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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 161 114
Rank change year-on-year -57 -47 +51
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 521 663 1,739
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.77% 2.20% 2.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.02% 5.27% 8.92%
Number of salaries quoted 446 395 1,239
10th Percentile £26,438 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,089 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% +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 12,946 12,589 19,492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.11% 41.86% 24.50%
Number of salaries quoted 6,448 5,029 12,343
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,500 £27,370
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,393 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.14% +0.79% -4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 20 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 20 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 -13 212 £65,000 +18.18% 76
North of England -47 120 £62,500 +10.62% 32
East of England -30 59 £45,000 -14.29% 19
Midlands -72 57 £47,500 +35.71% 23
South West -63 50 £42,500 -19.05% 21
Yorkshire -26 48 £75,000 +25.00% 7
North West -51 38 £40,000 -27.27% 20
North East -34 34 £75,000 +34.53% 5
East Midlands -28 32 £55,000 +57.14% 11
West Midlands -70 25 £40,000 -0.91% 12
Wales -38 13 £72,500 +11.54% 2
Northern Ireland -39 7 £40,000 -63.64% 29
Scotland -8 3 £39,250 -24.39% 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 9 (1.73%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.54%) SAS
3 7 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.34%) Confluence
4 4 (0.77%) CMS
4 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.77%) WordPress
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.38%) Apache
6 2 (0.38%) IIS
6 2 (0.38%) Luigi
7 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.15%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.38%) 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
1 214 (41.07%) Azure
2 171 (32.82%) AWS
3 50 (9.60%) GCP
4 39 (7.49%) Serverless
5 26 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.80%) SaaS
7 23 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (3.65%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (2.69%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (2.69%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.50%) Amazon S3
10 13 (2.50%) Azure Functions
10 13 (2.50%) Power Automate
11 11 (2.11%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (2.11%) PaaS
12 10 (1.92%) GitHub
13 9 (1.73%) IaaS
14 8 (1.54%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.34%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.57%) WAN
2 26 (4.99%) Firewall
2 26 (4.99%) VPN
3 22 (4.22%) Internet
3 22 (4.22%) LAN
4 18 (3.45%) Network Security
5 16 (3.07%) BGP
6 14 (2.69%) DHCP
6 14 (2.69%) DNS
7 13 (2.50%) Wireless
8 11 (2.11%) VLAN
9 9 (1.73%) MPLS
10 8 (1.54%) SD-WAN
10 8 (1.54%) SNMP
10 8 (1.54%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.54%) VoIP
10 8 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.15%) Cisco Nexus
11 6 (1.15%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (1.15%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (15.55%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.61%) MySQL
3 22 (4.22%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.45%) NoSQL
5 17 (3.26%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.50%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.30%) Metadata
7 12 (2.30%) Power BI
7 12 (2.30%) Spark SQL
8 10 (1.92%) Big Data
8 10 (1.92%) MongoDB
8 10 (1.92%) Redis
9 6 (1.15%) Apache Cassandra
10 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.58%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.58%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 56 (10.75%) Git
2 23 (4.41%) JIRA
3 15 (2.88%) Eclipse
4 13 (2.50%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.50%) Subversion
5 10 (1.92%) GitLab
5 10 (1.92%) JUnit
6 7 (1.34%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.15%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.96%) JMeter
9 4 (0.77%) GDB
9 4 (0.77%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.77%) 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
1 157 (30.13%) Social Skills
2 72 (13.82%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (13.63%) Finance
4 24 (4.61%) Manufacturing
5 22 (4.22%) Law
5 22 (4.22%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (3.45%) Retail
8 17 (3.26%) Legal
8 17 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (2.88%) Electronics
10 10 (1.92%) Advertising
10 10 (1.92%) Marketing
11 8 (1.54%) Banking
11 8 (1.54%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.34%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.96%) Police
14 5 (0.96%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 156 (29.94%) Developer
2 126 (24.18%) Software Engineer
3 68 (13.05%) Software Developer
4 65 (12.48%) Senior
5 54 (10.36%) Graduate
6 48 (9.21%) Python Engineer
7 47 (9.02%) C# Software Engineer
8 46 (8.83%) C++ Software Engineer
9 44 (8.45%) Python Software Engineer
10 41 (7.87%) Lead
11 39 (7.49%) Architect
11 39 (7.49%) Graduate Developer
12 36 (6.91%) Graduate Software Developer
13 29 (5.57%) C# Developer
14 26 (4.99%) Full-Stack Developer
15 25 (4.80%) Web Developer
