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 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 84 77
Rank change year-on-year -5 -7 +23
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 18 13 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.97% 1.23% 2.70%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.55% 3.41% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 20
10th Percentile £57,125 £58,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £67,813 £67,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,250 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +25.00% -14.29%
75th Percentile £105,313 £82,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,875 £91,500 £95,000
South East median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -

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 705 381 732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 37.80% 35.94% 43.96%
Number of salaries quoted 262 178 458
10th Percentile £27,500 £36,175 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £60,250 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

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 27 February 2026.

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 27 February 2026. 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
Epsom - 4 - -
Guildford -15 3 £90,000 +20.00% 2
Leatherhead - 1 £50,000 - 1
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (27.78%) IIS
2 1 (5.56%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 7 (38.89%) Google Analytics
2 5 (27.78%) AWS
2 5 (27.78%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (38.89%) Metadata
2 5 (27.78%) Big Data
2 5 (27.78%) Data Mining
2 5 (27.78%) Hadoop
2 5 (27.78%) NoSQL
2 5 (27.78%) Tableau
3 1 (5.56%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Git
2 1 (5.56%) GitLab
2 1 (5.56%) Jenkins
2 1 (5.56%) JIRA
2 1 (5.56%) TestRail
2 1 (5.56%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 13 (72.22%) Analytical Skills
1 13 (72.22%) Marketing
2 9 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Automotive
3 7 (38.89%) Retail
4 5 (27.78%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (5.56%) Advertising
5 1 (5.56%) Electronics
5 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Senior
2 5 (27.78%) Data Science Manager
2 5 (27.78%) Senior Manager
3 4 (22.22%) SEO Specialist
3 4 (22.22%) Software Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Design Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Head of Digital
5 1 (5.56%) Head of Digital Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Head of Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Head of SEO
5 1 (5.56%) Python Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Python Software Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Scientific Software Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Design Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (27.78%) Play Framework
2 2 (11.11%) Qt
3 1 (5.56%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Distributed Systems
2 2 (11.11%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (5.56%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (5.56%) Data Structures
3 1 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (83.33%) AI
2 12 (66.67%) Analytics
3 8 (44.44%) Agile
3 8 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (44.44%) Machine Learning
3 8 (44.44%) SEO
4 7 (38.89%) B2B
4 7 (38.89%) B2C
4 7 (38.89%) Coaching
4 7 (38.89%) Customer Engagement
4 7 (38.89%) Customer Experience
4 7 (38.89%) Customer Journey Map
4 7 (38.89%) Data Analysis
4 7 (38.89%) Generative AI
4 7 (38.89%) Journey Map
4 7 (38.89%) Link Building
4 7 (38.89%) Mathematics
4 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (38.89%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (33.33%) LLM
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) Python
2 6 (33.33%) Java
3 5 (27.78%) R
3 5 (27.78%) Scala
3 5 (27.78%) SQL
4 4 (22.22%) C++
5 3 (16.67%) C#
6 1 (5.56%) Bash
6 1 (5.56%) Julia
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) Degree
1 10 (55.56%) Master's Degree
2 5 (27.78%) MBA
3 3 (16.67%) PhD
4 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (27.78%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Google
2 5 (27.78%) BT
2 5 (27.78%) Databricks
3 1 (5.56%) Ahrefs
3 1 (5.56%) Screaming Frog