Computer Science Degree Jobs with Work from Home Options

Computer Science Degree
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 246 144
Rank change year-on-year +108 -102 +19
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 767 576 1,935
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.27% 1.42% 2.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.03% 5.54% 11.79%
Number of salaries quoted 622 481 706
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £30,938
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,375 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Computer Science Degree 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 WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,552 10,403 16,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.25% 25.64% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,899 6,318 8,788
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

Computer Science Degree
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Computer Science Degree trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree.

Computer Science Degree salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Computer Science Degree over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Computer Science Degree salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 18 (2.35%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.96%) OpenStack
3 11 (1.43%) IIS
4 9 (1.17%) Confluence
5 6 (0.78%) WordPress
6 5 (0.65%) Apache
6 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.52%) CMS
7 4 (0.52%) OpenEdge
8 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.26%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.26%) Luigi
8 2 (0.26%) Moodle
8 2 (0.26%) SAS
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.13%) Appian
9 1 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.13%) Mule
9 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 43 (5.61%) Simulink
2 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.13%) Sketch
5 1 (0.13%) UXPin
5 1 (0.13%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 14 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.65%) Odoo
4 4 (0.52%) Magento
4 4 (0.52%) Shopify
5 3 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 245 (31.94%) Azure
2 195 (25.42%) AWS
3 69 (9.00%) GCP
4 62 (8.08%) Power Platform
5 45 (5.87%) SaaS
6 44 (5.74%) Cloud Computing
7 38 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
8 36 (4.69%) PowerApps
9 32 (4.17%) Serverless
10 31 (4.04%) Power Automate
11 27 (3.52%) AWS Lambda
12 25 (3.26%) Amazon S3
13 23 (3.00%) AWS CloudFormation
13 23 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
14 22 (2.87%) GitHub
15 19 (2.48%) Amazon EC2
16 18 (2.35%) Snowflake
17 14 (1.83%) Entra ID
17 14 (1.83%) Route 53
17 14 (1.83%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.56%) Firewall
1 35 (4.56%) Network Security
2 23 (3.00%) TCP/IP
3 20 (2.61%) LAN
3 20 (2.61%) WAN
4 18 (2.35%) VPN
5 17 (2.22%) DNS
6 13 (1.69%) DHCP
6 13 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (1.43%) Intrusion Detection
7 11 (1.43%) SAN
7 11 (1.43%) VLAN
8 9 (1.17%) MQTT
9 8 (1.04%) HTTP
9 8 (1.04%) SSL
9 8 (1.04%) WLAN
10 7 (0.91%) MPLS
10 7 (0.91%) Wireless
11 5 (0.65%) BGP
11 5 (0.65%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (11.34%) SQL Server
2 60 (7.82%) Power BI
3 52 (6.78%) NoSQL
4 50 (6.52%) Relational Database
5 28 (3.65%) MySQL
5 28 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
5 28 (3.65%) Redis
6 23 (3.00%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (2.61%) Big Data
7 20 (2.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 17 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
9 13 (1.69%) MongoDB
9 13 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 12 (1.56%) Data Lake
10 12 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.17%) Power Query
12 9 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 6 (0.78%) MS Access
13 6 (0.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 110 (14.34%) Git
2 21 (2.74%) JIRA
2 21 (2.74%) Visual Studio
3 19 (2.48%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.09%) Vagrant
5 15 (1.96%) CMake
5 15 (1.96%) Subversion
6 11 (1.43%) GitLab
7 9 (1.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 7 (0.91%) Selenium
9 5 (0.65%) InstallShield
9 5 (0.65%) JUnit
9 5 (0.65%) Xcode
10 4 (0.52%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.39%) gulp
11 3 (0.39%) MSTest
11 3 (0.39%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.39%) TestNG
11 3 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.26%) TeamCity
General
1 380 (49.54%) Social Skills
2 131 (17.08%) Finance
3 122 (15.91%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (6.39%) Public Sector
6 34 (4.43%) Marketing
7 30 (3.91%) Retail
8 23 (3.00%) Legal
9 20 (2.61%) Law
10 19 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
11 18 (2.35%) Military
11 18 (2.35%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.22%) Games
13 16 (2.09%) Back Office
13 16 (2.09%) Electronics
14 14 (1.83%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.04%) Advertising
17 7 (0.91%) Banking
17 7 (0.91%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 264 (34.42%) Developer
2 141 (18.38%) Senior
3 105 (13.69%) Software Engineer
4 72 (9.39%) Architect
5 64 (8.34%) Lead
6 59 (7.69%) Software Developer
7 52 (6.78%) .NET Developer
8 43 (5.61%) Junior
8 43 (5.61%) Senior Developer
9 38 (4.95%) Senior Software Engineer
10 37 (4.82%) Analyst
11 36 (4.69%) C++ Software Engineer
