Computer Science Degree
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 106 | 148 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +42 | -41 |
| Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree | 1,879 | 2,641 | 2,190 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.34% | 2.36% | 2.39% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 7.26% | 9.18% | 7.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 753 | 1,870 | 1,461 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,100 | £32,500 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £60,899 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -1.48% | +1.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £91,250 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £50,000 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.00% | -17.76% | +21.60% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 25,867 | 28,758 | 31,168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 46.03% | 25.75% | 34.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,568 | 17,313 | 14,190 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,771 | £38,734 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.77% | -11.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,281 | £70,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £87,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +8.25% |
Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree.
Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.
Computer Science Degree
Top 18 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 20 June 2025. 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 |
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| England | +28 | 1,756 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 6,164 |
| Work from Home | +70 | 1,066 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 2,393 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 950 | £56,500 | +13.00% | 3,318 |
| London | +29 | 603 | £75,000 | +1.69% | 3,277 |
| South East | +23 | 409 | £73,000 | +21.67% | 901 |
| North of England | -75 | 158 | £56,500 | +14.72% | 683 |
| Midlands | -12 | 128 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 486 |
| East of England | +28 | 126 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 467 |
| North West | -71 | 100 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 376 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 90 | £40,367 | -21.24% | 284 |
| South West | +37 | 71 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 331 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 35 | £35,000 | -25.28% | 202 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 35 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 242 |
| North East | +48 | 23 | £55,750 | +31.18% | 65 |
| Scotland | +10 | 22 | £51,914 | -13.48% | 284 |
| Wales | +38 | 20 | £73,000 | +114.71% | 99 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 15 | £110,000 | +171.60% | 79 |
| Isle of Man | +5 | 1 | - | - |
Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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