Computer Science Job Trends in Worcestershire

Computer Science
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 9 35
Rank change year-on-year -30 +26 -12
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 7 27 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 1.60% 15.08% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 18.00% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £43,125 - -
25th Percentile £53,125 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% - -
75th Percentile - £42,500 -
90th Percentile £56,250 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% -7.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 379 150 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 86.73% 83.80% 83.60%
Number of salaries quoted 175 73 149
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,150 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £61,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.89% +36.67% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £75,500 £62,900
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Worcestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Worcestershire

Computer Science
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Worcester +7 4 £55,000 +37.50% 26
Kidderminster -8 1 £55,000 - 1
Bromsgrove -16 1 £37,500 -
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Git
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Electronics
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Lecturer
1 4 (57.14%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Developer
2 1 (14.29%) ERP Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Firmware Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) 3D Printing
1 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (14.29%) IoT
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (14.29%) Agile
1 1 (14.29%) Analytics
1 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (14.29%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (14.29%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (14.29%) Digital Twin
1 1 (14.29%) ERP
1 1 (14.29%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (14.29%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
1 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (14.29%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) C
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (14.29%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Epicor
1 1 (14.29%) Infor
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) SAP