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 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 197 190
Rank change year-on-year -5 -7 -36
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 21 48 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.27% 0.72% 0.59%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.76% 2.10% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 15 29 20
10th Percentile £52,200 £51,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £61,875 £53,000 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,450 £76,250 £60,813
90th Percentile £120,360 £86,250 £78,625
England median annual salary £75,900 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +8.43% -3.45% -

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 2,761 2,285 1,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.34% 34.49% 35.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,143 953 1,445
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £63,929
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 2 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 2 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 +9 11 £60,000 +7.14% 5
East Midlands -27 8 £75,000 +25.00% 11
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 (4.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (9.52%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 2 (9.52%) AWS
2 2 (9.52%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) GCP
2 2 (9.52%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
3 1 (4.76%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (19.05%) SQL Server
2 3 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (23.81%) Finance
1 5 (23.81%) Games
1 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Electronics
2 4 (19.05%) Marketing
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Retail
4 1 (4.76%) Automotive
4 1 (4.76%) iGaming
4 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (23.81%) Developer
2 4 (19.05%) C# Developer
2 4 (19.05%) Lead
2 4 (19.05%) Principal Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Senior
2 4 (19.05%) Senior C# Developer
2 4 (19.05%) Senior Developer
2 4 (19.05%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) 3D Developer
3 3 (14.29%) Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Credit Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Credit Risk Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Lead Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Lead Enterprise Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Network Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) .NET
1 4 (19.05%) .NET Core
1 4 (19.05%) DirectX
1 4 (19.05%) OpenGL
2 1 (4.76%) CSS
2 1 (4.76%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (9.52%) Cloud Native
2 2 (9.52%) Credit Risk
2 2 (9.52%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.76%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (4.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (4.76%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Analytics
1 7 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 6 (28.57%) Mathematics
3 5 (23.81%) Agile
3 5 (23.81%) Data Science
3 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
3 5 (23.81%) Visualisation
4 4 (19.05%) AI
4 4 (19.05%) CAD
4 4 (19.05%) Data Visualisation
4 4 (19.05%) Physics
4 4 (19.05%) Signal Processing
4 4 (19.05%) Statistical Modelling
4 4 (19.05%) Systems Engineering
4 4 (19.05%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (19.05%) Test Planning
5 3 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 3 (14.29%) Economics
5 3 (14.29%) ERP
5 3 (14.29%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) SQL
2 6 (28.57%) Python
3 4 (19.05%) C#
3 4 (19.05%) T-SQL
4 3 (14.29%) R
5 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 4 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) IBM
1 4 (19.05%) Salesforce
2 2 (9.52%) Adobe
2 2 (9.52%) Alteryx
3 1 (4.76%) Ahrefs
3 1 (4.76%) Google