Algorithms Job Trends in England

Algorithms
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 218 196
Rank change year-on-year -94 -22 +70
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 563 643 1,020
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.61% 1.48% 1.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.35% 3.50% 4.24%
Number of salaries quoted 376 267 413
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,470 £39,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £83,750 £105,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £125,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.06% +4.23% -7.14%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,923 18,389 24,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.78% 42.22% 33.00%
Number of salaries quoted 15,698 9,284 14,869
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in England

Algorithms
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in England over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in England

Algorithms
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the England region over the 6 months to 6 August 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
London -82 209 £90,500 -17.73% 355
South East -55 129 £70,000 +12.90% 92
East of England -7 86 £65,000 +18.18% 82
North of England -14 67 £37,500 -47.91% 52
South West -85 46 £55,000 +19.89% 48
Yorkshire -8 28 £37,500 -21.05% 9
Midlands -34 28 £37,500 -37.50% 32
North West -8 24 £50,000 -31.97% 28
West Midlands -22 22 £37,500 -37.50% 18
North East -40 15 £52,000 -54.78% 16
East Midlands -20 5 £47,500 +75.93% 14
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (6.57%) Jupyter
2 10 (1.78%) CMS
3 7 (1.24%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.07%) SAS
5 5 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.36%) Apache Pulsar
6 2 (0.36%) Confluence
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) R Markdown
7 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 36 (6.39%) Chatbot
2 12 (2.13%) Simulink
3 3 (0.53%) Blender
3 3 (0.53%) Maya
4 2 (0.36%) CATIA
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.36%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (1.78%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 113 (20.07%) AWS
2 53 (9.41%) Azure
3 38 (6.75%) Cloud Computing
4 29 (5.15%) GCP
5 18 (3.20%) Google Analytics
6 15 (2.66%) GitHub
6 15 (2.66%) SaaS
7 13 (2.31%) Google Ads
8 10 (1.78%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.42%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (1.24%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (1.07%) Slack
11 6 (1.07%) Snowflake
12 5 (0.89%) Prefect
12 5 (0.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 4 (0.71%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.53%) Amazon SageMaker
14 3 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
14 3 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.53%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.55%) Broadband
2 14 (2.49%) Multicast
3 7 (1.24%) 3GPP
3 7 (1.24%) GSM
3 7 (1.24%) LTE
3 7 (1.24%) Radio Access Network
3 7 (1.24%) RANAP
3 7 (1.24%) SS7
3 7 (1.24%) UMTS
3 7 (1.24%) Wireshark
4 6 (1.07%) 5G
5 5 (0.89%) Software-Defined Radio
6 4 (0.71%) Internet
7 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.53%) Wireless
8 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.36%) Firewall
9 1 (0.18%) IPsec
9 1 (0.18%) MQTT
9 1 (0.18%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.26%) Metadata
2 21 (3.73%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (2.49%) BigQuery
4 13 (2.31%) Big Data
4 13 (2.31%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (1.95%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.42%) Power BI
7 7 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.07%) GIS
8 6 (1.07%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.89%) Amazon Athena
10 4 (0.71%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.71%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.71%) MySQL
10 4 (0.71%) Redis
10 4 (0.71%) Tableau
11 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.36%) KDB
11 2 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 71 (12.61%) Git
2 55 (9.77%) Visual Studio Code
3 18 (3.20%) JIRA
3 18 (3.20%) Rational DOORS
4 15 (2.66%) GitLab
5 11 (1.95%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.24%) GCC
6 7 (1.24%) GDB
7 4 (0.71%) CMake
8 3 (0.53%) PetaLinux
8 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.36%) MLflow
9 2 (0.36%) Plastic SCM
9 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
10 1 (0.18%) Valgrind
General
1 139 (24.69%) Finance
2 74 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (12.79%) Social Skills
4 62 (11.01%) Retail
5 43 (7.64%) Marketing
6 40 (7.10%) Manufacturing
7 34 (6.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 27 (4.80%) Banking
9 26 (4.62%) Electronics
10 21 (3.73%) Games
11 20 (3.55%) Aerospace
12 19 (3.37%) Front Office
13 15 (2.66%) Legal
14 14 (2.49%) Advertising
15 13 (2.31%) Automotive
16 11 (1.95%) Law
