Algorithms
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 57 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Algorithms | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire | 2.02% | 0.86% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.59% | 2.72% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £499 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £685 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +71.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £703 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £675 | £400 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +68.75% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire
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 South Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 283 | 147 | 130 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 43.88% | 31.55% | 28.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 90 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £209 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £367 | £314 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £511 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.76% | -7.05% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £597 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £646 | £700 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £497 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.70% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £41.25 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.64% | - | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £17.03 | £25.00 | £21.31 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.88% | +17.32% | +12.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Algorithms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Algorithms.
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Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 4 October 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 4 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | -9 | 10 | £675 | +68.75% | 7 |
| Algorithms Yorkshire |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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: