Computer Science Graduate Jobs in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Graduate
UK > UK excluding London

The median Computer Science Graduate salary in the UK excluding London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 January 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 603 581 767
Rank change year-on-year -22 +186 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Computer Science Graduate 6 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.013% 0.005% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.006% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £29,900 £24,175 -
25th Percentile £30,875 £24,438 £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £25,250 £22,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.61% +14.77% -37.14%
75th Percentile £37,500 £26,438 £23,000
90th Percentile - £26,925 -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £25,250 £22,000
% change year-on-year +38.61% +14.77% -38.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 42,388 34,927 57,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 95.60% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 18,449 24,676 33,504
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,760 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,900 £39,178
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,865 £50,000 £52,731
Median % change year-on-year +5.73% -5.18% +5.46%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £58,033 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.93% -4.17% +1.69%

Computer Science Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Computer Science Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Graduate in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Graduate
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Graduate in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Computer Science Graduate in the UK excluding London

Computer Science Graduate
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Graduate within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 January 2025. 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 of England -7 4 £30,500 +27.08% 2
Yorkshire +35 3 - -
Scotland - 2 £35,000 -
North East - 1 £30,500 - 1
Computer Science Graduate
UK

Computer Science Graduate Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 January 2025, Computer Science Graduate job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Computer Science Graduate in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 4 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Robotics
3 3 (50.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (50.00%) Machine Learning
3 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) QA
4 2 (33.33%) People Management
5 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
5 1 (16.67%) Investment Management
5 1 (16.67%) Hedge funds
5 1 (16.67%) OOP
5 1 (16.67%) Python
5 1 (16.67%) Client/Server
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (16.67%) C#
5 1 (16.67%) C++
5 1 (16.67%) Java
5 1 (16.67%) .NET

Computer Science Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 3 (50.00%) Robotics
3 1 (16.67%) Client/Server
3 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
3 1 (16.67%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) Machine Learning
3 3 (50.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) People Management
5 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
5 1 (16.67%) Investment Management
5 1 (16.67%) OOP
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C#
1 1 (16.67%) C++
1 1 (16.67%) Java
1 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft