Computer Science Jobs in the North of England

Computer Science
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 128 77
Rank change year-on-year +74 -51 +33
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 651 454 704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.64% 2.70% 3.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 2.79% 4.09%
Number of salaries quoted 505 287 323
10th Percentile £27,500 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,899 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,800 £66,650
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,744 16,282 17,201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 82.48% 96.75% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 11,305 7,858 10,675
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the North of England

Computer Science
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 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
North West +58 366 £50,000 -16.67% 92
Yorkshire +86 225 £45,000 -14.29% 49
North East +2 60 £48,734 +14.67% 29
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 16 (2.46%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.38%) Confluence
3 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.08%) IIS
5 6 (0.92%) SAS
6 5 (0.77%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.77%) CMS
7 3 (0.46%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.46%) WordPress
8 2 (0.31%) Resin
9 1 (0.15%) Moodle
9 1 (0.15%) Site Server
Applications
1 25 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.61%) Trello
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.31%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.38%) SAP CX
2 9 (1.38%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.77%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.61%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.61%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.61%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.46%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 130 (19.97%) AWS
2 99 (15.21%) Azure
3 33 (5.07%) GCP
4 29 (4.45%) Amazon Kinesis
5 28 (4.30%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (3.38%) GitHub
7 20 (3.07%) Amazon S3
8 19 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (2.76%) Amazon EC2
10 16 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (2.30%) AWS Lambda
11 15 (2.30%) Power Platform
11 15 (2.30%) Serverless
12 14 (2.15%) SaaS
13 10 (1.54%) Google Play
14 8 (1.23%) OCI
14 8 (1.23%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (0.92%) Google Analytics
17 5 (0.77%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.22%) Firewall
2 31 (4.76%) Network Security
3 26 (3.99%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.99%) VPN
4 25 (3.84%) DNS
5 19 (2.92%) DHCP
6 14 (2.15%) RS-232
7 11 (1.69%) Internet
7 11 (1.69%) VLAN
8 10 (1.54%) Ethernet
8 10 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.38%) SSL
10 6 (0.92%) WAN
11 5 (0.77%) IPsec
11 5 (0.77%) LAN
11 5 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (0.61%) NAS
12 4 (0.61%) SAN
12 4 (0.61%) VoIP
12 4 (0.61%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (9.52%) MySQL
2 51 (7.83%) SQL Server
3 36 (5.53%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (5.07%) Relational Database
5 30 (4.61%) NoSQL
6 29 (4.45%) Amazon RDS
6 29 (4.45%) Redis
7 22 (3.38%) Amazon Redshift
8 21 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
9 18 (2.76%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.61%) MS Access
11 12 (1.84%) DynamoDB
11 12 (1.84%) Power BI
12 11 (1.69%) Amazon Aurora
13 8 (1.23%) Big Data
13 8 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
13 8 (1.23%) Oracle Database
13 8 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.77%) Hadoop
14 5 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 78 (11.98%) Git
2 32 (4.92%) JIRA
3 18 (2.76%) Postman
4 12 (1.84%) TeamCity
5 11 (1.69%) Gatling
6 10 (1.54%) Appium
7 8 (1.23%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.23%) Selenium
8 7 (1.08%) Subversion
9 6 (0.92%) LoadRunner
9 6 (0.92%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (0.77%) HP UFT
10 5 (0.77%) InstallShield
10 5 (0.77%) JMeter
10 5 (0.77%) MSTest
10 5 (0.77%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.61%) GCC
11 4 (0.61%) IntelliJ
11 4 (0.61%) JUnit
11 4 (0.61%) Mockito
General
1 316 (48.54%) Social Skills
2 113 (17.36%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (9.06%) Finance
4 55 (8.45%) Manufacturing
5 46 (7.07%) Games
6 41 (6.30%) Electronics
7 30 (4.61%) Legal
8 28 (4.30%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (4.15%) Retail
10 25 (3.84%) Marketing
11 24 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (2.15%) Banking
13 12 (1.84%) Billing
14 10 (1.54%) Law
15 7 (1.08%) Front Office
15 7 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.92%) Health Technology
16 6 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.77%) Tech for Good
17 5 (0.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 160 (24.58%) Developer
2 106 (16.28%) Software Engineer
3 100 (15.36%) Senior
4 45 (6.91%) Lead
5 37 (5.68%) .NET Developer
5 37 (5.68%) Architect
6 35 (5.38%) Analyst
7 27 (4.15%) IT Manager
8 26 (3.99%) Senior Software Engineer
