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 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 84 127
Rank change year-on-year -154 +43 +69
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 381 931 1,319
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 3.31% 2.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.53% 7.73% 8.12%
Number of salaries quoted 277 415 1,028
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,375 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.43% +0.95% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -

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 15,059 12,048 16,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.28% 42.78% 27.64%
Number of salaries quoted 5,545 5,224 11,280
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £35,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.45% +8.05% -4.35%

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 15 March 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 15 March 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 -38 146 £65,000 +8.33% 86
North of England -132 89 £60,000 +9.09% 37
Midlands -154 49 £45,000 +28.57% 33
Yorkshire -84 48 £70,000 +51.69% 15
South West -42 40 £62,500 -7.41% 21
East of England -46 37 £55,000 +3.77% 30
West Midlands -125 28 £42,750 +22.14% 18
North East -10 23 £51,500 -8.85% 1
East Midlands -93 23 £55,000 +57.14% 15
North West -79 18 £60,000 +9.09% 21
Northern Ireland -36 10 £40,000 -48.39% 3
Scotland -26 9 £75,000 +85.19% 11
Wales -25 2 £75,000 +37.18% 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 16 (4.20%) IIS
2 13 (3.41%) Confluence
3 10 (2.62%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.84%) SAS
5 5 (1.31%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.52%) Apache
6 2 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
1 9 (2.36%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.52%) Weka
2 2 (0.52%) Windchill
3 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 160 (41.99%) Azure
2 122 (32.02%) AWS
3 41 (10.76%) Serverless
4 39 (10.24%) GCP
5 31 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (5.51%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (5.25%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.67%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.41%) Amazon S3
10 12 (3.15%) PaaS
10 12 (3.15%) SaaS
11 10 (2.62%) GitHub
12 6 (1.57%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.57%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.57%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.57%) Power Automate
13 5 (1.31%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (1.05%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.04%) Firewall
2 15 (3.94%) VLAN
2 15 (3.94%) VPN
2 15 (3.94%) WAN
3 14 (3.67%) LAN
3 14 (3.67%) Network Security
4 11 (2.89%) BGP
4 11 (2.89%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.62%) OSPF
6 9 (2.36%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.36%) Wireless
7 8 (2.10%) Internet
7 8 (2.10%) SNMP
8 7 (1.84%) Cisco Nexus
8 7 (1.84%) Cisco Wireless
8 7 (1.84%) EIGRP
8 7 (1.84%) WAAS
8 7 (1.84%) Wireless Security
9 5 (1.31%) MPLS
9 5 (1.31%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.07%) SQL Server
2 23 (6.04%) MySQL
3 14 (3.67%) Power BI
4 13 (3.41%) Amazon Redshift
4 13 (3.41%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (3.15%) Metadata
5 12 (3.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (2.89%) Big Data
7 10 (2.62%) NoSQL
8 8 (2.10%) MongoDB
9 7 (1.84%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.57%) Data Mining
10 6 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (1.31%) Data Lake
12 4 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (1.05%) Hadoop
12 4 (1.05%) Tableau
13 3 (0.79%) SAP BW
13 3 (0.79%) SAP HANA
14 2 (0.52%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 42 (11.02%) JIRA
2 26 (6.82%) Git
3 11 (2.89%) Bitbucket
4 10 (2.62%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.84%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.31%) GitLab
7 3 (0.79%) ERwin
7 3 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.79%) Selenium
8 2 (0.52%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.52%) JMeter
8 2 (0.52%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.52%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.52%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.52%) TestRail
8 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.26%) Gatling
General
1 161 (42.26%) Social Skills
2 71 (18.64%) Finance
3 56 (14.70%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.09%) Manufacturing
5 18 (4.72%) Pharmaceutical
5 18 (4.72%) Retail
6 14 (3.67%) Law
7 12 (3.15%) Electronics
7 12 (3.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.15%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.36%) Advertising
9 7 (1.84%) Marketing
10 6 (1.57%) Banking
10 6 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.57%) Legal
10 6 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.57%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.05%) Military
11 4 (1.05%) Police
11 4 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (19.42%) Software Engineer
2 66 (17.32%) Developer
3 55 (14.44%) Architect
4 49 (12.86%) Senior
5 28 (7.35%) Graduate
5 28 (7.35%) Support Engineer
6 25 (6.56%) Analyst
6 25 (6.56%) Software Architect
7 24 (6.30%) IT Support
8 23 (6.04%) Software Developer
9 22 (5.77%) IT Engineer
9 22 (5.77%) Python Engineer
10 20 (5.25%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (5.25%) Lead
10 20 (5.25%) Python Software Engineer
