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 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 193 219
Rank change year-on-year -112 +26 -21
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 349 752 805
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 1.57% 1.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.85% 4.21% 3.94%
Number of salaries quoted 171 374 471
10th Percentile £40,808 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,750 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year +17.87% -5.32% -4.21%
75th Percentile £113,125 £82,500 £90,625
90th Percentile £140,000 £105,000 £130,000
UK median annual salary £75,900 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +16.77% -3.70% -6.90%

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 18,822 17,878 20,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.37% 37.36% 36.01%
Number of salaries quoted 9,571 8,382 15,354
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £103,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 +7 200 £102,500 +15.17% 144
South East -106 44 £58,215 -6.86% 243
East of England -40 36 £55,000 -27.63% 142
South West -50 25 £49,250 -24.23% 125
Midlands -6 19 £75,000 +25.00% 103
North of England -23 17 £45,000 -14.29% 130
North West -3 12 £55,000 -2.67% 51
West Midlands +3 9 £55,000 -8.33% 25
East Midlands -15 8 £75,000 +25.00% 75
Yorkshire -26 5 £35,000 -22.22% 57
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 13 (3.72%) Apache Spark
2 12 (3.44%) Kinematics
3 7 (2.01%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.43%) IIS
5 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.57%) Luigi
6 2 (0.57%) WordPress
7 1 (0.29%) Apache
7 1 (0.29%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (2.29%) Simulink
2 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (0.86%) Adobe Premiere
3 3 (0.86%) Final Cut Pro
4 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.15%) Distributed Ledger
2 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.57%) Shopify
2 2 (0.57%) Towers Watson Igloo
3 1 (0.29%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.29%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 44 (12.61%) AWS
1 44 (12.61%) Azure
2 36 (10.32%) GCP
3 14 (4.01%) GitHub
4 11 (3.15%) Azure Machine Learning
4 11 (3.15%) Power Platform
5 9 (2.58%) Snowflake
6 6 (1.72%) Google Analytics
7 5 (1.43%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.15%) dbt
8 4 (1.15%) Google Tag Manager
8 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.86%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (0.86%) Canva
9 3 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.86%) Firebase
10 2 (0.57%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.57%) Google App Engine
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.72%) Multicast
2 5 (1.43%) Broadband
2 5 (1.43%) Software-Defined Radio
2 5 (1.43%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.15%) Network Security
4 2 (0.57%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.29%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.29%) Internet
5 1 (0.29%) S/MIME
5 1 (0.29%) VPN
5 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.16%) Big Data
2 17 (4.87%) Metadata
3 16 (4.58%) NoSQL
4 13 (3.72%) BigQuery
4 13 (3.72%) Hadoop
5 12 (3.44%) Elasticsearch
6 11 (3.15%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (3.15%) Power BI
6 11 (3.15%) Tableau
7 10 (2.87%) Data Lake
8 8 (2.29%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.72%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.72%) SQL Server
10 5 (1.43%) Data Mining
11 4 (1.15%) KDB
12 3 (0.86%) Looker
12 3 (0.86%) Redis
13 2 (0.57%) Apache Cassandra
14 1 (0.29%) Oracle Exadata
14 1 (0.29%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 21 (6.02%) Rational DOORS
2 18 (5.16%) JIRA
3 15 (4.30%) Git
4 7 (2.01%) MLflow
5 2 (0.57%) JConsole
5 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.57%) VisualVM
6 1 (0.29%) TestRail
General
1 111 (31.81%) Finance
2 86 (24.64%) Social Skills
3 52 (14.90%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (13.18%) Electronics
4 46 (13.18%) Front Office
5 33 (9.46%) Games
5 33 (9.46%) Marketing
6 31 (8.88%) Law
7 29 (8.31%) Banking
8 20 (5.73%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (4.30%) Financial Institution
10 12 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.87%) Legal
11 10 (2.87%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.01%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.72%) Aeronautics
13 6 (1.72%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.72%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.43%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 69 (19.77%) Developer
2 67 (19.20%) Senior
3 57 (16.33%) Software Engineer
4 44 (12.61%) Lead
5 31 (8.88%) Quantitative Developer
6 27 (7.74%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 25 (7.16%) Principal Engineer
8 24 (6.88%) Senior Developer
9 22 (6.30%) Systems Engineer
