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 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 56 128 76
Rank change year-on-year +72 -52 +37
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 668 453 723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.54% 2.81% 3.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.36% 2.90% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 503 287 331
10th Percentile £27,500 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,875 £40,000 £36,109
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £67,000 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £66,250
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 15,325 15,604 17,355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.27% 96.70% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 11,565 7,763 10,660
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 £79,840 £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 1 June 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 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
North West +63 382 £50,000 -16.67% 112
Yorkshire +80 224 £42,000 -20.00% 52
North East +2 62 £48,000 +12.94% 26
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 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.35%) Confluence
3 8 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.05%) IIS
5 6 (0.90%) CMS
5 6 (0.90%) SAS
6 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.45%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.45%) WordPress
8 2 (0.30%) Resin
9 1 (0.15%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) Moodle
9 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.15%) Site Server
Applications
1 26 (3.89%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.60%) Trello
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.30%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (2.25%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.50%) SAP ERP
3 9 (1.35%) SAP CX
4 5 (0.75%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.60%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.60%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.60%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.45%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.15%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 139 (20.81%) AWS
2 100 (14.97%) Azure
3 37 (5.54%) Amazon Kinesis
4 33 (4.94%) GCP
5 30 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (3.29%) GitHub
7 20 (2.99%) Amazon S3
8 18 (2.69%) Amazon EC2
8 18 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.40%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (2.40%) Power Platform
9 16 (2.40%) Serverless
10 15 (2.25%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (2.25%) SaaS
11 10 (1.50%) Google Play
12 8 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.20%) OCI
13 6 (0.90%) Google Tag Manager
13 6 (0.90%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.75%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.24%) Firewall
2 34 (5.09%) Network Security
3 26 (3.89%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.89%) VPN
4 25 (3.74%) DNS
5 19 (2.84%) DHCP
6 14 (2.10%) RS-232
7 11 (1.65%) VLAN
8 10 (1.50%) Ethernet
8 10 (1.50%) Internet
8 10 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.35%) SSL
10 6 (0.90%) LAN
11 5 (0.75%) IPsec
11 5 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (0.75%) SAN
11 5 (0.75%) WAN
12 4 (0.60%) NAS
12 4 (0.60%) ZigBee
13 3 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (9.28%) MySQL
2 50 (7.49%) SQL Server
3 38 (5.69%) NoSQL
4 37 (5.54%) Redis
5 36 (5.39%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (5.09%) Relational Database
7 29 (4.34%) Amazon RDS
7 29 (4.34%) PostgreSQL
8 22 (3.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 20 (2.99%) DynamoDB
10 19 (2.84%) Amazon Aurora
11 18 (2.69%) RDBMS
12 17 (2.54%) MS Access
13 12 (1.80%) Power BI
14 8 (1.20%) Big Data
14 8 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
14 8 (1.20%) Oracle Database
14 8 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 5 (0.75%) Hadoop
15 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 77 (11.53%) Git
2 30 (4.49%) JIRA
3 19 (2.84%) Gatling
4 18 (2.69%) Postman
5 12 (1.80%) TeamCity
6 10 (1.50%) Appium
7 8 (1.20%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.20%) Selenium
8 7 (1.05%) Subversion
9 6 (0.90%) LoadRunner
9 6 (0.90%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (0.75%) HP UFT
10 5 (0.75%) InstallShield
10 5 (0.75%) JMeter
10 5 (0.75%) MSTest
10 5 (0.75%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.60%) CMake
11 4 (0.60%) GCC
11 4 (0.60%) GDB
11 4 (0.60%) Mockito
General
1 323 (48.35%) Social Skills
2 116 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (8.98%) Finance
4 55 (8.23%) Manufacturing
5 49 (7.34%) Electronics
6 47 (7.04%) Games
7 31 (4.64%) Legal
8 29 (4.34%) Retail
9 28 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (3.89%) Marketing
11 24 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.99%) Billing
13 14 (2.10%) Banking
14 11 (1.65%) Law
15 7 (1.05%) Front Office
15 7 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.90%) Health Technology
16 6 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.75%) Advertising
17 5 (0.75%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 163 (24.40%) Developer
2 112 (16.77%) Software Engineer
3 104 (15.57%) Senior
4 47 (7.04%) Lead
5 37 (5.54%) Architect
6 36 (5.39%) Analyst
7 35 (5.24%) .NET Developer
