Algorithms Jobs in Wales

Algorithms
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 113 136
Rank change year-on-year +89 +23 -38
Permanent jobs citing Algorithms 78 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 4.82% 0.26% 0.057%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 25.74% 1.01% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 64 4 1
10th Percentile - £34,125 -
25th Percentile £62,000 £45,938 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £55,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.36% +25.00% +25.71%
75th Percentile - £60,625 £45,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 -
UK median annual salary £70,600 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +12.96% -10.71% -5.62%

All Generic Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 303 593 726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 18.73% 26.16% 41.16%
Number of salaries quoted 196 357 317
10th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £48,273 £32,000 £35,427
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £44,886 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.13% -0.25% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,600 £57,500 £62,988
90th Percentile £79,375 £67,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £57,836 £55,000 £64,015
% change year-on-year +5.16% -14.08% +2.42%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in Wales.

Salary trend for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in Wales over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Algorithms in Wales

Algorithms
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Wales region over the 6 months to 7 July 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 Wales +81 78 £70,600 +28.36% 21
Algorithms
UK

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Mathcad
1 2 (2.56%) Simulink
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.85%) Google Analytics
2 1 (1.28%) AWS
2 1 (1.28%) Azure
2 1 (1.28%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.28%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.85%) Looker
Development Applications
1 58 (74.36%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.28%) Git
2 1 (1.28%) GitLab
2 1 (1.28%) JIRA
2 1 (1.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 70 (89.74%) Electronics
2 5 (6.41%) Marketing
3 3 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (3.85%) Legal
4 2 (2.56%) Finance
4 2 (2.56%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.56%) Public Sector
4 2 (2.56%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.28%) Games
5 1 (1.28%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 58 (74.36%) Systems Engineer
2 32 (41.03%) Principal Engineer
2 32 (41.03%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 27 (34.62%) Senior
4 26 (33.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 5 (6.41%) Lead
5 5 (6.41%) Radar Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Software Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Mathematical Modeller
8 1 (1.28%) Backend Developer
8 1 (1.28%) Data Scientist
8 1 (1.28%) Developer
8 1 (1.28%) Lead Data Scientist
8 1 (1.28%) Lead Developer
8 1 (1.28%) Senior Data Scientist
8 1 (1.28%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) CSS
1 3 (3.85%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.56%) CUDA
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (89.74%) Signal Processing
1 70 (89.74%) Systems Engineering
2 68 (87.18%) Technical Leadership
3 32 (41.03%) Test Planning
4 19 (24.36%) Mentoring
5 13 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (12.82%) Architectural Design
7 6 (7.69%) Business Continuity
7 6 (7.69%) Line Management
8 5 (6.41%) Digital Marketing
9 4 (5.13%) Mathematics
10 3 (3.85%) Agile
10 3 (3.85%) Analytics
10 3 (3.85%) Coaching
10 3 (3.85%) OO
10 3 (3.85%) Paid Search
10 3 (3.85%) Performance Metrics
10 3 (3.85%) SEO
10 3 (3.85%) Software Engineering
10 3 (3.85%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 14 (17.95%) R
2 4 (5.13%) C++
3 3 (3.85%) JavaScript
3 3 (3.85%) Python
4 2 (2.56%) C#
4 2 (2.56%) Java
4 2 (2.56%) MATLAB
5 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (89.74%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (2.56%) Degree
2 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
2 2 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (89.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 1 (1.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 58 (74.36%) IBM
2 3 (3.85%) Ahrefs
2 3 (3.85%) Google
3 2 (2.56%) MathWorks
3 2 (2.56%) SAP
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft