Algorithms Job Trends in the South West

Algorithms
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 115 150
Rank change year-on-year -32 +35 +8
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 31 94 70
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.65% 1.83% 1.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.32% 5.54% 4.28%
Number of salaries quoted 8 64 15
10th Percentile - £48,750 £44,000
25th Percentile £39,281 £57,500 £54,340
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,021 £65,000 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year -30.74% -6.40% +26.27%
75th Percentile £70,538 - £72,433
90th Percentile £79,380 £90,000 £77,715
England median annual salary £75,900 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -6.67% +3.45%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,337 1,697 1,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 28.12% 32.99% 37.92%
Number of salaries quoted 847 895 1,227
10th Percentile £27,450 £25,003 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,452 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +7.32%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £74,250 £82,500 £84,434
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in the South West

Algorithms
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in the South West over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in the South West

Algorithms
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the South West region over the 6 months to 9 December 2025. 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
Bristol -22 13 £62,575 -3.73% 27
Gloucestershire +22 10 £73,750 +43.90% 13
Dorset +6 4 - - 11
Wiltshire - 4 £40,792 - 3
Algorithms
England

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (3.23%) Apache
1 1 (3.23%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.90%) AWS
2 3 (9.68%) Google Workspace
3 2 (6.45%) Azure
4 1 (3.23%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (22.58%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.68%) Big Data
2 1 (3.23%) ClickHouse
2 1 (3.23%) NoSQL
2 1 (3.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (9.68%) GitLab
2 2 (6.45%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (6.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 14 (45.16%) Electronics
2 10 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Aerospace
4 4 (12.90%) Finance
4 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
4 4 (12.90%) Marketing
5 3 (9.68%) Aeronautics
5 3 (9.68%) Automotive
5 3 (9.68%) Aviation
5 3 (9.68%) Avionics
5 3 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (9.68%) Law
5 3 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Banking
6 1 (3.23%) Financial Institution
6 1 (3.23%) Investment Banking
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.23%) Tech for Good
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) Software Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Systems Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Algorithm Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) DSP Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Lead
4 3 (9.68%) Process Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Developer
5 2 (6.45%) Machine Learning Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Product Lead
5 2 (6.45%) Python Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Python Software Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Analytics Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
6 1 (3.23%) Data Scientist
6 1 (3.23%) Java Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) PyTorch
1 3 (9.68%) TensorFlow
2 2 (6.45%) MFC
2 2 (6.45%) NumPy
2 2 (6.45%) Pandas
3 1 (3.23%) .NET
3 1 (3.23%) .NET Core
3 1 (3.23%) .NET Framework
3 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET
3 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (3.23%) Entity Framework
3 1 (3.23%) PySpark
3 1 (3.23%) REST
3 1 (3.23%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.90%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (9.68%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (9.68%) FPGA
2 3 (9.68%) Social Media
2 3 (9.68%) Verilog
2 3 (9.68%) VHDL
2 3 (9.68%) Virtual Reality
3 2 (6.45%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.23%) AI Agents
4 1 (3.23%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.23%) IoT
4 1 (3.23%) Public Cloud
4 1 (3.23%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.68%) Linux
2 2 (6.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (45.16%) AI
2 12 (38.71%) Machine Learning
3 11 (35.48%) Signal Processing
4 9 (29.03%) Analytics
4 9 (29.03%) Software Engineering
5 8 (25.81%) Data Science
5 8 (25.81%) Digital Signal Processing
5 8 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (22.58%) Agile
6 7 (22.58%) Computer Science
6 7 (22.58%) Physics
7 6 (19.35%) Data Analysis
7 6 (19.35%) Data Analytics
7 6 (19.35%) Innovative Thinking
7 6 (19.35%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (16.13%) Mathematics
8 5 (16.13%) Validation
9 4 (12.90%) Embedded Software Development
9 4 (12.90%) Mentoring
9 4 (12.90%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 18 (58.06%) Python
2 12 (38.71%) C++
3 10 (32.26%) C
4 4 (12.90%) Java
4 4 (12.90%) MATLAB
4 4 (12.90%) Rust
5 3 (9.68%) Google Apps Script
5 3 (9.68%) SQL
5 3 (9.68%) Tcl
6 2 (6.45%) R
6 2 (6.45%) VC++
7 1 (3.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 15 (48.39%) Security Cleared
2 14 (45.16%) Degree
3 11 (35.48%) SC Cleared
4 8 (25.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (16.13%) DV Cleared
6 4 (12.90%) Master's Degree
7 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (3.23%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (19.35%) Google
2 5 (16.13%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.45%) IBM
4 1 (3.23%) SAP