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

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 120 154
Rank change year-on-year -22 +34 -11
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 37 93 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.83% 1.61% 1.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.73% 5.31% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 8 64 17
10th Percentile - £48,750 £42,000
25th Percentile £39,281 £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,021 £65,000 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year -30.74% -6.40% +29.20%
75th Percentile £70,538 - £72,433
90th Percentile £79,380 £90,000 £77,715
England median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -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 1,356 1,750 1,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 30.34% 30.22% 38.33%
Number of salaries quoted 840 929 1,275
10th Percentile £27,225 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,780 £35,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,941 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% -9.09% +7.84%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -2.34%

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 24 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 24 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
Bristol -14 12 £62,575 -3.73% 19
Gloucestershire +19 11 £73,750 +43.90% 3
Dorset +9 10 - - 1
Wiltshire - 4 £40,792 - 2
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 (2.70%) Apache
1 1 (2.70%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 7 (18.92%) AWS
2 3 (8.11%) Google Workspace
3 2 (5.41%) Azure
4 1 (2.70%) BlazeMeter
4 1 (2.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (21.62%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (2.70%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (10.81%) Big Data
2 1 (2.70%) Amazon Aurora
2 1 (2.70%) ClickHouse
2 1 (2.70%) MySQL
2 1 (2.70%) NoSQL
2 1 (2.70%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.70%) Relational Database
2 1 (2.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (10.81%) GitLab
2 2 (5.41%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (5.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (2.70%) Cypress.io
3 1 (2.70%) Selenium
General
1 15 (40.54%) Electronics
2 10 (27.03%) Finance
2 10 (27.03%) Social Skills
3 9 (24.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (24.32%) Law
4 8 (21.62%) Marketing
5 7 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (13.51%) Aerospace
6 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
7 4 (10.81%) Automotive
8 3 (8.11%) Aeronautics
8 3 (8.11%) Aviation
8 3 (8.11%) Avionics
8 3 (8.11%) Banking
8 3 (8.11%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
9 1 (2.70%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.70%) Tech for Good
9 1 (2.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Software Engineer
2 6 (16.22%) Python Engineer
2 6 (16.22%) Python Software Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) DSP Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Java Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Java Software Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Process Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) Lead
5 2 (5.41%) Algorithm Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Developer
5 2 (5.41%) Machine Learning Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Product Lead
6 1 (2.70%) Data Scientist
6 1 (2.70%) Software Developer
6 1 (2.70%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.11%) PyTorch
1 3 (8.11%) TensorFlow
2 2 (5.41%) MFC
2 2 (5.41%) NumPy
2 2 (5.41%) Pandas
2 2 (5.41%) Spring Boot
3 1 (2.70%) .NET
3 1 (2.70%) .NET Core
3 1 (2.70%) .NET Framework
3 1 (2.70%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.70%) ASP.NET
3 1 (2.70%) CSS
3 1 (2.70%) Entity Framework
3 1 (2.70%) HTML
3 1 (2.70%) HTML5
3 1 (2.70%) Kafka
3 1 (2.70%) React
3 1 (2.70%) REST
3 1 (2.70%) scikit-learn
3 1 (2.70%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) Embedded Systems
1 4 (10.81%) FPGA
1 4 (10.81%) Public Cloud
1 4 (10.81%) Verilog
1 4 (10.81%) VHDL
2 3 (8.11%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (8.11%) Virtual Reality
3 2 (5.41%) Data Structures
3 2 (5.41%) Product Ownership
3 2 (5.41%) Social Media
4 1 (2.70%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.70%) IoT
4 1 (2.70%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Linux
2 2 (5.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (54.05%) AI
2 18 (48.65%) Machine Learning
3 15 (40.54%) Software Engineering
4 13 (35.14%) Agile
5 12 (32.43%) Signal Processing
6 10 (27.03%) Analytics
7 9 (24.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (24.32%) Digital Signal Processing
7 9 (24.32%) Visualisation
8 8 (21.62%) CI/CD
8 8 (21.62%) Community of Practice
8 8 (21.62%) Data Science
8 8 (21.62%) Operational Stability
8 8 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (21.62%) SDLC
9 7 (18.92%) Computer Science
9 7 (18.92%) Data Analytics
9 7 (18.92%) Physics
10 6 (16.22%) Data Analysis
10 6 (16.22%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 23 (62.16%) Python
2 13 (35.14%) C++
3 11 (29.73%) C
4 8 (21.62%) Java
5 5 (13.51%) SQL
6 4 (10.81%) MATLAB
6 4 (10.81%) Rust
7 3 (8.11%) Google Apps Script
7 3 (8.11%) Tcl
8 2 (5.41%) R
8 2 (5.41%) VC++
9 1 (2.70%) C#
9 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
9 1 (2.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (43.24%) Security Cleared
2 14 (37.84%) Degree
3 11 (29.73%) SC Cleared
4 8 (21.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (13.51%) DV Cleared
6 4 (10.81%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.70%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.70%) AWS Certified Developer
7 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (16.22%) Google
2 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.41%) IBM
4 1 (2.70%) Databricks
4 1 (2.70%) Oracle
4 1 (2.70%) SAP