Algorithms Job Trends in the South East
Algorithms
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 219 | 190 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -63 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs citing Algorithms | 138 | 97 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.69% | 1.08% | 1.93% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.61% | 2.75% | 5.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 89 | 47 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,700 | £39,009 | £39,172 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,145 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -3.70% | +22.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,900 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,600 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.85% | +8.62% | -10.34% |
All Generic Skills
South East
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 South East.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,291 | 3,532 | 3,742 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 26.46% | 39.36% | 32.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,558 | 1,773 | 1,675 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £33,250 | £42,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -18.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Algorithms Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Algorithms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Algorithms Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Algorithms.
Algorithms Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in the South East over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Algorithms Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | -1 | 76 | £73,750 | +23.43% | 18 |
| Thames Valley | -18 | 29 | £90,000 | +59.49% | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | -23 | 18 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 45 |
| Berkshire | -20 | 11 | £70,000 | +42.22% | 15 |
| Kent | -13 | 8 | - | - | |
| West Sussex | -27 | 6 | - | - | 11 |
| Surrey | -42 | 5 | £76,250 | -15.28% | 14 |
| Middlesex | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Sussex | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Algorithms Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FPGA | 22.5% | 31 |
| 2 | Embedded Systems | 17.4% | 24 |
| 2 | PCIe | 17.4% | 24 |
| 4 | VHDL | 16.7% | 23 |
| 5 | Data Structures | 12.3% | 17 |
| 6 | Verilog | 11.6% | 16 |
| 7 | ASIC | 9.4% | 13 |
| 8 | NVMe | 6.5% | 9 |
| 8 | Product Ownership | 6.5% | 9 |
| 8 | Robotics | 6.5% | 9 |
| 11 | Synthetic Data | 5.8% | 8 |
| 12 | Driving Licence | 3.6% | 5 |
| 12 | Educational Technology | 3.6% | 5 |
| 12 | Hackathon | 3.6% | 5 |
| 12 | Renewable Energy | 3.6% | 5 |
| 12 | SCADA | 3.6% | 5 |
| 17 | Distributed Systems | 2.2% | 3 |
| 17 | SystemC | 2.2% | 3 |
| 19 | CUDA | 1.4% | 2 |
| 19 | Life Science | 1.4% | 2 |