Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MBCS qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 901 942 1253
Rank change year-on-year +41 +311 -340
Permanent jobs citing MBCS 6 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.006% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.021% 0.016% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,969 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,435 £56,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.12% - -
75th Percentile £58,902 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £56,500 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MBCS 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,927 31,974 45,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.61% 33.78% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,434 19,201
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,503 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

MBCS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MBCS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MBCS in the UK

MBCS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MBCS.

Salary trend for MBCS in the UK

MBCS
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MBCS within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Work from Home +45 5 £56,435 -0.12% 1
UK excluding London -36 1 - - 2
Scotland - 1 - - 1

MBCS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Influencing Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) IT Director
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Cyber Defence
1 5 (83.33%) Cyber Threat
1 5 (83.33%) Driving Licence
1 5 (83.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (83.33%) Decision-Making
1 5 (83.33%) Information Assurance
1 5 (83.33%) Information Security
1 5 (83.33%) Line Management
1 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
1 5 (83.33%) Risk Management
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Awareness
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (16.67%) Data Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Design Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) ERP
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) MAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) NCSC