8 27 (4.04%) IT Manager
9 26 (3.89%) Senior Software Engineer
10 23 (3.44%) Junior
11 22 (3.29%) Graduate
12 21 (3.14%) Senior Developer
12 21 (3.14%) Software Developer
13 19 (2.84%) PHP Developer
14 18 (2.69%) Applications Manager
14 18 (2.69%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.69%) Technical Leader
15 17 (2.54%) Delivery Manager
15 17 (2.54%) Service Manager
16 16 (2.40%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (16.77%) .NET
2 57 (8.53%) HTML
3 53 (7.93%) CSS
4 48 (7.19%) Node.js
5 45 (6.74%) Web Services
6 42 (6.29%) REST
7 38 (5.69%) JSON
8 33 (4.94%) Vue
9 32 (4.79%) React
10 29 (4.34%) .NET Framework
10 29 (4.34%) RESTful
11 23 (3.44%) AngularJS
12 22 (3.29%) GraphQL
13 20 (2.99%) .NET Core
14 19 (2.84%) ASP.NET
14 19 (2.84%) http4s
14 19 (2.84%) Scalaz
14 19 (2.84%) Spring
15 17 (2.54%) Spring Boot
16 16 (2.40%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 86 (12.87%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (3.44%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.14%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.84%) Blog
5 19 (2.84%) Media Streaming
6 18 (2.69%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.54%) Cloud Native
8 16 (2.40%) Client/Server
9 14 (2.10%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.95%) Embedded Systems
11 12 (1.80%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.80%) Mobile App
12 11 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
12 11 (1.65%) Online Games
13 10 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (1.35%) Animation
15 8 (1.20%) IoT
15 8 (1.20%) Public Cloud
15 8 (1.20%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 62 (9.28%) Windows
2 56 (8.38%) Linux
3 15 (2.25%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.95%) Android
5 11 (1.65%) Mac OS
6 9 (1.35%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.90%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.60%) Windows Vista
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
1 302 (45.21%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (29.49%) Software Engineering
3 174 (26.05%) Agile
4 105 (15.72%) Project Management
5 99 (14.82%) DevOps
6 81 (12.13%) Analytics
7 67 (10.03%) ITIL
8 65 (9.73%) ERP
8 65 (9.73%) Mathematics
9 64 (9.58%) Design Patterns
10 63 (9.43%) Mentoring
11 57 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 56 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
13 53 (7.93%) SDLC
14 52 (7.78%) Open Source
15 48 (7.19%) CI/CD
16 46 (6.89%) Roadmaps
17 44 (6.59%) Software Testing
18 43 (6.44%) Data Modelling
19 42 (6.29%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 151 (22.60%) SQL
2 130 (19.46%) C#
3 106 (15.87%) JavaScript
4 92 (13.77%) Java
5 74 (11.08%) Python
6 48 (7.19%) C
7 40 (5.99%) PHP
8 35 (5.24%) TypeScript
9 22 (3.29%) Scala
10 19 (2.84%) Embedded C
11 18 (2.69%) C++
12 13 (1.95%) PowerShell
13 12 (1.80%) Kotlin
13 12 (1.80%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.20%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.20%) VB
15 7 (1.05%) MATLAB
15 7 (1.05%) R
15 7 (1.05%) Rust
15 7 (1.05%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 617 (92.37%) Degree
2 373 (55.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 45 (6.74%) Master's Degree
4 37 (5.54%) Cisco Certification
5 31 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 28 (4.19%) CCNP
7 26 (3.89%) CISSP
8 24 (3.59%) CCNA
9 21 (3.14%) PMP
10 20 (2.99%) PMI Certification
11 19 (2.84%) PhD
12 16 (2.40%) Azure Certification
13 15 (2.25%) A+ Certification
13 15 (2.25%) DBS Check
13 15 (2.25%) MCP
13 15 (2.25%) Security Cleared
14 14 (2.10%) ITIL Certification
15 13 (1.95%) AWS Certification
16 12 (1.80%) CCIE
16 12 (1.80%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.09%) QA
2 19 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (1.95%) NIST
4 10 (1.50%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 9 (1.35%) GDPR
5 9 (1.35%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.05%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.90%) PMO
8 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.45%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.45%) SLA
9 2 (0.30%) COBIT
9 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.30%) GLBA
10 1 (0.15%) CDISC
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 39 (5.84%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.74%) Docker
3 14 (2.10%) Firmware
4 13 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.05%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.60%) vSphere
7 2 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) XenApp
8 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 34 (5.09%) Terraform
2 18 (2.69%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.75%) Grafana
3 5 (0.75%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.75%) SCOM
4 4 (0.60%) SCCM
4 4 (0.60%) WSUS
5 3 (0.45%) Ansible
5 3 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.45%) 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 90 (13.47%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.49%) SAP
3 29 (4.34%) Google
4 28 (4.19%) Oracle
5 26 (3.89%) Cisco
6 16 (2.40%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.10%) VMware
8 12 (1.80%) F5
9 7 (1.05%) Juniper
10 5 (0.75%) Autodesk
10 5 (0.75%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.60%) Cognos
11 4 (0.60%) IBM
11 4 (0.60%) Sophos
11 4 (0.60%) Veeam
12 3 (0.45%) Adobe
12 3 (0.45%) Epicor
12 3 (0.45%) Facebook
12 3 (0.45%) Meraki
13 2 (0.30%) ServiceNow