9 23 (3.53%) Junior
10 21 (3.23%) Graduate
10 21 (3.23%) Senior Developer
10 21 (3.23%) Software Developer
11 19 (2.92%) PHP Developer
11 19 (2.92%) Project Manager
12 18 (2.76%) Applications Manager
12 18 (2.76%) Technical Leader
13 17 (2.61%) Delivery Manager
13 17 (2.61%) Service Manager
14 16 (2.46%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (17.51%) .NET
2 56 (8.60%) HTML
3 54 (8.29%) CSS
4 49 (7.53%) Node.js
5 39 (5.99%) Web Services
6 37 (5.68%) JSON
7 35 (5.38%) Vue
8 33 (5.07%) React
9 32 (4.92%) REST
10 31 (4.76%) .NET Framework
11 29 (4.45%) RESTful
12 25 (3.84%) AngularJS
13 20 (3.07%) .NET Core
14 19 (2.92%) ASP.NET
14 19 (2.92%) Spring
15 18 (2.76%) ASP.NET Web API
16 17 (2.61%) EDI
16 17 (2.61%) Spring Boot
16 17 (2.61%) WCF
17 15 (2.30%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.90%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (3.53%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.23%) Data Structures
5 17 (2.61%) Cloud Native
5 17 (2.61%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.46%) Client/Server
7 14 (2.15%) Algorithms
8 13 (2.00%) Embedded Systems
9 11 (1.69%) Blog
9 11 (1.69%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.69%) Media Streaming
9 11 (1.69%) Online Games
10 10 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.54%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.23%) Animation
11 8 (1.23%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.23%) Social Media
12 7 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 62 (9.52%) Windows
2 55 (8.45%) Linux
3 15 (2.30%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.54%) Android
6 8 (1.23%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.61%) Windows Vista
8 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.15%) ThreadX
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 298 (45.78%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (29.65%) Software Engineering
3 163 (25.04%) Agile
4 107 (16.44%) Project Management
5 89 (13.67%) DevOps
6 75 (11.52%) Analytics
7 66 (10.14%) ITIL
8 65 (9.98%) Mathematics
9 63 (9.68%) ERP
10 62 (9.52%) Design Patterns
11 57 (8.76%) Mentoring
12 56 (8.60%) Continuous Improvement
13 55 (8.45%) Cybersecurity
14 54 (8.29%) SDLC
15 48 (7.37%) CI/CD
15 48 (7.37%) Roadmaps
16 44 (6.76%) Open Source
16 44 (6.76%) Software Testing
17 43 (6.61%) Data Modelling
18 42 (6.45%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 148 (22.73%) SQL
2 131 (20.12%) C#
3 107 (16.44%) JavaScript
4 85 (13.06%) Java
5 73 (11.21%) Python
6 48 (7.37%) C
7 39 (5.99%) PHP
8 34 (5.22%) TypeScript
9 19 (2.92%) Embedded C
10 17 (2.61%) C++
11 14 (2.15%) PowerShell
11 14 (2.15%) Scala
12 11 (1.69%) T-SQL
13 10 (1.54%) Kotlin
14 8 (1.23%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.23%) VB
15 7 (1.08%) MATLAB
15 7 (1.08%) R
15 7 (1.08%) Rust
15 7 (1.08%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 602 (92.47%) Degree
2 361 (55.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (6.76%) Master's Degree
4 36 (5.53%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (4.61%) Microsoft Certification
6 27 (4.15%) CCNP
7 26 (3.99%) CISSP
8 23 (3.53%) CCNA
9 21 (3.23%) PMP
10 20 (3.07%) PMI Certification
11 19 (2.92%) PhD
12 17 (2.61%) Azure Certification
13 15 (2.30%) A+ Certification
13 15 (2.30%) DBS Check
13 15 (2.30%) MCP
13 15 (2.30%) Security Cleared
14 14 (2.15%) ITIL Certification
15 13 (2.00%) AWS Certification
16 12 (1.84%) CCIE
16 12 (1.84%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.22%) QA
2 20 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (1.84%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.84%) NIST
4 10 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 9 (1.38%) GDPR
5 9 (1.38%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.08%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.92%) PMO
8 3 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.46%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.46%) SLA
9 2 (0.31%) COBIT
9 2 (0.31%) GLBA
10 1 (0.15%) GMP
10 1 (0.15%) Good Clinical Practice
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (5.84%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.84%) Docker
3 14 (2.15%) Firmware
4 13 (2.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.08%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.77%) vSphere
7 2 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 34 (5.22%) Terraform
2 17 (2.61%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.77%) Grafana
3 5 (0.77%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.77%) SCOM
4 4 (0.61%) SCCM
4 4 (0.61%) WSUS
5 3 (0.46%) Ansible
5 3 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.15%) CASB
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Puppet
6 1 (0.15%) yum
Vendors
1 85 (13.06%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.45%) Oracle
2 29 (4.45%) SAP
3 27 (4.15%) Google
4 26 (3.99%) Cisco
5 16 (2.46%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.30%) VMware
7 12 (1.84%) F5
8 7 (1.08%) Juniper
9 5 (0.77%) Autodesk
9 5 (0.77%) IBM
9 5 (0.77%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.61%) Adobe
10 4 (0.61%) Cognos
10 4 (0.61%) Sophos
10 4 (0.61%) Veeam
11 3 (0.46%) Epicor
11 3 (0.46%) Meraki
11 3 (0.46%) Twitter
12 2 (0.31%) SYSPRO