12 35 (4.56%) PHP Developer
13 31 (4.04%) Junior Developer
14 29 (3.78%) Technical Architect
15 28 (3.65%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
16 27 (3.52%) DevOps Engineer
16 27 (3.52%) Full Stack Developer
17 26 (3.39%) Consultant
18 23 (3.00%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 129 (16.82%) .NET
2 103 (13.43%) HTML
3 91 (11.86%) CSS
4 66 (8.60%) React
5 54 (7.04%) AngularJS
6 45 (5.87%) REST
7 44 (5.74%) ASP.NET
8 37 (4.82%) .NET Framework
9 36 (4.69%) XML
10 33 (4.30%) .NET Core
11 29 (3.78%) Web Services
12 28 (3.65%) Node.js
13 27 (3.52%) HTML5
13 27 (3.52%) Laravel
14 26 (3.39%) Spring
15 24 (3.13%) Middleware
16 21 (2.74%) RESTful
16 21 (2.74%) Vue
17 20 (2.61%) Twitter Bootstrap
18 18 (2.35%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.87%) Management Information System
2 48 (6.26%) Algorithms
2 48 (6.26%) Data Centre
3 35 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
5 22 (2.87%) IoT
6 20 (2.61%) Data Structures
6 20 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (2.09%) Mobile App
8 14 (1.83%) Life Science
8 14 (1.83%) Product Ownership
9 13 (1.69%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.43%) NHS
10 11 (1.43%) Public Cloud
11 10 (1.30%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.30%) Replication
11 10 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 135 (17.60%) Linux
2 93 (12.13%) Windows
3 43 (5.61%) Android
4 25 (3.26%) Apple iOS
5 24 (3.13%) Windows Server
6 18 (2.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 17 (2.22%) Embedded Linux
8 16 (2.09%) CentOS
8 16 (2.09%) Ubuntu
9 12 (1.56%) Unix
10 8 (1.04%) Windows 10
11 6 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.39%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.26%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.13%) Alpine Linux
15 1 (0.13%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 743 (96.87%) Computer Science
2 321 (41.85%) Problem-Solving
3 244 (31.81%) Software Engineering
4 234 (30.51%) Agile
5 159 (20.73%) DevOps
6 115 (14.99%) Mentoring
7 105 (13.69%) CI/CD
8 96 (12.52%) Artificial Intelligence
9 92 (11.99%) Machine Learning
10 79 (10.30%) Containerisation
11 77 (10.04%) Roadmaps
12 72 (9.39%) Analytics
13 71 (9.26%) Data Modelling
13 71 (9.26%) Technical Leadership
14 70 (9.13%) Microservices
15 67 (8.74%) Business Intelligence
15 67 (8.74%) Cybersecurity
16 64 (8.34%) Code Quality
17 63 (8.21%) Collaborative Working
18 60 (7.82%) Full Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 199 (25.95%) Python
2 191 (24.90%) SQL
3 177 (23.08%) C#
4 172 (22.43%) JavaScript
5 136 (17.73%) Java
6 95 (12.39%) C++
7 59 (7.69%) TypeScript
8 49 (6.39%) PHP
9 41 (5.35%) C
10 24 (3.13%) Bash
11 17 (2.22%) PowerShell
12 16 (2.09%) Kotlin
13 14 (1.83%) T-SQL
14 10 (1.30%) Objective-C
14 10 (1.30%) Swift
15 8 (1.04%) Go
15 8 (1.04%) MATLAB
16 7 (0.91%) VB
16 7 (0.91%) VB.NET
16 7 (0.91%) XPath
Qualifications
1 767 (100.00%) Degree
2 118 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 103 (13.43%) Master's Degree
4 92 (11.99%) SC Cleared
5 45 (5.87%) AWS Certification
6 33 (4.30%) CISSP
7 32 (4.17%) Azure Certification
7 32 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (2.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 21 (2.74%) DV Cleared
10 17 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (2.09%) CISM
12 13 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
13 12 (1.56%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 12 (1.56%) CCNA
14 11 (1.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 10 (1.30%) CREST Certified
15 10 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
16 9 (1.17%) PhD
16 9 (1.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (8.08%) QA
2 22 (2.87%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.30%) SLA
4 7 (0.91%) GDPR
5 6 (0.78%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.78%) COBIT
5 6 (0.78%) NIST
5 6 (0.78%) Web Application Security Consortium
6 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.13%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.13%) RMADS
9 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 126 (16.43%) Docker
2 29 (3.78%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.43%) Firmware
3 11 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.17%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.39%) KVM
6 3 (0.39%) XenApp
7 2 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 89 (11.60%) Kubernetes
2 59 (7.69%) Terraform
3 41 (5.35%) Ansible
4 16 (2.09%) Puppet
5 10 (1.30%) ZABBIX
6 7 (0.91%) Grafana
7 6 (0.78%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 6 (0.78%) Nagios
7 6 (0.78%) Progress Chef
7 6 (0.78%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.78%) SCCM
8 5 (0.65%) Nessus
8 5 (0.65%) SCOM
9 3 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
9 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.39%) OfficeScan
9 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.39%) WSUS
10 1 (0.13%) cPanel
Vendors
1 138 (17.99%) Microsoft
2 44 (5.74%) Google
3 36 (4.69%) Xilinx
4 25 (3.26%) SAP
5 16 (2.09%) Cisco
6 15 (1.96%) Oracle
7 14 (1.83%) IBM
7 14 (1.83%) VMware
8 12 (1.56%) NVIDIA
8 12 (1.56%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.43%) Databricks
10 10 (1.30%) ServiceNow
11 6 (0.78%) Centreon
11 6 (0.78%) Citrix
11 6 (0.78%) Juniper
11 6 (0.78%) UiPath
12 5 (0.65%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.52%) Veeam
14 3 (0.39%) Coverity
14 3 (0.39%) Fortinet