Computer Science Jobs in the South West

Computer Science
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 81 74
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 -4
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 356 248 346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 3.83% 3.68% 4.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.59% 3.89% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 239 194 196
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,625 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,647 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,850 £75,000
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
South 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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,760 6,372 7,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 83.57% 94.43% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5,572 3,563 5,004
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,325 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in the South West over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in the South West

Computer Science
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bristol +37 158 £59,500 -8.46% 51
Devon +7 73 £34,500 -13.75% 9
Gloucestershire +1 51 £55,000 - 5
Dorset -3 25 £47,500 +15.65% 10
Wiltshire -18 25 £42,500 -27.66% 11
Somerset +7 15 £30,000 -41.40% 9
Cornwall -19 4 - - 1
Computer Science
England

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 10 (2.81%) Apache Spark
2 6 (1.69%) Confluence
3 5 (1.40%) Apache
4 4 (1.12%) Moodle
5 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.84%) Luigi
5 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.84%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.84%) WildFly
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 24 (6.74%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 54 (15.17%) AWS
2 46 (12.92%) Azure
3 20 (5.62%) GCP
4 16 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (4.21%) npm
5 15 (4.21%) SaaS
6 13 (3.65%) GitHub
7 11 (3.09%) Power Platform
8 10 (2.81%) Firebase
8 10 (2.81%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (2.25%) Azure Functions
9 8 (2.25%) Serverless
10 4 (1.12%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.56%) dbt
11 2 (0.56%) PaaS
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.28%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.28%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 28 (7.87%) WAN
2 26 (7.30%) Network Security
3 23 (6.46%) SD-WAN
4 19 (5.34%) 5G
5 15 (4.21%) Firewall
6 13 (3.65%) DNS
7 12 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (2.81%) HTTP
9 9 (2.53%) TCP/IP
10 8 (2.25%) Internet
10 8 (2.25%) LAN
10 8 (2.25%) SMTP
11 6 (1.69%) Ethernet
11 6 (1.69%) RS-232
12 4 (1.12%) SAN
13 3 (0.84%) Bluetooth
13 3 (0.84%) GSM
13 3 (0.84%) MPLS
13 3 (0.84%) VoIP
13 3 (0.84%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.74%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.78%) Relational Database
3 14 (3.93%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.65%) Big Data
5 12 (3.37%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (3.09%) MySQL
6 11 (3.09%) Power BI
7 9 (2.53%) Hadoop
8 8 (2.25%) Redis
9 7 (1.97%) NoSQL
10 6 (1.69%) BigQuery
10 6 (1.69%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.69%) Flink
11 5 (1.40%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (1.40%) OLTP
11 5 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.84%) Bigtable
12 3 (0.84%) CouchDB
12 3 (0.84%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.84%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 48 (13.48%) Git
2 22 (6.18%) Jenkins
3 17 (4.78%) Visual Studio
4 14 (3.93%) JIRA
5 13 (3.65%) Storybook
6 5 (1.40%) Oracle Forms
6 5 (1.40%) Selenium
7 4 (1.12%) Maven
8 3 (0.84%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.84%) GitLab
8 3 (0.84%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.56%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.56%) JUnit
9 2 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.28%) Subversion
10 1 (0.28%) WebDriver
General
1 143 (40.17%) Social Skills
2 99 (27.81%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (14.61%) Finance
4 36 (10.11%) Electronics
5 34 (9.55%) Marketing
6 23 (6.46%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (5.62%) Military
9 18 (5.06%) Financial Institution
10 17 (4.78%) Manufacturing
11 16 (4.49%) Law
12 14 (3.93%) Aerospace
12 14 (3.93%) Aviation
13 13 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (3.65%) Telecoms
14 11 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (2.53%) Games
15 9 (2.53%) Legal
16 7 (1.97%) Public Sector
17 6 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (23.60%) Senior
2 82 (23.03%) Developer
3 46 (12.92%) Software Engineer
4 34 (9.55%) Lead
5 31 (8.71%) Senior Software Engineer
6 26 (7.30%) Systems Engineer
7 22 (6.18%) Software Developer
8 17 (4.78%) Architect
8 17 (4.78%) Senior Developer
9 16 (4.49%) Support Engineer
10 14 (3.93%) Administrator
10 14 (3.93%) Linux Engineer
