Algorithms Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Algorithms
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 318 221 114
Rank change year-on-year -97 -107 +145
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 384 458 1,282
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.50% 1.32% 2.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.13% 3.35% 7.01%
Number of salaries quoted 269 184 317
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £34,250 £47,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,600 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,750 £63,000
% change year-on-year -4.06% +7.54% -10.00%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,065 13,682 18,291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.42% 39.57% 30.54%
Number of salaries quoted 11,743 6,331 10,118
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,598
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,768 £37,107
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £87,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Algorithms job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Algorithms
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Algorithms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Algorithms

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in the UK excluding London

Algorithms
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 August 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
South East -48 128 £68,750 +10.89% 95
East of England -9 90 £65,000 +18.18% 81
North of England -19 66 £37,500 -42.31% 51
South West -94 47 £55,000 +19.89% 47
Yorkshire -15 28 £37,500 +7.14% 11
Midlands -46 28 £37,500 -37.50% 35
North West -19 23 £50,000 -18.37% 25
West Midlands -30 22 £37,500 -37.50% 20
Scotland -44 21 £39,500 -40.15% 27
North East -45 15 £52,000 -54.78% 16
East Midlands -29 5 £47,500 +75.93% 15
Wales -69 2 £39,500 -36.29% 3
Northern Ireland - 2 £39,500 - 10
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (9.11%) Jupyter
2 9 (2.34%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.04%) CMS
5 2 (0.52%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) SAS
6 1 (0.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 33 (8.59%) Chatbot
2 11 (2.86%) Simulink
3 3 (0.78%) CATIA
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.52%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (2.60%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 73 (19.01%) AWS
2 37 (9.64%) Cloud Computing
3 23 (5.99%) Azure
4 14 (3.65%) Google Analytics
5 13 (3.39%) Google Ads
6 10 (2.60%) Amazon ECS
7 9 (2.34%) GCP
7 9 (2.34%) GitHub
8 7 (1.82%) SaaS
9 5 (1.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 4 (1.04%) Prefect
11 3 (0.78%) Datadog
11 3 (0.78%) dbt
11 3 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.78%) Slack
12 2 (0.52%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.52%) AWS Lambda
12 2 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.34%) Broadband
2 6 (1.56%) Software-Defined Radio
3 4 (1.04%) Internet
3 4 (1.04%) Wireless
4 3 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.52%) 5G
5 2 (0.52%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.52%) Firewall
6 1 (0.26%) IPsec
6 1 (0.26%) LTE
6 1 (0.26%) MQTT
6 1 (0.26%) RS-422
6 1 (0.26%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.95%) Metadata
2 16 (4.17%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.82%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.82%) Big Data
3 7 (1.82%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.56%) GIS
4 6 (1.56%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.04%) Hadoop
5 4 (1.04%) MySQL
5 4 (1.04%) Redis
6 3 (0.78%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.52%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.52%) Pinecone
7 2 (0.52%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.26%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.26%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 54 (14.06%) Visual Studio Code
2 47 (12.24%) Git
3 21 (5.47%) Rational DOORS
4 17 (4.43%) GitLab
5 7 (1.82%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.04%) JIRA
7 3 (0.78%) CMake
7 3 (0.78%) PetaLinux
7 3 (0.78%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.52%) Plastic SCM
8 2 (0.52%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.26%) MLflow
9 1 (0.26%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 84 (21.88%) Finance
2 49 (12.76%) Social Skills
3 44 (11.46%) Marketing
4 40 (10.42%) Retail
5 37 (9.64%) Manufacturing
6 30 (7.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (7.29%) Analytical Skills
8 27 (7.03%) Electronics
9 24 (6.25%) Aerospace
10 17 (4.43%) Advertising
11 16 (4.17%) Games
12 11 (2.86%) Banking
13 10 (2.60%) Automotive
13 10 (2.60%) Law
14 5 (1.30%) Legal
15 4 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.04%) Private Banking
16 3 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.52%) French Language
17 2 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 99 (25.78%) Software Engineer
2 56 (14.58%) Developer
