Algorithms Job Trends in the Midlands

Algorithms
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 202 196 189
Rank change year-on-year -6 -7 -26
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 19 48 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.24% 0.76% 0.87%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.70% 2.18% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 13 29 24
10th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £54,000 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,900 £76,250 £62,188
90th Percentile £135,180 £86,250 £82,750
England median annual salary £77,500 £65,750 £69,447
% change year-on-year +17.87% -5.32% -4.21%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,722 2,200 2,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 33.78% 35.00% 33.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,126 922 1,856
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% -7.69%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Algorithms
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in the Midlands over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in the Midlands

Algorithms
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Midlands 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
West Midlands +3 9 £55,000 -8.33% 26
East Midlands -15 8 £75,000 +25.00% 80
Algorithms
England

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (5.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (10.53%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.53%) AWS
1 2 (10.53%) Azure
1 2 (10.53%) GCP
1 2 (10.53%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
2 1 (5.26%) Google Analytics
2 1 (5.26%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (21.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Rational DOORS
General
1 4 (21.05%) Electronics
1 4 (21.05%) Games
1 4 (21.05%) Marketing
1 4 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Finance
2 2 (10.53%) Retail
3 1 (5.26%) Automotive
3 1 (5.26%) iGaming
3 1 (5.26%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (26.32%) Developer
2 4 (21.05%) C# Developer
2 4 (21.05%) Principal Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Senior
2 4 (21.05%) Senior C# Developer
2 4 (21.05%) Senior Developer
2 4 (21.05%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) 3D Developer
3 3 (15.79%) Lead
4 2 (10.53%) Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Lead Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Lead Enterprise Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Network Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Credit Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (21.05%) .NET
1 4 (21.05%) .NET Core
1 4 (21.05%) DirectX
1 4 (21.05%) OpenGL
2 1 (5.26%) CSS
2 1 (5.26%) HTML
2 1 (5.26%) OpenCV
2 1 (5.26%) PyTorch
2 1 (5.26%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (10.53%) Cloud Native
2 2 (10.53%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (10.53%) Product Ownership
3 1 (5.26%) Credit Risk
3 1 (5.26%) CUDA
3 1 (5.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (5.26%) Lidar
3 1 (5.26%) Robotics
3 1 (5.26%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (5.26%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (31.58%) Mathematics
1 6 (31.58%) Software Engineering
2 5 (26.32%) Machine Learning
3 4 (21.05%) AI
3 4 (21.05%) Analytics
3 4 (21.05%) CAD
3 4 (21.05%) Physics
3 4 (21.05%) Signal Processing
3 4 (21.05%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (21.05%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (21.05%) Test Planning
4 3 (15.79%) Agile
4 3 (15.79%) Containerisation
4 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
4 3 (15.79%) ERP
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) Statistical Modelling
5 2 (10.53%) Architectural Design
5 2 (10.53%) Customer Experience
5 2 (10.53%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (31.58%) SQL
2 4 (21.05%) C#
2 4 (21.05%) Python
2 4 (21.05%) T-SQL
3 2 (10.53%) R
4 1 (5.26%) C++
4 1 (5.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (21.05%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (21.05%) Degree
2 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.26%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 4 (21.05%) IBM
2 3 (15.79%) Salesforce
3 2 (10.53%) Adobe
4 1 (5.26%) Ahrefs
4 1 (5.26%) Google