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 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 127 163
Rank change year-on-year -4 +36 -25
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 36 89 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.00% 1.35% 1.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.80% 4.73% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 7 57 32
10th Percentile £38,568 £47,500 £45,125
25th Percentile £39,281 £52,500 £61,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 £65,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -37.24% -7.90% +28.32%
75th Percentile £62,763 - £82,500
90th Percentile £80,540 £90,000 £94,625
England median annual salary £70,600 £65,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +8.62% -10.34% -2.47%

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 1,285 1,883 1,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.83% 28.49% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 756 986 1,444
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,375 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

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 15 October 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 15 October 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
Dorset +23 14 - -
Gloucestershire +27 10 £85,000 +70.00% 7
Bristol -3 8 £62,575 -3.73% 17
Wiltshire - 3 £40,792 - 2
Somerset +2 1 £40,000 -20.00% 1
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:

Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 9 (25.00%) AWS
2 3 (8.33%) Google Workspace
3 2 (5.56%) BlazeMeter
4 1 (2.78%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (19.44%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (5.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.67%) Big Data
2 2 (5.56%) Amazon Aurora
2 2 (5.56%) MySQL
2 2 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (5.56%) Relational Database
3 1 (2.78%) ClickHouse
3 1 (2.78%) Data Lake
3 1 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.78%) NoSQL
3 1 (2.78%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) GitLab
2 2 (5.56%) Cypress.io
2 2 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (5.56%) Selenium
2 2 (5.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (36.11%) Electronics
1 13 (36.11%) Finance
1 13 (36.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 13 (36.11%) Law
2 9 (25.00%) Marketing
3 8 (22.22%) Social Skills
4 6 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (13.89%) Aerospace
6 4 (11.11%) Automotive
6 4 (11.11%) Banking
6 4 (11.11%) Manufacturing
7 3 (8.33%) Aeronautics
7 3 (8.33%) Aviation
7 3 (8.33%) Avionics
7 3 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.78%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 17 (47.22%) Software Engineer
2 8 (22.22%) Python Engineer
2 8 (22.22%) Python Software Engineer
3 6 (16.67%) Java Engineer
3 6 (16.67%) Java Software Engineer
4 4 (11.11%) DSP Engineer
4 4 (11.11%) Process Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 3 (8.33%) Lead
6 2 (5.56%) Developer
6 2 (5.56%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Data Scientist
7 1 (2.78%) Database Developer
7 1 (2.78%) Software Developer
7 1 (2.78%) SQL Database Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.11%) Spring Boot
2 3 (8.33%) CSS
2 3 (8.33%) HTML
3 2 (5.56%) AngularJS
3 2 (5.56%) HTML5
3 2 (5.56%) Kafka
3 2 (5.56%) MFC
3 2 (5.56%) PyTorch
3 2 (5.56%) React
3 2 (5.56%) Spring
3 2 (5.56%) TensorFlow
4 1 (2.78%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.78%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.78%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (2.78%) Entity Framework
4 1 (2.78%) Lambda Expressions
4 1 (2.78%) Laravel
4 1 (2.78%) REST
4 1 (2.78%) Symfony
4 1 (2.78%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Public Cloud
2 4 (11.11%) FPGA
2 4 (11.11%) Verilog
2 4 (11.11%) VHDL
3 3 (8.33%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (8.33%) Data Structures
3 3 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (8.33%) Virtual Reality
4 1 (2.78%) IoT
4 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.11%) Linux
2 2 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (55.56%) AI
2 19 (52.78%) Machine Learning
3 18 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 16 (44.44%) Agile
5 13 (36.11%) Visualisation
6 12 (33.33%) CI/CD
6 12 (33.33%) Community of Practice
6 12 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (33.33%) Operational Stability
6 12 (33.33%) SDLC
7 11 (30.56%) Analytics
7 11 (30.56%) Signal Processing
8 8 (22.22%) Data Analytics
8 8 (22.22%) Digital Signal Processing
9 7 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (16.67%) Data Science
10 6 (16.67%) Innovative Thinking
11 5 (13.89%) Analytical Thinking
11 5 (13.89%) Systems Engineering
11 5 (13.89%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 22 (61.11%) Python
2 12 (33.33%) C++
2 12 (33.33%) Java
3 10 (27.78%) C
4 8 (22.22%) SQL
5 4 (11.11%) MATLAB
6 3 (8.33%) Google Apps Script
6 3 (8.33%) JavaScript
6 3 (8.33%) Rust
6 3 (8.33%) Tcl
7 2 (5.56%) TypeScript
7 2 (5.56%) VC++
8 1 (2.78%) C#
8 1 (2.78%) PHP
Qualifications
1 13 (36.11%) Security Cleared
2 11 (30.56%) Degree
3 9 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 8 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (8.33%) DV Cleared
5 3 (8.33%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.56%) AWS Certification
6 2 (5.56%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 2 (5.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (11.11%) Kubernetes
2 3 (8.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (16.67%) Google
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft
3 3 (8.33%) Databricks
4 2 (5.56%) IBM
4 2 (5.56%) Oracle