Optimisation Engineer
UK
The median Optimisation Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 889 | 986 | 1196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +210 | -307 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Optimisation Engineer | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.011% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,000 | - | £77,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £76,250 | - | £78,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £85,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Optimisation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Optimisation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Optimisation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Optimisation Engineer.
Optimisation Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Optimisation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | 2 |
| England | +115 | 3 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
Optimisation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Optimisation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Optimisation Engineer in the job title.
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Optimisation Engineer Skill Set
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: