Computer Science Jobs in the South East

Computer Science
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +12 -14 +4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 1,080 815 1,818
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.88% 6.01% 8.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.13% 6.37% 9.08%
Number of salaries quoted 776 446 643
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,188 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,158 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.97% +14.32% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,875 £95,000 £78,750
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
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,144 12,801 20,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 82.48% 94.40% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 10,339 7,621 11,951
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,268 £85,000 £82,500
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the South East.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the South East over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the South East

Computer Science
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
Thames Valley +20 556 £60,000 -11.11% 92
Berkshire +30 267 £67,500 -15.63% 48
Buckinghamshire +57 180 £42,500 -30.10% 22
Hampshire -5 169 £50,000 +25.00% 28
Surrey -7 143 £57,000 -12.31% 34
Oxfordshire -14 109 £52,500 - 22
West Sussex +8 72 £64,000 -9.86% 10
East Sussex +17 63 £50,000 +7.53% 12
Kent -5 51 £65,000 +128.07% 18
Sussex - 14 £60,000 -
Middlesex - 8 £62,500 - 1
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 10 (0.93%) OpenStack
2 8 (0.74%) SAS
3 7 (0.65%) CMS
3 7 (0.65%) IIS
4 6 (0.56%) Apache
4 6 (0.56%) Confluence
4 6 (0.56%) nginx
5 3 (0.28%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.19%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.093%) JBoss
7 1 (0.093%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.093%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (5.09%) Simulink
2 18 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.19%) Stateflow
5 2 (0.19%) TargetLink
6 1 (0.093%) Mathematica
6 1 (0.093%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.093%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 16 (1.48%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.46%) Odoo
4 4 (0.37%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 169 (15.65%) Azure
2 137 (12.69%) AWS
3 45 (4.17%) Power Platform
4 42 (3.89%) SaaS
5 33 (3.06%) Serverless
6 32 (2.96%) AWS Lambda
7 30 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (2.41%) GCP
9 20 (1.85%) Amazon S3
10 19 (1.76%) GitHub
11 15 (1.39%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 15 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.30%) IaaS
13 13 (1.20%) Amazon EC2
13 13 (1.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (1.20%) CloudFront
13 13 (1.20%) Route 53
13 13 (1.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 12 (1.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 44 (4.07%) Firewall
2 36 (3.33%) Network Security
3 27 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
4 19 (1.76%) TCP/IP
4 19 (1.76%) VPN
5 17 (1.57%) HTTP
5 17 (1.57%) Wireless
6 16 (1.48%) Internet
7 10 (0.93%) LAN
7 10 (0.93%) SSL
7 10 (0.93%) WAN
8 7 (0.65%) DNS
9 6 (0.56%) BGP
9 6 (0.56%) IPsec
9 6 (0.56%) OSPF
9 6 (0.56%) VLAN
10 5 (0.46%) NGFW
10 5 (0.46%) SAN
11 4 (0.37%) NAS
12 3 (0.28%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (10.74%) SQL Server
2 98 (9.07%) NoSQL
3 47 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
4 43 (3.98%) Power BI
5 42 (3.89%) Relational Database
6 28 (2.59%) MySQL
7 20 (1.85%) MongoDB
8 19 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
9 16 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
