Computer Science Jobs in the West Midlands

Computer Science
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 63 94 86
Rank change year-on-year +31 -8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 272 195 258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.48% 3.21% 3.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 3.32% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 184 107 127
10th Percentile £30,900 £28,850 £28,750
25th Percentile £38,927 £41,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,625 £67,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,500
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
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,359 5,879 7,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 81.37% 96.79% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 4,664 3,160 4,800
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,592 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
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 West Midlands

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the West Midlands

Computer Science
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham +7 97 £57,500 -8.00% 28
Warwickshire +30 50 £57,500 +112.96% 4
Worcestershire -2 32 £50,000 -2.44% 13
Staffordshire -6 23 £55,000 +10.00% 16
Shropshire - 17 £50,000 - 3
Solihull -1 11 £50,000 +11.11% 5
Wolverhampton +20 9 £26,000 -57.24% 1
Coventry +16 4 - - 8
Sutton Coldfield - 3 £27,000 - 2
Walsall +11 2 £39,649 -
Herefordshire -12 1 - - 2
Wednesbury - 1 - - 1
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 21 (7.72%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.68%) WordPress
3 7 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.74%) Appian
4 2 (0.74%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.74%) Simulink
5 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.37%) Autodesk Inventor
5 1 (0.37%) Fusion 360
5 1 (0.37%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.84%) Shopify
3 4 (1.47%) Magento
4 3 (1.10%) Sage 200
4 3 (1.10%) Sage 300 ERP
5 2 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.37%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 63 (23.16%) Azure
2 33 (12.13%) Power Platform
3 21 (7.72%) AWS
4 16 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (4.78%) Power Automate
5 13 (4.78%) PowerApps
6 11 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.57%) Amazon S3
7 7 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (2.57%) GCP
8 6 (2.21%) Amazon EC2
8 6 (2.21%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.84%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.47%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.10%) SaaS
11 3 (1.10%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (1.10%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.74%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.41%) Firewall
2 11 (4.04%) WAN
3 8 (2.94%) Network Security
3 8 (2.94%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.21%) DHCP
4 6 (2.21%) DNS
4 6 (2.21%) LAN
5 5 (1.84%) Intranet
5 5 (1.84%) SD-WAN
5 5 (1.84%) VPN
5 5 (1.84%) WLAN
6 4 (1.47%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (1.47%) iSCSI
6 4 (1.47%) MPLS
6 4 (1.47%) SNMP
7 2 (0.74%) VLAN
7 2 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.74%) Wireless
8 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.37%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (12.13%) Power BI
2 31 (11.40%) SQL Server
3 20 (7.35%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (5.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (4.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (4.04%) MySQL
6 11 (4.04%) Relational Database
7 8 (2.94%) Power Query
8 7 (2.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (2.57%) Tableau
9 6 (2.21%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (2.21%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (2.21%) Looker
9 6 (2.21%) Redis
10 4 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.47%) NoSQL
10 4 (1.47%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.74%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 19 (6.99%) Git
2 17 (6.25%) JIRA
3 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.84%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.47%) Postman
5 4 (1.47%) Xcode
6 1 (0.37%) CMake
6 1 (0.37%) Moq
6 1 (0.37%) NUnit
6 1 (0.37%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.37%) Sourcetree
General
1 94 (34.56%) Social Skills
2 62 (22.79%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (12.50%) Finance
4 33 (12.13%) Manufacturing
5 28 (10.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (7.35%) Automotive
6 20 (7.35%) Retail
7 11 (4.04%) Electronics
8 5 (1.84%) Digital Healthcare
8 5 (1.84%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.47%) Games
9 4 (1.47%) Marketing
10 3 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.10%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.74%) Back Office
11 2 (0.74%) Local Government
11 2 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.74%) Social Science
12 1 (0.37%) Law
12 1 (0.37%) Legal
Job Titles
1 71 (26.10%) Developer
2 29 (10.66%) Analyst
2 29 (10.66%) Senior
3 24 (8.82%) Lead
4 23 (8.46%) Software Engineer
