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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 160 114
Rank change year-on-year -68 -46 +51
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 506 666 1,730
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.75% 2.24% 2.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.93% 5.30% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 432 398 1,234
10th Percentile £25,575 £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 £93,275 £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 12,860 12,573 19,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.16% 42.23% 24.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6,374 5,034 12,298
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,326
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,945 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.96% +1.89% -4.76%
75th Percentile £72,250 £66,250 £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 16 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 16 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 -14 207 £65,000 +18.18% 210
North of England -58 113 £62,500 +10.62% 156
East of England -33 58 £45,000 -14.29% 117
Midlands -61 57 £47,500 +35.71% 102
Yorkshire -25 47 £75,000 +25.00% 51
South West -59 47 £42,500 -19.05% 79
North West -55 35 £40,000 -27.27% 74
East Midlands -20 32 £55,000 +57.14% 49
North East -32 31 £75,000 +34.53% 31
West Midlands -74 25 £43,000 +3.78% 53
Wales -37 13 £72,500 +11.54% 44
Northern Ireland -40 7 £40,000 -63.64% 89
Scotland -15 4 £48,500 -6.58% 96
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 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.58%) SAS
3 7 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.19%) Confluence
5 4 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.79%) CMS
5 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.79%) WordPress
6 2 (0.40%) Apache
6 2 (0.40%) IIS
6 2 (0.40%) Luigi
Applications
1 6 (1.19%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 209 (41.30%) Azure
2 168 (33.20%) AWS
3 48 (9.49%) GCP
4 39 (7.71%) Serverless
5 26 (5.14%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (4.74%) SaaS
7 23 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (3.75%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (2.77%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (2.77%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.57%) Amazon S3
10 13 (2.57%) Azure Functions
10 13 (2.57%) Power Automate
11 11 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (1.98%) PaaS
13 9 (1.78%) GitHub
14 8 (1.58%) IaaS
15 7 (1.38%) OneDrive
15 7 (1.38%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.73%) WAN
2 27 (5.34%) Firewall
3 24 (4.74%) VPN
4 23 (4.55%) LAN
5 21 (4.15%) Internet
6 19 (3.75%) Network Security
7 16 (3.16%) BGP
8 14 (2.77%) DHCP
8 14 (2.77%) DNS
9 13 (2.57%) Wireless
10 11 (2.17%) VLAN
11 9 (1.78%) MPLS
12 8 (1.58%) SD-WAN
12 8 (1.58%) SNMP
12 8 (1.58%) TCP/IP
12 8 (1.58%) VoIP
13 7 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (1.19%) EIGRP
14 6 (1.19%) OSPF
14 6 (1.19%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (15.42%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.94%) MySQL
3 22 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.56%) NoSQL
5 16 (3.16%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.57%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.37%) Metadata
7 12 (2.37%) Power BI
8 11 (2.17%) Big Data
8 11 (2.17%) MongoDB
8 11 (2.17%) Spark SQL
9 9 (1.78%) Redis
10 6 (1.19%) Apache Cassandra
11 5 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.59%) ClickHouse
13 3 (0.59%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 52 (10.28%) Git
2 22 (4.35%) JIRA
3 13 (2.57%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.37%) Eclipse
5 11 (2.17%) Subversion
6 10 (1.98%) GitLab
7 9 (1.78%) JUnit
8 8 (1.58%) Cypress.io
9 6 (1.19%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.99%) JMeter
10 5 (0.99%) Selenium
11 4 (0.79%) GDB
11 4 (0.79%) Robot Framework
12 3 (0.59%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.59%) Gatling
12 3 (0.59%) Polyspace
12 3 (0.59%) Postman
12 3 (0.59%) REST Assured
12 3 (0.59%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.59%) VectorCAST
General
1 152 (30.04%) Social Skills
2 71 (14.03%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (13.64%) Finance
4 23 (4.55%) Law
4 23 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.35%) Manufacturing
6 21 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (3.36%) Legal
7 17 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (2.96%) Electronics
8 15 (2.96%) Retail
9 11 (2.17%) Advertising
10 10 (1.98%) Marketing
11 8 (1.58%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.38%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.19%) Banking
13 6 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.99%) Police
14 5 (0.99%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 148 (29.25%) Developer
2 123 (24.31%) Software Engineer
3 66 (13.04%) Software Developer
4 63 (12.45%) Senior
5 53 (10.47%) Graduate
6 47 (9.29%) Python Engineer
7 46 (9.09%) C# Software Engineer
8 44 (8.70%) C++ Software Engineer
9 43 (8.50%) Python Software Engineer
10 40 (7.91%) Lead
11 39 (7.71%) Graduate Developer
12 38 (7.51%) Architect
13 36 (7.11%) Graduate Software Developer
14 29 (5.73%) C# Developer
15 25 (4.94%) Full-Stack Developer
16 24 (4.74%) C# Software Developer
16 24 (4.74%) Graduate C# Developer
16 24 (4.74%) Graduate C# Software Developer
16 24 (4.74%) SQL Developer
