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 29 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 219 195
Rank change year-on-year -84 -24 +21
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 559 644 1,077
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.62% 1.48% 1.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.42% 3.53% 4.28%
Number of salaries quoted 380 276 463
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £42,593 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,600 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.93% +8.62% -12.16%
75th Percentile £85,000 £106,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £128,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -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 23,114 18,218 25,186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.62% 41.95% 33.17%
Number of salaries quoted 15,219 9,203 15,901
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.39% -0.87% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,250 £79,880 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £103,750
UK median annual salary £58,497 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.63% +3.64% -13.39%

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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -64 208 £92,500 -15.91% 209
South East -49 128 £70,000 +12.90% 63
East of England -11 83 £65,000 +18.18% 50
North of England -13 70 £37,500 -48.09% 41
South West -87 43 £55,000 +19.89% 30
Midlands -33 30 £37,500 -37.50% 21
Yorkshire -11 29 £37,500 -37.50% 10
North West -23 25 £37,500 -56.01% 21
West Midlands -23 23 £37,500 -37.50% 8
North East -38 16 £52,000 -54.78% 12
East Midlands -31 6 £57,500 +112.96% 13
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 47 (8.41%) Jupyter
2 9 (1.61%) CMS
3 6 (1.07%) SAS
4 5 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.36%) Apache Pulsar
5 2 (0.36%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 47 (8.41%) Chatbot
2 12 (2.15%) Simulink
3 3 (0.54%) Blender
3 3 (0.54%) 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 11 (1.97%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 119 (21.29%) AWS
2 51 (9.12%) Azure
3 49 (8.77%) Cloud Computing
4 29 (5.19%) GCP
5 21 (3.76%) Google Analytics
6 16 (2.86%) GitHub
7 15 (2.68%) SaaS
8 12 (2.15%) Google Ads
9 8 (1.43%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (1.25%) Amazon ECS
10 7 (1.25%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.07%) Slack
12 5 (0.89%) Prefect
12 5 (0.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 4 (0.72%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.54%) Amazon SageMaker
14 3 (0.54%) AWS Lambda
14 3 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.54%) Serverless
14 3 (0.54%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.58%) Broadband
2 15 (2.68%) Multicast
3 7 (1.25%) 3GPP
3 7 (1.25%) GSM
3 7 (1.25%) LTE
3 7 (1.25%) Radio Access Network
3 7 (1.25%) RANAP
3 7 (1.25%) SS7
3 7 (1.25%) UMTS
3 7 (1.25%) Wireshark
4 6 (1.07%) 5G
5 5 (0.89%) Software-Defined Radio
6 4 (0.72%) Internet
7 3 (0.54%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.54%) Wireless
8 2 (0.36%) Firewall
9 1 (0.18%) IPsec
9 1 (0.18%) RS-422
9 1 (0.18%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.65%) Metadata
2 21 (3.76%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (2.86%) BigQuery
4 15 (2.68%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (1.97%) Big Data
5 11 (1.97%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.07%) GIS
8 5 (0.89%) Amazon Athena
8 5 (0.89%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.89%) Power BI
9 4 (0.72%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.72%) MySQL
9 4 (0.72%) Redis
10 3 (0.54%) Tableau
11 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.36%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.36%) Pinecone
11 2 (0.36%) SQL Server
12 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 71 (12.70%) Git
2 66 (11.81%) Visual Studio Code
3 19 (3.40%) JIRA
4 18 (3.22%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (2.68%) GitLab
6 10 (1.79%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.25%) GCC
7 7 (1.25%) GDB
8 3 (0.54%) CMake
8 3 (0.54%) MLflow
8 3 (0.54%) PetaLinux
8 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
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
1 145 (25.94%) Finance
2 70 (12.52%) Analytical Skills
2 70 (12.52%) Social Skills
3 69 (12.34%) Retail
4 51 (9.12%) Manufacturing
5 39 (6.98%) Marketing
6 28 (5.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (4.47%) Banking
7 25 (4.47%) Electronics
8 19 (3.40%) Front Office
9 18 (3.22%) Games
10 17 (3.04%) Aerospace
11 16 (2.86%) Automotive
12 14 (2.50%) Legal
13 13 (2.33%) Advertising
14 11 (1.97%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.79%) Law
16 9 (1.61%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
