Algorithms Contracts in England

Algorithms
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 262 257 275
Rank change year-on-year -5 +18 +47
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 235 335 476
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.96% 0.90% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.83% 2.92% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 214 316
10th Percentile £413 £400 £391
25th Percentile £500 £475 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -2.08% -14.29%
75th Percentile £720 £738 £813
90th Percentile £850 £901 £963
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £625
% change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% -5.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 52 24
10th Percentile £22.72 £41.38 £19.00
25th Percentile £33.75 £52.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £55.00 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +109.52% -41.67%
75th Percentile £75.00 £58.75 £63.47
90th Percentile £80.56 £65.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £55.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -2.27% +134.04% -47.78%

All Generic Skills
England

Algorithms falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,317 11,465 17,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.15% 30.83% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,436 7,505 11,795
10th Percentile £300 £263 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.36% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 827 591
10th Percentile £15.84 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.01 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £30.16 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% +34.04% -16.67%
75th Percentile £64.63 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.40 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in England.

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in England.

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Algorithms in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -27 139 £650 - 750
East of England +40 28 £650 +67.74% 118
South East +54 24 £500 -16.67% 254
North of England +15 22 £550 +15.79% 94
North West +22 20 £550 +4.76% 46
South West +41 14 £668 +48.33% 77
Midlands +6 3 £70 -87.27% 54
East Midlands +11 2 £70 - 12
Yorkshire -2 1 - - 21
West Midlands -3 1 - - 41
North East - 1 £625 - 27
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 34 (14.47%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.70%) Apache
3 3 (1.28%) BizTalk Server
3 3 (1.28%) Confluence
4 2 (0.85%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.43%) SAS
5 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (5.11%) Simulink
2 3 (1.28%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.43%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.43%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.43%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 1 (0.43%) Oracle TCA
1 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 59 (25.11%) AWS
2 51 (21.70%) Azure
3 19 (8.09%) GCP
4 12 (5.11%) GitHub
5 10 (4.26%) Serverless
6 8 (3.40%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.98%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (1.70%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.70%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (1.70%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.70%) Azure Functions
9 4 (1.70%) Google Gemini
9 4 (1.70%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.28%) Amazon Cognito
10 3 (1.28%) Amazon SQS
10 3 (1.28%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (1.28%) Google Analytics
10 3 (1.28%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.83%) SSL
2 7 (2.98%) S/MIME
3 6 (2.55%) Ethernet
3 6 (2.55%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.70%) Multicast
5 3 (1.28%) 802.11
5 3 (1.28%) Broadband
5 3 (1.28%) DHCP
5 3 (1.28%) DOCSIS
5 3 (1.28%) DSL
5 3 (1.28%) GPON
5 3 (1.28%) HTTP
5 3 (1.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.28%) IPv4
5 3 (1.28%) IPv6
5 3 (1.28%) PPP
5 3 (1.28%) VoIP
5 3 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.85%) X.509
7 1 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (12.77%) Hadoop
2 28 (11.91%) Big Data
3 27 (11.49%) Tableau
4 8 (3.40%) KDB
5 6 (2.55%) Data Mining
5 6 (2.55%) Metadata
5 6 (2.55%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.13%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.70%) Apache Hive
7 4 (1.70%) Kdb+
7 4 (1.70%) Neo4j
8 3 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.28%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.28%) Power BI
9 2 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.85%) MySQL
9 2 (0.85%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 31 (13.19%) Git
2 7 (2.98%) JIRA
3 6 (2.55%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.55%) Selenium
4 5 (2.13%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.70%) JUnit
6 3 (1.28%) Bitbucket Server
6 3 (1.28%) Cypress.io
6 3 (1.28%) GitLab
6 3 (1.28%) Mocha
6 3 (1.28%) Postman
6 3 (1.28%) Rational Statemate
6 3 (1.28%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.85%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.85%) Gradle
7 2 (0.85%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.43%) Ant
8 1 (0.43%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.43%) Maven
8 1 (0.43%) TeamCity
General
1 92 (39.15%) Social Skills
2 72 (30.64%) Analytical Skills
2 72 (30.64%) Finance
3 28 (11.91%) Banking
4 26 (11.06%) Front Office
5 17 (7.23%) Investment Banking
