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 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 121 125
Rank change year-on-year -126 +4 +63
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 449 761 1,509
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 2.65% 2.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.76% 6.13% 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 362 413 1,195
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,000 £37,278
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.39% +7.38% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £82,900 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.48%

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 16,288 12,409 18,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.77% 43.24% 26.51%
Number of salaries quoted 6,002 5,290 12,161
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,170 £36,181
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £51,999 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% +4.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,237
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.41% -7.29%

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 10 May 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 10 May 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 -25 177 £65,000 +8.33% 98
North of England -127 96 £62,500 +12.11% 40
Midlands -102 53 £45,000 +28.57% 30
East of England -35 52 £45,000 -15.09% 24
Yorkshire -92 52 £75,000 +27.66% 13
South West -63 43 £50,000 -11.89% 19
West Midlands -107 27 £42,750 +22.14% 19
East Midlands -43 26 £55,000 +57.14% 11
North West -67 25 £40,000 -29.82% 19
North East -42 19 £62,500 +13.64% 9
Wales -22 13 £72,500 +8.61% 4
Northern Ireland -39 8 £40,000 -63.64% 1
Scotland -24 7 £75,000 +47.18% 11
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 13 (2.90%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.00%) SAS
3 8 (1.78%) Confluence
4 7 (1.56%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.67%) Apache
7 2 (0.45%) CMS
7 2 (0.45%) IIS
7 2 (0.45%) Luigi
7 2 (0.45%) WordPress
8 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
Applications
1 10 (2.23%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.45%) Weka
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.22%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) FIS Private Capital Suite
1 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.22%) SAP CO
1 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
1 1 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 193 (42.98%) Azure
2 155 (34.52%) AWS
3 46 (10.24%) Serverless
4 43 (9.58%) GCP
5 25 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.01%) SaaS
8 16 (3.56%) Azure Logic Apps
9 15 (3.34%) Power Platform
10 14 (3.12%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (3.12%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (2.90%) Amazon S3
12 12 (2.67%) Azure Functions
13 10 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (2.23%) GitHub
13 10 (2.23%) OneDrive
13 10 (2.23%) PaaS
14 9 (2.00%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.78%) Entra ID
16 7 (1.56%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.13%) WAN
2 31 (6.90%) Firewall
3 28 (6.24%) VPN
4 25 (5.57%) LAN
5 20 (4.45%) BGP
5 20 (4.45%) Network Security
6 15 (3.34%) DHCP
6 15 (3.34%) DNS
6 15 (3.34%) Internet
7 14 (3.12%) VLAN
8 13 (2.90%) TCP/IP
8 13 (2.90%) Wireless
9 12 (2.67%) MPLS
10 11 (2.45%) OSPF
11 10 (2.23%) Cisco ASA
11 10 (2.23%) SD-WAN
12 9 (2.00%) SNMP
13 8 (1.78%) EIGRP
13 8 (1.78%) WAAS
13 8 (1.78%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (14.70%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.57%) MySQL
3 18 (4.01%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.12%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.90%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.45%) Big Data
6 11 (2.45%) Metadata
6 11 (2.45%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.45%) Power BI
7 10 (2.23%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.23%) Spark SQL
8 5 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.67%) ClickHouse
10 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.67%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.67%) Redis
11 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 31 (6.90%) Git
2 28 (6.24%) JIRA
3 13 (2.90%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.00%) Cypress.io
4 9 (2.00%) GitLab
5 5 (1.11%) Selenium
6 4 (0.89%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.89%) Gatling
6 4 (0.89%) JMeter
6 4 (0.89%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.89%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.67%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.67%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.67%) HP UFT
7 3 (0.67%) Polyspace
7 3 (0.67%) Postman
7 3 (0.67%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.67%) VectorCAST
7 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.45%) Robot Framework
General
1 154 (34.30%) Social Skills
2 70 (15.59%) Analytical Skills
2 70 (15.59%) Finance
3 26 (5.79%) Manufacturing
4 22 (4.90%) Public Sector
5 20 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (4.45%) Law
6 17 (3.79%) Retail
7 15 (3.34%) Electronics
7 15 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (3.12%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (2.45%) Legal
10 9 (2.00%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.78%) Marketing
12 6 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.11%) Advertising
13 5 (1.11%) Police
14 4 (0.89%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.89%) Banking
14 4 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 104 (23.16%) Developer
2 94 (20.94%) Software Engineer
3 63 (14.03%) Senior
4 56 (12.47%) Software Developer
5 52 (11.58%) Graduate
6 48 (10.69%) Architect
7 41 (9.13%) Python Engineer
8 38 (8.46%) Graduate Developer
9 37 (8.24%) Python Software Engineer