18 5 (0.89%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 150 (26.83%) Software Engineer
2 133 (23.79%) Senior
3 107 (19.14%) Developer
4 48 (8.59%) Senior Software Engineer
5 47 (8.41%) Python Developer
6 43 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
6 43 (7.69%) Programmer
6 43 (7.69%) Senior Developer
7 42 (7.51%) Lead
7 42 (7.51%) Trainee
7 42 (7.51%) Trainee Programmer
8 41 (7.33%) C++ Software Engineer
9 38 (6.80%) Embedded Engineer
10 29 (5.19%) Data Scientist
11 28 (5.01%) Python Engineer
12 22 (3.94%) FPGA Engineer
12 22 (3.94%) Python Software Engineer
13 19 (3.40%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 19 (3.40%) Quantitative Developer
13 19 (3.40%) Senior Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (12.16%) NumPy
1 68 (12.16%) Pandas
2 51 (9.12%) Streamlit
3 49 (8.77%) scikit-learn
4 47 (8.41%) Hugging Face
5 46 (8.23%) Matplotlib
6 37 (6.62%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 26 (4.65%) PyTorch
8 23 (4.11%) HTML
8 23 (4.11%) React
9 22 (3.94%) TensorFlow
10 19 (3.40%) CSS
11 18 (3.22%) Django
12 17 (3.04%) FIX Protocol
13 16 (2.86%) .NET
14 15 (2.68%) pytest
14 15 (2.68%) REST
15 9 (1.61%) Flask
15 9 (1.61%) Node.js
15 9 (1.61%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.56%) Data Structures
2 48 (8.59%) Distributed Systems
3 37 (6.62%) Embedded Systems
3 37 (6.62%) Equities
4 30 (5.37%) FPGA
5 22 (3.94%) Management Information System
6 21 (3.76%) Hedge funds
6 21 (3.76%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.76%) VHDL
7 19 (3.40%) PCIe
8 17 (3.04%) Robotics
9 16 (2.86%) Derivative
9 16 (2.86%) Fixed Income
9 16 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
10 14 (2.50%) Video\Live Streaming
11 12 (2.15%) Driving Licence
12 11 (1.97%) NVMe
13 10 (1.79%) Public Cloud
13 10 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
14 8 (1.43%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 68 (12.16%) Linux
2 11 (1.97%) Windows
3 9 (1.61%) 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 (0.72%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (0.72%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.54%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (43.65%) Software Engineering
2 168 (30.05%) AI
3 148 (26.48%) Computer Science
4 145 (25.94%) Machine Learning
5 97 (17.35%) Agile
6 92 (16.46%) OOP
7 91 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
8 88 (15.74%) Data Science
9 87 (15.56%) OO
10 76 (13.60%) Visualisation
11 75 (13.42%) Analytics
12 64 (11.45%) Workflow
13 63 (11.27%) CI/CD
14 62 (11.09%) Continuous Improvement
15 59 (10.55%) Signal Processing
16 56 (10.02%) Test Automation
17 55 (9.84%) LLM
17 55 (9.84%) Mathematics
18 52 (9.30%) SDLC
19 51 (9.12%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 327 (58.50%) Python
2 154 (27.55%) C++
3 58 (10.38%) C
4 49 (8.77%) C#
5 38 (6.80%) SQL
6 27 (4.83%) Java
7 24 (4.29%) Rust
7 24 (4.29%) TypeScript
8 22 (3.94%) MATLAB
9 18 (3.22%) JavaScript
10 15 (2.68%) Embedded C++
11 13 (2.33%) Assembly Language
11 13 (2.33%) Embedded C
11 13 (2.33%) Go
12 7 (1.25%) R
13 4 (0.72%) Julia
13 4 (0.72%) VBA
14 3 (0.54%) Bash
15 2 (0.36%) Fortran
15 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 133 (23.79%) Degree
2 54 (9.66%) AWS Certification
2 54 (9.66%) Security Cleared
3 47 (8.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 45 (8.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 33 (5.90%) Master's Degree
6 27 (4.83%) SC Cleared
7 21 (3.76%) DV Cleared
8 18 (3.22%) PhD
9 12 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (1.25%) Numerate Degree
11 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.18%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.18%) HND
12 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.72%) QA
2 12 (2.15%) GDPR
3 8 (1.43%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 6 (1.07%) Automotive SPICE
4 6 (1.07%) ISO 26262
4 6 (1.07%) MISRA
4 6 (1.07%) MISRA C
5 5 (0.89%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 2 (0.36%) 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 47 (8.41%) Docker
2 44 (7.87%) Firmware
3 23 (4.11%) 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 1 (0.18%) IAG
5 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 28 (5.01%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.33%) Terraform
3 6 (1.07%) Kubeflow
4 5 (0.89%) SCCM
4 5 (0.89%) SCOM
4 5 (0.89%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 57 (10.20%) Microsoft
2 53 (9.48%) Google
3 13 (2.33%) Altera
4 12 (2.15%) Xilinx
5 10 (1.79%) IBM
5 10 (1.79%) Screaming Frog
6 9 (1.61%) Databricks
7 6 (1.07%) Botify
7 6 (1.07%) OpenAI
8 5 (0.89%) Dell
8 5 (0.89%) HP
8 5 (0.89%) McAfee
8 5 (0.89%) VMware
9 4 (0.72%) Ahrefs
9 4 (0.72%) TikTok
10 3 (0.54%) Foundry
10 3 (0.54%) Rockwell
11 1 (0.18%) NVIDIA
11 1 (0.18%) Sitebulb
11 1 (0.18%) Thales