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 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 248 197
Rank change year-on-year -79 -51 +84
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 548 542 964
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.55% 1.25% 1.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.13% 2.97% 4.35%
Number of salaries quoted 363 241 389
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,424 £39,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,600 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.39% +8.62% -13.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £111,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £137,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -10.34%

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 25,695 18,237 22,146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.76% 41.93% 32.10%
Number of salaries quoted 16,910 9,263 12,082
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,744 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,020
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 -113 186 £85,000 -20.93% 782
South East -12 142 £70,000 +12.90% 143
East of England +16 104 £63,750 +15.91% 108
North of England -29 47 £52,000 +15.56% 67
South West -67 44 £60,000 +20.91% 87
Midlands -36 27 £67,500 +12.50% 47
West Midlands -16 22 £67,500 +17.39% 25
Yorkshire -29 21 £32,500 -7.14% 18
North West -14 13 £60,000 +33.33% 37
North East -49 13 £60,000 -47.83% 15
East Midlands -26 5 £67,500 +150.00% 22
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 9 (1.64%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.28%) Jupyter
3 6 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.09%) SAS
4 5 (0.91%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Apache Pulsar
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Kinematics
6 1 (0.18%) R Markdown
6 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (2.55%) Simulink
2 7 (1.28%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.55%) Blender
3 3 (0.55%) Maya
4 2 (0.36%) CATIA
4 2 (0.36%) Mathematica
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 11 (2.01%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 75 (13.69%) AWS
2 49 (8.94%) Azure
3 23 (4.20%) GCP
4 15 (2.74%) Google Analytics
5 13 (2.37%) GitHub
5 13 (2.37%) Google Ads
5 13 (2.37%) SaaS
6 11 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (1.46%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.28%) Amazon ECS
8 7 (1.28%) Snowflake
9 5 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
9 5 (0.91%) Prefect
9 5 (0.91%) Slack
9 5 (0.91%) Vertex AI
9 5 (0.91%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 4 (0.73%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (0.73%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.73%) Serverless
11 3 (0.55%) Amazon SageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.28%) Broadband
2 12 (2.19%) Multicast
3 9 (1.64%) LTE
3 9 (1.64%) Wireless
4 8 (1.46%) 5G
5 7 (1.28%) 3GPP
5 7 (1.28%) GSM
5 7 (1.28%) Radio Access Network
5 7 (1.28%) RANAP
5 7 (1.28%) Software-Defined Radio
5 7 (1.28%) SS7
5 7 (1.28%) UMTS
5 7 (1.28%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.55%) Internet
6 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.36%) Firewall
8 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.18%) FIX Connectivity
8 1 (0.18%) MQTT
8 1 (0.18%) RS-422
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.47%) Metadata
1 19 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (3.10%) Big Data
3 10 (1.82%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.46%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.46%) BigQuery
4 8 (1.46%) Power BI
5 7 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (1.09%) GIS
7 5 (0.91%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.73%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.73%) MySQL
8 4 (0.73%) Redis
8 4 (0.73%) Tableau
9 3 (0.55%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.55%) KDB
10 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 72 (13.14%) Git
2 24 (4.38%) Visual Studio Code
3 20 (3.65%) Rational DOORS
4 15 (2.74%) JIRA
5 14 (2.55%) GitLab
6 10 (1.82%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.28%) GCC
7 7 (1.28%) GDB
8 4 (0.73%) CMake
8 4 (0.73%) MLflow
9 3 (0.55%) PetaLinux
9 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.36%) Plastic SCM
10 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
11 1 (0.18%) Valgrind
General
1 99 (18.07%) Finance
2 70 (12.77%) Social Skills
3 61 (11.13%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (6.20%) Marketing
6 30 (5.47%) Banking
7 26 (4.74%) Electronics
7 26 (4.74%) Retail
8 24 (4.38%) Aerospace
9 15 (2.74%) Advertising
9 15 (2.74%) Front Office
10 14 (2.55%) Games
10 14 (2.55%) Law
11 13 (2.37%) Financial Institution
12 12 (2.19%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.82%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.64%) Legal
15 8 (1.46%) Automotive
