Computer Science Jobs in the West Midlands

Computer Science
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 64 105
Rank change year-on-year +34 +41 -25
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 291 253 205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.52% 3.49% 3.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.15% 4.20% 3.18%
Number of salaries quoted 98 177 95
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,650 £29,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,987 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,362 £50,362 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% -5.87% +18.89%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile - £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,071 6,019 6,455
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.18% 83.14% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,681 4,532 3,272
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £30,510
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,700 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Warwickshire +12 107 £67,500 +17.39% 19
Birmingham +11 67 £40,000 -30.43% 44
Staffordshire +35 33 £35,000 -28.21% 55
Coventry +11 17 - - 10
Worcestershire +7 11 - - 10
Shropshire +11 9 £47,500 -5.00% 10
Sutton Coldfield - 4 - -
Solihull +2 3 - - 2
Walsall 0 3 - - 2
Herefordshire +9 2 - - 2
Wolverhampton +8 2 - - 5
Bilston - 2 - -
Willenhall - 2 - -
Tipton - 2 - -
Kingswinford - 2 - -
Rowley Regis - 2 - -
Smethwick - 2 - - 1
Stourbridge - 1 - -
Dudley - 1 - - 1
Halesowen - 1 - -
Brierley Hill - 1 - -
Wednesbury - 1 - -
West Bromwich - 1 - -
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (0.69%) Apache
1 2 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
1 2 (0.69%) Apache Spark
1 2 (0.69%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.34%) Confluence
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 27 (9.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.50%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (3.09%) Chatbot
4 8 (2.75%) Revit
5 2 (0.69%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.69%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.69%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (2.06%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.34%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.12%) Azure
2 27 (9.28%) AWS
3 16 (5.50%) Google Workspace
4 15 (5.15%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.12%) Amazon ECS
5 12 (4.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 6 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.06%) GCP
7 5 (1.72%) Serverless
8 4 (1.37%) Cloud Functions
8 4 (1.37%) Google App Engine
8 4 (1.37%) Google Compute Engine
9 2 (0.69%) Asana
9 2 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.69%) Lucidchart
9 2 (0.69%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.69%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.34%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 88 (30.24%) WLAN
2 73 (25.09%) Network Security
3 72 (24.74%) Internet
4 18 (6.19%) Firewall
5 16 (5.50%) BGP
5 16 (5.50%) DHCP
5 16 (5.50%) DNS
5 16 (5.50%) OSPF
5 16 (5.50%) TCP/IP
5 16 (5.50%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.81%) Power BI
1 14 (4.81%) Relational Database
2 9 (3.09%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.75%) Big Data
4 7 (2.41%) NoSQL
5 6 (2.06%) MySQL
6 4 (1.37%) BigQuery
6 4 (1.37%) Cloud Spanner
6 4 (1.37%) Hadoop
7 3 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.03%) Tableau
8 2 (0.69%) Looker
8 2 (0.69%) Metadata
8 2 (0.69%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.69%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.34%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (7.56%) JIRA
2 18 (6.19%) Selenium
3 5 (1.72%) Git
4 2 (0.69%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.69%) ERwin
4 2 (0.69%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.34%) Babel
5 1 (0.34%) JMeter
5 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.34%) Mocha
5 1 (0.34%) Postman
5 1 (0.34%) Subversion
5 1 (0.34%) webpack
General
1 50 (17.18%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.71%) Finance
3 29 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.25%) Manufacturing
5 22 (7.56%) Retail
6 19 (6.53%) Automotive
7 11 (3.78%) Marketing
8 8 (2.75%) Local Government
9 5 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.37%) Advertising