3 55 (14.32%) Senior
4 45 (11.72%) Lead
5 39 (10.16%) Embedded Engineer
6 30 (7.81%) Artificial Intelligence Programmer
6 30 (7.81%) Programmer
6 30 (7.81%) Trainee
6 30 (7.81%) Trainee Programmer
7 27 (7.03%) Senior Software Engineer
8 26 (6.77%) Python Developer
9 21 (5.47%) FPGA Engineer
10 20 (5.21%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 20 (5.21%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (4.95%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 17 (4.43%) SEO Specialist
13 13 (3.39%) Design Engineer
14 12 (3.13%) C++ Software Engineer
14 12 (3.13%) Data Scientist
15 11 (2.86%) FPGA Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (13.54%) NumPy
1 52 (13.54%) Pandas
2 37 (9.64%) Hugging Face
3 36 (9.38%) scikit-learn
4 34 (8.85%) Matplotlib
4 34 (8.85%) Streamlit
5 22 (5.73%) PyTorch
6 20 (5.21%) HTML
7 17 (4.43%) .NET
8 16 (4.17%) CSS
9 14 (3.65%) TensorFlow
10 12 (3.13%) React
11 10 (2.60%) REST
11 10 (2.60%) Yocto
12 8 (2.08%) Flask
13 7 (1.82%) .NET Core
13 7 (1.82%) Google JAX
13 7 (1.82%) JAX
14 6 (1.56%) Node.js
14 6 (1.56%) OpenCV
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.11%) Embedded Systems
2 29 (7.55%) FPGA
3 26 (6.77%) Data Structures
4 22 (5.73%) VHDL
5 18 (4.69%) Product Ownership
6 17 (4.43%) PCIe
6 17 (4.43%) Robotics
7 12 (3.13%) Driving Licence
8 10 (2.60%) NVMe
8 10 (2.60%) Renewable Energy
8 10 (2.60%) Verilog
9 8 (2.08%) SCADA
9 8 (2.08%) Video\Live Streaming
10 7 (1.82%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.82%) IoT
10 7 (1.82%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.56%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.56%) Device Driver
11 6 (1.56%) Management Information System
12 5 (1.30%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.55%) Linux
2 12 (3.13%) Windows
3 10 (2.60%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.04%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (1.04%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.52%) Unix
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (35.42%) Software Engineering
2 106 (27.60%) AI
3 84 (21.88%) Machine Learning
4 75 (19.53%) Computer Science
5 50 (13.02%) OOP
5 50 (13.02%) Signal Processing
6 49 (12.76%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (11.72%) Agile
8 44 (11.46%) CI/CD
8 44 (11.46%) LLM
8 44 (11.46%) Visualisation
9 43 (11.20%) OO
10 42 (10.94%) Validation
11 40 (10.42%) Mentoring
11 40 (10.42%) Workflow
12 38 (9.90%) Data Science
13 37 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (9.64%) Deep Learning
13 37 (9.64%) Prompt Engineering
14 35 (9.11%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 187 (48.70%) Python
2 92 (23.96%) C++
3 50 (13.02%) C
4 44 (11.46%) C#
5 22 (5.73%) MATLAB
6 20 (5.21%) Java
7 17 (4.43%) Embedded C++
7 17 (4.43%) SQL
8 14 (3.65%) Embedded C
8 14 (3.65%) Go
9 11 (2.86%) JavaScript
9 11 (2.86%) Rust
9 11 (2.86%) TypeScript
10 10 (2.60%) Assembly Language
11 2 (0.52%) Julia
11 2 (0.52%) VBA
12 1 (0.26%) Bash
12 1 (0.26%) Fortran
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 87 (22.66%) Degree
2 56 (14.58%) Security Cleared
3 38 (9.90%) AWS Certification
4 33 (8.59%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 30 (7.81%) SC Cleared
6 26 (6.77%) Master's Degree
7 24 (6.25%) DV Cleared
8 21 (5.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 20 (5.21%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (3.65%) PhD
11 3 (0.78%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.52%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.52%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.26%) HND
13 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.13%) Accessibility
2 11 (2.86%) GDPR
3 10 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 7 (1.82%) QA
5 6 (1.56%) Automotive SPICE
5 6 (1.56%) ISO 26262
5 6 (1.56%) MISRA
5 6 (1.56%) MISRA C
6 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.26%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 44 (11.46%) Docker
1 44 (11.46%) Firmware
2 22 (5.73%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.30%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.30%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
3 5 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (5.73%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.34%) Terraform
3 5 (1.30%) Ansible
3 5 (1.30%) SCCM
3 5 (1.30%) SCOM
3 5 (1.30%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 3 (0.78%) Argo
4 3 (0.78%) Grafana
4 3 (0.78%) Kubeflow
4 3 (0.78%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (11.20%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.29%) Google
3 12 (3.13%) IBM
4 11 (2.86%) Xilinx
5 10 (2.60%) Altera
6 7 (1.82%) Databricks
6 7 (1.82%) Screaming Frog
7 5 (1.30%) Dell
7 5 (1.30%) HP
7 5 (1.30%) McAfee
7 5 (1.30%) VMware
8 4 (1.04%) TikTok
9 3 (0.78%) Botify
9 3 (0.78%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.78%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.78%) Rockwell
9 3 (0.78%) Splunk
10 1 (0.26%) MathWorks
10 1 (0.26%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.26%) Thales