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 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 127 142
Rank change year-on-year -3 +15 +5
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 42 86 79
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.05% 1.40% 1.75%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.14% 4.94% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 9 61 22
10th Percentile £38,924 £47,500 £42,875
25th Percentile £39,281 £57,500 £61,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 £65,000 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year -37.24% -6.40% +26.27%
75th Percentile £68,750 - £77,715
90th Percentile £78,220 £90,000 £89,250
England median annual salary £70,600 £67,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +4.59% -10.00% +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 1,338 1,742 1,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.29% 28.41% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 810 942 1,334
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +8.60%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,987 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.36% -4.00% -0.79%

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 7 November 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 7 November 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 +11 15 - - 1
Gloucestershire +25 11 £73,750 +47.50% 13
Bristol -5 11 £62,575 -3.73% 25
Wiltshire - 4 £40,792 - 2
Somerset -8 1 £40,000 -20.00% 13
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 (2.38%) Apache
1 1 (2.38%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 10 (23.81%) AWS
2 3 (7.14%) Google Workspace
3 2 (4.76%) Azure
3 2 (4.76%) BlazeMeter
4 1 (2.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.05%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (4.76%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (14.29%) Big Data
2 2 (4.76%) Amazon Aurora
2 2 (4.76%) MySQL
2 2 (4.76%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (4.76%) Relational Database
3 1 (2.38%) ClickHouse
3 1 (2.38%) Data Lake
3 1 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.38%) NoSQL
3 1 (2.38%) Snowflake Schema
3 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) GitLab
2 2 (4.76%) Cypress.io
2 2 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.76%) Selenium
2 2 (4.76%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (35.71%) Electronics
1 15 (35.71%) Finance
2 14 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 14 (33.33%) Law
3 11 (26.19%) Marketing
4 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
5 7 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (11.90%) Aerospace
6 5 (11.90%) Banking
6 5 (11.90%) Manufacturing
7 4 (9.52%) Automotive
8 3 (7.14%) Aeronautics
8 3 (7.14%) Aviation
8 3 (7.14%) Avionics
8 3 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.38%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.38%) Tech for Good
9 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 8 (19.05%) Python Engineer
2 8 (19.05%) Python Software Engineer
3 6 (14.29%) Java Engineer
3 6 (14.29%) Java Software Engineer
4 4 (9.52%) DSP Engineer
4 4 (9.52%) Embedded Engineer
4 4 (9.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (9.52%) Lead
4 4 (9.52%) Process Engineer
5 3 (7.14%) Developer
5 3 (7.14%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Machine Learning Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Product Lead
7 1 (2.38%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 1 (2.38%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) Spring Boot
2 3 (7.14%) CSS
2 3 (7.14%) HTML
2 3 (7.14%) PyTorch
2 3 (7.14%) TensorFlow
3 2 (4.76%) AngularJS
3 2 (4.76%) HTML5
3 2 (4.76%) Kafka
3 2 (4.76%) MFC
3 2 (4.76%) NumPy
3 2 (4.76%) Pandas
3 2 (4.76%) React
3 2 (4.76%) Spring
4 1 (2.38%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.38%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (2.38%) Entity Framework
4 1 (2.38%) Lambda Expressions
4 1 (2.38%) Laravel
4 1 (2.38%) PySpark
4 1 (2.38%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.29%) Public Cloud
2 4 (9.52%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (9.52%) FPGA
2 4 (9.52%) Verilog
2 4 (9.52%) VHDL
3 3 (7.14%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (7.14%) Data Structures
3 3 (7.14%) Virtual Reality
4 2 (4.76%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.38%) AI Agents
5 1 (2.38%) IoT
5 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.38%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.52%) Linux
2 2 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (57.14%) AI
2 23 (54.76%) Machine Learning
3 19 (45.24%) Software Engineering
4 17 (40.48%) Agile
5 14 (33.33%) Visualisation
6 13 (30.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (28.57%) Analytics
7 12 (28.57%) CI/CD
7 12 (28.57%) Community of Practice
7 12 (28.57%) Operational Stability
7 12 (28.57%) SDLC
7 12 (28.57%) Signal Processing
8 9 (21.43%) Digital Signal Processing
9 8 (19.05%) Data Analytics
9 8 (19.05%) Data Science
9 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (16.67%) Computer Science
10 7 (16.67%) Physics
11 6 (14.29%) Data Analysis
11 6 (14.29%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 26 (61.90%) Python
2 13 (30.95%) C++
3 12 (28.57%) Java
4 11 (26.19%) C
5 9 (21.43%) SQL
6 4 (9.52%) MATLAB
6 4 (9.52%) Rust
7 3 (7.14%) Google Apps Script
7 3 (7.14%) JavaScript
7 3 (7.14%) Tcl
8 2 (4.76%) R
8 2 (4.76%) TypeScript
8 2 (4.76%) VC++
9 1 (2.38%) C#
9 1 (2.38%) PHP
Qualifications
1 16 (38.10%) Security Cleared
2 14 (33.33%) Degree
3 11 (26.19%) SC Cleared
4 8 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (11.90%) DV Cleared
6 4 (9.52%) Master's Degree
7 2 (4.76%) AWS Certification
7 2 (4.76%) AWS Certified Developer
8 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (4.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (9.52%) Kubernetes
2 3 (7.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (14.29%) Google
2 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.14%) Databricks
4 2 (4.76%) IBM
4 2 (4.76%) Oracle
5 1 (2.38%) SAP