Algorithms Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Algorithms
Hampshire > Portsmouth

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 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 22 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.55% 1.82% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.94% 10.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
Hampshire median daily rate £700 £525 £625
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.00% +33.83%

All Generic Skills
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 34 20 90
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 18.68% 18.18% 31.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 10 36
10th Percentile £275 £491 £400
25th Percentile £453 £546 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £519
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +20.48% +9.21%
75th Percentile £613 £666 £577
90th Percentile £625 £681 £631
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 20
10th Percentile £23.08 - £32.43
25th Percentile £34.11 £31.25 £53.40
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -38.97% -11.77%
75th Percentile £56.25 £66.56 £61.30
90th Percentile £57.00 £72.38 £65.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £33.75 £56.40
% change year-on-year +18.52% -40.16% +29.66%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Algorithms
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering