Computer Science Job Trends in Sheffield

Computer Science
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 30 41
Rank change year-on-year -27 +11 +6
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 13 15 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 1.18% 3.81% 2.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 4.75% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 11 10 6
10th Percentile £56,250 - £72,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £25,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £28,750 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +117.39% -64.06% +52.38%
75th Percentile £83,750 £72,500 -
90th Percentile - £85,000 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £28,750 £80,000
% change year-on-year +117.39% -64.06% +63.27%

All Process & 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 755 316 598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 68.76% 80.20% 75.03%
Number of salaries quoted 631 224 283
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,125 £35,936
25th Percentile £41,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +15.79%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,813 £67,806
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £41,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.95% -25.45% +22.22%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Computer Science

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Sheffield over the 6 months to 12 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Sheffield

Computer Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) IIS
1 1 (7.69%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (61.54%) Azure
2 6 (46.15%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (38.46%) Azure Data Factory
3 5 (38.46%) Azure Functions
3 5 (38.46%) Azure Logic Apps
3 5 (38.46%) Azure Monitor
3 5 (38.46%) Serverless
4 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
4 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Network Security
2 1 (7.69%) DNS
2 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
2 1 (7.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (46.15%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (38.46%) Spark SQL
3 1 (7.69%) Power BI
3 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Advertising
2 4 (30.77%) Banking
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Finance
3 1 (7.69%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Lead
2 5 (38.46%) Azure Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Azure Platform Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Cloud Platform Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Data Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Databricks Data Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Databricks Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Lead Data Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Platform Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Applications Support
4 1 (7.69%) Applications Support Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Data Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 1 (7.69%) Report Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Front-End Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (38.46%) ARM Templates
1 5 (38.46%) PySpark
1 5 (38.46%) REST
1 5 (38.46%) Terraform
2 1 (7.69%) JSON
2 1 (7.69%) React
2 1 (7.69%) XML
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) macOS
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
1 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) CI/CD
1 6 (46.15%) Dashboard Development
1 6 (46.15%) Data Engineering
1 6 (46.15%) Data Integration
1 6 (46.15%) DevOps
2 5 (38.46%) AI
2 5 (38.46%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (38.46%) Data Governance
2 5 (38.46%) Data Modelling
2 5 (38.46%) Deployment Automation
2 5 (38.46%) ETL
2 5 (38.46%) Infrastructure as Code
2 5 (38.46%) Lakehouse
2 5 (38.46%) Observability
2 5 (38.46%) Platform Engineering
2 5 (38.46%) Regulatory Compliance
2 5 (38.46%) Release Management
2 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (38.46%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) Python
1 5 (38.46%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) Java
2 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
2 1 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) Degree
2 9 (69.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (30.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (30.77%) CCSP
3 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (30.77%) CISSP
4 1 (7.69%) A+ Certification
4 1 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) GDPR
2 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (30.77%) NIST
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Databricks
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) SGI