What can I do with a degree in Computer Science?
Why Warwick?
- Our graduates are some of the most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers (annual Graduate Market report produced by High Fliers Research)
- Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 of major university league tables (Times and Sunday Times; Guardian)
- Employment destinations of recent graduates*: discoveruni.gov.uk/
What do graduate recruiters look for?
- A good degree from a good university
- Work experience
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- The ability to describe and articulate your unique achievements and skills
How does Computer Science prepare students for the world of work?
Here are some of the skills students develop while studying computer science which are sought by graduate recruiters:
- Problem solving, critical thinking, communication, teamwork, innovation and organisational awareness.
- Students of Computer Science will take on several projects throughout their studies, covering everything from hardware design through to software engineering and project management. Building technical skills for a range of career options.
- Warwick Computer Science graduates are often commended for how prepared they are to work in any tech field.
What do Computer Science graduates do?
Sectors where graduates work:
Technology, Finance and Engineering are the most popular sectors for Computer Science graduates, with most graduates entering careers in software engineering.
Graduates also enter careers as cyber security professionals, data analysts, electronics engineers, financial analysts, games developers and careers in academia.
Sample employers include:
- Amazon
- Apple
- Arm
- Bank of America
- Codemasters
- Deutsche Bank
- EA
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- ITV
- JP Morgan Chase
- Playground Games
- Microsoft
What our graduates say... How has your time at Warwick helped you during your career?
“Firstly, my degree was massively helpful. The things I learned and projects I did have helped a lot in preparing me for working out in the real world. I also was able to get a lot of support from my personal tutor and the careers team at Warwick. They were very helpful in helping me with my CV as well as preparing for interviews. Finally, my time and experience as an exec at the Warwick Esports Society were also very helpful when interviewing. I was super fortunate to be working with a society that was growing very quickly and was very successful. My role was technical secretary, which was very relevant to the jobs I applied for.”
Iesa, Computer Science (2021). Current role: Software Engineer, Bloomberg L.P.
Opportunities available at Warwick include:
Careers support from our professionally trained staff, opportunities to meet recruiters and attend events, help finding work experience and free careers support after graduation.
Derived from the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after successful completion. Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
*discoveruni.gov.uk/ includes information from the national Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after graduates complete their course. For some career paths, graduates need to gain relevant experience, often at non-graduate level. It may therefore take some graduates longer than others to secure a graduate-level job.