10 4 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.69%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.69%) Agriculture
11 2 (0.69%) Avionics
11 2 (0.69%) Banking
11 2 (0.69%) Electronics
11 2 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.69%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.34%) Legal
Job Titles
1 89 (30.58%) IT Engineer
2 73 (25.09%) IT Support
2 73 (25.09%) IT Support Engineer
2 73 (25.09%) Support Engineer
3 41 (14.09%) IT Manager
4 33 (11.34%) Senior
5 29 (9.97%) Security Engineer
6 28 (9.62%) Senior Security Engineer
7 22 (7.56%) Lead
8 19 (6.53%) Developer
9 18 (6.19%) Automation Engineer
9 18 (6.19%) Data Scientist
9 18 (6.19%) Systems Engineer
9 18 (6.19%) Validation Engineer
10 12 (4.12%) Graduate
10 12 (4.12%) Graduate Developer
10 12 (4.12%) Site Engineer
10 12 (4.12%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 11 (3.78%) C# Developer
12 10 (3.44%) Graduate C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.25%) .NET
2 12 (4.12%) Loki
3 8 (2.75%) ASP.NET
3 8 (2.75%) CSS
4 7 (2.41%) React
4 7 (2.41%) WinForms
5 6 (2.06%) jQuery
6 4 (1.37%) Express.js
6 4 (1.37%) Node.js
6 4 (1.37%) React Native
6 4 (1.37%) RESTful
7 3 (1.03%) .NET Framework
7 3 (1.03%) HTML
7 3 (1.03%) JWT
7 3 (1.03%) MACH
7 3 (1.03%) Redux
8 2 (0.69%) CSS3
8 2 (0.69%) HTML5
8 2 (0.69%) NumPy
8 2 (0.69%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 72 (24.74%) Driving Licence
2 23 (7.90%) Management Information System
3 20 (6.87%) Operational Technology
4 18 (6.19%) SCADA
5 16 (5.50%) Smartphone
6 7 (2.41%) Algorithms
6 7 (2.41%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.37%) Cyberattack
9 3 (1.03%) PKI
9 3 (1.03%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.69%) Embedded Systems
11 1 (0.34%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.34%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.34%) FMCG
11 1 (0.34%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 90 (30.93%) Linux
1 90 (30.93%) Windows
2 16 (5.50%) Mac OS X
2 16 (5.50%) Ubuntu
2 16 (5.50%) Windows 10
2 16 (5.50%) Windows Server
2 16 (5.50%) Windows Server 2016
2 16 (5.50%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (36.08%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (33.68%) Mentoring
3 75 (25.77%) ITIL
4 73 (25.09%) Asset Management
5 72 (24.74%) IT Asset Management
5 72 (24.74%) Network Management
6 53 (18.21%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (17.53%) Customer-Centricity
8 35 (12.03%) Mathematics
9 34 (11.68%) Data Science
10 32 (11.00%) Artificial Intelligence
10 32 (11.00%) Risk Management
11 26 (8.93%) Statistics
12 24 (8.25%) Machine Learning
13 23 (7.90%) Agile
14 22 (7.56%) Analytics
14 22 (7.56%) Validation
15 21 (7.22%) Data Analysis
16 20 (6.87%) DevOps
16 20 (6.87%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 55 (18.90%) SQL
2 31 (10.65%) C#
3 28 (9.62%) Java
4 23 (7.90%) Python
5 21 (7.22%) C++
6 17 (5.84%) PowerShell
7 15 (5.15%) R
8 13 (4.47%) JavaScript
8 13 (4.47%) TypeScript
9 7 (2.41%) PHP
10 2 (0.69%) C
10 2 (0.69%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.69%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 271 (93.13%) Degree
2 180 (61.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 90 (30.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 88 (30.24%) MCSE
5 73 (25.09%) CCNA
5 73 (25.09%) Cisco Certification
6 72 (24.74%) CCNP
6 72 (24.74%) LPIC
6 72 (24.74%) MCP
7 28 (9.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (6.53%) ISTQB
9 17 (5.84%) HND
10 16 (5.50%) HNC
11 10 (3.44%) Master's Degree
11 10 (3.44%) Postgraduate
12 9 (3.09%) PhD
13 8 (2.75%) Security Cleared
14 4 (1.37%) DV Cleared
14 4 (1.37%) PMP
14 4 (1.37%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.37%) GDPR
2 3 (1.03%) Data Quality
2 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.03%) NIST
2 3 (1.03%) QA
3 2 (0.69%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (6.19%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.69%) Docker
3 1 (0.34%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (5.15%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.12%) Grafana
2 12 (4.12%) Prometheus
2 12 (4.12%) Terraform
3 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 109 (37.46%) Microsoft
2 88 (30.24%) Cisco
3 22 (7.56%) Google
4 16 (5.50%) Apple
4 16 (5.50%) Dell
4 16 (5.50%) Fortinet
4 16 (5.50%) Ubiquiti
5 9 (3.09%) PayPal
6 4 (1.37%) Oracle
7 2 (0.69%) Databricks
8 1 (0.34%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.34%) Pega
8 1 (0.34%) SAP