Computer Science Jobs in the North West

Computer Science
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 118 82
Rank change year-on-year +61 -36 +17
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 365 223 357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.66% 2.89% 3.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 3.02% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 290 142 100
10th Percentile £28,900 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,313 £42,813 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.07% +7.89%
75th Percentile £72,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,715 £77,750
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 West

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 West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,207 7,382 9,079
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 82.31% 95.54% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 6,214 3,877 5,302
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £81,250
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the North West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the North West

Computer Science
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 20 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
Manchester +75 220 £55,000 -8.33% 71
Cheshire +36 60 £50,000 -17.83% 24
Lancashire -6 47 £45,000 -2.70% 14
Merseyside 0 33 £41,235 -31.28% 10
Cumbria -10 3 £40,000 -34.21% 1
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (1.37%) SAS
2 4 (1.10%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.10%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.82%) Trello
4 1 (0.27%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (3.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.47%) SAP CX
3 4 (1.10%) SAP CO
3 4 (1.10%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.10%) SAP FI
3 4 (1.10%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 72 (19.73%) AWS
2 48 (13.15%) Azure
3 24 (6.58%) Amazon Kinesis
4 23 (6.30%) GCP
5 14 (3.84%) Amazon S3
6 13 (3.56%) Amazon EC2
6 13 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (2.74%) GitHub
7 10 (2.74%) Google Play
8 9 (2.47%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.47%) SaaS
9 8 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.10%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.82%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.82%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.55%) AWS Lambda
12 2 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.55%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.55%) Facebook Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.66%) Firewall
2 15 (4.11%) VPN
3 14 (3.84%) DNS
4 12 (3.29%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.74%) Ethernet
5 10 (2.74%) Network Security
5 10 (2.74%) RS-232
6 7 (1.92%) DHCP
6 7 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.64%) VLAN
8 5 (1.37%) IPsec
8 5 (1.37%) SSL
9 4 (1.10%) Internet
9 4 (1.10%) VoIP
9 4 (1.10%) ZigBee
10 3 (0.82%) Wireless
11 2 (0.55%) DKIM
11 2 (0.55%) DMARC
11 2 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.12%) Data Warehouse
2 24 (6.58%) MySQL
3 20 (5.48%) Relational Database
4 18 (4.93%) Amazon Redshift
4 18 (4.93%) NoSQL
5 17 (4.66%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (4.66%) SQL Server
6 16 (4.38%) MS Access
7 14 (3.84%) RDBMS
8 13 (3.56%) Amazon RDS
9 11 (3.01%) DynamoDB
9 11 (3.01%) Redis
10 10 (2.74%) Amazon Aurora
11 6 (1.64%) Power BI
12 4 (1.10%) ActiveReports
12 4 (1.10%) Big Data
12 4 (1.10%) BigQuery
12 4 (1.10%) Cognos Framework Manager
12 4 (1.10%) Data Lake
12 4 (1.10%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 43 (11.78%) Git
2 15 (4.11%) JIRA
3 13 (3.56%) Postman
4 10 (2.74%) Appium
4 10 (2.74%) Gatling
5 7 (1.92%) Subversion
6 5 (1.37%) InstallShield
7 4 (1.10%) CMake
7 4 (1.10%) GCC
7 4 (1.10%) GDB
7 4 (1.10%) IntelliJ
7 4 (1.10%) JUnit
7 4 (1.10%) Mockito
8 3 (0.82%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.82%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.55%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.55%) Selenium
9 2 (0.55%) webpack
10 1 (0.27%) GitLab
10 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 143 (39.18%) Social Skills
2 48 (13.15%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (8.22%) Manufacturing
4 28 (7.67%) Games
5 24 (6.58%) Finance
6 22 (6.03%) Electronics
7 11 (3.01%) Retail
8 10 (2.74%) Billing
8 10 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.92%) Legal
9 7 (1.92%) Marketing
10 6 (1.64%) Health Technology
10 6 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.37%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.10%) Advertising
12 4 (1.10%) Banking
13 3 (0.82%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.82%) Automotive
13 3 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 88 (24.11%) Developer
2 71 (19.45%) Software Engineer
3 69 (18.90%) Senior
4 28 (7.67%) Lead
5 25 (6.85%) Analyst
6 19 (5.21%) .NET Developer
6 19 (5.21%) Senior Software Engineer
7 16 (4.38%) Senior Developer
8 15 (4.11%) Network Engineer
8 15 (4.11%) Software Developer
9 14 (3.84%) Technical Leader
10 13 (3.56%) Graduate
11 11 (3.01%) Architect
11 11 (3.01%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.01%) Software Manager
12 10 (2.74%) Android Developer
12 10 (2.74%) Games Developer
12 10 (2.74%) IT Manager
12 10 (2.74%) PHP Developer
12 10 (2.74%) Senior Android Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (18.08%) .NET
2 33 (9.04%) JSON
3 31 (8.49%) HTML
4 28 (7.67%) REST
5 23 (6.30%) Web Services
6 22 (6.03%) Node.js
7 21 (5.75%) CSS
8 14 (3.84%) Spring
9 13 (3.56%) .NET Framework
9 13 (3.56%) Spring Boot
10 12 (3.29%) GraphQL
11 11 (3.01%) WinForms
12 10 (2.74%) Android SDK
12 10 (2.74%) Electron
12 10 (2.74%) http4s
12 10 (2.74%) Scalaz
13 9 (2.47%) RESTful
14 8 (2.19%) React
15 7 (1.92%) Lambda Expressions
15 7 (1.92%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.14%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.56%) Cloud Native
3 10 (2.74%) Algorithms
3 10 (2.74%) Blog
3 10 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (2.74%) Media Streaming
3 10 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.19%) Animation
4 8 (2.19%) Data Structures
4 8 (2.19%) Embedded Systems
4 8 (2.19%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (1.92%) Life Science
5 7 (1.92%) Video\Live Streaming
6 6 (1.64%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (1.37%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.37%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.37%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.49%) Linux
2 23 (6.30%) Windows
3 10 (2.74%) Android
4 6 (1.64%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.10%) Windows Vista
6 3 (0.82%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.63%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (32.88%) Software Engineering
3 94 (25.75%) Agile
4 52 (14.25%) Analytics
5 50 (13.70%) Project Management
6 47 (12.88%) Mentoring
7 46 (12.60%) Design Patterns
7 46 (12.60%) Mathematics
8 45 (12.33%) DevOps
8 45 (12.33%) SDLC
9 38 (10.41%) Open Source
10 37 (10.14%) CI/CD
11 34 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (9.32%) Cybersecurity
12 33 (9.04%) Data Modelling
13 30 (8.22%) Software Testing
13 30 (8.22%) User Experience
14 28 (7.67%) OOP
15 27 (7.40%) Roadmaps
16 25 (6.85%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 76 (20.82%) C#
2 74 (20.27%) SQL
3 61 (16.71%) Java
4 46 (12.60%) JavaScript
5 45 (12.33%) Python
6 24 (6.58%) PHP
7 20 (5.48%) C
8 14 (3.84%) TypeScript
9 13 (3.56%) C++
9 13 (3.56%) Scala
10 10 (2.74%) Embedded C
10 10 (2.74%) Kotlin
11 8 (2.19%) VB
12 7 (1.92%) Rust
13 5 (1.37%) R
14 4 (1.10%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.82%) PowerShell
16 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
16 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 341 (93.42%) Degree
2 188 (51.51%) Computer Science Degree
3 33 (9.04%) Master's Degree
4 26 (7.12%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.75%) CCNP
6 16 (4.38%) CCNA
7 14 (3.84%) CISSP
7 14 (3.84%) PhD
8 11 (3.01%) PMP
9 10 (2.74%) AWS Certification
9 10 (2.74%) CISM
9 10 (2.74%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.47%) Azure Certification
10 9 (2.47%) CCIE
11 8 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.64%) CISA
12 6 (1.64%) PCI QSA
12 6 (1.64%) Security Cleared
13 5 (1.37%) CCNA CyberOps
14 4 (1.10%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.58%) QA
2 17 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.74%) NIST
4 9 (2.47%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.92%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.64%) PMO
7 5 (1.37%) GDPR
8 3 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.27%) CDISC
9 1 (0.27%) Good Clinical Practice
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.27%) NCSC
9 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (2.47%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.19%) Firmware
3 7 (1.92%) Docker
4 5 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.11%) Terraform
2 6 (1.64%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.82%) Ansible
4 2 (0.55%) CASB
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 35 (9.59%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.21%) Google
3 18 (4.93%) SAP
4 16 (4.38%) Cisco
5 7 (1.92%) Juniper
6 6 (1.64%) F5
6 6 (1.64%) VMware
7 5 (1.37%) IBM
8 4 (1.10%) Cognos
9 3 (0.82%) Twitter
10 2 (0.55%) Autodesk
10 2 (0.55%) Facebook
10 2 (0.55%) Informatica
10 2 (0.55%) Oracle
10 2 (0.55%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.55%) SYSPRO
11 1 (0.27%) Adobe
11 1 (0.27%) Peregrine
11 1 (0.27%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.27%) TIBCO