Computer Science Jobs in Wales

Computer Science
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 40 41
Rank change year-on-year -35 +1 +63
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 32 106 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.66% 6.20% 5.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 6.44% 6.05%
Number of salaries quoted 12 55 37
10th Percentile - £22,050 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £57,500 £46,865
Median % change year-on-year -35.65% +22.69% +24.97%
75th Percentile £49,375 £68,125 £57,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £89,250 £58,831
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%

All Process and 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 1,351 1,646 1,902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 70.04% 96.26% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 920 809 1,200
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £38,258
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +12.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Wales over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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 -9 18 £45,000 -30.77% 18
North Wales -12 8 £34,000 - 1
West Wales -2 6 £33,000 -17.50%
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.25%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Camtasia
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) AWS
1 4 (12.50%) Azure
2 2 (6.25%) Nutanix
3 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) DHCP
1 2 (6.25%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (31.25%) Oracle Database
1 10 (31.25%) Oracle Database 12c
2 4 (12.50%) SQL Server
3 3 (9.38%) RDBMS
3 3 (9.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (31.25%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (9.38%) Git
3 1 (3.13%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (3.13%) Visual Studio
3 1 (3.13%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Games
3 4 (12.50%) Electronics
4 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Police
5 2 (6.25%) Advertising
5 2 (6.25%) Automotive
6 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (56.25%) Developer
2 14 (43.75%) Senior
3 12 (37.50%) Senior Developer
4 10 (31.25%) Oracle Developer
4 10 (31.25%) Senior Oracle Developer
5 3 (9.38%) Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Applications Developer
5 3 (9.38%) Digital Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Forensic Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) .NET Applications Developer
6 2 (6.25%) .NET Developer
6 2 (6.25%) C# Application Developer
6 2 (6.25%) Performance Specialist
6 2 (6.25%) Product Manager
6 2 (6.25%) React Developer
6 2 (6.25%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 2 (6.25%) Senior React Developer
6 2 (6.25%) Software Developer
6 2 (6.25%) Support Specialist
6 2 (6.25%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (34.38%) RESTful
1 11 (34.38%) XML
2 10 (31.25%) JSON
2 10 (31.25%) SOAP
2 10 (31.25%) Web Services
3 6 (18.75%) .NET
4 5 (15.63%) React
4 5 (15.63%) Regular Expression
5 4 (12.50%) ASP.NET
5 4 (12.50%) CSS
5 4 (12.50%) HTML
5 4 (12.50%) HTML5
5 4 (12.50%) Vue
6 3 (9.38%) .NET Framework
6 3 (9.38%) AngularJS
6 3 (9.38%) Blazor
6 3 (9.38%) CSS3
7 2 (6.25%) .NET Core
8 1 (3.13%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.25%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.25%) Linux
1 2 (6.25%) Windows
1 2 (6.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (46.88%) Mentoring
2 12 (37.50%) Project Delivery
3 9 (28.13%) Coaching
4 8 (25.00%) Agile
5 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (18.75%) OO
6 6 (18.75%) OOP
7 5 (15.63%) Mathematics
7 5 (15.63%) OOD
7 5 (15.63%) Statistics
7 5 (15.63%) User Experience
8 4 (12.50%) Full Stack Development
8 4 (12.50%) Project Management
8 4 (12.50%) Web Development
9 3 (9.38%) CI/CD
9 3 (9.38%) Containerisation
9 3 (9.38%) Digital Forensics
9 3 (9.38%) Forensic Analysis
9 3 (9.38%) Software Engineering
9 3 (9.38%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 12 (37.50%) SQL
2 10 (31.25%) PL/SQL
3 6 (18.75%) C#
4 5 (15.63%) Groovy
5 4 (12.50%) C++
5 4 (12.50%) JavaScript
6 1 (3.13%) Java
6 1 (3.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 29 (90.63%) Degree
2 10 (31.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (15.63%) Numerate Degree
4 2 (6.25%) Master's Degree
4 2 (6.25%) PhD
5 1 (3.13%) Azure Certification
5 1 (3.13%) DBS Check
5 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 3 (9.38%) QA
System Software
1 5 (15.63%) Docker
2 2 (6.25%) Active Directory
3 1 (3.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Ansible
1 2 (6.25%) Kubernetes
1 2 (6.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (31.25%) Oracle
2 8 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.13%) ANSYS