Algorithms Job Trends in Guildford

Algorithms
Surrey > Guildford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in Guildford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 23 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 +66
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 7 14 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 4.93% 6.39% 2.05%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.07% 17.95% 6.98%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 3
10th Percentile £70,000 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £32,813 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £37,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +140.00% -27.18% -
75th Percentile £106,250 £72,188 £55,750
90th Percentile - £82,500 -
Surrey median annual salary £90,000 £58,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +55.17% +12.62% -26.43%

All Generic Skills
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 58 78 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 40.85% 35.62% 29.45%
Number of salaries quoted 39 25 39
10th Percentile £31,360 £30,000 £35,130
25th Percentile £35,625 £32,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -28.00% +27.55%
75th Percentile £83,750 £67,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £74,750 £69,600
Surrey median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year -20.00% -0.79% +0.80%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in Guildford

Algorithms
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in Guildford over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in Guildford

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) OrCAD
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Git
1 3 (42.86%) Jenkins
1 3 (42.86%) JIRA
1 3 (42.86%) TestRail
General
1 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) C++ Software Engineer
1 6 (85.71%) Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Scientific Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (85.71%) Qt
2 3 (42.86%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (42.86%) Data Structures
3 1 (14.29%) Device Driver
3 1 (14.29%) FPGA
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (14.29%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (85.71%) Agile
2 6 (85.71%) Machine Learning
2 6 (85.71%) Mathematical Modelling
2 6 (85.71%) Multithreading
2 6 (85.71%) Software Engineering
3 4 (57.14%) Physics
4 3 (42.86%) AI
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (42.86%) MVVM
4 3 (42.86%) Parallel Programming
5 1 (14.29%) Device Driver Development
5 1 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 1 (14.29%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (42.86%) Bash
2 3 (42.86%) C#
2 3 (42.86%) Java
3 1 (14.29%) C
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) PhD
2 6 (85.71%) Master's Degree
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Firmware