Algorithms Job Trends in Surrey

Algorithms
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 96 82
Rank change year-on-year +12 -14 +25
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 13 30 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 1.12% 1.62% 1.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.07% 4.08% 3.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9 13 9
10th Percentile £23,500 - £46,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.21% -37.58% +17.86%
75th Percentile £105,000 £61,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £75,000 -
South East median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% +9.09% -15.38%

All Generic Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 423 736 381
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 36.47% 39.83% 33.16%
Number of salaries quoted 242 321 246
10th Percentile £30,025 £25,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £78,625 £75,000 £86,250
South East median annual salary £46,000 £52,500 £56,525
% change year-on-year -12.38% -7.12% +2.51%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in Surrey

Algorithms
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in Surrey over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in Surrey

Algorithms
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Guildford +3 5 £90,000 +148.28% 7
Dorking - 5 £23,500 -
Algorithms
South East

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Git
1 2 (15.38%) Jenkins
1 2 (15.38%) JIRA
1 2 (15.38%) TestRail
General
1 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Marketing
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Copywriter
1 5 (38.46%) Digital Copywriter
1 5 (38.46%) Marketing Copywriter
2 4 (30.77%) C++ Software Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Scientific Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) SEO Executive
3 2 (15.38%) SEO Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Design Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate
4 1 (7.69%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Junior
4 1 (7.69%) Junior Copywriter
4 1 (7.69%) Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Design Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) SEO Copywriter
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) Qt
2 2 (15.38%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Blog
2 4 (30.77%) 3D Graphics
3 2 (15.38%) Data Structures
4 1 (7.69%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Device Driver
4 1 (7.69%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (7.69%) FPGA
4 1 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.69%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) SEO
2 5 (38.46%) Content Writing
2 5 (38.46%) Copywriting
2 5 (38.46%) Data Privacy
2 5 (38.46%) Digital Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Mathematics
2 5 (38.46%) Workload Management
3 4 (30.77%) Agile
3 4 (30.77%) Machine Learning
3 4 (30.77%) Mathematical Modelling
3 4 (30.77%) Multithreading
3 4 (30.77%) Software Engineering
4 3 (23.08%) Physics
5 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (15.38%) Competitor Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (15.38%) MVVM
5 2 (15.38%) Parallel Programming
6 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) C++
2 2 (15.38%) Bash
2 2 (15.38%) C#
2 2 (15.38%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) C
3 1 (7.69%) Embedded C
3 1 (7.69%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 5 (38.46%) Master's Degree
2 5 (38.46%) PhD
3 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Google
2 2 (15.38%) Ahrefs
2 2 (15.38%) Screaming Frog