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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 180 98
Rank change year-on-year -55 -82 +29
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 603 578 1,296
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.73% 1.67% 2.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.23% 4.66% 8.94%
Number of salaries quoted 471 332 780
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £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 14,246 12,414 14,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.30% 35.94% 26.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7,600 5,102 6,786
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,500 £39,727
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -5.44%

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 9 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 9 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 +11 244 £65,000 +13.04% 201
North of England -58 121 £62,500 +13.64% 83
South West -28 76 £42,500 +6.25% 93
Midlands -71 71 £40,000 -5.88% 65
East of England -40 64 £47,500 +9.83% 87
North West -31 48 £40,000 -27.27% 55
Yorkshire -44 40 £75,000 +30.43% 19
East Midlands -26 36 £25,500 -27.14% 26
West Midlands -70 35 £47,500 +11.76% 39
North East -45 33 £110,000 +285.96% 9
Wales -61 19 £65,000 +8.33% 12
Scotland -17 6 £82,500 +50.00% 77
Northern Ireland -90 2 £35,000 -50.53% 45
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 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.00%) Confluence
3 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.83%) SAS
5 4 (0.66%) CMS
5 4 (0.66%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) Apache
6 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 2 (0.33%) Luigi
7 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.17%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.66%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.17%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 215 (35.66%) Azure
2 163 (27.03%) AWS
3 50 (8.29%) GCP
4 43 (7.13%) SaaS
5 32 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (3.98%) Power Platform
7 24 (3.98%) Serverless
8 20 (3.32%) GitHub
9 18 (2.99%) Snowflake
10 16 (2.65%) Azure Functions
11 15 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
13 13 (2.16%) IaaS
14 11 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (1.82%) Entra ID
14 11 (1.82%) PaaS
15 9 (1.49%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (1.49%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.98%) Internet
2 25 (4.15%) Firewall
3 23 (3.81%) VPN
3 23 (3.81%) WAN
4 18 (2.99%) DHCP
4 18 (2.99%) DNS
5 16 (2.65%) LAN
6 13 (2.16%) Network Security
6 13 (2.16%) Wireless
7 11 (1.82%) BGP
7 11 (1.82%) TCP/IP
8 10 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (1.33%) MPLS
9 8 (1.33%) SD-WAN
10 7 (1.16%) VoIP
11 6 (1.00%) HTTP
11 6 (1.00%) MQTT
11 6 (1.00%) VLAN
11 6 (1.00%) ZigBee
12 5 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (16.75%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.15%) Relational Database
3 24 (3.98%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (3.65%) Redis
5 17 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.65%) MySQL
7 15 (2.49%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.99%) Power BI
8 12 (1.99%) Spark SQL
9 10 (1.66%) Metadata
10 9 (1.49%) Big Data
11 8 (1.33%) MongoDB
12 6 (1.00%) ClickHouse
13 5 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.83%) Semantic Layer
13 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.66%) MariaDB
15 3 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.50%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 85 (14.10%) Git
2 32 (5.31%) Eclipse
3 30 (4.98%) JIRA
3 30 (4.98%) Subversion
4 25 (4.15%) GitLab
5 23 (3.81%) Jenkins
5 23 (3.81%) JUnit
6 7 (1.16%) Burp Suite
6 7 (1.16%) Cucumber
7 6 (1.00%) GDB
7 6 (1.00%) JMeter
8 5 (0.83%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.83%) Eclipse RCP
8 5 (0.83%) Selenium
9 4 (0.66%) Gatling
9 4 (0.66%) HP UFT
9 4 (0.66%) Postman
9 4 (0.66%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.66%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.66%) SonarQube
General
1 217 (35.99%) Social Skills
2 84 (13.93%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (13.27%) Finance
4 39 (6.47%) Manufacturing
5 31 (5.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (4.31%) Law
7 25 (4.15%) Aerospace
8 24 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (3.81%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (3.81%) Public Sector
10 21 (3.48%) Electronics
11 19 (3.15%) Retail
12 14 (2.32%) Legal
13 11 (1.82%) Marketing
14 10 (1.66%) Banking
14 10 (1.66%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.33%) Advertising
15 8 (1.33%) Automotive
15 8 (1.33%) Publishing
16 7 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 185 (30.68%) Developer
2 124 (20.56%) Software Engineer
3 77 (12.77%) Software Developer
4 61 (10.12%) Senior
5 56 (9.29%) Graduate
6 49 (8.13%) Lead
7 47 (7.79%) C# Software Engineer
8 45 (7.46%) C++ Software Engineer
9 44 (7.30%) Architect
10 42 (6.97%) Python Engineer
11 36 (5.97%) Graduate Developer
11 36 (5.97%) Java Developer
11 36 (5.97%) Python Software Engineer
12 32 (5.31%) Web Developer
13 31 (5.14%) Graduate Software Developer
14 30 (4.98%) Junior
15 29 (4.81%) Full-Stack Developer
16 28 (4.64%) Analyst
17 26 (4.31%) Junior Developer
18 24 (3.98%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (15.92%) .NET
2 66 (10.95%) React
