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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 93 86
Rank change year-on-year +11 -7 +25
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 12 23 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 1.06% 1.48% 0.61%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.08% 3.81% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 10 10 4
10th Percentile £30,475 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £39,063 £33,750 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £58,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +55.17% +12.62% -26.43%
75th Percentile £105,938 £71,625 £64,938
90th Percentile £106,250 £82,500 £81,475
South East median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +22.73% -12.70%

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 389 604 323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 34.52% 38.99% 32.73%
Number of salaries quoted 231 239 211
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,326 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £37,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,250 £78,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -0.12%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend 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 20 October 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 20 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
Guildford +1 7 £90,000 +140.00% 4
Dorking - 2 £23,500 -
Algorithms
South East

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 (8.33%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Git
1 3 (25.00%) Jenkins
1 3 (25.00%) JIRA
1 3 (25.00%) TestRail
General
1 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 6 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Scientific Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Copywriter
3 2 (16.67%) Digital Copywriter
3 2 (16.67%) Marketing Copywriter
3 2 (16.67%) SEO Executive
3 2 (16.67%) SEO Specialist
4 1 (8.33%) Design Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Graduate
4 1 (8.33%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Junior
4 1 (8.33%) Junior Copywriter
4 1 (8.33%) Lead
4 1 (8.33%) Senior
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Design Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) SEO Copywriter
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (50.00%) Qt
2 3 (25.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
2 4 (33.33%) Blog
3 3 (25.00%) Data Structures
4 1 (8.33%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Device Driver
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (8.33%) FPGA
4 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (8.33%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Mathematics
2 6 (50.00%) Agile
2 6 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 6 (50.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 6 (50.00%) Multithreading
2 6 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) Physics
3 4 (33.33%) SEO
4 3 (25.00%) AI
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (25.00%) MVVM
4 3 (25.00%) Parallel Programming
5 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (16.67%) Competitor Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Content Writing
5 2 (16.67%) Copywriting
5 2 (16.67%) Data Privacy
5 2 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (16.67%) Workload Management
6 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) C++
2 3 (25.00%) Bash
2 3 (25.00%) C#
2 3 (25.00%) Java
3 1 (8.33%) C
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded C
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 7 (58.33%) Master's Degree
2 7 (58.33%) PhD
3 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Google
2 2 (16.67%) Ahrefs
2 2 (16.67%) Screaming Frog