Algorithms Job Trends in Manchester

Algorithms
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 148 117
Rank change year-on-year -34 -31 +32
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 8 11 72
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.11% 0.46% 1.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 1.07% 5.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 17
10th Percentile - £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £87,362 £77,500
90th Percentile - £98,474 -
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £56,509
% change year-on-year +26.32% -15.94% -9.59%

All Generic Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,566 1,028 1,393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 21.78% 42.71% 33.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,153 549 639
10th Percentile £32,050 £28,000 £28,700
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £87,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in Manchester

Algorithms
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 5 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
Salford - 4 - -
Algorithms
North West

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Internet
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Advertising
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) French Language
2 2 (25.00%) Games
2 2 (25.00%) German Language
2 2 (25.00%) Italian Language
2 2 (25.00%) Marketing
2 2 (25.00%) Retail
2 2 (25.00%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Developer
1 2 (25.00%) Digital Executive
1 2 (25.00%) Digital Marketing Executive
1 2 (25.00%) Marketing Executive
1 2 (25.00%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) NumPy
1 2 (25.00%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Cybercrime
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (50.00%) Data Science
2 2 (25.00%) A/B Testing
2 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (25.00%) Competitor Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Vision
2 2 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (25.00%) Deep Learning
2 2 (25.00%) E-Commerce
2 2 (25.00%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Google