3 59 (9.78%) CSS
4 55 (9.12%) RESTful
5 48 (7.96%) jQuery
6 43 (7.13%) HTML
7 36 (5.97%) REST
8 33 (5.47%) Terraform
8 33 (5.47%) Vue
9 32 (5.31%) Web Services
10 28 (4.64%) Jakarta EE
11 27 (4.48%) Node.js
11 27 (4.48%) Struts
12 18 (2.99%) .NET Core
13 17 (2.82%) Kafka
13 17 (2.82%) PySpark
14 16 (2.65%) ARM Templates
15 13 (2.16%) JSON
16 11 (1.82%) ASP.NET
16 11 (1.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.62%) Management Information System
2 38 (6.30%) Cloud Native
3 21 (3.48%) Distributed Computing
4 19 (3.15%) Algorithms
4 19 (3.15%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (2.99%) Embedded Systems
6 17 (2.82%) Life Science
6 17 (2.82%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.65%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.65%) Virtual Team
8 15 (2.49%) IoT
8 15 (2.49%) Robotics
9 14 (2.32%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.32%) Data Structures
9 14 (2.32%) Security Posture
9 14 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (1.66%) AI Agents
10 10 (1.66%) Device Driver
11 8 (1.33%) CMDB
11 8 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 83 (13.76%) Linux
2 32 (5.31%) Windows
3 12 (1.99%) Unix
4 11 (1.82%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.16%) Embedded Linux
6 6 (1.00%) Debian
7 5 (0.83%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.66%) Kali Linux
8 4 (0.66%) Robot Operating System
8 4 (0.66%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.50%) Gentoo
10 2 (0.33%) Android
10 2 (0.33%) Solaris
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
10 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 551 (91.38%) Computer Science
2 202 (33.50%) Problem-Solving
3 197 (32.67%) Software Engineering
4 156 (25.87%) CI/CD
5 152 (25.21%) AI
6 147 (24.38%) Agile
7 126 (20.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 106 (17.58%) DevOps
9 84 (13.93%) Mentoring
10 73 (12.11%) Full-Stack Development
11 69 (11.44%) Test Automation
12 58 (9.62%) Containerisation
13 54 (8.96%) SDLC
14 53 (8.79%) Data Modelling
15 50 (8.29%) Scrum
16 49 (8.13%) Microservices
16 49 (8.13%) Roadmaps
16 49 (8.13%) Web Development
17 48 (7.96%) Stakeholder Management
18 47 (7.79%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 194 (32.17%) Python
2 139 (23.05%) C#
3 130 (21.56%) C++
4 123 (20.40%) JavaScript
5 119 (19.73%) SQL
6 103 (17.08%) Java
7 66 (10.95%) PHP
8 52 (8.62%) TypeScript
9 38 (6.30%) PowerShell
10 32 (5.31%) Rust
11 27 (4.48%) C
12 25 (4.15%) Perl
13 18 (2.99%) Bash
14 17 (2.82%) Go
15 7 (1.16%) Bicep
16 5 (0.83%) Scala
17 4 (0.66%) Delphi
17 4 (0.66%) Embedded C
17 4 (0.66%) Embedded C++
17 4 (0.66%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 603 (100.00%) Degree
2 68 (11.28%) Master's Degree
3 58 (9.62%) Security Cleared
4 38 (6.30%) SC Cleared
5 26 (4.31%) DV Cleared
6 20 (3.32%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (2.82%) CISSP
8 16 (2.65%) PhD
9 12 (1.99%) CCNP
10 11 (1.82%) Azure Certification
10 11 (1.82%) ISTQB
11 10 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (1.49%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.49%) DBS Check
13 8 (1.33%) CCNA
13 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (0.83%) CCIE
14 5 (0.83%) CEH
14 5 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.96%) QA
2 49 (8.13%) Accessibility
3 29 (4.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (3.98%) NIST
5 23 (3.81%) GDPR
6 14 (2.32%) Data Quality
7 10 (1.66%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.33%) GxP
9 7 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.16%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.00%) JTAG
11 5 (0.83%) SLA
11 5 (0.83%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.66%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.66%) IEC 61508
13 3 (0.50%) ISO 26262
14 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.33%) GRC
14 2 (0.33%) NCSC
14 2 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 69 (11.44%) Docker
2 23 (3.81%) Active Directory
3 20 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.66%) Firmware
5 9 (1.49%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.16%) Hyper-V
7 6 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.83%) vSphere
9 4 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
9 4 (0.66%) KVM
9 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.17%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (11.44%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.32%) Ansible
3 11 (1.82%) Grafana
4 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.66%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.66%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.66%) SCCM
5 4 (0.66%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.50%) Nmap
6 3 (0.50%) Plesk
6 3 (0.50%) Podman
7 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.33%) Kibana
7 2 (0.33%) 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
1 113 (18.74%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.65%) Databricks
3 21 (3.48%) Cisco
3 21 (3.48%) VMware
4 16 (2.65%) Oracle
5 11 (1.82%) Meraki
6 9 (1.49%) Splunk
7 7 (1.16%) Google
8 4 (0.66%) Adobe
8 4 (0.66%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.66%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.66%) Veracode
9 3 (0.50%) Apple
9 3 (0.50%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.50%) NVIDIA
9 3 (0.50%) Sage
9 3 (0.50%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.33%) CheckPoint
10 2 (0.33%) Infor
10 2 (0.33%) Sybase