6 13 (5.53%) Financial Institution
7 9 (3.83%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.40%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (3.40%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.40%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.98%) Marketing
10 6 (2.55%) Automotive
10 6 (2.55%) Electronics
10 6 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.55%) Retail
11 5 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.70%) Legal
13 3 (1.28%) Games
13 3 (1.28%) Law
Job Titles
1 75 (31.91%) Developer
2 47 (20.00%) Senior
3 30 (12.77%) Data Scientist
4 25 (10.64%) Lead
5 23 (9.79%) Senior Developer
6 22 (9.36%) Software Engineer
7 15 (6.38%) Data Science Developer
8 14 (5.96%) Architect
9 11 (4.68%) Quantitative Developer
10 10 (4.26%) Python Developer
11 9 (3.83%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
12 8 (3.40%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Data Engineer
13 7 (2.98%) Java Developer
13 7 (2.98%) Principal Engineer
13 7 (2.98%) Senior Data Scientist
14 6 (2.55%) Analyst
14 6 (2.55%) C++ Developer
14 6 (2.55%) C++ Software Engineer
14 6 (2.55%) Machine Learning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (16.17%) TensorFlow
2 32 (13.62%) PyTorch
3 29 (12.34%) scikit-learn
4 27 (11.49%) Pandas
5 22 (9.36%) NumPy
6 18 (7.66%) Matplotlib
7 16 (6.81%) Seaborn
8 13 (5.53%) .NET
9 10 (4.26%) React
10 9 (3.83%) .NET Core
10 9 (3.83%) CSS
10 9 (3.83%) HTML
11 8 (3.40%) AngularJS
11 8 (3.40%) PySpark
12 7 (2.98%) REST
12 7 (2.98%) RESTful
13 6 (2.55%) Kafka
13 6 (2.55%) Node.js
13 6 (2.55%) Play Framework
14 5 (2.13%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.74%) Data Structures
2 15 (6.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 13 (5.53%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (4.68%) PKI
5 10 (4.26%) Hedge funds
6 9 (3.83%) IoT
7 8 (3.40%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.98%) Embedded Systems
8 7 (2.98%) Equities
8 7 (2.98%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (2.98%) TWAP
8 7 (2.98%) VWAP
9 6 (2.55%) Device Driver
9 6 (2.55%) Fixed Income
9 6 (2.55%) FPGA
9 6 (2.55%) Management Information System
9 6 (2.55%) Verilog
10 5 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.70%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.89%) Linux
2 8 (3.40%) Unix
3 5 (2.13%) Android
3 5 (2.13%) Windows
4 3 (1.28%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.85%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (44.26%) Machine Learning
2 93 (39.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 85 (36.17%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (33.19%) Data Science
5 65 (27.66%) Agile
6 57 (24.26%) Analytics
7 55 (23.40%) Computer Science
8 51 (21.70%) Decision-Making
9 50 (21.28%) LLM
10 48 (20.43%) CI/CD
11 47 (20.00%) Data Analysis
12 46 (19.57%) Software Engineering
13 43 (18.30%) Visualisation
14 41 (17.45%) Generative AI
15 39 (16.60%) Mathematics
16 33 (14.04%) Statistical Modelling
17 28 (11.91%) Data Analytics
18 27 (11.49%) Low Latency
18 27 (11.49%) SDLC
19 26 (11.06%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 143 (60.85%) Python
2 51 (21.70%) SQL
3 46 (19.57%) Java
4 45 (19.15%) C++
5 30 (12.77%) R
6 20 (8.51%) JavaScript
7 19 (8.09%) C
8 17 (7.23%) MATLAB
9 16 (6.81%) Scala
10 15 (6.38%) C#
11 10 (4.26%) Go
12 7 (2.98%) PowerShell
13 6 (2.55%) Embedded C
14 5 (2.13%) Kotlin
14 5 (2.13%) Rust
14 5 (2.13%) T-SQL
14 5 (2.13%) TypeScript
15 3 (1.28%) Bash
15 3 (1.28%) PL/SQL
15 3 (1.28%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 65 (27.66%) Degree
2 32 (13.62%) Master's Degree
3 30 (12.77%) Security Cleared
4 26 (11.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (7.66%) SC Cleared
6 17 (7.23%) PhD
7 5 (2.13%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.70%) CISM
8 4 (1.70%) CISSP
9 3 (1.28%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.28%) HNC
9 3 (1.28%) HND
10 2 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (11.06%) Data Quality
2 16 (6.81%) QA
3 12 (5.11%) GDPR
4 7 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.98%) NIST
5 5 (2.13%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.28%) AUTOSAR
6 3 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (1.28%) DO-254
7 2 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.85%) FIPS 140-2
7 2 (0.85%) MISRA
7 2 (0.85%) MISRA C
7 2 (0.85%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.85%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.85%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.43%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.43%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.43%) MiFID
8 1 (0.43%) NCSC
System Software
1 13 (5.53%) Docker
2 12 (5.11%) Firmware
3 2 (0.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (7.23%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.28%) Ansible
2 3 (1.28%) Terraform
3 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.43%) Grafana
4 1 (0.43%) Kibana
4 1 (0.43%) logstash
4 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 25 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.68%) Databricks
3 8 (3.40%) Oracle
4 7 (2.98%) Intel
5 6 (2.55%) Google
6 4 (1.70%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.28%) Actel
7 3 (1.28%) Algorithmics
7 3 (1.28%) Altera
7 3 (1.28%) Microsemi
7 3 (1.28%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.28%) OpenAI
7 3 (1.28%) SAP
7 3 (1.28%) Screaming Frog
7 3 (1.28%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.85%) Foundry
8 2 (0.85%) ION Trading
8 2 (0.85%) QNX
8 2 (0.85%) Talend
9 1 (0.43%) Rackspace