Algorithms Contract Job Trends 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 11 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 266 257
Rank change year-on-year -68 -9 +26
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 279 227 324
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.66% 0.93% 0.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.02% 2.69% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 153 211
10th Percentile £196 £413 £388
25th Percentile £427 £506 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -0.65%
75th Percentile £706 £725 £775
90th Percentile £850 £850 £865
UK median daily rate £550 £625 £565
% change year-on-year -12.00% +10.62% -5.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 24 48
10th Percentile £53.53 £22.19 £41.25
25th Percentile - £27.19 £52.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +21.82% +150.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.93 £58.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £88.00 £67.25
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £59.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +9.24% +8.18% +150.00%

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 13,837 8,429 11,401
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.49% 34.45% 30.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,661 5,444 7,379
10th Percentile £315 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £526 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.18% -4.38% -2.65%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £518 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.43% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 741 369 848
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.14 £20.64 £15.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £33.91 £36.27
Median % change year-on-year +29.64% -6.51% +61.32%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.75 £62.81
90th Percentile £85.50 £82.68 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.97 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +27.18% -5.71% +56.70%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Algorithms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Algorithms job vacancy trend in England

Algorithms
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Algorithms in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.

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 11 June 2026. 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 -63 147 £625 -3.85% 75
South West +13 49 £500 -14.89% 35
South East -42 40 £538 +4.88% 58
East of England -36 16 £215 -66.92% 42
North of England -82 14 £215 -64.12% 42
Yorkshire -44 10 £215 -64.12% 10
Midlands -63 7 £463 +63.14% 19
West Midlands -54 6 £463 - 11
North West -55 4 £355 -36.89% 21
East Midlands -30 1 - - 8
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.94%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (2.87%) Apache Spark
3 6 (2.15%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Confluence
4 1 (0.36%) Ethereum
4 1 (0.36%) IIS
4 1 (0.36%) Solana
Applications
1 8 (2.87%) CPLEX
2 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.08%) LaTeX
4 3 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.72%) Simulink
6 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (3.23%) SAP IBP
2 7 (2.51%) ProductWriter
3 3 (1.08%) Bloomberg AIM
3 3 (1.08%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.36%) SAP APO
Cloud Services
1 40 (14.34%) AWS
2 38 (13.62%) Azure
3 20 (7.17%) GCP
4 9 (3.23%) Power Platform
5 8 (2.87%) Dagster
6 6 (2.15%) Amazon SageMaker
6 6 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.15%) GitHub
6 6 (2.15%) GitHub Actions
7 5 (1.79%) Vertex AI
8 4 (1.43%) Amazon ECS
8 4 (1.43%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (1.08%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.08%) dbt
9 3 (1.08%) Google Gemini
10 2 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.72%) Azure AI
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.72%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.94%) HTTP
2 6 (2.15%) Multicast
3 5 (1.79%) BIG-IP
3 5 (1.79%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
3 5 (1.79%) Firewall
3 5 (1.79%) Network Security
3 5 (1.79%) SSL
4 4 (1.43%) HTTPS
5 3 (1.08%) DNS
5 3 (1.08%) Reverse Proxy
5 3 (1.08%) S/MIME
5 3 (1.08%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.08%) VPN
6 2 (0.72%) BGP
6 2 (0.72%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.72%) IPsec
6 2 (0.72%) LAN
6 2 (0.72%) MPLS
6 2 (0.72%) OSPF
6 2 (0.72%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.30%) NoSQL
1 12 (4.30%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (3.23%) Power BI
3 8 (2.87%) Big Data
3 8 (2.87%) MongoDB
3 8 (2.87%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.51%) KDB
5 6 (2.15%) Tableau
6 5 (1.79%) Hadoop
6 5 (1.79%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.08%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.72%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.72%) Kdb+
8 2 (0.72%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.72%) TigerGraph
9 1 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.36%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.36%) Metadata
9 1 (0.36%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 23 (8.24%) Git
2 10 (3.58%) GitLab
3 5 (1.79%) MLflow
4 2 (0.72%) Gradle
4 2 (0.72%) JUnit
4 2 (0.72%) Maven
4 2 (0.72%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.36%) Ant
5 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.36%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.36%) IntelliJ
5 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.36%) JIRA
5 1 (0.36%) JMeter
5 1 (0.36%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.36%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.36%) Selenium
5 1 (0.36%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.36%) webpack
General
1 50 (17.92%) Analytical Skills
2 48 (17.20%) Social Skills
3 35 (12.54%) Finance
4 31 (11.11%) Banking
5 21 (7.53%) Front Office
6 18 (6.45%) Investment Banking
7 9 (3.23%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.51%) Aerospace
9 6 (2.15%) Aviation
9 6 (2.15%) Law
10 4 (1.43%) Electronics
10 4 (1.43%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.08%) Marketing
11 3 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.08%) Retail
12 2 (0.72%) Advertising
12 2 (0.72%) Games
12 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 69 (24.73%) Developer
2 63 (22.58%) Software Engineer
3 42 (15.05%) Senior
4 32 (11.47%) Data Scientist
5 31 (11.11%) Algorithm Engineer
6 20 (7.17%) Python Developer
7 16 (5.73%) Architect
7 16 (5.73%) Java Developer
8 14 (5.02%) C++ Software Engineer
9 12 (4.30%) Consultant
10 11 (3.94%) C++ Developer
10 11 (3.94%) Senior Developer
10 11 (3.94%) Senior Software Engineer
11 10 (3.58%) Quantitative Developer
12 8 (2.87%) Lead
12 8 (2.87%) SAP Consultant
12 8 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.51%) Applications Engineer
13 7 (2.51%) Senior Data Scientist
14 6 (2.15%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.89%) FIX Protocol
1 22 (7.89%) PyTorch
2 21 (7.53%) scikit-learn
3 20 (7.17%) Pandas
3 20 (7.17%) TensorFlow
4 17 (6.09%) NumPy
5 15 (5.38%) Kafka
6 14 (5.02%) React
7 10 (3.58%) Spring
7 10 (3.58%) Spring Boot
8 8 (2.87%) FastAPI
8 8 (2.87%) REST
8 8 (2.87%) WebSockets
9 7 (2.51%) Django
9 7 (2.51%) Flask
9 7 (2.51%) OpenAPI
9 7 (2.51%) RESTful
9 7 (2.51%) Seaborn
9 7 (2.51%) Swagger
10 6 (2.15%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 47 (16.85%) Data Structures
2 30 (10.75%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (6.81%) Equities
4 18 (6.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 16 (5.73%) Derivative
6 11 (3.94%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.94%) Robotics
7 10 (3.58%) AI Agents
7 10 (3.58%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.87%) PKI
9 6 (2.15%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (2.15%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.43%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 4 (1.43%) Fixed Income
10 4 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.08%) Equity Derivative
11 3 (1.08%) FPGA
11 3 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.08%) Smartcard
12 2 (0.72%) Exotic Derivative
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.23%) Linux
2 2 (0.72%) Windows
3 1 (0.36%) Android
3 1 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.36%) Solaris
3 1 (0.36%) Unix
3 1 (0.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (32.62%) Software Engineering
2 84 (30.11%) Machine Learning
3 66 (23.66%) AI
4 60 (21.51%) CI/CD
4 60 (21.51%) Computer Science
5 49 (17.56%) Data Science
6 48 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (16.49%) Analytics
8 36 (12.90%) Mathematics
9 35 (12.54%) Multithreading
10 33 (11.83%) Low Latency
11 31 (11.11%) Data Pipeline
12 29 (10.39%) Containerisation
13 26 (9.32%) Data Analysis
13 26 (9.32%) Validation
14 25 (8.96%) Full-Stack Development
15 24 (8.60%) LLM
15 24 (8.60%) Workflow
16 23 (8.24%) Agile
16 23 (8.24%) Electronic Trading
Programming Languages
1 117 (41.94%) Python
2 56 (20.07%) Java
3 44 (15.77%) SQL
4 38 (13.62%) C++
5 33 (11.83%) C#
6 27 (9.68%) MATLAB
7 21 (7.53%) Ada
8 20 (7.17%) TypeScript
9 10 (3.58%) PowerShell
9 10 (3.58%) R
9 10 (3.58%) Rust
10 8 (2.87%) C
10 8 (2.87%) JavaScript
11 6 (2.15%) Kotlin
12 3 (1.08%) Scala
13 2 (0.72%) Bash
13 2 (0.72%) Go
13 2 (0.72%) SPARQL
13 2 (0.72%) SystemVerilog
13 2 (0.72%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 44 (15.77%) Degree
2 35 (12.54%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.73%) SC Cleared
4 14 (5.02%) Master's Degree
5 11 (3.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (3.58%) PhD
7 7 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.79%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.43%) CISSP
10 3 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.08%) CISM
10 3 (1.08%) GIAC
10 3 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
11 2 (0.72%) CCDP
11 2 (0.72%) CCIE
11 2 (0.72%) CCIE Security
11 2 (0.72%) CESG Certified Professional
11 2 (0.72%) HNC
11 2 (0.72%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.23%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.87%) Accessibility
2 8 (2.87%) QA
3 5 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.43%) NIST
5 2 (0.72%) DO-254
5 2 (0.72%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.72%) NCSC
5 2 (0.72%) RMADS
6 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.36%) GDPR
6 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (11.47%) Docker
2 3 (1.08%) Firmware
3 2 (0.72%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.36%) Squid
Systems Management
1 16 (5.73%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.43%) Grafana
3 3 (1.08%) Kubeflow
4 2 (0.72%) Terraform
5 1 (0.36%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.36%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.36%) Istio
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle ZFS
5 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (5.02%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.30%) Databricks
2 12 (4.30%) IBM
3 10 (3.58%) MathWorks
4 9 (3.23%) SAP
5 7 (2.51%) Google
5 7 (2.51%) Solace
6 6 (2.15%) IFS
7 5 (1.79%) F5
7 5 (1.79%) Oracle
8 3 (1.08%) AppDynamics
8 3 (1.08%) Bloomberg
8 3 (1.08%) Charles River
8 3 (1.08%) ION Trading
8 3 (1.08%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.08%) Splunk
8 3 (1.08%) Thales
9 2 (0.72%) Microsemi
9 2 (0.72%) Netskope
9 2 (0.72%) Zscaler