16 24 (4.74%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (14.23%) .NET
2 67 (13.24%) CSS
3 60 (11.86%) React
4 48 (9.49%) HTML
5 46 (9.09%) jQuery
6 41 (8.10%) REST
7 37 (7.31%) RESTful
8 23 (4.55%) Node.js
9 18 (3.56%) Vue
9 18 (3.56%) Web Services
10 17 (3.36%) Middleware
10 17 (3.36%) SOAP
11 15 (2.96%) .NET Core
12 14 (2.77%) JSON
13 13 (2.57%) ARM Templates
13 13 (2.57%) XML
14 11 (2.17%) J2EE
14 11 (2.17%) Kafka
14 11 (2.17%) PySpark
14 11 (2.17%) Struts
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.53%) Distributed Systems
2 25 (4.94%) Management Information System
3 23 (4.55%) Cloud Native
4 20 (3.95%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.36%) Algorithms
6 16 (3.16%) Distributed Computing
7 15 (2.96%) Client/Server
7 15 (2.96%) Data Structures
8 13 (2.57%) Onboarding
8 13 (2.57%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.57%) Virtual Team
9 11 (2.17%) Embedded Systems
10 8 (1.58%) CMDB
10 8 (1.58%) Robotics
11 7 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.19%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.19%) IoT
12 6 (1.19%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 72 (14.23%) Linux
2 30 (5.93%) Windows
3 14 (2.77%) Unix
4 10 (1.98%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.78%) Android
6 4 (0.79%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.79%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.59%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.40%) Solaris
9 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.20%) Debian
9 1 (0.20%) Gentoo
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 448 (88.54%) Computer Science
2 164 (32.41%) Software Engineering
3 147 (29.05%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (25.10%) Agile
5 117 (23.12%) CI/CD
6 92 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 87 (17.19%) DevOps
8 78 (15.42%) AI
9 67 (13.24%) Test Automation
10 55 (10.87%) Full-Stack Development
11 49 (9.68%) Containerisation
12 48 (9.49%) Data Modelling
12 48 (9.49%) Mentoring
13 41 (8.10%) Scrum
14 37 (7.31%) Microservices
15 35 (6.92%) ITIL
16 34 (6.72%) OOP
16 34 (6.72%) SDLC
17 33 (6.52%) MVC
18 32 (6.32%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 180 (35.57%) Python
2 131 (25.89%) C#
3 129 (25.49%) SQL
4 113 (22.33%) C++
5 96 (18.97%) JavaScript
6 87 (17.19%) Java
7 65 (12.85%) PHP
8 49 (9.68%) TypeScript
9 36 (7.11%) Rust
10 27 (5.34%) PowerShell
11 26 (5.14%) C
12 15 (2.96%) Bash
13 13 (2.57%) Go
14 10 (1.98%) Perl
15 8 (1.58%) Scala
16 4 (0.79%) Bicep
17 3 (0.59%) Delphi
17 3 (0.59%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.40%) Embedded C
18 2 (0.40%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 506 (100.00%) Degree
2 55 (10.87%) Master's Degree
3 45 (8.89%) Security Cleared
4 27 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
4 27 (5.34%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.75%) CCNP
6 17 (3.36%) CISSP
6 17 (3.36%) PhD
7 15 (2.96%) Azure Certification
7 15 (2.96%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (2.37%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.37%) CCIE
9 11 (2.17%) ISTQB
10 10 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
11 9 (1.78%) CCNA
12 8 (1.58%) DBS Check
13 7 (1.38%) CISM
14 6 (1.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 5 (0.99%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (10.08%) QA
2 33 (6.52%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (4.15%) NIST
5 20 (3.95%) GDPR
6 19 (3.75%) Data Quality
7 10 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.58%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.19%) PMO
10 5 (0.99%) SLA
10 5 (0.99%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.79%) JTAG
12 3 (0.59%) IEC 61508
12 3 (0.59%) ISO 26262
13 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.40%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.40%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 55 (10.87%) Docker
2 31 (6.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.95%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.36%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.77%) KVM
6 9 (1.78%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.19%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.99%) vSphere
9 4 (0.79%) Firmware
9 4 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 60 (11.86%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.73%) Terraform
3 13 (2.57%) Ansible
3 13 (2.57%) Grafana
4 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.99%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.99%) SCCM
6 4 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.79%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.59%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.59%) Plesk
8 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.40%) Kibana
9 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.20%) Argo
9 1 (0.20%) CASB
9 1 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.20%) Graylog
9 1 (0.20%) Packer
Vendors
1 77 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.32%) VMware
3 22 (4.35%) Cisco
4 19 (3.75%) Databricks
4 19 (3.75%) Oracle
5 10 (1.98%) Splunk
6 9 (1.78%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.58%) CheckPoint
8 7 (1.38%) F5
9 6 (1.19%) Blue Coat
9 6 (1.19%) Infoblox
9 6 (1.19%) Meraki
9 6 (1.19%) Motorola
9 6 (1.19%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.79%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.59%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.59%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.59%) SAP
11 3 (0.59%) Veracode