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 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 236 207
Rank change year-on-year -80 -29 +79
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 546 567 983
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.56% 1.29% 1.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.21% 3.08% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 360 250 407
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,424 £39,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £110,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £128,500 £99,850
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,250 £63,000
% change year-on-year -1.89% +5.16% -13.10%

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 24,696 18,409 23,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.52% 41.99% 32.22%
Number of salaries quoted 16,248 9,377 13,919
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,286
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -8.00%

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 27 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 27 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 -92 198 £87,500 -20.45% 804
South East -33 128 £67,500 +8.87% 156
East of England +7 100 £62,500 +13.64% 101
North of England -25 51 £56,000 +12.00% 79
South West -57 44 £58,000 +17.77% 84
Midlands -24 27 £50,000 -9.09% 51
Yorkshire -20 22 £32,500 -7.14% 23
West Midlands -24 20 £46,500 -19.13% 25
North West -18 16 £60,625 +21.25% 42
North East -49 13 £60,000 -47.83% 16
East Midlands -23 6 £57,500 +112.96% 26
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 11 (2.01%) CMS
2 9 (1.65%) Jupyter
3 7 (1.28%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.10%) SAS
5 2 (0.37%) Apache Pulsar
5 2 (0.37%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) Kinematics
6 1 (0.18%) R Markdown
6 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (2.20%) Simulink
2 9 (1.65%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.55%) Blender
3 3 (0.55%) Maya
4 2 (0.37%) CATIA
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.18%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (1.83%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 82 (15.02%) AWS
2 53 (9.71%) Azure
3 25 (4.58%) GCP
4 15 (2.75%) Google Analytics
5 14 (2.56%) SaaS
6 13 (2.38%) GitHub
6 13 (2.38%) Google Ads
7 11 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.83%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.28%) Amazon ECS
9 7 (1.28%) Snowflake
10 6 (1.10%) Amazon EKS
10 6 (1.10%) Slack
11 5 (0.92%) Prefect
11 5 (0.92%) Vertex AI
11 5 (0.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 4 (0.73%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (0.73%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.73%) Serverless
13 3 (0.55%) Amazon SageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.66%) Broadband
2 12 (2.20%) Multicast
3 8 (1.47%) LTE
4 7 (1.28%) 3GPP
4 7 (1.28%) 5G
4 7 (1.28%) GSM
4 7 (1.28%) Radio Access Network
4 7 (1.28%) RANAP
4 7 (1.28%) SS7
4 7 (1.28%) UMTS
4 7 (1.28%) Wireshark
5 4 (0.73%) Internet
5 4 (0.73%) Software-Defined Radio
5 4 (0.73%) Wireless
6 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.37%) Firewall
8 1 (0.18%) IPsec
8 1 (0.18%) RS-422
8 1 (0.18%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.66%) Metadata
1 20 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
2 15 (2.75%) Big Data
3 11 (2.01%) MongoDB
4 10 (1.83%) BigQuery
5 9 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
6 8 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (1.47%) Power BI
7 6 (1.10%) GIS
8 5 (0.92%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.73%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.73%) MySQL
9 4 (0.73%) Redis
9 4 (0.73%) Tableau
10 3 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.55%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.55%) KDB
11 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.37%) Pinecone
11 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 71 (13.00%) Git
2 26 (4.76%) Visual Studio Code
3 19 (3.48%) Rational DOORS
4 16 (2.93%) JIRA
5 14 (2.56%) GitLab
6 10 (1.83%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.28%) GCC
7 7 (1.28%) GDB
8 4 (0.73%) CMake
9 3 (0.55%) PetaLinux
9 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.37%) MLflow
10 2 (0.37%) Plastic SCM
10 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
11 1 (0.18%) Valgrind
General
1 109 (19.96%) Finance
2 72 (13.19%) Social Skills
3 70 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (7.51%) Marketing
5 37 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (5.86%) Retail
7 30 (5.49%) Banking
8 27 (4.95%) Electronics
9 21 (3.85%) Games
10 20 (3.66%) Aerospace
11 16 (2.93%) Front Office
12 15 (2.75%) Legal
13 14 (2.56%) Law
14 13 (2.38%) Advertising
14 13 (2.38%) Financial Institution
15 12 (2.20%) Manufacturing
16 11 (2.01%) Telecoms