11 13 (3.65%) Analyst
11 13 (3.65%) Linux Systems Engineer
12 12 (3.37%) Data Engineer
12 12 (3.37%) Penetration Tester
12 12 (3.37%) Technical Leader
12 12 (3.37%) Tester
13 11 (3.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 11 (3.09%) Technical Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (14.33%) AngularJS
2 34 (9.55%) React
3 31 (8.71%) .NET
4 29 (8.15%) CSS
5 27 (7.58%) HTML
6 25 (7.02%) Node.js
7 20 (5.62%) REST
8 14 (3.93%) .NET Framework
9 13 (3.65%) Sass
10 12 (3.37%) ASP.NET
11 10 (2.81%) ASP.NET Core
11 10 (2.81%) HTML5
11 10 (2.81%) Ionic Framework
12 9 (2.53%) Kafka
12 9 (2.53%) Lambda Expressions
12 9 (2.53%) Vue
13 8 (2.25%) .NET Core
13 8 (2.25%) ASP.NET Web API
13 8 (2.25%) Entity Framework
13 8 (2.25%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 43 (12.08%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (7.58%) GNSS
3 24 (6.74%) Management Information System
4 17 (4.78%) Cloud Native
5 16 (4.49%) Algorithms
6 15 (4.21%) Product Ownership
7 14 (3.93%) Mobile App
8 11 (3.09%) FPGA
8 11 (3.09%) Onboarding
8 11 (3.09%) Robotics
9 10 (2.81%) Analogue Electronics
9 10 (2.81%) Client/Server
9 10 (2.81%) Public Cloud
10 8 (2.25%) CUDA
10 8 (2.25%) MicroBlaze
10 8 (2.25%) Replication
10 8 (2.25%) Tandem
10 8 (2.25%) VHDL
11 7 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.97%) Oculus
Operating Systems
1 80 (22.47%) Linux
2 53 (14.89%) Windows
3 21 (5.90%) Unix
4 13 (3.65%) Android
4 13 (3.65%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.81%) Mac OS
6 8 (2.25%) Debian
6 8 (2.25%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.12%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.84%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (43.26%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (24.72%) Software Engineering
3 71 (19.94%) Agile
4 58 (16.29%) Project Management
5 57 (16.01%) Test Automation
6 50 (14.04%) B2B
7 46 (12.92%) Mentoring
8 45 (12.64%) CI/CD
9 44 (12.36%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (12.36%) Validation
10 43 (12.08%) Containerisation
11 41 (11.52%) Defect Tracking
12 39 (10.96%) DevOps
12 39 (10.96%) Requirements Analysis
13 38 (10.67%) Machine Learning
14 35 (9.83%) Continuous Integration
15 32 (8.99%) Mathematics
15 32 (8.99%) Project Delivery
15 32 (8.99%) Unit Testing
16 30 (8.43%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 79 (22.19%) SQL
2 76 (21.35%) Python
3 68 (19.10%) JavaScript
4 51 (14.33%) Java
5 47 (13.20%) TypeScript
6 41 (11.52%) C++
7 38 (10.67%) C
8 36 (10.11%) C#
9 20 (5.62%) Perl
10 19 (5.34%) Bash
11 14 (3.93%) Scala
12 11 (3.09%) MATLAB
13 10 (2.81%) Objective-C
13 10 (2.81%) Swift
13 10 (2.81%) VB
14 8 (2.25%) Tcl
15 7 (1.97%) PHP
16 5 (1.40%) Go
16 5 (1.40%) R
17 4 (1.12%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 317 (89.04%) Degree
2 143 (40.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 56 (15.73%) Security Cleared
4 30 (8.43%) Master's Degree
5 26 (7.30%) SC Cleared
6 13 (3.65%) DV Cleared
7 11 (3.09%) DBS Check
8 10 (2.81%) A+ Certification
8 10 (2.81%) MCP
8 10 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.81%) PMP
9 8 (2.25%) CHECK Team Member
9 8 (2.25%) OSCP
10 7 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.69%) CISSP
11 6 (1.69%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.40%) CISA
12 5 (1.40%) CISM
12 5 (1.40%) CRISC
12 5 (1.40%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.43%) PMO
2 21 (5.90%) QA
3 9 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.25%) NIST
5 7 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.97%) DO-254
5 7 (1.97%) IEC 61508
6 6 (1.69%) SOC 2
7 5 (1.40%) GDPR
7 5 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 5 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 5 (1.40%) SLA
7 5 (1.40%) SOC 1
8 4 (1.12%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.84%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.84%) JTAG
10 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (6.74%) Docker
2 20 (5.62%) Firmware
3 17 (4.78%) Embedded Firmware
4 16 (4.49%) Active Directory
5 15 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (1.97%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.84%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.84%) KVM
7 3 (0.84%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (5.06%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.69%) Nagios
3 5 (1.40%) Rancher
3 5 (1.40%) Terraform
4 3 (0.84%) EMC VPLEX
4 3 (0.84%) OfficeScan
4 3 (0.84%) WSUS
5 1 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 52 (14.61%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.18%) Oracle
3 15 (4.21%) Cisco
3 15 (4.21%) VMware
4 9 (2.53%) Google
4 9 (2.53%) IBM
5 8 (2.25%) Altera
5 8 (2.25%) Green Hills
5 8 (2.25%) Motorola
5 8 (2.25%) Xilinx
6 7 (1.97%) Databricks
7 6 (1.69%) Centreon
7 6 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.69%) Teradata
8 4 (1.12%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.12%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.84%) Alcatel-Lucent
9 3 (0.84%) Coverity
9 3 (0.84%) Red Hat
9 3 (0.84%) Veeam