16 24 (4.61%) C# Software Developer
16 24 (4.61%) Data Engineer
16 24 (4.61%) Graduate C# Developer
16 24 (4.61%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (14.40%) .NET
2 68 (13.05%) CSS
3 61 (11.71%) React
4 48 (9.21%) HTML
5 47 (9.02%) jQuery
6 42 (8.06%) REST
7 39 (7.49%) RESTful
8 24 (4.61%) Node.js
9 20 (3.84%) Web Services
10 19 (3.65%) Vue
11 18 (3.45%) Middleware
11 18 (3.45%) SOAP
12 15 (2.88%) .NET Core
12 15 (2.88%) JSON
13 14 (2.69%) ARM Templates
13 14 (2.69%) XML
14 13 (2.50%) J2EE
14 13 (2.50%) Struts
15 12 (2.30%) Kafka
15 12 (2.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.37%) Distributed Systems
2 25 (4.80%) Management Information System
3 24 (4.61%) Cloud Native
4 20 (3.84%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.26%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.26%) Distributed Computing
6 15 (2.88%) Client/Server
6 15 (2.88%) Data Structures
7 14 (2.69%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.50%) Onboarding
8 13 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.50%) Virtual Team
9 11 (2.11%) Embedded Systems
10 8 (1.54%) CMDB
10 8 (1.54%) Robotics
11 7 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.15%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.15%) IoT
12 6 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.15%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 76 (14.59%) Linux
2 31 (5.95%) Windows
3 15 (2.88%) Unix
4 11 (2.11%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.73%) Android
6 5 (0.96%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.77%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.58%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.38%) Debian
9 2 (0.38%) Gentoo
9 2 (0.38%) Solaris
10 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Robot Operating System
10 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 462 (88.68%) Computer Science
2 170 (32.63%) Software Engineering
3 155 (29.75%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (24.57%) Agile
5 119 (22.84%) CI/CD
6 94 (18.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (16.89%) DevOps
8 84 (16.12%) AI
9 66 (12.67%) Test Automation
10 57 (10.94%) Full-Stack Development
11 50 (9.60%) Containerisation
12 49 (9.40%) Mentoring
13 48 (9.21%) Data Modelling
14 40 (7.68%) Scrum
15 38 (7.29%) Microservices
16 35 (6.72%) OOP
16 35 (6.72%) SDLC
17 34 (6.53%) ITIL
18 33 (6.33%) MVC
18 33 (6.33%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 186 (35.70%) Python
2 132 (25.34%) C#
3 131 (25.14%) SQL
4 119 (22.84%) C++
5 101 (19.39%) JavaScript
6 87 (16.70%) Java
7 66 (12.67%) PHP
8 50 (9.60%) TypeScript
9 38 (7.29%) Rust
10 28 (5.37%) PowerShell
11 27 (5.18%) C
12 16 (3.07%) Bash
13 13 (2.50%) Go
14 12 (2.30%) Perl
15 7 (1.34%) Scala
16 5 (0.96%) Bicep
17 4 (0.77%) Delphi
18 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
19 2 (0.38%) Embedded C
19 2 (0.38%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 521 (100.00%) Degree
2 55 (10.56%) Master's Degree
3 45 (8.64%) Security Cleared
4 27 (5.18%) SC Cleared
5 26 (4.99%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (3.45%) CCNP
7 17 (3.26%) CISSP
7 17 (3.26%) PhD
8 15 (2.88%) DV Cleared
8 15 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.69%) Azure Certification
10 12 (2.30%) AWS Certification
10 12 (2.30%) ISTQB
11 11 (2.11%) CCIE
12 10 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (1.73%) CCNA
14 8 (1.54%) DBS Check
15 7 (1.34%) CISM
16 6 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
17 5 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.79%) QA
2 33 (6.33%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.22%) NIST
5 20 (3.84%) GDPR
6 19 (3.65%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.73%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.15%) PMO
9 5 (0.96%) SLA
9 5 (0.96%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.77%) JTAG
11 3 (0.58%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.38%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 58 (11.13%) Docker
2 31 (5.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.03%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.26%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.69%) KVM
6 9 (1.73%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.15%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.96%) vSphere
9 4 (0.77%) Firmware
9 4 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 62 (11.90%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.76%) Terraform
3 14 (2.69%) Ansible
4 13 (2.50%) Grafana
5 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.96%) SCCM
7 4 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.58%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.58%) Plesk
9 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.38%) Kibana
9 2 (0.38%) 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 80 (15.36%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.14%) VMware
3 23 (4.41%) Cisco
4 20 (3.84%) Databricks
4 20 (3.84%) Oracle
5 10 (1.92%) Splunk
6 9 (1.73%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.34%) CheckPoint
7 7 (1.34%) Meraki
8 6 (1.15%) Blue Coat
8 6 (1.15%) F5
8 6 (1.15%) Infoblox
8 6 (1.15%) Motorola
8 6 (1.15%) SolarWinds
9 5 (0.96%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.77%) Google
10 4 (0.77%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.58%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.58%) Pega