17 9 (1.65%) Automotive
18 7 (1.28%) Investment Banking
19 6 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (29.30%) Software Engineer
2 125 (22.89%) Senior
3 102 (18.68%) Developer
4 47 (8.61%) Senior Software Engineer
5 44 (8.06%) Lead
6 43 (7.88%) Python Developer
7 37 (6.78%) Embedded Engineer
8 36 (6.59%) Senior Developer
9 35 (6.41%) C++ Software Engineer
10 31 (5.68%) Data Scientist
11 26 (4.76%) Python Engineer
12 20 (3.66%) FPGA Engineer
13 19 (3.48%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 19 (3.48%) Python Software Engineer
13 19 (3.48%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 17 (3.11%) Quantitative Developer
15 16 (2.93%) SEO Specialist
16 15 (2.75%) Senior Python Developer
16 15 (2.75%) Systems Engineer
17 14 (2.56%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (5.49%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 30 (5.49%) NumPy
1 30 (5.49%) Pandas
2 29 (5.31%) PyTorch
3 26 (4.76%) React
4 24 (4.40%) TensorFlow
5 23 (4.21%) HTML
6 19 (3.48%) .NET
6 19 (3.48%) CSS
7 16 (2.93%) FIX Protocol
8 15 (2.75%) REST
9 13 (2.38%) Terraform
10 12 (2.20%) Django
10 12 (2.20%) pytest
10 12 (2.20%) Streamlit
11 11 (2.01%) Kafka
11 11 (2.01%) scikit-learn
12 10 (1.83%) Google JAX
12 10 (1.83%) JAX
12 10 (1.83%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 83 (15.20%) Data Structures
2 37 (6.78%) Distributed Systems
2 37 (6.78%) Embedded Systems
3 32 (5.86%) Equities
4 28 (5.13%) FPGA
5 24 (4.40%) Robotics
6 21 (3.85%) VHDL
7 20 (3.66%) Product Ownership
8 18 (3.30%) Hedge funds
9 17 (3.11%) Management Information System
9 17 (3.11%) PCIe
10 14 (2.56%) Video\Live Streaming
11 13 (2.38%) Derivative
11 13 (2.38%) Fixed Income
12 12 (2.20%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (1.83%) NVMe
13 10 (1.83%) Renewable Energy
13 10 (1.83%) Verilog
14 8 (1.47%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 64 (11.72%) Linux
2 15 (2.75%) Windows
3 10 (1.83%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (0.73%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.55%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (45.79%) Software Engineering
2 149 (27.29%) AI
3 144 (26.37%) Computer Science
4 127 (23.26%) Machine Learning
5 101 (18.50%) Agile
6 97 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
7 92 (16.85%) Data Science
8 75 (13.74%) Analytics
9 68 (12.45%) Mathematics
10 66 (12.09%) CI/CD
11 58 (10.62%) Test Automation
12 55 (10.07%) Signal Processing
13 53 (9.71%) Continuous Improvement
13 53 (9.71%) Mentoring
14 49 (8.97%) Decision-Making
15 48 (8.79%) OOP
16 47 (8.61%) SDLC
17 46 (8.42%) Deep Learning
17 46 (8.42%) Low Latency
17 46 (8.42%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 297 (54.40%) Python
2 148 (27.11%) C++
3 56 (10.26%) C
4 52 (9.52%) C#
5 42 (7.69%) SQL
6 37 (6.78%) Java
7 26 (4.76%) TypeScript
8 24 (4.40%) JavaScript
8 24 (4.40%) MATLAB
9 21 (3.85%) Rust
10 16 (2.93%) Embedded C++
10 16 (2.93%) Go
11 13 (2.38%) Embedded C
12 12 (2.20%) Assembly Language
13 10 (1.83%) R
14 4 (0.73%) Bash
15 3 (0.55%) Fortran
15 3 (0.55%) Julia
15 3 (0.55%) VBA
16 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 147 (26.92%) Degree
2 69 (12.64%) Security Cleared
3 45 (8.24%) Computer Science Degree
4 35 (6.41%) SC Cleared
5 33 (6.04%) Master's Degree
6 26 (4.76%) DV Cleared
7 24 (4.40%) PhD
8 16 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (2.56%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.47%) Numerate Degree
11 6 (1.10%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 2 (0.37%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.37%) 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 (5.86%) QA
2 12 (2.20%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.01%) GDPR
4 9 (1.65%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 6 (1.10%) Automotive SPICE
6 6 (1.10%) ISO 26262
6 6 (1.10%) MISRA
6 6 (1.10%) MISRA C
7 5 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 1 (0.18%) AUTOSAR
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 51 (9.34%) Docker
2 43 (7.88%) Firmware
3 22 (4.03%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (0.92%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.92%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.37%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) IAG
Systems Management
1 28 (5.13%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.10%) Kubeflow
3 5 (0.92%) SCCM
3 5 (0.92%) SCOM
3 5 (0.92%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 45 (8.24%) Google
2 18 (3.30%) Microsoft
3 13 (2.38%) Screaming Frog
4 11 (2.01%) Xilinx
5 10 (1.83%) Altera
5 10 (1.83%) IBM
6 9 (1.65%) Databricks
7 7 (1.28%) Ahrefs
8 6 (1.10%) Botify
9 5 (0.92%) Dell
9 5 (0.92%) HP
9 5 (0.92%) McAfee
9 5 (0.92%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.92%) TikTok
9 5 (0.92%) VMware
10 4 (0.73%) Foundry
10 4 (0.73%) Sitebulb
11 3 (0.55%) Rockwell
12 2 (0.37%) MathWorks
12 2 (0.37%) MicroStrategy