10 15 (1.39%) Tableau
11 11 (1.02%) Big Data
11 11 (1.02%) DynamoDB
11 11 (1.02%) GIS
12 10 (0.93%) Redis
13 9 (0.83%) Hadoop
14 6 (0.56%) EDMS
15 5 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
15 5 (0.46%) Power Query
16 4 (0.37%) Amazon Athena
16 4 (0.37%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 172 (15.93%) Git
2 35 (3.24%) Selenium
3 34 (3.15%) Cypress.io
4 30 (2.78%) Subversion
5 26 (2.41%) GitLab
6 25 (2.31%) Visual Studio
7 22 (2.04%) JIRA
8 20 (1.85%) CMake
8 20 (1.85%) Vagrant
9 13 (1.20%) Jenkins
10 12 (1.11%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.56%) NUnit
11 6 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
12 5 (0.46%) Moq
12 5 (0.46%) TestRail
13 4 (0.37%) Maven
13 4 (0.37%) TeamCity
14 3 (0.28%) Babel
14 3 (0.28%) GDB
14 3 (0.28%) webpack
General
1 317 (29.35%) Social Skills
2 131 (12.13%) Analytical Skills
3 119 (11.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (8.15%) Finance
5 49 (4.54%) Electronics
6 42 (3.89%) Manufacturing
7 40 (3.70%) Military
8 34 (3.15%) Marketing
9 26 (2.41%) Legal
10 23 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (2.13%) Public Sector
11 20 (1.85%) Retail
11 20 (1.85%) Telecoms
12 19 (1.76%) Aviation
13 18 (1.67%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.39%) Games
15 13 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.02%) Law
16 11 (1.02%) Publishing
17 7 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 304 (28.15%) Developer
2 187 (17.31%) Senior
3 182 (16.85%) Software Engineer
4 138 (12.78%) Software Developer
5 124 (11.48%) Data Scientist
6 75 (6.94%) Senior Developer
7 64 (5.93%) Lead
8 59 (5.46%) Graduate
9 56 (5.19%) Architect
10 54 (5.00%) Junior
11 41 (3.80%) Analyst
12 38 (3.52%) Senior Software Developer
13 37 (3.43%) Senior Software Engineer
14 36 (3.33%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 34 (3.15%) C++ Software Engineer
16 31 (2.87%) Graduate Developer
17 25 (2.31%) Full Stack Developer
18 22 (2.04%) Solutions Architect
19 21 (1.94%) ERP Developer
19 21 (1.94%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 188 (17.41%) .NET
2 168 (15.56%) React
3 117 (10.83%) HTML
4 102 (9.44%) CSS
5 72 (6.67%) AngularJS
6 68 (6.30%) HTML5
7 58 (5.37%) CSS3
8 54 (5.00%) .NET Core
9 38 (3.52%) ASP.NET
10 33 (3.06%) Jest
11 31 (2.87%) XML
12 30 (2.78%) Node.js
13 29 (2.69%) Kafka
13 29 (2.69%) RESTful
14 27 (2.50%) Middleware
15 24 (2.22%) .NET Framework
16 22 (2.04%) ASP.NET MVC
16 22 (2.04%) Qt
16 22 (2.04%) React Native
17 20 (1.85%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 260 (24.07%) Algorithms
2 94 (8.70%) Management Information System
3 48 (4.44%) Data Structures
4 42 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (3.61%) Data Centre
5 39 (3.61%) Product Ownership
6 27 (2.50%) CUDA
7 22 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
8 21 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
9 20 (1.85%) IoT
10 18 (1.67%) Cloud Native
11 17 (1.57%) Security Operations Centre
12 15 (1.39%) Client/Server
13 12 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
13 12 (1.11%) Mobile App
13 12 (1.11%) NHS
14 10 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
15 9 (0.83%) Embedded Systems
15 9 (0.83%) FMCG
15 9 (0.83%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 164 (15.19%) Linux
2 128 (11.85%) Windows
3 40 (3.70%) Unix
4 37 (3.43%) Android
5 22 (2.04%) Windows Server
6 21 (1.94%) CentOS
6 21 (1.94%) Embedded Linux
6 21 (1.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 21 (1.94%) Ubuntu
7 14 (1.30%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.46%) Kali Linux
8 5 (0.46%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.093%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.093%) Solaris
9 1 (0.093%) VMS
9 1 (0.093%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (37.59%) Problem-Solving