17 10 (1.78%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.78%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
19 6 (1.07%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 152 (27.00%) Software Engineer
2 132 (23.45%) Senior
3 108 (19.18%) Developer
4 47 (8.35%) Senior Software Engineer
5 46 (8.17%) Python Developer
6 42 (7.46%) Senior Developer
7 41 (7.28%) Lead
8 39 (6.93%) C++ Software Engineer
8 39 (6.93%) Embedded Engineer
9 32 (5.68%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
9 32 (5.68%) Programmer
10 31 (5.51%) Data Scientist
10 31 (5.51%) Trainee
10 31 (5.51%) Trainee Programmer
11 28 (4.97%) Python Engineer
12 21 (3.73%) FPGA Engineer
12 21 (3.73%) Python Software Engineer
13 20 (3.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 19 (3.37%) Quantitative Developer
14 19 (3.37%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (10.30%) NumPy
1 58 (10.30%) Pandas
2 40 (7.10%) Streamlit
3 39 (6.93%) scikit-learn
4 36 (6.39%) Hugging Face
5 35 (6.22%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 35 (6.22%) Matplotlib
6 27 (4.80%) PyTorch
7 25 (4.44%) React
8 23 (4.09%) HTML
9 22 (3.91%) TensorFlow
10 19 (3.37%) CSS
11 17 (3.02%) FIX Protocol
12 16 (2.84%) .NET
12 16 (2.84%) Django
13 15 (2.66%) REST
14 14 (2.49%) pytest
15 10 (1.78%) Yocto
16 9 (1.60%) Flask
16 9 (1.60%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 85 (15.10%) Data Structures
2 45 (7.99%) Distributed Systems
3 37 (6.57%) Embedded Systems
4 36 (6.39%) Equities
5 29 (5.15%) FPGA
6 21 (3.73%) Management Information System
6 21 (3.73%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.73%) VHDL
7 20 (3.55%) Hedge funds
8 18 (3.20%) PCIe
8 18 (3.20%) Robotics
9 15 (2.66%) Derivative
9 15 (2.66%) Fixed Income
10 14 (2.49%) Greenfield Project
10 14 (2.49%) Video\Live Streaming
11 12 (2.13%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.78%) NVMe
12 10 (1.78%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.78%) Renewable Energy
13 9 (1.60%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 68 (12.08%) Linux
2 12 (2.13%) Windows
3 10 (1.78%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.71%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (0.71%) Unix
5 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (43.52%) Software Engineering
2 168 (29.84%) AI
3 148 (26.29%) Computer Science
4 144 (25.58%) Machine Learning
5 102 (18.12%) Agile
6 99 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
7 94 (16.70%) Data Science
8 79 (14.03%) OOP
9 77 (13.68%) Analytics
10 76 (13.50%) OO
11 68 (12.08%) Visualisation
12 66 (11.72%) CI/CD
13 61 (10.83%) Mathematics
14 59 (10.48%) Test Automation
15 58 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
15 58 (10.30%) Signal Processing
16 53 (9.41%) Mentoring
16 53 (9.41%) Workflow
17 51 (9.06%) SDLC
18 48 (8.53%) Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 326 (57.90%) Python
2 153 (27.18%) C++
3 58 (10.30%) C
4 50 (8.88%) C#
5 41 (7.28%) SQL
6 29 (5.15%) Java
7 25 (4.44%) TypeScript
8 23 (4.09%) MATLAB
8 23 (4.09%) Rust
9 20 (3.55%) JavaScript
10 17 (3.02%) Embedded C++
11 14 (2.49%) Embedded C
11 14 (2.49%) Go
12 12 (2.13%) Assembly Language
13 10 (1.78%) R
14 4 (0.71%) Bash
14 4 (0.71%) Julia
14 4 (0.71%) VBA
15 3 (0.53%) Fortran
15 3 (0.53%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 142 (25.22%) Degree
2 62 (11.01%) Security Cleared
3 49 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 43 (7.64%) AWS Certification
5 34 (6.04%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 33 (5.86%) Master's Degree
7 32 (5.68%) SC Cleared
8 26 (4.62%) DV Cleared
9 20 (3.55%) PhD
10 15 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.18%) HND
13 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.68%) QA
2 12 (2.13%) GDPR
3 11 (1.95%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.42%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 6 (1.07%) Automotive SPICE
5 6 (1.07%) ISO 26262
5 6 (1.07%) MISRA
5 6 (1.07%) MISRA C
6 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 3 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.18%) AUTOSAR
8 1 (0.18%) EMIR
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 50 (8.88%) Docker
2 43 (7.64%) Firmware
3 22 (3.91%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (0.89%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.89%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) IAG
Systems Management
1 29 (5.15%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.49%) Terraform
3 6 (1.07%) Kubeflow
4 5 (0.89%) SCCM
4 5 (0.89%) SCOM
4 5 (0.89%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 2 (0.36%) Ansible
6 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 52 (9.24%) Google
2 46 (8.17%) Microsoft
3 11 (1.95%) Altera
3 11 (1.95%) Screaming Frog
3 11 (1.95%) Xilinx
4 10 (1.78%) IBM
5 8 (1.42%) Databricks
6 6 (1.07%) Botify
7 5 (0.89%) Ahrefs
7 5 (0.89%) Dell
7 5 (0.89%) HP
7 5 (0.89%) McAfee
7 5 (0.89%) OpenAI
7 5 (0.89%) VMware
8 4 (0.71%) TikTok
9 3 (0.53%) Foundry
9 3 (0.53%) Rockwell
10 2 (0.36%) MicroStrategy
10 2 (0.36%) Sitebulb
11 1 (0.18%) YouTube