5 22 (8.09%) Software Developer
6 20 (7.35%) Data Scientist
7 15 (5.51%) Full Stack Developer
7 15 (5.51%) Junior
8 14 (5.15%) Architect
9 13 (4.78%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 13 (4.78%) Junior Developer
9 13 (4.78%) Senior Developer
10 10 (3.68%) Project Manager
11 9 (3.31%) Administrator
12 8 (2.94%) Software Manager
12 8 (2.94%) Technical Leader
13 7 (2.57%) Junior Software Developer
14 6 (2.21%) Senior Software Developer
14 6 (2.21%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (12.87%) .NET
2 21 (7.72%) AngularJS
3 19 (6.99%) RESTful
4 18 (6.62%) CSS
4 18 (6.62%) HTML
5 14 (5.15%) .NET Core
6 10 (3.68%) Node.js
7 9 (3.31%) SOAP
8 8 (2.94%) Kafka
9 7 (2.57%) PyTorch
9 7 (2.57%) TensorFlow
9 7 (2.57%) Vue
10 6 (2.21%) .NET Framework
10 6 (2.21%) ASP.NET
10 6 (2.21%) React
10 6 (2.21%) XML
11 5 (1.84%) WinForms
11 5 (1.84%) WPF
12 4 (1.47%) HTML5
12 4 (1.47%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 34 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 22 (8.09%) Management Information System
3 19 (6.99%) Mobile App
4 17 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (5.15%) Product Ownership
6 13 (4.78%) Virtual Team
7 6 (2.21%) Augmented Reality
7 6 (2.21%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (2.21%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 6 (2.21%) Industry 4.0
7 6 (2.21%) PMI
7 6 (2.21%) Replication
7 6 (2.21%) SCADA
7 6 (2.21%) Virtual Reality
8 5 (1.84%) CUDA
8 5 (1.84%) Infotainment
8 5 (1.84%) IoT
8 5 (1.84%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.47%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.47%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 34 (12.50%) Windows
2 20 (7.35%) Linux
3 8 (2.94%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.21%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.47%) VMS
6 3 (1.10%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.37%) Android
8 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.37%) Unix
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (50.37%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (27.57%) Agile
3 55 (20.22%) Software Engineering
4 47 (17.28%) Cybersecurity
4 47 (17.28%) Mathematics
5 45 (16.54%) Mentoring
6 43 (15.81%) Data Analysis
7 42 (15.44%) Decision-Making
8 40 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
9 37 (13.60%) SDLC
10 34 (12.50%) Analytics
11 32 (11.76%) Data Science
11 32 (11.76%) Project Management
12 29 (10.66%) Full Stack Development
13 26 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
14 25 (9.19%) Artificial Intelligence
15 23 (8.46%) Data Management
15 23 (8.46%) DevOps
15 23 (8.46%) Test Strategy
16 22 (8.09%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 65 (23.90%) SQL
2 49 (18.01%) JavaScript
3 40 (14.71%) C#
4 30 (11.03%) Python
5 18 (6.62%) TypeScript
6 15 (5.51%) Java
7 12 (4.41%) C++
8 11 (4.04%) PHP
9 10 (3.68%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.84%) C
11 4 (1.47%) Embedded C
11 4 (1.47%) PowerShell
12 3 (1.10%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.74%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.74%) R
14 1 (0.37%) Delphi
14 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 255 (93.75%) Degree
2 133 (48.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 30 (11.03%) Master's Degree
4 14 (5.15%) Security Cleared
5 12 (4.41%) SC Cleared
6 11 (4.04%) CISM
6 11 (4.04%) CISSP
6 11 (4.04%) PMI Certification
7 9 (3.31%) Azure Certification
7 9 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.94%) CCNA
8 8 (2.94%) CCNP
8 8 (2.94%) CISA
8 8 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.57%) PhD
10 5 (1.84%) CAPM
10 5 (1.84%) ISEB
10 5 (1.84%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.84%) PCI QSA
10 5 (1.84%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.09%) QA
2 11 (4.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.57%) PCI DSS
4 6 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (2.21%) NIST
5 5 (1.84%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.47%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.74%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.74%) SLA
8 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.37%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 12 (4.41%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.57%) Docker
4 4 (1.47%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.47%) pfSense
5 3 (1.10%) Firmware
6 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.57%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.84%) HP ALM
2 5 (1.84%) Terraform
3 1 (0.37%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.37%) SCCM
3 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 56 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.15%) Cisco
3 11 (4.04%) VMware
4 8 (2.94%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.21%) Dell
5 6 (2.21%) HP
5 6 (2.21%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.84%) Fortinet
6 5 (1.84%) NVIDIA
6 5 (1.84%) Ubiquiti
6 5 (1.84%) Xamarin
7 4 (1.47%) BroadSoft
7 4 (1.47%) Brocade
7 4 (1.47%) Databricks
7 4 (1.47%) Dell Compellent
7 4 (1.47%) DevExpress
7 4 (1.47%) Juniper
7 4 (1.47%) QNAP
7 4 (1.47%) Veeam
7 4 (1.47%) Zerto