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 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 254 | 304 | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -160 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Algorithms | 803 | 645 | 3,845 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.06% | 1.08% | 2.74% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.36% | 2.85% | 6.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 368 | 431 | 1,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,500 | £42,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,576 | £73,999 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.90% | -4.63% | +9.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,438 | £93,750 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £130,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 23,890 | 22,599 | 64,005 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 31.58% | 38.01% | 45.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,124 | 16,431 | 31,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £34,113 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,383 | £45,638 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £106,250 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithms.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.
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Top 16 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 23 October 2024. 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 | +16 | 725 | £65,750 | -9.31% | 438 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 512 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 303 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 269 | £71,250 | +7.95% | 778 |
| London | +17 | 266 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 151 |
| South East | +69 | 220 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 89 |
| South West | -15 | 94 | £60,000 | -14.30% | 49 |
| Midlands | -22 | 58 | £56,750 | +13.50% | 20 |
| Scotland | +10 | 45 | £56,509 | +13.02% | 8 |
| East of England | -31 | 43 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 83 |
| North of England | -42 | 42 | £56,509 | -9.59% | 58 |
| North West | -15 | 34 | £53,254 | -13.05% | 41 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 32 | £54,250 | -5.24% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 26 | £60,000 | +60.00% | 9 |
| Wales | +43 | 8 | - | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 8 | £60,000 | -5.88% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 2 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 8 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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