Optimization Problems Contract Job Trends in London

Optimisation Problems
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Optimization Problems skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 393 - 391
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Optimization Problems 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% - 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.007% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £763 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - -
75th Percentile £788 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Optimization Problems falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,350 12,188 16,262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.29% 90.83% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,627 7,901 11,629
10th Percentile £350 £350 £340
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 159 347
10th Percentile £18.07 £20.69 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.40 £25.25 £19.42
Median hourly rate £35.00 £36.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% +21.67% -15.49%
75th Percentile £56.99 £54.50 £50.13
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.47 £72.20
England median hourly rate £28.50 £35.00 £34.77
% change year-on-year -18.57% +0.68% -0.67%

Optimization Problems
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Optimization Problems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Optimization Problems job vacancy trend in London

Optimization Problems
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Optimization Problems.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Optimization Problems

Optimization Problems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CPLEX
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Scientist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Research
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree