Algorithms Job Trends in the City of Westminster

Algorithms
Central London > City of Westminster

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in the City of Westminster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 42 24
Rank change year-on-year +32 -18 +5
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 8 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of Westminster 13.33% 2.34% 3.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 25.81% 4.42% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £93,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 - £100,000
75th Percentile £111,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £92,500 £130,000 £97,500
% change year-on-year -28.85% +33.33% +21.88%

All Generic Skills
City of Westminster

Algorithms falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of Westminster.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 31 113 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of Westminster 51.67% 52.80% 49.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6 41 50
10th Percentile - £44,590 £27,975
25th Percentile £30,000 £56,250 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £62,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -5.66% +3.29%
75th Percentile £111,250 £68,750 £86,875
90th Percentile - - £150,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +6.90% -3.33% -3.23%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of Westminster

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Algorithms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster.

Algorithms job vacancy trend in the City of Westminster

Algorithms
Salary Trend in the City of Westminster

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of Westminster citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of Westminster citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Job Locations in the City of Westminster

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the City of Westminster region over the 6 months to 6 April 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Paddington - 3 £102,500 - 2
Algorithms
Central London

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (12.50%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) MongoDB
1 1 (12.50%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (12.50%) Games
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Machine Learning Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Machine Learning Scientist
1 3 (37.50%) Research Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Research Scientist
2 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
2 1 (12.50%) Programmer
2 1 (12.50%) Python Programmer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Programmer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Python Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) PyTorch
2 1 (12.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Blockchain
1 4 (50.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (12.50%) Low-Code
2 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
2 1 (12.50%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 7 (87.50%) Computer Science
3 5 (62.50%) AI
3 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
4 4 (50.00%) Coaching
4 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (50.00%) Computer Architecture
4 4 (50.00%) Cryptography
4 4 (50.00%) Edge Computing
4 4 (50.00%) Ergonomics
4 4 (50.00%) Human Factors
4 4 (50.00%) Mentoring
4 4 (50.00%) Software Architecture
5 3 (37.50%) Applied Mathematics
5 3 (37.50%) Benchmarking
5 3 (37.50%) Mathematics
5 3 (37.50%) Physics
6 1 (12.50%) Change Management
6 1 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) Go
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
1 7 (87.50%) PhD
2 4 (50.00%) Postgraduate
3 3 (37.50%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA