Computer Science Jobs in Sheffield

Computer Science
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 43 55
Rank change year-on-year +27 +12 -26
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 25 38 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 8.68% 3.60% 6.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.43% 4.28% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 5 31 3
10th Percentile £37,050 £25,750 £38,180
25th Percentile £45,750 £27,500 £46,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,652 £37,500 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +69.74% -38.42% +52.25%
75th Percentile - £49,375 £67,325
90th Percentile £69,711 £65,000 £71,180
South Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £41,250 £72,500
% change year-on-year +45.45% -43.10% +81.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 265 888 905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 92.01% 84.17% 98.37%
Number of salaries quoted 177 724 389
10th Percentile £28,920 £27,500 £24,830
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -0.51% -6.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £80,000 £72,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £46,750
% change year-on-year +10.53% +1.60% -6.50%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Sheffield

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Sheffield

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Sheffield

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Sheffield over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Sheffield

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Applications
1 10 (40.00%) Chatbot
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (24.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (40.00%) Network Security
1 10 (40.00%) TCP/IP
2 6 (24.00%) Cisco Nexus
2 6 (24.00%) DNS
2 6 (24.00%) DWDM
2 6 (24.00%) Firewall
2 6 (24.00%) LAN
2 6 (24.00%) VPN
2 6 (24.00%) WAN
3 4 (16.00%) BGP
3 4 (16.00%) EIGRP
3 4 (16.00%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (24.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 15 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.00%) Marketing
5 1 (4.00%) Advertising
5 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Network Engineer
1 10 (40.00%) Trainer
2 8 (32.00%) Analyst
2 8 (32.00%) Data Analyst
3 4 (16.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 3 (12.00%) VMware Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Automation Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Developer
5 2 (8.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 2 (8.00%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
5 2 (8.00%) Web Developer
6 1 (4.00%) Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Data Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Junior
6 1 (4.00%) Lead
6 1 (4.00%) Lead Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Lead Data Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Lead Security Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Python Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) REST
2 2 (8.00%) AngularJS
2 2 (8.00%) gRPC
2 2 (8.00%) React
2 2 (8.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (8.00%) Data Structures
1 2 (8.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.00%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (4.00%) Robotics
2 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) Mathematics
2 11 (44.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 10 (40.00%) Conversational UI
3 10 (40.00%) Migration
3 10 (40.00%) Statistics
4 8 (32.00%) Data Science
5 6 (24.00%) Full-Stack Development
5 6 (24.00%) Mentoring
5 6 (24.00%) Network Architecture
5 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (24.00%) Runbook
5 6 (24.00%) Task Automation
5 6 (24.00%) Technical Leadership
5 6 (24.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 4 (16.00%) Applied Mathematics
6 4 (16.00%) Containerisation
6 4 (16.00%) Network Management
6 4 (16.00%) Network Monitoring
6 4 (16.00%) Network Virtualisation
6 4 (16.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 11 (44.00%) Python
2 2 (8.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (4.00%) C
3 1 (4.00%) C++
3 1 (4.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 24 (96.00%) Degree
2 11 (44.00%) Master's Degree
2 11 (44.00%) PhD
3 10 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (24.00%) CCNA
4 6 (24.00%) CCNP
4 6 (24.00%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (24.00%) JNCIA
4 6 (24.00%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) QA
2 1 (4.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (16.00%) Docker
1 4 (16.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 4 (16.00%) VMware NSX
2 1 (4.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (40.00%) Ansible
2 6 (24.00%) Terraform
3 4 (16.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (40.00%) Cisco
1 10 (40.00%) PayPal
2 6 (24.00%) Arista
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (16.00%) VMware
4 3 (12.00%) ANSYS