11 16 (4.20%) Full-Stack Developer
11 16 (4.20%) SQL Developer
12 15 (3.94%) Applications Architect
13 14 (3.67%) C# Developer
13 14 (3.67%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (12.34%) CSS
2 41 (10.76%) .NET
3 37 (9.71%) React
4 34 (8.92%) HTML
5 27 (7.09%) Middleware
5 27 (7.09%) REST
6 21 (5.51%) Node.js
7 20 (5.25%) jQuery
8 19 (4.99%) .NET Framework
9 17 (4.46%) WinForms
10 15 (3.94%) SOAP
11 14 (3.67%) ASP.NET
12 13 (3.41%) Entity Framework
13 12 (3.15%) Playwright
14 10 (2.62%) RESTful
14 10 (2.62%) Vue
15 8 (2.10%) JSON
15 8 (2.10%) XML
16 7 (1.84%) .NET Core
16 7 (1.84%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.92%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.82%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (4.20%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (3.41%) Onboarding
5 12 (3.15%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.89%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.89%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.62%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.36%) Product Ownership
9 8 (2.10%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.84%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.84%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.84%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.57%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.57%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.79%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 55 (14.44%) Linux
2 46 (12.07%) Windows
3 15 (3.94%) Android
4 9 (2.36%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.31%) Unix
6 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.79%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (94.23%) Computer Science
2 123 (32.28%) Problem-Solving
3 108 (28.35%) Agile
4 97 (25.46%) Software Engineering
5 94 (24.67%) DevOps
6 86 (22.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 68 (17.85%) CI/CD
8 60 (15.75%) Mentoring
9 48 (12.60%) Data Modelling
10 45 (11.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 42 (11.02%) SDLC
12 40 (10.50%) ITIL
13 39 (10.24%) AI
13 39 (10.24%) Test Automation
14 38 (9.97%) Microservices
15 36 (9.45%) Roadmaps
16 35 (9.19%) Analytics
17 34 (8.92%) Application Security
17 34 (8.92%) Enterprise Architecture
17 34 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 117 (30.71%) Python
2 101 (26.51%) SQL
3 79 (20.73%) C#
4 71 (18.64%) Java
4 71 (18.64%) JavaScript
5 49 (12.86%) C++
6 38 (9.97%) TypeScript
7 28 (7.35%) PHP
8 24 (6.30%) PowerShell
9 22 (5.77%) C
10 14 (3.67%) T-SQL
11 13 (3.41%) Rust
12 9 (2.36%) PL/SQL
13 8 (2.10%) Bash
14 5 (1.31%) Delphi
15 4 (1.05%) Bicep
15 4 (1.05%) R
16 3 (0.79%) Scala
17 2 (0.52%) Perl
17 2 (0.52%) VB6
Qualifications
1 381 (100.00%) Degree
2 47 (12.34%) Master's Degree
3 34 (8.92%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (8.40%) AWS Certification
5 30 (7.87%) Azure Certification
6 27 (7.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 25 (6.56%) TOGAF Certification
8 24 (6.30%) Security Cleared
9 22 (5.77%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (4.46%) SC Cleared
11 15 (3.94%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (3.41%) CCNP
12 13 (3.41%) Chartered Engineer
12 13 (3.41%) ITIL Certification
13 12 (3.15%) CISSP
14 10 (2.62%) CCIE
14 10 (2.62%) ISTQB
15 9 (2.36%) CISM
15 9 (2.36%) PMI Certification
16 8 (2.10%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.45%) QA
2 21 (5.51%) Accessibility
3 20 (5.25%) NIST
4 19 (4.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (4.72%) Data Quality
6 13 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 10 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (2.36%) GDPR
9 7 (1.84%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.84%) PMO
10 6 (1.57%) NCSC
11 5 (1.31%) GxP
12 4 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.79%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 3 (0.79%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.52%) Def Stans
14 2 (0.52%) ECSS
14 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.52%) SLA
15 1 (0.26%) GRC
System Software
1 35 (9.19%) Docker
2 17 (4.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.41%) Hyper-V
4 11 (2.89%) Active Directory
4 11 (2.89%) KVM
5 7 (1.84%) ProxySG
6 4 (1.05%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) Firmware
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 37 (9.71%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.99%) Terraform
3 15 (3.94%) Grafana
4 12 (3.15%) Prometheus
5 10 (2.62%) Ansible
5 10 (2.62%) Control-M
6 8 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (1.31%) SCCM
8 4 (1.05%) Nagios
9 3 (0.79%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.79%) ZABBIX
10 2 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.52%) Kibana
11 1 (0.26%) CASB
11 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.26%) Graylog
11 1 (0.26%) Nessus
11 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 87 (22.83%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.51%) Cisco
3 18 (4.72%) VMware
4 15 (3.94%) Oracle
5 13 (3.41%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.15%) Sage
6 12 (3.15%) Xamarin
7 11 (2.89%) SAP
8 10 (2.62%) CheckPoint
9 8 (2.10%) F5
9 8 (2.10%) Google
10 7 (1.84%) Blue Coat
10 7 (1.84%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.84%) Infoblox
10 7 (1.84%) Motorola
10 7 (1.84%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.57%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.31%) Meraki
12 5 (1.31%) Splunk
12 5 (1.31%) Zoho