Algorithms Contracts in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Algorithms over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 131 152
Rank change year-on-year -6 +21 -42
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 5 18 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.18% 0.61% 0.52%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.61% 1.88% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 11 13
10th Percentile - £357 £386
25th Percentile £359 £425 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £575 £475
Median % change year-on-year -35.91% +21.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £378 £588 £588
90th Percentile - £599 £675
South East median daily rate £600 £575 £525
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% +6.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £65.00 £19.49 £21.00
% change year-on-year +233.50% -7.19% -63.48%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Algorithms is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 825 958 1,079
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 30.34% 32.35% 30.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 633 696
10th Percentile £205 £280 £197
25th Percentile £281 £410 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £660
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 23 30
10th Percentile £11.79 £18.08 £17.42
25th Percentile £22.00 £19.25 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £42.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +112.50% -21.57%
75th Percentile £59.12 £71.80 £26.88
90th Percentile £65.00 £78.35 £67.57
South East median hourly rate £44.69 £50.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -10.63% +132.56% -25.86%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Oxfordshire +8 4 - - 21
Berkshire -20 1 £369 -15.77% 12
Algorithms
South East

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Git
2 4 (80.00%) JIRA
2 4 (80.00%) Subversion
3 1 (20.00%) CMake
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (20.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CNTK
1 1 (20.00%) OpenVINO
1 1 (20.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (20.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Android
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Defect Tracking
2 4 (80.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (80.00%) Software Optimisation
2 4 (80.00%) Validation
3 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (20.00%) Data Science
3 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (80.00%) Assembly Language
2 4 (80.00%) C
2 4 (80.00%) MATLAB
2 4 (80.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (80.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (80.00%) Firmware