Algorithms Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 43 62
Rank change year-on-year -35 +19 +27
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 11 61 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.65% 5.10% 1.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.24% 12.01% 4.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1 31 6
10th Percentile - £58,000 £52,875
25th Percentile £46,250 - £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £76,000 £60,750
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +25.10% -
75th Percentile £48,750 - £102,500
90th Percentile - - £115,000
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £76,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year -27.63% +10.55% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 490 508 248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 29.06% 42.47% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 195 205 186
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £31,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,000 £67,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,500 £82,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Algorithms
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Stevenage -1 10 - - 6
Algorithms
East of England

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 3 (27.27%) Apache Spark
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (27.27%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) AWS
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
1 3 (27.27%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) Big Data
1 3 (27.27%) Hadoop
1 3 (27.27%) Tableau
2 1 (9.09%) NoSQL
2 1 (9.09%) Parquet
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
1 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
2 3 (27.27%) Aerospace
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
1 3 (27.27%) Data Science Developer
1 3 (27.27%) Developer
2 1 (9.09%) Data Scientist
2 1 (9.09%) Senior
2 1 (9.09%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (36.36%) PyTorch
1 4 (36.36%) TensorFlow
2 3 (27.27%) Matplotlib
2 3 (27.27%) NumPy
2 3 (27.27%) Pandas
2 3 (27.27%) scikit-learn
2 3 (27.27%) Seaborn
3 1 (9.09%) Hugging Face
3 1 (9.09%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Arduino
1 3 (27.27%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) AI
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 7 (63.64%) Innovative Thinking
2 7 (63.64%) Mathematics
2 7 (63.64%) Physics
3 4 (36.36%) Data Science
3 4 (36.36%) Digital Signal Processing
3 4 (36.36%) Generative AI
3 4 (36.36%) LLM
3 4 (36.36%) Machine Learning
3 4 (36.36%) Signal Processing
3 4 (36.36%) Software Engineering
3 4 (36.36%) Validation
4 3 (27.27%) Analytics
4 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Data Analytics
4 3 (27.27%) Data Munging
4 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Statistical Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 7 (63.64%) C
3 3 (27.27%) Assembly Language
3 3 (27.27%) C++
3 3 (27.27%) Java
3 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
3 3 (27.27%) MATLAB
3 3 (27.27%) Objective-C
3 3 (27.27%) R
3 3 (27.27%) Swift
4 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) BPSS Clearance
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
1 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Docker