10 35 (7.80%) Graduate Software Developer
11 32 (7.13%) Lead
12 31 (6.90%) C++ Software Engineer
13 30 (6.68%) C# Software Engineer
14 25 (5.57%) C# Developer
15 24 (5.35%) Analyst
16 23 (5.12%) C# Software Developer
16 23 (5.12%) Graduate C# Developer
16 23 (5.12%) Graduate C# Software Developer
16 23 (5.12%) SQL Developer
17 22 (4.90%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (13.36%) CSS
2 51 (11.36%) .NET
3 41 (9.13%) HTML
4 39 (8.69%) jQuery
5 38 (8.46%) React
6 37 (8.24%) REST
7 25 (5.57%) Middleware
8 22 (4.90%) RESTful
8 22 (4.90%) SOAP
9 21 (4.68%) Node.js
10 13 (2.90%) JSON
10 13 (2.90%) XML
11 12 (2.67%) ARM Templates
12 11 (2.45%) Playwright
13 10 (2.23%) .NET Core
13 10 (2.23%) PySpark
13 10 (2.23%) Vue
14 9 (2.00%) OAuth
15 7 (1.56%) Django
15 7 (1.56%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.01%) Distributed Systems
2 25 (5.57%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.68%) Data Centre
4 19 (4.23%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.90%) Client/Server
6 13 (2.90%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.67%) Onboarding
8 10 (2.23%) Distributed Computing
8 10 (2.23%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.00%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.78%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.78%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (1.56%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.34%) CMDB
12 6 (1.34%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.34%) Robotics
12 6 (1.34%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 58 (12.92%) Linux
2 31 (6.90%) Windows
3 14 (3.12%) Android
4 10 (2.23%) Unix
4 10 (2.23%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.67%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.45%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.45%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Solaris
7 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (89.31%) Computer Science
2 138 (30.73%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (26.73%) Software Engineering
4 117 (26.06%) Agile
5 94 (20.94%) CI/CD
6 89 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (18.49%) DevOps
8 58 (12.92%) Mentoring
9 54 (12.03%) AI
9 54 (12.03%) Test Automation
10 53 (11.80%) Data Modelling
11 41 (9.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 40 (8.91%) ITIL
13 38 (8.46%) Containerisation
14 34 (7.57%) Scrum
15 33 (7.35%) Analytics
16 32 (7.13%) Data Engineering
16 32 (7.13%) Microservices
16 32 (7.13%) SDLC
16 32 (7.13%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 173 (38.53%) Python
2 123 (27.39%) SQL
3 113 (25.17%) C#
4 81 (18.04%) C++
5 79 (17.59%) Java
6 70 (15.59%) JavaScript
7 56 (12.47%) PHP
8 40 (8.91%) TypeScript
9 30 (6.68%) PowerShell
10 26 (5.79%) C
11 18 (4.01%) Bash
12 17 (3.79%) Rust
13 8 (1.78%) Scala
14 6 (1.34%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.89%) Bicep
16 3 (0.67%) Go
16 3 (0.67%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.67%) VB
17 2 (0.45%) Delphi
17 2 (0.45%) Perl
Qualifications
1 449 (100.00%) Degree
2 54 (12.03%) Master's Degree
3 39 (8.69%) Security Cleared
4 28 (6.24%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (6.24%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (4.90%) CCNP
7 21 (4.68%) Azure Certification
8 20 (4.45%) AWS Certification
9 17 (3.79%) CISSP
10 16 (3.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 15 (3.34%) DV Cleared
12 14 (3.12%) CCIE
12 14 (3.12%) PhD
13 13 (2.90%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (2.23%) CISM
15 10 (2.23%) ISTQB
16 8 (1.78%) CCNA
16 8 (1.78%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (11.80%) QA
2 25 (5.57%) Accessibility
3 21 (4.68%) Data Quality
3 21 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.23%) NIST
5 18 (4.01%) GDPR
6 11 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.78%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.78%) PMO
8 6 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 5 (1.11%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.89%) GxP
10 4 (0.89%) SLA
11 3 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.67%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.67%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.67%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.45%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.45%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.45%) JTAG
System Software
1 39 (8.69%) Docker
2 32 (7.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.68%) Active Directory
4 17 (3.79%) Hyper-V
5 13 (2.90%) KVM
6 9 (2.00%) VMware NSX
7 8 (1.78%) ProxySG
7 8 (1.78%) vSphere
8 4 (0.89%) Firmware
8 4 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 47 (10.47%) Kubernetes
2 31 (6.90%) Terraform
3 19 (4.23%) Ansible
4 13 (2.90%) Grafana
5 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.34%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.89%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.67%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.67%) Plesk
8 3 (0.67%) SCCM
9 2 (0.45%) Control-M
9 2 (0.45%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.22%) CASB
10 1 (0.22%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.22%) Graylog
10 1 (0.22%) Packer
10 1 (0.22%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 90 (20.04%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.35%) VMware
3 27 (6.01%) Cisco
4 17 (3.79%) Databricks
4 17 (3.79%) Oracle
5 11 (2.45%) CheckPoint
5 11 (2.45%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.00%) F5
7 8 (1.78%) Blue Coat
7 8 (1.78%) Infoblox
7 8 (1.78%) Motorola
7 8 (1.78%) SolarWinds
7 8 (1.78%) Splunk
8 7 (1.56%) Meraki
8 7 (1.56%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.34%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.34%) SAP
10 4 (0.89%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.67%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.67%) Veracode