Algorithms Contracts in the South West

Algorithms
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Algorithms over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 127 157
Rank change year-on-year -7 +30 -25
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 20 29 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.63% 0.84% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.95% 3.02% 1.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 23 9
10th Percentile £409 £375 £485
25th Percentile £416 £419 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.41% +27.06%
75th Percentile £553 £531 £575
90th Percentile £595 £551 £598
England median daily rate £598 £600 £700
% change year-on-year -0.42% -14.29% +24.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 3
10th Percentile - £33.38 £46.95
25th Percentile £52.50 £36.56 £48.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £43.75 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -12.06% +17.06%
75th Percentile £57.50 £51.56 £54.09
90th Percentile - £55.13 £56.69
England median hourly rate £55.00 £25.00 £45.50
% change year-on-year +120.00% -45.05% +7.06%

All Generic Skills
South West

Algorithms is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,026 960 945
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 32.41% 27.71% 25.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 628 674 669
10th Percentile £300 £275 £205
25th Percentile £463 £425 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £668 £588
90th Percentile £689 £738 £663
England median daily rate £550 £572 £550
% change year-on-year -3.89% +4.05% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 131 55
10th Percentile £13.69 - £15.05
25th Percentile £16.29 - £21.88
Median hourly rate £50.00 £9.80 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +410.20% -80.30% +5.36%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £66.33
90th Percentile £72.50 £83.31 £75.00
England median hourly rate £34.21 £22.49 £26.98
% change year-on-year +52.15% -16.66% +3.77%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in the South West

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in the South West

Algorithms
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in the South West over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Algorithms in the South West

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the South West region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +24 11 £550 +3.29% 13
Somerset +4 3 £500 +11.11% 2
Devon -1 3 £425 - 4
Wiltshire -2 2 £400 -20.00% 1
Gloucestershire +2 1 - - 5
Algorithms
England

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (25.00%) Simulink
1 5 (25.00%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) AWS
2 1 (5.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (5.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) Ethernet
1 3 (15.00%) Internet
1 3 (15.00%) RTSP
2 1 (5.00%) 5G
2 1 (5.00%) DHCP
2 1 (5.00%) DNS
2 1 (5.00%) LTE
2 1 (5.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (5.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.00%) VPN
2 1 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (5.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) InfluxDB
1 1 (5.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Jenkins
1 2 (10.00%) JIRA
1 2 (10.00%) JUnit
1 2 (10.00%) Selenium
2 1 (5.00%) Git
General
1 9 (45.00%) Automotive
2 5 (25.00%) Legal
3 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
5 1 (5.00%) Billing
5 1 (5.00%) Finance
5 1 (5.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 5 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Developer
2 3 (15.00%) Test Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Computer Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Computer Vision Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Data Scientist
3 2 (10.00%) Senior
3 2 (10.00%) Senior Test Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) SEO Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Software Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
4 1 (5.00%) Java Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Java Software Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Lead
4 1 (5.00%) Oracle Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) Blazor
1 3 (15.00%) OpenGL
1 3 (15.00%) TensorFlow
1 3 (15.00%) WebRTC
2 2 (10.00%) React
3 1 (5.00%) AngularJS
3 1 (5.00%) Django
3 1 (5.00%) Flask
3 1 (5.00%) Node.js
3 1 (5.00%) Spring
3 1 (5.00%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) CUDA
2 1 (5.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.00%) Private Cloud
2 1 (5.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Test Automation
2 6 (30.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (25.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 5 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 5 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 5 (25.00%) Validation
3 5 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
4 4 (20.00%) Agile
4 4 (20.00%) Computer Vision
5 3 (15.00%) Data Science
5 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
6 2 (10.00%) Deep Learning
6 2 (10.00%) Functional Testing
6 2 (10.00%) Non-Functional Testing
6 2 (10.00%) Performance Testing
6 2 (10.00%) Scenario Testing
6 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (30.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (30.00%) Python
2 5 (25.00%) C++
2 5 (25.00%) MATLAB
3 3 (15.00%) C#
3 3 (15.00%) Embedded C++
4 1 (5.00%) C
4 1 (5.00%) Java
4 1 (5.00%) SQL
4 1 (5.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (10.00%) ISTQB
4 1 (5.00%) Degree
4 1 (5.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (5.00%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) NVIDIA
2 1 (5.00%) Google
2 1 (5.00%) Oracle