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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 128 78
Rank change year-on-year +74 -50 +37
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 663 447 713
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.64% 2.70% 3.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 2.79% 4.11%
Number of salaries quoted 506 281 329
10th Percentile £27,500 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.18% +37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £67,250 £60,899 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £66,350
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 14,895 16,001 17,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.86% 96.69% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,380 7,839 10,706
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,074 £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 £80,000 £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 28 May 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 28 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
North West +64 376 £50,000 -16.67% 108
Yorkshire +86 227 £45,000 -14.29% 54
North East +5 60 £48,734 +14.67% 35
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 (2.41%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.36%) Confluence
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.06%) IIS
5 6 (0.90%) SAS
6 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.75%) CMS
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 25 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.11%) 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 14 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.51%) SAP ERP
3 9 (1.36%) 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
1 136 (20.51%) AWS
2 99 (14.93%) Azure
3 35 (5.28%) Amazon Kinesis
4 33 (4.98%) GCP
5 29 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (3.32%) GitHub
7 20 (3.02%) Amazon S3
8 18 (2.71%) Amazon EC2
8 18 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
10 15 (2.26%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (2.26%) Power Platform
10 15 (2.26%) Serverless
11 14 (2.11%) SaaS
12 10 (1.51%) Google Play
13 8 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.21%) OCI
14 6 (0.90%) Snowflake
15 5 (0.75%) Firebase
15 5 (0.75%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.28%) Firewall
2 33 (4.98%) Network Security
3 26 (3.92%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.92%) VPN
4 25 (3.77%) DNS
5 19 (2.87%) DHCP
6 14 (2.11%) RS-232
7 11 (1.66%) Internet
7 11 (1.66%) VLAN
8 10 (1.51%) Ethernet
8 10 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.36%) SSL
10 6 (0.90%) WAN
11 5 (0.75%) IPsec
11 5 (0.75%) LAN
11 5 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (0.60%) NAS
12 4 (0.60%) SAN
12 4 (0.60%) ZigBee
13 3 (0.45%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (9.35%) MySQL
2 51 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 36 (5.43%) Data Warehouse
3 36 (5.43%) NoSQL
4 35 (5.28%) Redis
5 33 (4.98%) Relational Database
6 29 (4.37%) Amazon RDS
7 27 (4.07%) PostgreSQL
8 22 (3.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 18 (2.71%) DynamoDB
9 18 (2.71%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.56%) Amazon Aurora
10 17 (2.56%) MS Access
11 11 (1.66%) Power BI
12 8 (1.21%) Big Data
12 8 (1.21%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (1.21%) Oracle Database
12 8 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.75%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 79 (11.92%) Git
2 32 (4.83%) JIRA
3 18 (2.71%) Postman
4 17 (2.56%) Gatling
5 12 (1.81%) TeamCity
6 10 (1.51%) Appium
7 8 (1.21%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.21%) Selenium
8 7 (1.06%) 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 (48.72%) Social Skills
2 114 (17.19%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (9.05%) Finance
4 56 (8.45%) Manufacturing
5 48 (7.24%) Electronics
6 46 (6.94%) Games
7 30 (4.52%) Legal
8 28 (4.22%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (4.22%) Retail
9 25 (3.77%) Marketing
10 24 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (2.71%) Billing
12 14 (2.11%) Banking
13 10 (1.51%) Law
14 7 (1.06%) Front Office
14 7 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.90%) Health Technology
15 6 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.75%) Tech for Good
16 5 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 164 (24.74%) Developer
2 110 (16.59%) Software Engineer
3 103 (15.54%) Senior
4 46 (6.94%) Lead
5 38 (5.73%) .NET Developer
6 37 (5.58%) Architect
7 34 (5.13%) Analyst
8 27 (4.07%) IT Manager
9 26 (3.92%) Senior Software Engineer
10 23 (3.47%) Junior
11 22 (3.32%) Graduate
12 21 (3.17%) Senior Developer
12 21 (3.17%) Software Developer
13 19 (2.87%) PHP Developer
14 18 (2.71%) Applications Manager
14 18 (2.71%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.71%) Technical Leader
15 17 (2.56%) Delivery Manager
15 17 (2.56%) Service Manager
16 16 (2.41%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (17.35%) .NET
2 58 (8.75%) HTML
3 55 (8.30%) CSS
4 50 (7.54%) Node.js
5 46 (6.94%) Web Services
6 39 (5.88%) REST
7 37 (5.58%) JSON
8 36 (5.43%) Vue
9 34 (5.13%) React
10 32 (4.83%) .NET Framework
11 29 (4.37%) RESTful
12 26 (3.92%) AngularJS
13 20 (3.02%) .NET Core
14 19 (2.87%) ASP.NET
14 19 (2.87%) GraphQL
14 19 (2.87%) Spring
15 18 (2.71%) ASP.NET Web API
16 17 (2.56%) Scalaz
16 17 (2.56%) Spring Boot
16 17 (2.56%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.67%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (3.47%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.17%) Data Structures
5 18 (2.71%) Onboarding
6 17 (2.56%) Blog
6 17 (2.56%) Cloud Native
6 17 (2.56%) Media Streaming
7 16 (2.41%) Client/Server
8 14 (2.11%) Algorithms
9 13 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
10 11 (1.66%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.66%) Online Games
11 10 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.51%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.36%) Animation
13 8 (1.21%) IoT
13 8 (1.21%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.21%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 61 (9.20%) Windows
2 56 (8.45%) Linux
3 14 (2.11%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.66%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.51%) Android
6 8 (1.21%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.60%) Windows Vista
8 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
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 (45.55%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (29.71%) Software Engineering
3 170 (25.64%) Agile
4 106 (15.99%) Project Management
5 95 (14.33%) DevOps
6 79 (11.92%) Analytics
7 66 (9.95%) ITIL
8 64 (9.65%) ERP
8 64 (9.65%) Mathematics
9 63 (9.50%) Design Patterns
10 62 (9.35%) Mentoring
11 57 (8.60%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (8.60%) Cybersecurity
12 53 (7.99%) SDLC
13 50 (7.54%) Open Source
14 48 (7.24%) CI/CD
14 48 (7.24%) Roadmaps
15 44 (6.64%) Software Testing
16 43 (6.49%) Data Modelling
17 42 (6.33%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 148 (22.32%) SQL
2 134 (20.21%) C#
3 108 (16.29%) JavaScript
4 90 (13.57%) Java
5 74 (11.16%) Python
6 48 (7.24%) C
7 40 (6.03%) PHP
8 34 (5.13%) TypeScript
9 20 (3.02%) Scala
10 19 (2.87%) Embedded C
11 18 (2.71%) C++
12 14 (2.11%) PowerShell
13 11 (1.66%) Kotlin
13 11 (1.66%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.21%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.21%) VB
15 7 (1.06%) MATLAB
15 7 (1.06%) R
15 7 (1.06%) Rust
15 7 (1.06%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 613 (92.46%) Degree
2 372 (56.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (6.64%) Master's Degree
4 37 (5.58%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (4.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 28 (4.22%) CCNP
7 27 (4.07%) CISSP
8 24 (3.62%) CCNA
9 21 (3.17%) PMP
10 20 (3.02%) PMI Certification
11 19 (2.87%) PhD
12 17 (2.56%) Azure Certification
13 15 (2.26%) A+ Certification
13 15 (2.26%) DBS Check
13 15 (2.26%) MCP
13 15 (2.26%) Security Cleared
14 14 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
15 13 (1.96%) AWS Certification
16 12 (1.81%) CCIE
16 12 (1.81%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.13%) QA
2 19 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (1.96%) NIST
4 11 (1.66%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.36%) GDPR
6 9 (1.36%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.06%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.90%) PMO
9 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.45%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.45%) SLA
10 2 (0.30%) COBIT
10 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.30%) GLBA
11 1 (0.15%) CDISC
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.15%) NCSC
11 1 (0.15%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (5.73%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.77%) Docker
3 14 (2.11%) Firmware
4 13 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.06%) 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
Systems Management
1 34 (5.13%) Terraform
2 18 (2.71%) 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 87 (13.12%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.52%) SAP
3 29 (4.37%) Oracle
4 28 (4.22%) Google
5 26 (3.92%) Cisco
6 15 (2.26%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.11%) VMware
8 12 (1.81%) F5
9 7 (1.06%) 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%) Meraki
13 2 (0.30%) Facebook
13 2 (0.30%) ServiceNow