16 7 (1.28%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 159 (29.01%) Software Engineer
2 122 (22.26%) Senior
3 96 (17.52%) Developer
4 49 (8.94%) Lead
5 47 (8.58%) Senior Software Engineer
6 40 (7.30%) Python Developer
7 37 (6.75%) Embedded Engineer
8 34 (6.20%) C++ Software Engineer
9 32 (5.84%) Data Scientist
9 32 (5.84%) Senior Developer
10 27 (4.93%) Python Engineer
11 23 (4.20%) FPGA Engineer
12 19 (3.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 19 (3.47%) Python Software Engineer
12 19 (3.47%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 16 (2.92%) SEO Specialist
14 15 (2.74%) Quantitative Developer
14 15 (2.74%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (2.55%) Design Engineer
15 14 (2.55%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.84%) PyTorch
2 29 (5.29%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 29 (5.29%) NumPy
2 29 (5.29%) Pandas
3 26 (4.74%) TensorFlow
4 25 (4.56%) React
5 23 (4.20%) HTML
6 21 (3.83%) .NET
7 19 (3.47%) CSS
8 16 (2.92%) FIX Protocol
9 14 (2.55%) REST
10 13 (2.37%) STL
11 12 (2.19%) pytest
11 12 (2.19%) Terraform
12 11 (2.01%) Google JAX
12 11 (2.01%) JAX
12 11 (2.01%) Kafka
12 11 (2.01%) scikit-learn
13 10 (1.82%) Django
13 10 (1.82%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 80 (14.60%) Data Structures
2 39 (7.12%) Embedded Systems
3 34 (6.20%) Distributed Systems
4 33 (6.02%) FPGA
5 31 (5.66%) Equities
6 26 (4.74%) Robotics
7 23 (4.20%) VHDL
8 21 (3.83%) Product Ownership
9 20 (3.65%) PCIe
10 17 (3.10%) Hedge funds
11 13 (2.37%) Derivative
11 13 (2.37%) Fixed Income
11 13 (2.37%) Management Information System
12 12 (2.19%) Verilog
12 12 (2.19%) Video\Live Streaming
13 11 (2.01%) NVMe
14 10 (1.82%) Driving Licence
14 10 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
15 8 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (1.46%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 61 (11.13%) Linux
2 14 (2.55%) Windows
3 10 (1.82%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.73%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.36%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (46.17%) Software Engineering
2 156 (28.47%) AI
3 143 (26.09%) Computer Science
4 137 (25.00%) Machine Learning
5 102 (18.61%) Agile
6 92 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
7 89 (16.24%) Data Science
8 76 (13.87%) Mathematics
9 73 (13.32%) Analytics
10 66 (12.04%) CI/CD
11 60 (10.95%) Signal Processing
12 57 (10.40%) Mentoring
12 57 (10.40%) Test Automation
13 55 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 51 (9.31%) Decision-Making
15 49 (8.94%) Deep Learning
15 49 (8.94%) Validation
16 45 (8.21%) OOP
16 45 (8.21%) SDLC
17 44 (8.03%) Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 299 (54.56%) Python
2 158 (28.83%) C++
3 59 (10.77%) C
4 56 (10.22%) C#
5 46 (8.39%) SQL
6 39 (7.12%) Java
7 31 (5.66%) MATLAB
8 25 (4.56%) TypeScript
9 24 (4.38%) JavaScript
10 20 (3.65%) Rust
11 16 (2.92%) Embedded C++
12 15 (2.74%) Go
13 13 (2.37%) Assembly Language
13 13 (2.37%) Embedded C
14 9 (1.64%) R
15 3 (0.55%) Fortran
15 3 (0.55%) Julia
15 3 (0.55%) VBA
16 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.36%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 153 (27.92%) Degree
2 77 (14.05%) Security Cleared
3 43 (7.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 39 (7.12%) Master's Degree
4 39 (7.12%) SC Cleared
5 30 (5.47%) PhD
6 27 (4.93%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (2.01%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.46%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (0.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.18%) HND
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.57%) QA
2 12 (2.19%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.01%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.01%) GDPR
4 8 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 6 (1.09%) Automotive SPICE
5 6 (1.09%) ISO 26262
5 6 (1.09%) MISRA
5 6 (1.09%) MISRA C
6 5 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 51 (9.31%) Docker
2 42 (7.66%) Firmware
3 23 (4.20%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (0.91%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.91%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) IAG
Systems Management
1 28 (5.11%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.91%) Kubeflow
2 5 (0.91%) SCCM
2 5 (0.91%) SCOM
2 5 (0.91%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 2 (0.36%) Ansible
4 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 36 (6.57%) Google
2 16 (2.92%) Microsoft
3 12 (2.19%) Screaming Frog
3 12 (2.19%) Xilinx
4 11 (2.01%) Altera
5 10 (1.82%) IBM
6 9 (1.64%) Databricks
7 7 (1.28%) Ahrefs
8 6 (1.09%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.91%) Dell
9 5 (0.91%) HP
9 5 (0.91%) McAfee
9 5 (0.91%) TikTok
9 5 (0.91%) VMware
10 4 (0.73%) Foundry
10 4 (0.73%) Sitebulb
10 4 (0.73%) Thales
11 3 (0.55%) Rockwell
12 2 (0.36%) MathWorks
12 2 (0.36%) MicroStrategy