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 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 406 | 255 | 278 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -151 | +23 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Algorithms | 251 | 288 | 281 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.54% | 1.02% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.54% | 2.79% | 2.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 151 | 198 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £369 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £480 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £550 | £609 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -9.69% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £736 | £703 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £933 | £870 |
| UK median daily rate | £650 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 22 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.71 | £22.60 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.69 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | £69.50 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.32% | +35.61% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.25 | £83.38 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.50 | £67.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.21% | +34.00% | +11.11% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 16,246 | 10,305 | 9,994 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 34.70% | 36.53% | 31.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,758 | 6,445 | 6,012 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £300 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.23% | -1.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £644 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £820 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £515 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -2.37% | -4.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,239 | 548 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.91 | £17.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.42 | £18.51 | £24.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.60 | £29.50 | £53.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.90% | -44.60% | +15.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £55.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £73.75 | £75.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £27.33 | £47.37 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.06% | -42.31% | +5.27% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 16 October 2026.
Algorithms Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | -83 | 169 | £693 | +18.38% | 628 |
| East of England | -42 | 22 | £250 | -50.00% | 98 |
| South East | -73 | 20 | £465 | -7.00% | 110 |
| South West | -23 | 17 | - | - | 56 |
| North of England | -74 | 15 | £378 | -34.33% | 64 |
| North West | -37 | 11 | £398 | +23.41% | 44 |
| Midlands | -61 | 6 | £180 | -65.35% | 47 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 4 | £180 | -63.41% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 4 | £270 | -54.98% | 13 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 2 | £217 | -59.63% | 29 |
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Algorithms Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Structures | 26.3% | 66 |
| 2 | Distributed Systems | 13.1% | 33 |
| 3 | Cloud Native | 6.4% | 16 |
| 4 | Derivative | 6.0% | 15 |
| 5 | AI Agents | 5.6% | 14 |
| 6 | Foreign Exchange (FX) | 4.4% | 11 |
| 7 | Product Ownership | 3.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Onboarding | 3.2% | 8 |
| 8 | Robotics | 3.2% | 8 |
| 10 | Enterprise Software | 2.4% | 6 |
| 11 | Credit Risk | 2.0% | 5 |
| 11 | Fixed Income | 2.0% | 5 |
| 13 | Embedded Systems | 1.6% | 4 |
| 13 | Exotic Derivative | 1.6% | 4 |
| 13 | OTC Derivatives | 1.6% | 4 |
| 13 | Reference Data | 1.6% | 4 |
| 13 | Video Conferencing | 1.6% | 4 |
| 18 | Distributed Computing | 1.2% | 3 |
| 18 | Equities | 1.2% | 3 |
| 18 | Market Risk | 1.2% | 3 |