Optimisation Problems
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Optimization Problems skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | - | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Optimization Problems | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.12% | - | 0.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.14% | - | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £800 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £900 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £945 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | - | £800 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley
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 the Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,468 | 1,849 | 2,494 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 90.51% | 85.29% | 90.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 896 | 1,040 | 1,668 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £299 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £510 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -2.49% | +4.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £511 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.07% | -1.81% | +1.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 94 | 80 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £18.68 | £16.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.13 | £30.31 | £24.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £58.43 | £51.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.96% | +14.46% | +165.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.70 | £66.25 | £66.11 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £77.90 | £75.08 |
| South East median hourly rate | £21.39 | £57.35 | £53.94 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.70% | +6.33% | +69.02% |
Optimization Problems
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Optimization Problems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Optimization Problems.
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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 Optimization Problems within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 September 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 2 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Optimization Problems South East |
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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:
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