2 349 (32.31%) Agile
3 318 (29.44%) Mathematics
4 296 (27.41%) Software Engineering
5 231 (21.39%) Artificial Intelligence
6 192 (17.78%) Mentoring
7 177 (16.39%) DevOps
8 175 (16.20%) Cybersecurity
9 161 (14.91%) Decision-Making
10 158 (14.63%) Physics
11 153 (14.17%) Coaching
12 145 (13.43%) Machine Learning
13 144 (13.33%) Data Science
14 137 (12.69%) Data Analysis
15 112 (10.37%) Red Team
16 108 (10.00%) Statistical Modelling
17 103 (9.54%) Propensity Modelling
18 102 (9.44%) Digital Forensics
19 78 (7.22%) CI/CD
20 75 (6.94%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 360 (33.33%) Python
2 291 (26.94%) C#
3 280 (25.93%) JavaScript
4 195 (18.06%) C++
5 186 (17.22%) SQL
6 129 (11.94%) C
7 125 (11.57%) Java
8 115 (10.65%) TypeScript
9 93 (8.61%) Fortran
10 44 (4.07%) PHP
11 42 (3.89%) Bash
11 42 (3.89%) Go
12 31 (2.87%) Kotlin
13 22 (2.04%) PowerShell
13 22 (2.04%) R
14 20 (1.85%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.83%) T-SQL
16 8 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 8 (0.74%) Perl
17 5 (0.46%) C-shell
Qualifications
1 1,030 (95.37%) Degree
2 541 (50.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 184 (17.04%) Master's Degree
4 162 (15.00%) Security Cleared
5 109 (10.09%) PhD
6 80 (7.41%) SC Cleared
7 37 (3.43%) CISSP
8 29 (2.69%) AWS Certification
9 23 (2.13%) Numerate Degree
10 21 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
10 21 (1.94%) DV Cleared
11 17 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 13 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
13 12 (1.11%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 12 (1.11%) Azure Certification
14 11 (1.02%) CISM
15 10 (0.93%) GIAC
15 10 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 10 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 9 (0.83%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (5.83%) QA
2 41 (3.80%) GDPR
3 32 (2.96%) Accessibility
4 31 (2.87%) WCAG
5 28 (2.59%) Data Quality
6 22 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.48%) NIST
8 15 (1.39%) HIPAA
9 10 (0.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 10 (0.93%) GRC
10 9 (0.83%) SLA
11 8 (0.74%) ISO 13485
12 7 (0.65%) CDISC
12 7 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (0.65%) NIST 800
12 7 (0.65%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.46%) PMO
14 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 12207
14 2 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 187 (17.31%) Docker
2 14 (1.30%) Firmware
3 10 (0.93%) Active Directory
4 9 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) HDFS
6 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.093%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.093%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 153 (14.17%) Kubernetes
2 46 (4.26%) Terraform
3 38 (3.52%) Ansible
4 13 (1.20%) ZABBIX
5 11 (1.02%) Puppet
6 7 (0.65%) Nessus
7 6 (0.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 5 (0.46%) Suricata
9 3 (0.28%) Grafana
9 3 (0.28%) Nagios
10 2 (0.19%) Functional Safety
10 2 (0.19%) Netcool
10 2 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.093%) Graphite
11 1 (0.093%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.093%) Oracle ZFS
11 1 (0.093%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.093%) QRadar
11 1 (0.093%) SCCM
11 1 (0.093%) WSUS
Vendors
1 128 (11.85%) Microsoft
2 44 (4.07%) Xilinx
3 29 (2.69%) Google
4 21 (1.94%) SAP
5 13 (1.20%) Xamarin
6 11 (1.02%) Atlassian
6 11 (1.02%) Oracle
7 10 (0.93%) Apple
8 9 (0.83%) Juniper
8 9 (0.83%) Salesforce
8 9 (0.83%) Splunk
9 8 (0.74%) IFS
9 8 (0.74%) ServiceNow
10 7 (0.65%) Cisco
11 6 (0.56%) iManage
11 6 (0.56%) Qualys
11 6 (0.56%) YouTube
12 5 (0.46%) New Relic
12 5 (0.46%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.46%) Palo Alto