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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 276 195 254
Rank change year-on-year -81 +59 -105
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 245 593 347
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.65% 1.30% 1.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.08% 4.15% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 106 321 180
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,900 £76,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £75,900 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +8.43% -3.45% +3.57%

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 11,788 14,301 10,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.33% 31.35% 36.78%
Number of salaries quoted 6,502 6,357 7,919
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,968 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £84,056
UK median annual salary £53,750 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.42% -4.00% -

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 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
South East -90 69 £63,150 -2.85% 103
East of England -25 48 £55,000 -27.63% 29
Scotland +29 46 £75,900 +68.67% 5
South West -28 33 £45,021 -30.74% 26
Midlands +29 23 £75,000 +25.00% 16
North of England +21 18 £35,000 -34.28% 19
West Midlands +41 13 £60,000 +10.60% 10
North West +31 10 £38,250 -32.31% 10
East Midlands +12 8 £75,000 +20.00% 6
Wales +8 8 £57,500 +4.55% 2
Yorkshire +4 8 £35,000 -22.22% 4
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 19 (7.76%) Kinematics
2 6 (2.45%) Apache Spark
3 5 (2.04%) Apache
3 5 (2.04%) CMS
4 4 (1.63%) Camunda
4 4 (1.63%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.63%) WordPress
5 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.82%) Kentico
6 2 (0.82%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.82%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.86%) Simulink
2 6 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.41%) Mathcad
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.82%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.02%) AWS
2 15 (6.12%) Vertex AI
3 11 (4.49%) Google Analytics
4 10 (4.08%) Azure
4 10 (4.08%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.27%) GCP
6 5 (2.04%) Amazon S3
6 5 (2.04%) Google Docs
6 5 (2.04%) Google Sheets
6 5 (2.04%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.63%) Google Tag Manager
7 4 (1.63%) npm
7 4 (1.63%) Serverless
7 4 (1.63%) Yarn
8 3 (1.22%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (0.82%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.82%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.82%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.67%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (0.82%) Internet
3 1 (0.41%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.41%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.41%) LoRaWAN
3 1 (0.41%) Modbus
3 1 (0.41%) MQTT
3 1 (0.41%) S/MIME
3 1 (0.41%) VPN
3 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.12%) Data Mining
1 15 (6.12%) Metadata
2 11 (4.49%) NoSQL
3 10 (4.08%) Data Lake
3 10 (4.08%) Power BI
4 6 (2.45%) Big Data
4 6 (2.45%) Tableau
5 5 (2.04%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.63%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (1.63%) Looker
6 4 (1.63%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.63%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.63%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.63%) SQL Server
7 3 (1.22%) GIS
7 3 (1.22%) Parquet
8 2 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.82%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.82%) Kdb+
Development Applications
1 35 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (3.27%) Git
3 7 (2.86%) JUnit
4 5 (2.04%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.04%) webpack
5 4 (1.63%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.63%) GitLab
5 4 (1.63%) JIRA
5 4 (1.63%) Vite
6 3 (1.22%) TestRail
7 2 (0.82%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.41%) Ant
8 1 (0.41%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.41%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.41%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.41%) Maven
8 1 (0.41%) Protractor
8 1 (0.41%) Selenium
8 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 71 (28.98%) Electronics
2 64 (26.12%) Finance
2 64 (26.12%) Social Skills
3 61 (24.90%) Law
4 47 (19.18%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (18.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (17.96%) Marketing
7 23 (9.39%) Banking
8 17 (6.94%) Retail
9 12 (4.90%) Manufacturing
10 9 (3.67%) Aviation
11 8 (3.27%) Aerospace
12 6 (2.45%) Telecoms
13 5 (2.04%) Automotive
13 5 (2.04%) Games
13 5 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.63%) Legal
15 3 (1.22%) Avionics
15 3 (1.22%) Investment Banking