10 21 (6.02%) Senior Software Engineer
11 20 (5.73%) Python Developer
12 19 (5.44%) C++ Developer
12 19 (5.44%) C++ Software Engineer
12 19 (5.44%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 18 (5.16%) C++ Quantitative Developer
13 18 (5.16%) Data Scientist
14 17 (4.87%) Linux Developer
14 17 (4.87%) Low Latency C++ Developer
14 17 (4.87%) Senior C++ Quantitative Developer
14 17 (4.87%) Senior Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (10.03%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 26 (7.45%) FIX Protocol
3 24 (6.88%) TensorFlow
4 20 (5.73%) Django
5 18 (5.16%) Kafka
5 18 (5.16%) PyTorch
6 13 (3.72%) Middleware
6 13 (3.72%) pytest
7 12 (3.44%) .NET
8 10 (2.87%) FHIR
8 10 (2.87%) scikit-learn
9 9 (2.58%) FastAPI
9 9 (2.58%) Flask
9 9 (2.58%) HTML
9 9 (2.58%) REST
10 8 (2.29%) Java Concurrency
10 8 (2.29%) Pandas
11 7 (2.01%) CSS
11 7 (2.01%) NumPy
11 7 (2.01%) React
Miscellaneous
1 54 (15.47%) Data Structures
2 50 (14.33%) Equities
3 39 (11.17%) Distributed Systems
4 24 (6.88%) Derivative
4 24 (6.88%) Management Information System
5 23 (6.59%) Hedge funds
6 21 (6.02%) Cloud Native
7 16 (4.58%) Greenfield Project
8 15 (4.30%) Fixed Income
9 14 (4.01%) Robotics
10 12 (3.44%) Life Science
10 12 (3.44%) Product Ownership
11 11 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (3.15%) Social Media
12 10 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (2.87%) Omics
13 9 (2.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (2.29%) 3D Graphics
15 7 (2.01%) Embedded Systems
16 4 (1.15%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 44 (12.61%) Linux
2 4 (1.15%) Unix
3 3 (0.86%) Android
3 3 (0.86%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.29%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.29%) Windows
4 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (36.10%) AI
2 120 (34.38%) Software Engineering
3 117 (33.52%) Computer Science
4 107 (30.66%) Machine Learning
5 104 (29.80%) Analytics
6 78 (22.35%) Data Science
7 74 (21.20%) Mathematics
8 73 (20.92%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (17.77%) Low Latency
10 56 (16.05%) Agile
11 54 (15.47%) Statistics
12 46 (13.18%) Data Analytics
13 44 (12.61%) SDLC
14 43 (12.32%) Decision-Making
15 40 (11.46%) Technical Leadership
16 39 (11.17%) Data Analysis
16 39 (11.17%) DevOps
17 37 (10.60%) Thought Leadership
18 36 (10.32%) Business Strategy
19 35 (10.03%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 195 (55.87%) Python
2 94 (26.93%) C++
3 53 (15.19%) SQL
4 50 (14.33%) Java
5 41 (11.75%) C
6 30 (8.60%) C#
7 17 (4.87%) R
8 14 (4.01%) MATLAB
9 13 (3.72%) JavaScript
10 8 (2.29%) Scala
11 7 (2.01%) Go
12 5 (1.43%) Assembly Language
12 5 (1.43%) Bash
12 5 (1.43%) Rust
13 4 (1.15%) Fortran
13 4 (1.15%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.86%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.86%) Objective-C
14 3 (0.86%) Swift
14 3 (0.86%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 148 (42.41%) Degree
2 77 (22.06%) Master's Degree
2 77 (22.06%) PhD
3 32 (9.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 32 (9.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (7.45%) Security Cleared
5 22 (6.30%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.29%) CISM
6 8 (2.29%) CISSP
7 7 (2.01%) CISA
7 7 (2.01%) CRISC
8 6 (1.72%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.43%) MBA
10 4 (1.15%) ISTQB
10 4 (1.15%) Postgraduate
11 3 (0.86%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.29%) CEH
12 1 (0.29%) GIAC
12 1 (0.29%) MCP
12 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.45%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 13 (3.72%) Accessibility
3 13 (3.72%) QA
4 10 (2.87%) CDISC
4 10 (2.87%) GxP
4 10 (2.87%) HL7
5 7 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.57%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.57%) EMIR
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.57%) NIST
8 1 (0.29%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.29%) GDPR
8 1 (0.29%) GMP
8 1 (0.29%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (4.30%) Docker
2 8 (2.29%) Firmware
3 2 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (4.01%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.15%) Kubeflow
2 4 (1.15%) Terraform
3 2 (0.57%) Ansible
3 2 (0.57%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.57%) logstash
3 2 (0.57%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.57%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.57%) Puppet
4 1 (0.29%) Grafana
Vendors
1 30 (8.60%) Google
2 19 (5.44%) IBM
3 9 (2.58%) Databricks
4 8 (2.29%) Microsoft
4 8 (2.29%) Screaming Frog
5 7 (2.01%) Oracle
5 7 (2.01%) YouTube
6 5 (1.43%) Adobe
6 5 (1.43%) Ahrefs
6 5 (1.43%) BT
7 4 (1.15%) Altera
8 3 (0.86%) Facebook
8 3 (0.86%) Instagram
8 3 (0.86%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.86%) TikTok
9 2 (0.57%) Hotjar
9 2 (0.57%) SAP
9 2 (0.57%) Xilinx
10 1 (0.29%) AppDynamics
10 1 (0.29%) CyberArk