Computer Science Degree Jobs in Wales

Computer Science Degree
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 101 81
Rank change year-on-year +41 -20 +12
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 20 24 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.44% 1.01% 3.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.13% 4.96% 8.06%
Number of salaries quoted 17 18 38
10th Percentile £60,750 £24,050 £21,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £24,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £34,000 £45,875
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -25.89% -18.44%
75th Percentile - £48,188 £61,162
90th Percentile - £53,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.17% -1.48% +1.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 390 484 682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 28.14% 20.47% 39.61%
Number of salaries quoted 244 199 237
10th Percentile £37,733 £26,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £49,070 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £46,604 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.33% +3.56% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,250 £68,928
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.66% -12.42% +9.09%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Wales

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Wales.

Salary trend for Computer Science Degree in Wales

Computer Science Degree
Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 24 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
South Wales +45 20 £73,000 +101.38% 65
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
1 1 (5.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (10.00%) Finance
2 1 (5.00%) Banking
2 1 (5.00%) Retail
2 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (70.00%) Architect
1 14 (70.00%) Software Architect
2 3 (15.00%) Lead
3 2 (10.00%) Senior
3 2 (10.00%) Software Team Leader
3 2 (10.00%) Team Leader
3 2 (10.00%) Test Leader
3 2 (10.00%) Test Team Leader
4 1 (5.00%) Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Full-Stack Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Scrum Master
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Software Test Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Test Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Software Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Technical Leader
4 1 (5.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (70.00%) Middleware
2 1 (5.00%) REST
2 1 (5.00%) Spring
2 1 (5.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.00%) Blog
2 1 (5.00%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (95.00%) Computer Science
2 17 (85.00%) Agile
2 17 (85.00%) Configuration Management
3 16 (80.00%) Mentoring
4 15 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (75.00%) UML
4 15 (75.00%) Waterfall
5 14 (70.00%) Design Patterns
5 14 (70.00%) DevOps
5 14 (70.00%) Open Source
5 14 (70.00%) SDLC
6 4 (20.00%) Software Testing
6 4 (20.00%) Test Automation
7 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
8 2 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
8 2 (10.00%) Risk Register
8 2 (10.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
9 1 (5.00%) CI/CD
9 1 (5.00%) Data Pipeline
9 1 (5.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) SQL
2 2 (10.00%) Java
2 2 (10.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.00%) C
3 1 (5.00%) C#
3 1 (5.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Degree
2 16 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 16 (80.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) CSQA
3 1 (5.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (5.00%) ISTQB
3 1 (5.00%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (70.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 1 (5.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Docker
1 1 (5.00%) Virtual Machines