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 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	382	243	230
Rank change year-on-year	-139	-13	+59
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms	550	617	805
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.46%	1.25%	1.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.67%	3.16%	3.60%
Number of salaries quoted	324	244	371
10^th Percentile	£38,589	£37,424	£45,000
25^th Percentile	£53,563	£47,500	£53,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£67,500	£70,600	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	-4.39%	+8.62%	-7.90%
75^th Percentile	£85,000	£110,313	£84,625
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£144,250	£105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£67,500	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+22.73%	-8.33%	+9.09%

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 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	32,950	19,520	22,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	27.35%	39.70%	32.32%
Number of salaries quoted	20,066	10,194	11,064
10^th Percentile	£30,750	£28,000	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£36,250	£45,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£54,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+1.85%	-10.00%	-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	£51,356	£45,000	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+14.12%	-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 22 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 22 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	-107	519	£70,000	-0.85%	1,180
UK excluding London	-93	380	£67,500	+22.73%	517
London	-151	153	£82,500	-25.00%	660
South East	-28	137	£71,250	+9.62%	125
Work from Home	-74	135	£58,000	-19.16%	433
East of England	+19	123	£70,000	+27.27%	122
North of England	-50	38	£50,000	+42.86%	69
Midlands	-28	35	£67,500	-	48
South West	-81	32	£56,000	+37.28%	63
West Midlands	-42	18	£67,500	+17.39%	34
Yorkshire	-24	17	£41,982	+19.95%	16
East Midlands	-33	17	£76,250	+0.46%	14
Scotland	-45	14	£39,500	-47.96%	69
North East	-	11	£59,750	-	11
North West	-36	10	£50,000	+19.76%	42
Wales	-75	1	£39,500	-46.08%	8
Northern Ireland	-	1	£39,500	-	15

Algorithms Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 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	51.5%	283
2	Software Engineering	38.9%	214
3	AI	35.3%	194
4	Degree	31.5%	173
5	Machine Learning	30.5%	168
6	C++	28.4%	156
7	Computer Science	25.3%	139
8	Problem-Solving	19.1%	105
9	Agile	17.8%	98
10	Data Science	17.6%	97
11	Mathematics	16.9%	93
12	Security Cleared	14.5%	80
13	Analytics	14.0%	77
14	AWS	13.1%	72
15	C	12.2%	67
15	CI/CD	12.2%	67
17	Linux	11.5%	63
18	MATLAB	11.1%	61
19	Git	10.7%	59
20	Signal Processing	10.2%	56
21	C#	10.0%	55
21	Validation	10.0%	55
23	Decision-Making	9.5%	52
23	SQL	9.5%	52
25	Mentoring	9.3%	51
26	Azure	9.1%	50
26	Test Automation	9.1%	50
28	Continuous Improvement	8.9%	49
29	Physics	8.5%	47
29	Roadmaps	8.5%	47

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	12.5%	69
2	FPGA	8.9%	49
3	Embedded Systems	8.2%	45
4	Robotics	6.9%	38
5	Equities	5.1%	28
6	VHDL	4.9%	27
7	Distributed Systems	4.4%	24
7	PCIe	4.4%	24
9	Verilog	3.1%	17
10	Fixed Income	2.9%	16
11	Derivative	2.7%	15
12	ASIC	2.2%	12
12	Cloud Native	2.2%	12
14	Management Information System	2.0%	11
14	Renewable Energy	2.0%	11
16	Device Driver	1.8%	10
16	IoT	1.8%	10
16	Product Ownership	1.8%	10
19	Acoustics	1.6%	9
19	Hedge funds	1.6%	9