Algorithms Contracts in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Algorithms over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 126 134 147
Rank change year-on-year +8 +13 -24
Contract jobs citing Algorithms 6 16 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.23% 0.56% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.78% 1.72% 1.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 12 14
10th Percentile - - £386
25th Percentile £359 £413 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £550 £450
Median % change year-on-year -33.00% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £378 £588 £579
90th Percentile - £598 £675
South East median daily rate £600 £500 £425
% change year-on-year +20.00% +17.65% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £65.00 £19.49 £19.50
% change year-on-year +233.50% -0.05% -68.80%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 766 928 1,080
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 29.00% 32.40% 30.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 613 682
10th Percentile £205 £301 £225
25th Percentile £306 £410 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £660
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +7.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 24 32
10th Percentile £11.79 £18.08 £17.42
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £60.88 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.36% +204.38% -42.03%
75th Percentile £59.64 £73.69 £35.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.93 £67.49
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.76% +144.19% -42.67%

Algorithms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Algorithms in the Thames Valley

Algorithms
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithms within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Oxfordshire +5 4 - - 29
Berkshire -14 2 £369 -13.29% 21
Algorithms
South East

Algorithms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) Git
2 4 (66.67%) JIRA
2 4 (66.67%) Subversion
3 1 (16.67%) CMake
General
1 4 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineer
2 4 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 4 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
3 1 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Security Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) PyTorch
1 2 (33.33%) TensorFlow
2 1 (16.67%) CNTK
2 1 (16.67%) Google JAX
2 1 (16.67%) OpenVINO
2 1 (16.67%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Device Driver
2 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (83.33%) Computer Science
3 4 (66.67%) Defect Tracking
3 4 (66.67%) Signal Processing
3 4 (66.67%) Software Optimisation
3 4 (66.67%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (33.33%) Data Science
4 2 (33.33%) Machine Learning
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (16.67%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (16.67%) Deep Learning
5 1 (16.67%) DevOps
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) Secure Coding
5 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
5 1 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C++
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (83.33%) C
3 4 (66.67%) Assembly Language
3 4 (66.67%) MATLAB
3 4 (66.67%) Shell Script
4 1 (16.67%) Java
4 1 (16.67%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
1 5 (83.33%) Master's Degree
2 4 (66.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) JTAG
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (16.67%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (66.67%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes