Algorithms Contracts in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 24 68 65
Rank change year-on-year +44 -3 +2
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 21 5 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 6.54% 0.60% 1.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.50% 2.39% 3.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 4 0
10th Percentile £555 £319 -
25th Percentile £575 £347 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £375 -
Median % change year-on-year +73.33% - -
75th Percentile £675 £391 -
90th Percentile - £396 -
East of England median daily rate £650 £388 £488
% change year-on-year +67.74% -20.51% +18.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71.25 £56.25 £21.00
Median hourly rate £72.50 £57.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% +161.36% -53.68%
75th Percentile £73.75 £58.75 £23.00
90th Percentile - - £36.80
East of England median hourly rate £72.50 £55.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +31.82% +150.00% -52.43%

All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 168 209 275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 52.34% 25.06% 33.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 80 174
10th Percentile £404 £262 £250
25th Percentile £478 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £464 £500
Median % change year-on-year +18.60% -7.25% -
75th Percentile £655 £622 £638
90th Percentile £681 £701 £722
East of England median daily rate £520 £465 £450
% change year-on-year +11.83% +3.33% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 60 33
10th Percentile £16.95 £29.60 £21.00
25th Percentile £51.00 £60.00 £52.50
Median hourly rate £72.50 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -0.76% +22.60%
75th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £86.25 £85.00 £73.40
East of England median hourly rate £66.00 £55.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year +20.00% -12.70% +121.75%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Hertfordshire 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
Stevenage +29 3 - - 12
Algorithms
East of England

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 14 (66.67%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 14 (66.67%) AWS
1 14 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) GCP
3 1 (4.76%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (76.19%) Tableau
2 14 (66.67%) Big Data
2 14 (66.67%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Git
1 1 (4.76%) Rational Statemate
General
1 12 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (90.48%) Developer
2 14 (66.67%) Data Science Developer
3 10 (47.62%) Senior
3 10 (47.62%) Senior Developer
4 7 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
5 2 (9.52%) Gen AI Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Lead
6 1 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (76.19%) Matplotlib
1 16 (76.19%) NumPy
1 16 (76.19%) Pandas
1 16 (76.19%) PyTorch
1 16 (76.19%) scikit-learn
1 16 (76.19%) Seaborn
1 16 (76.19%) TensorFlow
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (90.48%) Artificial Intelligence
1 19 (90.48%) Data Science
1 19 (90.48%) Generative AI
1 19 (90.48%) LLM
1 19 (90.48%) Machine Learning
2 17 (80.95%) Data Analysis
2 17 (80.95%) Reinforcement Learning
3 16 (76.19%) Data Munging
3 16 (76.19%) Visualisation
4 15 (71.43%) Feature Engineering
5 14 (66.67%) Analytics
5 14 (66.67%) Data Analytics
5 14 (66.67%) Decision-Making
5 14 (66.67%) Predictive Analytics
5 14 (66.67%) Statistical Modelling
5 14 (66.67%) Time Series Forecasting
6 12 (57.14%) Computer Science
7 2 (9.52%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (9.52%) Signal Processing
8 1 (4.76%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) Python
1 16 (76.19%) R
2 2 (9.52%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (57.14%) Degree
1 12 (57.14%) Master's Degree
1 12 (57.14%) PhD
2 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (90.48%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) OpenAI