0.58%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 54 (10.49%) Git
2 23 (4.47%) JIRA
3 13 (2.52%) Eclipse
3 13 (2.52%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.33%) Subversion
5 10 (1.94%) GitLab
5 10 (1.94%) JUnit
6 7 (1.36%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.17%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.97%) JMeter
9 4 (0.78%) GDB
9 4 (0.78%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.78%) Selenium
10 3 (0.58%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.58%) Gatling
10 3 (0.58%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.58%) Postman
10 3 (0.58%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.58%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.58%) VectorCAST
General
1 155 (30.10%) Social Skills
2 70 (13.59%) Finance
3 69 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (4.47%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.27%) Law
5 22 (4.27%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (3.30%) Legal
7 17 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (3.30%) Retail
8 15 (2.91%) Electronics
9 10 (1.94%) Advertising
9 10 (1.94%) Marketing
10 8 (1.55%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.36%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.36%) Banking
11 7 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.97%) Police
13 5 (0.97%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 154 (29.90%) Developer
2 126 (24.47%) Software Engineer
3 67 (13.01%) Software Developer
4 64 (12.43%) Senior
5 54 (10.49%) Graduate
6 48 (9.32%) Python Engineer
7 47 (9.13%) C# Software Engineer
8 46 (8.93%) C++ Software Engineer
9 44 (8.54%) Python Software Engineer
10 41 (7.96%) Lead
11 39 (7.57%) Graduate Developer
12 38 (7.38%) Architect
13 36 (6.99%) Graduate Software Developer
14 29 (5.63%) C# Developer
15 26 (5.05%) Full-Stack Developer
16 25 (4.85%) Web Developer
17 24 (4.66%) C# Software Developer
17 24 (4.66%) Graduate C# Developer
17 24 (4.66%) Graduate C# Software Developer
17 24 (4.66%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (14.17%) .NET
2 68 (13.20%) CSS
3 60 (11.65%) React
4 48 (9.32%) HTML
5 47 (9.13%) jQuery
6 42 (8.16%) REST
7 38 (7.38%) RESTful
8 24 (4.66%) Node.js
9 19 (3.69%) Vue
9 19 (3.69%) Web Services
10 18 (3.50%) Middleware
10 18 (3.50%) SOAP
11 15 (2.91%) .NET Core
11 15 (2.91%) JSON
12 14 (2.72%) ARM Templates
12 14 (2.72%) XML
13 12 (2.33%) J2EE
13 12 (2.33%) Struts
14 11 (2.14%) Kafka
14 11 (2.14%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.44%) Distributed Systems
2 24 (4.66%) Cloud Native
2 24 (4.66%) Management Information System
3 20 (3.88%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.30%) Algorithms
4 17 (3.30%) Distributed Computing
5 15 (2.91%) Client/Server
5 15 (2.91%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.52%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.52%) Product Ownership
6 13 (2.52%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.14%) Embedded Systems
9 8 (1.55%) CMDB
9 8 (1.55%) Robotics
10 7 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.17%) Device Driver
11 6 (1.17%) IoT
11 6 (1.17%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 74 (14.37%) Linux
2 30 (5.83%) Windows
3 14 (2.72%) Unix
4 10 (1.94%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.75%) Android
6 4 (0.78%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.78%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.58%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.39%) Debian
8 2 (0.39%) Gentoo
8 2 (0.39%) Solaris
9 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (88.54%) Computer Science
2 168 (32.62%) Software Engineering
3 151 (29.32%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (24.85%) Agile
5 119 (23.11%) CI/CD
6 93 (18.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (17.09%) DevOps
8 81 (15.73%) AI
9 65 (12.62%) Test Automation
10 56 (10.87%) Full-Stack Development
11 50 (9.71%) Containerisation
12 49 (9.51%) Mentoring
13 48 (9.32%) Data Modelling
14 41 (7.96%) Scrum
15 37 (7.18%) Microservices
16 35 (6.80%) OOP
17 34 (6.60%) ITIL
17 34 (6.60%) SDLC
18 33 (6.41%) MVC
18 33 (6.41%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 184 (35.73%) Python
2 131 (25.44%) C#
2 131 (25.44%) SQL
3 116 (22.52%) C++
4 99 (19.22%) JavaScript
5 86 (16.70%) Java
6 66 (12.82%) PHP
7 50 (9.71%) TypeScript
8 37 (7.18%) Rust
9 28 (5.44%) PowerShell
10 26 (5.05%) C
11 16 (3.11%) Bash
12 13 (2.52%) Go
13 11 (2.14%) Perl
14 8 (1.55%) Scala
15 5 (0.97%) Bicep
16 4 (0.78%) Delphi
17 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.39%) Embedded C
18 2 (0.39%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 515 (100.00%) Degree
2 54 (10.49%) Master's Degree
3 45 (8.74%) Security Cleared
4 27 (5.24%) SC Cleared
5 26 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (3.50%) CCNP
7 17 (3.30%) CISSP
7 17 (3.30%) PhD
8 15 (2.91%) DV Cleared
9 14 (2.72%) Azure Certification
9 14 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (2.33%) AWS Certification
10 12 (2.33%) ISTQB
11 11 (2.14%) CCIE
12 10 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (1.75%) CCNA
14 8 (1.55%) DBS Check
15 7 (1.36%) CISM
16 6 (1.17%) TOGAF Certification
17 5 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.90%) QA
2 33 (6.41%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.27%) NIST
5 20 (3.88%) GDPR
6 19 (3.69%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.75%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.17%) PMO
9 5 (0.97%) SLA
9 5 (0.97%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.78%) JTAG
11 3 (0.58%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.39%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 57 (11.07%) Docker
2 31 (6.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.88%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.30%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.72%) KVM
6 9 (1.75%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.17%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.97%) vSphere
9 4 (0.78%) Firmware
9 4 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.39%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 61 (11.84%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.83%) Terraform
3 14 (2.72%) Ansible
4 13 (2.52%) Grafana
5 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.97%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.97%) SCCM
7 4 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.78%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.58%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.58%) Plesk
9 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.39%) Kibana
9 2 (0.39%) Podman
10 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) CASB
10 1 (0.19%) CloudHub
10 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.19%) Graylog
Vendors
1 78 (15.15%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.21%) VMware
3 22 (4.27%) Cisco
4 20 (3.88%) Oracle
5 19 (3.69%) Databricks
6 10 (1.94%) Splunk
7 9 (1.75%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.36%) CheckPoint
9 6 (1.17%) Blue Coat
9 6 (1.17%) F5
9 6 (1.17%) Infoblox
9 6 (1.17%) Meraki
9 6 (1.17%) Motorola
9 6 (1.17%) SolarWinds
10 5 (0.97%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.97%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.78%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.58%) Google
12 3 (0.58%) SAP
12 3 (0.58%) Veracode