Computer Science Jobs in West Sussex

Computer Science
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Sussex 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 14 22
Rank change year-on-year +11 +8 +6
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 61 73 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 19.00% 9.85% 10.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.81% 11.87% 11.26%
Number of salaries quoted 20 58 13
10th Percentile - £36,100 £35,800
25th Percentile £30,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £64,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% +75.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £68,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £73,750 -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,386
% change year-on-year - +2.76% +16.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 308 615 941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 95.95% 83.00% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 192 416 423
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £37,375 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in West Sussex

Computer Science
Salary Trend in West Sussex

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in West Sussex

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in West Sussex over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in West Sussex

Computer Science
Job Locations in West Sussex

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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Worthing +15 15 £77,500 +29.17% 1
Steyning - 14 - - 1
Bognor Regis - 13 - -
Horsham +17 8 - - 5
Crawley -2 6 - - 8
Chichester +4 2 £55,000 -24.14% 1
Burgess Hill +1 2 £70,000 - 7
Gatwick -2 1 £42,500 -37.04%
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 (3.28%) ThingWorx
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.64%) AWS
General
1 36 (59.02%) Social Skills
2 19 (31.15%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (22.95%) Retail
4 6 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.28%) Advertising
6 1 (1.64%) Finance
Job Titles
1 10 (16.39%) Software Engineer
2 8 (13.11%) Programme Manager
3 6 (9.84%) Mobile Software Engineer
4 4 (6.56%) Security Manager
5 3 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (3.28%) Java Engineer
6 2 (3.28%) Java Software Engineer
6 2 (3.28%) Network Manager
6 2 (3.28%) Senior
6 2 (3.28%) Senior Software Engineer
7 1 (1.64%) Delivery Manager
7 1 (1.64%) Information Manager
7 1 (1.64%) Information Security Manager
7 1 (1.64%) Infrastructure Manager
7 1 (1.64%) Portfolio Manager
7 1 (1.64%) Server Engineer
7 1 (1.64%) Server Support
7 1 (1.64%) Server Support Technician
7 1 (1.64%) Support Engineer
7 1 (1.64%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.84%) Flutter
2 2 (3.28%) Kafka
2 2 (3.28%) RabbitMQ
2 2 (3.28%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 14 (22.95%) Digital Media
2 13 (21.31%) Algorithms
3 7 (11.48%) Product Ownership
4 6 (9.84%) Mobile App
5 3 (4.92%) Data Centre
5 3 (4.92%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 3 (4.92%) IoT
5 3 (4.92%) Operational Technology
5 3 (4.92%) SCADA
6 2 (3.28%) Acoustics
6 2 (3.28%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.64%) Windows
1 1 (1.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (22.95%) Collaborative Working
2 13 (21.31%) Time Management
3 10 (16.39%) Agile
3 10 (16.39%) Software Engineering
4 9 (14.75%) People Management
4 9 (14.75%) Performance Management
4 9 (14.75%) Process Improvement
4 9 (14.75%) Programme Management
4 9 (14.75%) Project Management
4 9 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (13.11%) Capacity Management
5 8 (13.11%) Coaching
5 8 (13.11%) Mentoring
5 8 (13.11%) PRINCE2
5 8 (13.11%) Project Delivery
6 7 (11.48%) Integration Testing
7 6 (9.84%) Mobile Application Development
7 6 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (4.92%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (4.92%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 15 (24.59%) Java
2 13 (21.31%) Python
3 6 (9.84%) Kotlin
4 2 (3.28%) Ada
4 2 (3.28%) C#
Qualifications
1 34 (55.74%) Degree
2 32 (52.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (13.11%) PMI Certification
3 8 (13.11%) PMP
4 6 (9.84%) DBS Check
5 2 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.84%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Active Directory