Computer Scientist
UK > Work from Home
The median Computer Scientist salary for remote/hybrid work is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
370 |
- |
477 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Computer Scientist |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.013% |
- |
0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.014% |
- |
0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
- |
£37,328 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
- |
£40,885 |
| 75th Percentile |
£43,750 |
- |
£44,443 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£49,000 |
£40,885 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.27% |
+19.85% |
-53.27% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title |
14,258 |
17,027 |
19,153 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.45% |
96.28% |
95.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,257 |
10,660 |
15,574 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,625 |
£45,000 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
- |
-4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,050 |
£97,500 |
£97,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
