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 4 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 76 127
Rank change year-on-year -177 +51 +71
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 391 885 1,463
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.68% 3.42% 2.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.50% 8.09% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 293 413 1,132
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £37,041
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £83,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -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 15,622 10,940 17,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.98% 42.34% 26.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,726 5,100 11,891
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,406 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,400 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.02% +6.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.29% +4.85% -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 4 April 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 4 April 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 -56 147 £65,000 +8.33% 107
North of England -146 79 £55,000 - 40
Midlands -165 51 £45,000 +28.57% 25
East of England -51 47 £45,000 -15.09% 42
South West -47 43 £57,500 -1.49% 16
Yorkshire -93 43 £65,000 +23.81% 12
West Midlands -137 27 £43,000 +22.86% 9
East Midlands -92 25 £55,000 +57.14% 16
North West -97 19 £60,000 +9.09% 24
North East -23 17 £51,500 -3.29% 4
Northern Ireland -47 9 £40,000 -48.39% 2
Wales -33 8 £72,500 +8.61% 10
Scotland -37 8 £80,350 +78.56% 5
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 10 (2.56%) Confluence
1 10 (2.56%) SAS
1 10 (2.56%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.30%) IIS
3 5 (1.28%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.51%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.56%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.51%) Weka
4 2 (0.51%) Windchill
5 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 165 (42.20%) Azure
2 137 (35.04%) AWS
3 44 (11.25%) Serverless
4 42 (10.74%) GCP
5 28 (7.16%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (4.86%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (3.84%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.58%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.32%) Amazon S3
10 11 (2.81%) PaaS
10 11 (2.81%) SaaS
11 10 (2.56%) GitHub
12 9 (2.30%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (1.79%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.53%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.53%) Google Workspace
14 6 (1.53%) OneDrive
15 5 (1.28%) Azure Functions
15 5 (1.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.91%) Firewall
2 23 (5.88%) WAN
3 20 (5.12%) VPN
4 19 (4.86%) LAN
5 16 (4.09%) BGP
5 16 (4.09%) Network Security
6 14 (3.58%) VLAN
7 11 (2.81%) Internet
7 11 (2.81%) OSPF
7 11 (2.81%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.56%) Cisco ASA
8 10 (2.56%) Wireless
9 9 (2.30%) MPLS
9 9 (2.30%) SD-WAN
9 9 (2.30%) SNMP
10 8 (2.05%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (2.05%) Cisco Wireless
10 8 (2.05%) DHCP
10 8 (2.05%) WAAS
10 8 (2.05%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (12.79%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.14%) MySQL
3 17 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.32%) Amazon Redshift
4 13 (3.32%) Big Data
5 12 (3.07%) Relational Database
6 11 (2.81%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.81%) Power BI
7 9 (2.30%) MongoDB
8 8 (2.05%) Metadata
9 6 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (1.02%) Hadoop
10 4 (1.02%) Tableau
11 3 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.77%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.77%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.77%) Spark SQL
12 2 (0.51%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.51%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (9.21%) JIRA
2 28 (7.16%) Git
3 11 (2.81%) Cypress.io
4 10 (2.56%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.53%) Bitbucket
5 6 (1.53%) GitLab
6 4 (1.02%) Selenium
7 3 (0.77%) JMeter
7 3 (0.77%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.51%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.51%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.51%) Gatling
8 2 (0.51%) Polyspace
8 2 (0.51%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.51%) TestRail
8 2 (0.51%) VectorCAST
8 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.51%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.26%) REST Assured
General
1 156 (39.90%) Social Skills
2 71 (18.16%) Finance
3 58 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.42%) Manufacturing
5 17 (4.35%) Law
5 17 (4.35%) Public Sector
5 17 (4.35%) Retail
6 16 (4.09%) Pharmaceutical
7 14 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (3.32%) Electronics
9 8 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.79%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.53%) Legal
11 6 (1.53%) Marketing
12 5 (1.28%) Advertising
12 5 (1.28%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.28%) Banking
12 5 (1.28%) Police
12 5 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 79 (20.20%) Software Engineer
2 77 (19.69%) Developer
3 55 (14.07%) Senior
4 46 (11.76%) Architect
5 39 (9.97%) Graduate
6 37 (9.46%) Software Developer
7 33 (8.44%) Python Engineer
8 29 (7.42%) Python Software Engineer
9 25 (6.39%) Lead
10 24 (6.14%) Graduate Developer
10 24 (6.14%) Graduate Software Developer
11 23 (5.88%) C# Developer
11 23 (5.88%) SQL Developer
12 22 (5.63%) IT Support
13 21 (5.37%) C# Software Developer
