Algorithms Job Trends

Algorithms
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	373	237	218
Rank change year-on-year	-136	-19	+78
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms	574	622	851
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.48%	1.27%	1.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.76%	3.18%	3.79%
Number of salaries quoted	347	247	379
10^th Percentile	£35,950	£37,424	£45,000
25^th Percentile	£52,750	£47,500	£52,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£67,500	£70,600	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	-4.39%	+8.62%	-7.14%
75^th Percentile	£83,750	£106,250	£85,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£143,500	£105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£67,500	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+22.73%	-8.33%	-

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	32,701	19,583	22,471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	27.32%	40.09%	32.19%
Number of salaries quoted	19,997	10,151	11,156
10^th Percentile	£30,750	£28,000	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£36,250	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£55,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-8.33%	-4.00%
75^th Percentile	£78,750	£77,500	£83,750
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£102,500	£110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£51,375	£45,000	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+14.17%	-16.67%	-1.82%

Algorithms Job Vacancy Trend

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

Algorithms Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Algorithms.

Algorithms Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in the UK

Algorithms Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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
England	-90	541	£70,000	-0.85%	1,153
UK excluding London	-96	398	£67,500	+22.73%	526
London	-129	159	£80,000	-27.27%	643
South East	-17	148	£75,000	+15.38%	136
Work from Home	-62	142	£58,000	-19.16%	430
East of England	+22	123	£65,000	+18.18%	126
North of England	-46	41	£50,000	+42.86%	67
Midlands	-42	35	£67,500	-	54
South West	-77	34	£56,000	+37.28%	61
Yorkshire	-27	18	£41,982	+19.95%	16
West Midlands	-38	18	£67,500	+17.39%	35
East Midlands	-20	17	£76,250	+0.46%	19
Scotland	-56	15	£39,500	-46.98%	63
North West	-40	12	£52,500	+16.67%	43
North East	-	11	£59,750	-	8
Northern Ireland	-	2	£39,500	-	17
Wales	-78	1	£39,500	-44.05%	9

Algorithms Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing Algorithms also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Algorithms.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Python	50.9%	292
2	Software Engineering	39.7%	228
3	AI	34.3%	197
4	Degree	30.3%	174
5	Machine Learning	29.6%	170
6	C++	28.7%	165
7	Computer Science	25.1%	144
8	Problem-Solving	18.5%	106
9	Agile	18.3%	105
10	Data Science	17.8%	102
11	Mathematics	16.2%	93
12	Security Cleared	15.5%	89
13	Analytics	13.8%	79
14	AWS	12.5%	72
14	C	12.5%	72
16	CI/CD	12.4%	71
17	Linux	11.7%	67
18	Git	11.1%	64
19	MATLAB	10.5%	60
20	C#	10.1%	58
20	Signal Processing	10.1%	58
22	Decision-Making	9.6%	55
23	Validation	9.4%	54
24	SQL	9.1%	52
24	Test Automation	9.1%	52
26	Azure	8.9%	51
26	Continuous Improvement	8.9%	51
26	Mentoring	8.9%	51
29	SC Cleared	8.7%	50
30	Physics	8.4%	48

Algorithms Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Data Structures	12.4%	71
2	FPGA	8.9%	51
3	Embedded Systems	8.5%	49
4	Robotics	6.4%	37
5	Equities	5.1%	29
6	VHDL	4.9%	28
7	Distributed Systems	4.4%	25
7	PCIe	4.4%	25
9	Verilog	3.0%	17
10	Fixed Income	2.8%	16
11	Derivative	2.6%	15
12	Product Ownership	2.4%	14
13	Management Information System	2.3%	13
14	ASIC	2.1%	12
14	Cloud Native	2.1%	12
16	Renewable Energy	1.9%	11
17	Device Driver	1.7%	10
17	Hedge funds	1.7%	10
17	IoT	1.7%	10
17	NVMe	1.7%	10