Computer Science Job Trends in Wales

Computer Science
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 43 68
Rank change year-on-year -51 +25 -43
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 21 24 41
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.91% 3.48% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.40% 4.14% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 18
10th Percentile £39,750 - £25,275
25th Percentile £65,000 £46,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% +76.47% -43.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £44,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,900 £73,750
UK median annual salary £59,773 £55,283 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.12% -3.86% -11.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,495 580 1,414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 64.63% 84.06% 70.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,084 407 1,125
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,393 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.78% +11.98% -
75th Percentile £65,750 £66,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,224 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.71%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Wales

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Wales over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
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 within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 July 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 -39 19 £72,500 +20.83% 7
North Wales -8 1 £37,500 -
Mid Wales - 1 £32,500 -
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.52%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 12 (57.14%) WAN
2 8 (38.10%) BGP
2 8 (38.10%) DHCP
2 8 (38.10%) DNS
2 8 (38.10%) LAN
2 8 (38.10%) MPLS
2 8 (38.10%) VPN
3 4 (19.05%) Firewall
3 4 (19.05%) HSRP
3 4 (19.05%) SD-WAN
3 4 (19.05%) VoIP
3 4 (19.05%) VPLS
3 4 (19.05%) VRRP
4 2 (9.52%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Bower
1 2 (9.52%) Git
1 2 (9.52%) Jenkins
1 2 (9.52%) JIRA
General
1 10 (47.62%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (42.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
4 5 (23.81%) Manufacturing
5 4 (19.05%) Finance
5 4 (19.05%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.76%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 13 (61.90%) Senior
2 8 (38.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (38.10%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 6 (28.57%) IT Manager
4 5 (23.81%) Senior IT Manager
4 5 (23.81%) Senior Manager
5 4 (19.05%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
5 4 (19.05%) Network Engineer
5 4 (19.05%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (19.05%) Senior Network Engineer
6 3 (14.29%) Developer
7 2 (9.52%) Analyst
7 2 (9.52%) IT Analyst
7 2 (9.52%) IT Risk Analyst
7 2 (9.52%) Risk Analyst
7 2 (9.52%) Web Developer
8 1 (4.76%) Compliance Analyst
8 1 (4.76%) Compliance Manager
8 1 (4.76%) Head of IT
8 1 (4.76%) IT Compliance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) ModSecurity
2 2 (9.52%) Ajax
2 2 (9.52%) CSS
2 2 (9.52%) HTML
2 2 (9.52%) jQuery
2 2 (9.52%) JSON
2 2 (9.52%) LESS
2 2 (9.52%) React
2 2 (9.52%) RESTful
2 2 (9.52%) Sass
2 2 (9.52%) SOAP
2 2 (9.52%) Web Services
2 2 (9.52%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Data Centre
2 5 (23.81%) Management Information System
2 5 (23.81%) SCADA
3 4 (19.05%) CMDB
3 4 (19.05%) PKI
4 1 (4.76%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.76%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 8 (38.10%) Windows
1 8 (38.10%) Windows Server
2 6 (28.57%) Linux
3 4 (19.05%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) ITIL
2 8 (38.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 8 (38.10%) SIEM
3 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (28.57%) IT Strategy
5 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (23.81%) Risk Management
6 4 (19.05%) Agile
6 4 (19.05%) Boundary Protection
6 4 (19.05%) Customer-Centricity
6 4 (19.05%) Decision-Making
6 4 (19.05%) High Availability
6 4 (19.05%) Logistics
6 4 (19.05%) Matrix Organization
6 4 (19.05%) Service Delivery
6 4 (19.05%) Service Management
6 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (19.05%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (19.05%) Task Automation
6 4 (19.05%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 8 (38.10%) PowerShell
2 4 (19.05%) Python
3 2 (9.52%) C#
3 2 (9.52%) JavaScript
3 2 (9.52%) PHP
3 2 (9.52%) SQL
4 1 (4.76%) C++
Qualifications
1 21 (100.00%) Degree
2 13 (61.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (38.10%) DV Cleared
3 8 (38.10%) SC Cleared
3 8 (38.10%) Security Cleared
4 4 (19.05%) CCIE
4 4 (19.05%) CCNP
4 4 (19.05%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
6 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (33.33%) NIST
2 3 (14.29%) COBIT
3 1 (4.76%) GDPR
3 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (57.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (38.10%) Active Directory
2 8 (38.10%) VMware NSX
3 4 (19.05%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (19.05%) vSphere
4 2 (9.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (38.10%) Ansible
2 4 (19.05%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 12 (57.14%) VMware
2 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
3 4 (19.05%) Cisco
3 4 (19.05%) Splunk