13 21 (5.37%) Graduate C# Developer
13 21 (5.37%) Graduate C# Software Developer
14 20 (5.12%) C++ Software Engineer
14 20 (5.12%) Software Architect
14 20 (5.12%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (14.07%) CSS
2 36 (9.21%) .NET
2 36 (9.21%) HTML
3 35 (8.95%) React
4 30 (7.67%) jQuery
4 30 (7.67%) REST
5 25 (6.39%) Middleware
6 21 (5.37%) Node.js
7 17 (4.35%) SOAP
8 13 (3.32%) .NET Framework
8 13 (3.32%) Playwright
9 12 (3.07%) RESTful
10 11 (2.81%) JSON
10 11 (2.81%) Vue
10 11 (2.81%) XML
11 10 (2.56%) WinForms
12 9 (2.30%) ASP.NET
12 9 (2.30%) Django
12 9 (2.30%) FastAPI
13 8 (2.05%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.67%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.63%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (4.86%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (4.09%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.58%) Cloud Native
6 13 (3.32%) Client/Server
7 11 (2.81%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.30%) Driving Licence
9 8 (2.05%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.79%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.79%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.79%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.53%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.53%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.53%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.28%) CMDB
12 5 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 54 (13.81%) Linux
2 37 (9.46%) Windows
3 15 (3.84%) Android
4 8 (2.05%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.79%) Unix
6 6 (1.53%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.51%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.51%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.26%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 361 (92.33%) Computer Science
2 124 (31.71%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (28.39%) Agile
4 101 (25.83%) Software Engineering
5 84 (21.48%) DevOps
6 81 (20.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 73 (18.67%) CI/CD
8 60 (15.35%) Mentoring
9 46 (11.76%) Test Automation
10 44 (11.25%) Data Modelling
11 42 (10.74%) AI
12 38 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 37 (9.46%) ITIL
14 33 (8.44%) Analytics
14 33 (8.44%) SDLC
15 32 (8.18%) Collaborative Culture
15 32 (8.18%) Microservices
15 32 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
16 30 (7.67%) Enterprise Architecture
16 30 (7.67%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 145 (37.08%) Python
2 107 (27.37%) SQL
3 86 (21.99%) C#
4 72 (18.41%) Java
5 68 (17.39%) C++
5 68 (17.39%) JavaScript
6 41 (10.49%) PHP
7 36 (9.21%) TypeScript
8 29 (7.42%) PowerShell
9 24 (6.14%) C
10 15 (3.84%) Rust
11 11 (2.81%) Bash
12 9 (2.30%) PL/SQL
12 9 (2.30%) T-SQL
13 5 (1.28%) Delphi
14 4 (1.02%) Bicep
14 4 (1.02%) R
14 4 (1.02%) Scala
15 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.51%) Julia
Qualifications
1 391 (100.00%) Degree
2 47 (12.02%) Master's Degree
3 28 (7.16%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (6.65%) AWS Certification
4 26 (6.65%) Security Cleared
5 24 (6.14%) Azure Certification
6 21 (5.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 21 (5.37%) TOGAF Certification
7 20 (5.12%) SC Cleared
8 19 (4.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (4.86%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (4.09%) CCNP
10 13 (3.32%) CCIE
10 13 (3.32%) CISSP
11 11 (2.81%) Chartered Engineer
12 10 (2.56%) ISTQB
13 9 (2.30%) CISM
13 9 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (2.30%) PhD
14 8 (2.05%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.74%) QA
2 21 (5.37%) NIST
3 19 (4.86%) Accessibility
3 19 (4.86%) Data Quality
3 19 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.81%) GDPR
4 11 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 8 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.05%) PMO
6 7 (1.79%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.02%) GxP
7 4 (1.02%) NCSC
8 3 (0.77%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.77%) SLA
9 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.51%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.51%) ECSS
9 2 (0.51%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.51%) ISO 26262
9 2 (0.51%) NIST 800
System Software
1 35 (8.95%) Docker
2 24 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (4.09%) Hyper-V
4 15 (3.84%) Active Directory
5 13 (3.32%) KVM
6 8 (2.05%) ProxySG
7 5 (1.28%) VMware NSX
7 5 (1.28%) vSphere
8 2 (0.51%) Firmware
8 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 37 (9.46%) Kubernetes
2 24 (6.14%) Terraform
3 14 (3.58%) Ansible
4 12 (3.07%) Grafana
5 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (2.05%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.28%) Control-M
6 5 (1.28%) SCCM
7 4 (1.02%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.77%) Nagios
9 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.51%) Kibana
9 2 (0.51%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.26%) CASB
10 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.26%) Graylog
10 1 (0.26%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 80 (20.46%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.39%) Cisco
2 25 (6.39%) VMware
3 14 (3.58%) Oracle
4 13 (3.32%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.81%) CheckPoint
6 9 (2.30%) F5
6 9 (2.30%) Splunk
7 8 (2.05%) Blue Coat
7 8 (2.05%) Infoblox
7 8 (2.05%) Motorola
7 8 (2.05%) SolarWinds
8 7 (1.79%) Databricks
8 7 (1.79%) Fortinet
8 7 (1.79%) Meraki
8 7 (1.79%) SAP
9 6 (1.53%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.53%) Sage
9 6 (1.53%) Xamarin
10 4 (1.02%) MuleSoft