Algorithms Contracts in Wales

Algorithms
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in Wales. 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 32 - 58
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 11 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 3.75% - 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.91% - 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £553 - -
25th Percentile £556 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +44.11%
75th Percentile £650 - -
90th Percentile £688 - -
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £625
% change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% -5.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.18
25th Percentile - - £17.48
Median hourly rate £45.00 - £18.82
75th Percentile - - £19.81
90th Percentile - - £19.91
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £55.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -2.27% +134.04% -47.78%

All Generic Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 111 133 262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 37.88% 33.67% 41.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 91 185
10th Percentile £160 £160 £161
25th Percentile £267 £394 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £478 £535 £538
90th Percentile £600 £570 £620
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 10
10th Percentile £18.96 - £12.61
25th Percentile £21.01 £11.75 £15.25
Median hourly rate £33.38 £13.50 £17.03
Median % change year-on-year +147.22% -20.73% +17.23%
75th Percentile £44.06 £19.00 £19.81
90th Percentile £45.00 £45.80 £27.64
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Wales 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
South Wales - 10 £563 - 14
Dyfed - 1 £675 -
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
1 3 (27.27%) Azure Machine Learning
2 2 (18.18%) GCP
3 1 (9.09%) AWS
3 1 (9.09%) Azure AI
General
1 4 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
3 1 (9.09%) Marketing
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Research Scientist
2 5 (45.45%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Data Scientist
4 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Python Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Security Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Pandas
1 2 (18.18%) scikit-learn
2 1 (9.09%) LangChain
2 1 (9.09%) NumPy
2 1 (9.09%) PySpark
2 1 (9.09%) PyTorch
2 1 (9.09%) RESTful
2 1 (9.09%) SciPy
2 1 (9.09%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Blog
1 1 (9.09%) Data Structures
1 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
1 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 10 (90.91%) Artificial Intelligence
3 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (63.64%) Roadmaps
5 5 (45.45%) Knowledge Transfer
6 4 (36.36%) Data Science
7 2 (18.18%) Analytics
7 2 (18.18%) Data Analytics
8 1 (9.09%) Data Analysis
8 1 (9.09%) Deep Learning
8 1 (9.09%) Feature Engineering
8 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
8 1 (9.09%) High Availability
8 1 (9.09%) MLOps
8 1 (9.09%) Probabilistic Modelling
8 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) SDLC
8 1 (9.09%) Security Operations
8 1 (9.09%) Time Series Forecasting
8 1 (9.09%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) Python
2 3 (27.27%) Rust
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 4 (36.36%) Postgraduate
3 3 (27.27%) Master's Degree
3 3 (27.27%) PhD
4 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Google
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Databricks
2 1 (9.09%) Foundry