The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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
26
-
37
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Algorithms
2
0
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
26
120
88
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
21.14%
40.13%
35.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
47
55
10th Percentile
£393
£400
£274
25th Percentile
£525
£440
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£538
£459
Median % change year-on-year
+2.33%
+17.10%
+5.68%
75th Percentile
£588
£686
£544
90th Percentile
£675
£850
£630
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£580
£550
% change year-on-year
-5.17%
+5.45%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
45
9
10th Percentile
£48.50
-
£51.37
25th Percentile
£53.75
£53.40
£56.25
Median hourly rate
£57.50
£57.35
£61.18
Median % change year-on-year
+0.26%
-6.25%
+22.35%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£61.30
£70.00
90th Percentile
£66.88
£63.52
£71.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£55.00
£57.35
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-4.10%
+14.70%
+90.48%
Algorithms Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Algorithms Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in Portsmouth.
Algorithms Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in Portsmouth.
Algorithms Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Algorithms also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for Algorithms.
Algorithms Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
