Computer Science Jobs in Berkshire

Computer Science
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 42 38
Rank change year-on-year +22 -4 -16
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 263 197 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 8.19% 6.42% 6.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.64% 6.73% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 217 105 86
10th Percentile £39,500 £34,875 £27,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £80,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +39.13% +4.55%
75th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £58,943 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.79% +17.89% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,728 2,928 3,241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 84.93% 95.47% 91.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,807 1,589 1,947
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +3.45% +5.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Berkshire

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Berkshire

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Berkshire over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Berkshire

Computer Science
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Bracknell +6 139 £75,000 -16.67% 6
Reading +36 106 £55,000 +27.17% 23
Maidenhead -6 4 - - 1
Slough +22 3 £47,500 -9.52% 6
Newbury +15 2 £34,000 -54.67%
Windsor -7 1 - - 6
Thatcham - 1 £50,000 - 1
Computer Science
South East

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 2 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.38%) Apache
2 1 (0.38%) Confluence
2 1 (0.38%) IIS
2 1 (0.38%) nginx
2 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.38%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (7.98%) Azure
2 17 (6.46%) AWS
3 9 (3.42%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (1.90%) IaaS
5 4 (1.52%) SaaS
6 3 (1.14%) GCP
6 3 (1.14%) GitHub
7 2 (0.76%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.76%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.38%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.46%) Network Security
2 8 (3.04%) VPN
3 7 (2.66%) Firewall
4 5 (1.90%) Internet
4 5 (1.90%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.14%) DNS
6 2 (0.76%) BGP
6 2 (0.76%) IPsec
6 2 (0.76%) OSPF
6 2 (0.76%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.38%) DHCP
7 1 (0.38%) MQTT
7 1 (0.38%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.38%) RS-485
7 1 (0.38%) RTP
7 1 (0.38%) VLAN
7 1 (0.38%) VoIP
7 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (20.53%) NoSQL
2 38 (14.45%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.42%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (3.42%) Power BI
4 3 (1.14%) GIS
4 3 (1.14%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.14%) Tableau
5 2 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle BI EE
5 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.76%) SSDT
5 2 (0.76%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.38%) Redis
Development Applications
1 80 (30.42%) Git
2 34 (12.93%) Selenium
3 33 (12.55%) Cypress.io
4 16 (6.08%) Visual Studio
5 15 (5.70%) GitLab
6 6 (2.28%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.76%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.76%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.38%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.38%) Gradle
8 1 (0.38%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.38%) JIRA
8 1 (0.38%) JUnit
8 1 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.38%) Robot Framework
General
1 29 (11.03%) Social Skills
2 19 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (4.94%) Finance
4 11 (4.18%) Telecoms
5 6 (2.28%) Electronics
6 4 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (0.76%) Public Sector
7 2 (0.76%) Retail
8 1 (0.38%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.38%) Back Office
8 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.38%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 104 (39.54%) Developer
2 66 (25.10%) Senior
3 54 (20.53%) Software Developer
4 48 (18.25%) Software Engineer
5 37 (14.07%) Senior Developer
6 32 (12.17%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 24 (9.13%) Lead
8 21 (7.98%) Architect
8 21 (7.98%) Senior Software Developer
9 19 (7.22%) Lead Developer
9 19 (7.22%) Lead Software Developer
10 17 (6.46%) Senior Software Engineer
11 16 (6.08%) Senior Front-End Developer
12 15 (5.70%) Software Architect
13 14 (5.32%) Development Director
13 14 (5.32%) Research Engineer
13 14 (5.32%) Research Software Engineer
13 14 (5.32%) Software Development Director
14 13 (4.94%) Data Scientist
15 12 (4.56%) Mobile Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (39.16%) React
2 70 (26.62%) .NET
3 34 (12.93%) HTML
4 33 (12.55%) Jest
5 32 (12.17%) CSS
6 31 (11.79%) CSS3
6 31 (11.79%) HTML5
7 17 (6.46%) React Native
8 6 (2.28%) OpenMP
9 5 (1.90%) Kafka
9 5 (1.90%) Web Services
10 3 (1.14%) Dask
10 3 (1.14%) Django
10 3 (1.14%) Flask
10 3 (1.14%) Middleware
11 2 (0.76%) Matplotlib
11 2 (0.76%) OpenLayers
11 2 (0.76%) REST
11 2 (0.76%) Sass
11 2 (0.76%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 42 (15.97%) Algorithms
2 21 (7.98%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.32%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.66%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.28%) CUDA
6 5 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.52%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.14%) Mixed Reality
9 2 (0.76%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.76%) PKI
9 2 (0.76%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.38%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.38%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.38%) Distributed Computing
10 1 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.38%) IoT
10 1 (0.38%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.38%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.38%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 29 (11.03%) Linux
2 23 (8.75%) Unix
3 18 (6.84%) Windows
4 5 (1.90%) Kali Linux
5 4 (1.52%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.76%) VMS
6 2 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.38%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (52.85%) Agile
2 117 (44.49%) Artificial Intelligence
3 105 (39.92%) Propensity Modelling
4 66 (25.10%) Software Engineering
5 64 (24.33%) Physics
6 58 (22.05%) Mathematics
7 43 (16.35%) Software Testing
8 34 (12.93%) Machine Learning
9 32 (12.17%) Front End Development
10 26 (9.89%) SDLC
11 20 (7.60%) Monte Carlo Method
11 20 (7.60%) Open Source
11 20 (7.60%) Problem-Solving
12 17 (6.46%) Application Security
12 17 (6.46%) Parallel Programming
12 17 (6.46%) Performance Analysis
13 16 (6.08%) Cybersecurity
14 15 (5.70%) Penetration Testing
14 15 (5.70%) Test Automation
14 15 (5.70%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 144 (54.75%) C#
2 103 (39.16%) JavaScript
3 101 (38.40%) TypeScript
4 81 (30.80%) Python
5 53 (20.15%) C++
6 43 (16.35%) Fortran
7 36 (13.69%) C
8 32 (12.17%) PHP
9 31 (11.79%) SQL
10 23 (8.75%) Bash
11 13 (4.94%) Java
11 13 (4.94%) R
12 9 (3.42%) Go
12 9 (3.42%) PowerShell
13 7 (2.66%) Perl
14 5 (1.90%) Kotlin
14 5 (1.90%) MATLAB
15 3 (1.14%) Haskell
15 3 (1.14%) Rust
15 3 (1.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 249 (94.68%) Degree
2 119 (45.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (17.87%) Security Cleared
4 40 (15.21%) Master's Degree
5 35 (13.31%) PhD
6 16 (6.08%) CISSP
7 8 (3.04%) CISM
7 8 (3.04%) GIAC
7 8 (3.04%) GPEN
8 5 (1.90%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.90%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.14%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.14%) CCNA
9 3 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.14%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.76%) CCNP
10 2 (0.76%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.76%) GCIA
10 2 (0.76%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (11.79%) WCAG
2 12 (4.56%) NIST
3 8 (3.04%) GRC
3 8 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.66%) GDPR
4 7 (2.66%) QA
5 6 (2.28%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.28%) NIST 800
5 6 (2.28%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 119 (45.25%) Docker
2 4 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.52%) Firmware
3 2 (0.76%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 110 (41.83%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.04%) Nessus
3 6 (2.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (1.90%) Suricata
5 2 (0.76%) Grafana
5 2 (0.76%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.76%) Terraform
5 2 (0.76%) WSUS
6 1 (0.38%) Ansible
6 1 (0.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 60 (22.81%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.56%) Xamarin
3 7 (2.66%) Cisco
3 7 (2.66%) Juniper
4 6 (2.28%) Qualys
5 5 (1.90%) Palo Alto
5 5 (1.90%) Splunk
6 4 (1.52%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.76%) Dell
7 2 (0.76%) SolarWinds
7 2 (0.76%) VMware
8 1 (0.38%) AVEVA
8 1 (0.38%) Google
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle
8 1 (0.38%) SAP