Computer Science Degree Jobs in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 172 176
Rank change year-on-year +37 +4 +1
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 126 86 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.71% 1.35% 1.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.43% 3.27% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 97 53 74
10th Percentile £32,000 £39,186 £30,150
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +19.05% +13.51%
75th Percentile £70,750 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,500 £82,625
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

Computer Science Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,961 2,630 2,224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.58% 41.22% 30.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,288 959 1,187
10th Percentile £25,675 £28,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.70% -1.05%
75th Percentile £62,813 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.72% +8.36% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science Degree in the West Midlands

Computer Science Degree
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 Degree within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Birmingham +11 50 £57,500 -14.81% 21
Shropshire - 16 £43,250 - 1
Staffordshire -13 14 £55,000 -8.33% 7
Worcestershire -8 13 £50,000 -25.93% 5
Solihull +6 10 £50,000 - 1
Warwickshire +43 4 £55,000 -29.03% 6
Coventry +23 4 - - 9
Wolverhampton +19 2 £67,500 +10.93% 1
Herefordshire - 1 - - 1
Computer Science Degree
England

Computer Science Degree
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 8 (6.35%) WordPress
2 6 (4.76%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.59%) Appian
5 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.79%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 1 (0.79%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.79%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (0.79%) Fusion 360
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.79%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (5.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (3.97%) Shopify
3 4 (3.17%) Magento
4 1 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 24 (19.05%) Azure
2 13 (10.32%) AWS
3 10 (7.94%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.56%) Amazon S3
5 6 (4.76%) Amazon EC2
5 6 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (4.76%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.76%) PowerApps
6 5 (3.97%) OneDrive
7 4 (3.17%) Amazon Kinesis
7 4 (3.17%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.38%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 3 (2.38%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 2 (1.59%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.59%) Serverless
10 1 (0.79%) GCP
10 1 (0.79%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.73%) Firewall
2 10 (7.94%) WAN
3 6 (4.76%) TCP/IP
4 5 (3.97%) DHCP
4 5 (3.97%) DNS
4 5 (3.97%) LAN
4 5 (3.97%) Network Security
4 5 (3.97%) SD-WAN
4 5 (3.97%) WLAN
5 4 (3.17%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (3.17%) iSCSI
5 4 (3.17%) MPLS
5 4 (3.17%) SNMP
5 4 (3.17%) VPN
6 2 (1.59%) VLAN
7 1 (0.79%) BGP
7 1 (0.79%) OSPF
7 1 (0.79%) VSAN
7 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 10 (7.94%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (7.94%) Power BI
3 9 (7.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (5.56%) Power Query
5 6 (4.76%) Amazon Redshift
5 6 (4.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (3.97%) MySQL
6 5 (3.97%) Relational Database
7 4 (3.17%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (3.17%) RDBMS
8 3 (2.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (1.59%) DynamoDB
9 2 (1.59%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.79%) Big Data
10 1 (0.79%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.79%) HBase
10 1 (0.79%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (6.35%) JIRA
2 6 (4.76%) Git
2 6 (4.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (3.17%) Postman
3 4 (3.17%) Xcode
4 1 (0.79%) CMake
General
1 51 (40.48%) Social Skills
2 33 (26.19%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (11.11%) Finance
4 12 (9.52%) Retail
5 9 (7.14%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (3.17%) Automotive
7 4 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.17%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.38%) Games
8 3 (2.38%) Marketing
9 2 (1.59%) Electronics
9 2 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Back Office
10 1 (0.79%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.79%) Local Government
10 1 (0.79%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 40 (31.75%) Developer
2 16 (12.70%) Senior
3 13 (10.32%) Lead
4 11 (8.73%) Analyst
5 10 (7.94%) Full Stack Developer
5 10 (7.94%) Software Engineer
6 8 (6.35%) Junior
6 8 (6.35%) Junior Developer
6 8 (6.35%) Senior Developer
6 8 (6.35%) Software Developer
7 7 (5.56%) Architect
7 7 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 7 (5.56%) Technical Leader
8 6 (4.76%) Network Engineer
8 6 (4.76%) Senior Software Developer
9 5 (3.97%) Administrator
9 5 (3.97%) Programme Test Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Senior Network Engineer
9 5 (3.97%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (3.97%) Test Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (10.32%) .NET
2 12 (9.52%) CSS
2 12 (9.52%) HTML
3 6 (4.76%) PyTorch
3 6 (4.76%) TensorFlow
4 4 (3.17%) .NET Core
4 4 (3.17%) HTML5
4 4 (3.17%) JSON
4 4 (3.17%) Node.js
4 4 (3.17%) React
4 4 (3.17%) Sass
4 4 (3.17%) Spring
4 4 (3.17%) Spring Boot
5 3 (2.38%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (2.38%) Visualforce
5 3 (2.38%) XML
6 2 (1.59%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.59%) Kafka
7 1 (0.79%) Express.js
7 1 (0.79%) OpenCV
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 16 (12.70%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (11.11%) Mobile App
3 14 (11.11%) Product Ownership
4 7 (5.56%) Algorithms
5 5 (3.97%) CUDA
5 5 (3.97%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (3.17%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.17%) Data Centre
6 4 (3.17%) Virtual Team
7 3 (2.38%) Infotainment
7 3 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.38%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.59%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.59%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.59%) Replication
8 2 (1.59%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.59%) Social Media
9 1 (0.79%) NHS
9 1 (0.79%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.11%) Linux
2 12 (9.52%) Windows
3 6 (4.76%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.17%) VMS
4 4 (3.17%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.79%) Android
6 1 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.79%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.79%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 69 (54.76%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (28.57%) Agile
4 28 (22.22%) Software Engineering
5 22 (17.46%) Mentoring
6 19 (15.08%) Data Management
6 19 (15.08%) Regression Testing
6 19 (15.08%) SDLC
6 19 (15.08%) Test Management
6 19 (15.08%) Test Strategy
7 17 (13.49%) Business Intelligence
8 16 (12.70%) Performance Monitoring
9 15 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
9 15 (11.90%) Software Testing
10 14 (11.11%) Performance Testing
10 14 (11.11%) Security Testing
10 14 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (11.11%) Test Automation
10 14 (11.11%) Test Planning
10 14 (11.11%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 22 (17.46%) SQL
2 16 (12.70%) JavaScript
3 12 (9.52%) C#
3 12 (9.52%) Python
4 10 (7.94%) Java
5 8 (6.35%) PHP
6 6 (4.76%) C++
7 3 (2.38%) Apex Code
7 3 (2.38%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.59%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.79%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.79%) R
Qualifications
1 126 (100.00%) Degree
2 13 (10.32%) Master's Degree
3 9 (7.14%) Azure Certification
4 7 (5.56%) CCNA
4 7 (5.56%) CCNP
4 7 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.56%) PhD
5 5 (3.97%) CAPM
5 5 (3.97%) ISEB
5 5 (3.97%) ISTQB
5 5 (3.97%) PMI Certification
5 5 (3.97%) PMP
6 4 (3.17%) CREST Certified
6 4 (3.17%) JNCIA
6 4 (3.17%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (2.38%) CISM
7 3 (2.38%) CISSP
7 3 (2.38%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.38%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.59%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.90%) QA
2 5 (3.97%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.59%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.79%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 6 (4.76%) Active Directory
1 6 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.17%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.17%) pfSense
3 1 (0.79%) Docker
3 1 (0.79%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (3.97%) HP ALM
1 5 (3.97%) Terraform
2 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.79%) VxRail
Vendors
1 20 (15.87%) Microsoft
2 13 (10.32%) Cisco
3 6 (4.76%) Dell
3 6 (4.76%) VMware
4 5 (3.97%) Fortinet
4 5 (3.97%) HP
4 5 (3.97%) NVIDIA
4 5 (3.97%) Ubiquiti
5 4 (3.17%) BroadSoft
5 4 (3.17%) Brocade
5 4 (3.17%) Dell Compellent
5 4 (3.17%) Juniper
5 4 (3.17%) QNAP
5 4 (3.17%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.17%) Veeam
5 4 (3.17%) Zerto
6 3 (2.38%) Google
6 3 (2.38%) QNX
6 3 (2.38%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.38%) UiPath