15 3 (1.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 63 (25.71%) Software Engineer
2 56 (22.86%) Lead
3 38 (15.51%) Senior
4 37 (15.10%) Systems Engineer
5 29 (11.84%) Principal Engineer
6 28 (11.43%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 23 (9.39%) Java Engineer
7 23 (9.39%) Java Software Engineer
8 19 (7.76%) Robotics Engineer
9 13 (5.31%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 12 (4.90%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
10 12 (4.90%) SEO Manager
11 10 (4.08%) Developer
12 9 (3.67%) Python Engineer
12 9 (3.67%) Python Software Engineer
12 9 (3.67%) SEO Executive
13 8 (3.27%) Analyst
13 8 (3.27%) Embedded Engineer
14 7 (2.86%) C++ Software Engineer
15 6 (2.45%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.98%) Spring
2 19 (7.76%) Middleware
2 19 (7.76%) React
3 14 (5.71%) CSS
3 14 (5.71%) Spring Boot
4 13 (5.31%) HTML
5 10 (4.08%) FHIR
5 10 (4.08%) TensorFlow
6 9 (3.67%) Kafka
6 9 (3.67%) PyTorch
7 8 (3.27%) AngularJS
7 8 (3.27%) scikit-learn
8 7 (2.86%) .NET
9 6 (2.45%) NumPy
9 6 (2.45%) Pandas
9 6 (2.45%) Qt
9 6 (2.45%) REST
9 6 (2.45%) RESTful
10 5 (2.04%) .NET Core
10 5 (2.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.57%) Robotics
2 11 (4.49%) 3D Graphics
2 11 (4.49%) Life Science
3 10 (4.08%) Data Structures
3 10 (4.08%) Omics
4 8 (3.27%) FPGA
5 7 (2.86%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.86%) Embedded Systems
5 7 (2.86%) Social Media
6 5 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (2.04%) Verilog
6 5 (2.04%) VHDL
7 4 (1.63%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.63%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.63%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.22%) Arduino
8 3 (1.22%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.22%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.49%) Linux
2 4 (1.63%) Unix
3 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.82%) Windows
4 1 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (40.41%) Software Engineering
2 91 (37.14%) AI
3 83 (33.88%) Machine Learning
4 82 (33.47%) Agile
5 68 (27.76%) Visualisation
6 61 (24.90%) Analytics
7 53 (21.63%) Signal Processing
8 49 (20.00%) Data Science
9 48 (19.59%) SDLC
10 44 (17.96%) Problem-Solving
11 43 (17.55%) CI/CD
12 42 (17.14%) Community of Practice
12 42 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
12 42 (17.14%) Systems Engineering
13 41 (16.73%) Computer Science
14 40 (16.33%) Technical Leadership
15 39 (15.92%) Operational Stability
16 36 (14.69%) Mathematics
17 28 (11.43%) OO
17 28 (11.43%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 69 (28.16%) Python
2 51 (20.82%) C++
3 47 (19.18%) C
4 45 (18.37%) Java
5 30 (12.24%) C#
6 28 (11.43%) SQL
7 18 (7.35%) JavaScript
8 14 (5.71%) MATLAB
9 12 (4.90%) TypeScript
10 9 (3.67%) R
11 8 (3.27%) Bash
12 4 (1.63%) Fortran
12 4 (1.63%) Rust
12 4 (1.63%) Swift
12 4 (1.63%) T-SQL
13 3 (1.22%) Assembly Language
13 3 (1.22%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (1.22%) Objective-C
13 3 (1.22%) Tcl
14 2 (0.82%) Scala
Qualifications
1 67 (27.35%) Degree
2 49 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 28 (11.43%) Security Cleared
4 25 (10.20%) Master's Degree
4 25 (10.20%) PhD
5 21 (8.57%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.04%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.41%) CEH
8 1 (0.41%) CISM
8 1 (0.41%) CISSP
8 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.41%) GIAC
8 1 (0.41%) MCP
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (14.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 12 (4.90%) Accessibility
3 10 (4.08%) CDISC
3 10 (4.08%) GxP
3 10 (4.08%) HL7
4 6 (2.45%) ISO 26262
5 4 (1.63%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.82%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (0.82%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.82%) GDPR
6 2 (0.82%) NIST
7 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.41%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.41%) GRC
7 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.41%) JTAG
7 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.41%) QA
7 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (4.08%) Firmware
2 5 (2.04%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (4.49%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.45%) Terraform
3 2 (0.82%) Ansible
3 2 (0.82%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.41%) Grafana
Vendors
1 41 (16.73%) Google
2 35 (14.29%) IBM
3 26 (10.61%) Microsoft
4 16 (6.53%) OpenAI
5 12 (4.90%) Screaming Frog
6 10 (4.08%) Ahrefs
7 7 (2.86%) Oracle
8 5 (2.04%) Dynatrace
8 5 (2.04%) Splunk
9 4 (1.63%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.22%) Databricks
11 2 (0.82%) Adobe
11 2 (0.82%) Alteryx
11 2 (0.82%) Hotjar
11 2 (0.82%) SAP
12 1 (0.41%) CyberArk
12 1 (0.41%) Foundry
12 1 (0.41%) Huawei
12 1 (0.41%) MathWorks
12 1 (0.41%) TIBCO