Computer Science Degree Job Trends 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 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 56 92
Rank change year-on-year -35 +36 -10
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 13 8 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.71% 1.52% 1.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.77% 5.13% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 13 5 18
10th Percentile - £57,500 £24,050
25th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% +91.18% -24.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 - £48,188
90th Percentile - £68,150 £53,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.48%

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 469 156 393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 25.54% 29.71% 18.55%
Number of salaries quoted 179 94 194
10th Percentile £30,900 £36,526 £26,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £32,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £57,500 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +24.65% +8.54%
75th Percentile £70,751 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,185 £70,096
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,555
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.70% -10.74%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Wales

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram 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 8 June 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 Wales -30 12 £72,500 +11.54% 3
North Wales - 1 £37,500 -
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 12 (92.31%) WAN
2 8 (61.54%) BGP
2 8 (61.54%) DHCP
2 8 (61.54%) DNS
2 8 (61.54%) LAN
2 8 (61.54%) MPLS
2 8 (61.54%) VPN
3 4 (30.77%) Firewall
3 4 (30.77%) HSRP
3 4 (30.77%) SD-WAN
3 4 (30.77%) VoIP
3 4 (30.77%) VPLS
3 4 (30.77%) VRRP
General
1 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Manufacturing
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (30.77%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (92.31%) Senior
2 8 (61.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (61.54%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) IT Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Network Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Senior IT Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) C# Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 8 (61.54%) Data Centre
2 5 (38.46%) SCADA
3 4 (30.77%) CMDB
3 4 (30.77%) Management Information System
3 4 (30.77%) PKI
4 1 (7.69%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Technology
4 1 (7.69%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
1 8 (61.54%) Windows Server
2 4 (30.77%) Linux
2 4 (30.77%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (61.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 8 (61.54%) ITIL
2 8 (61.54%) SIEM
3 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (30.77%) Boundary Protection
4 4 (30.77%) Change Advisory Board
4 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (30.77%) Customer-Centricity
4 4 (30.77%) IT Strategy
4 4 (30.77%) Logistics
4 4 (30.77%) Matrix Organization
4 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
4 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
4 4 (30.77%) Service Delivery
4 4 (30.77%) Service Management
4 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (30.77%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (30.77%) Task Automation
4 4 (30.77%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) PowerShell
2 4 (30.77%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) C#
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (61.54%) DV Cleared
2 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
2 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
3 4 (30.77%) CCIE
3 4 (30.77%) CCNP
3 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (30.77%) NIST
System Software
1 12 (92.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (61.54%) Active Directory
2 8 (61.54%) VMware NSX
3 4 (30.77%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (30.77%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (61.54%) Ansible
2 4 (30.77%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 12 (92.31%) VMware
2 8 (61.54%) Microsoft
3 4 (30.77%) Cisco
3 4 (30.77%) Splunk