The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham 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
96
124
-
Rank change year-on-year
+28
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Optimization Problems
2
2
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
Optimization Problems falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,059
1,789
1,304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
89.52%
79.79%
94.29%
Number of salaries quoted
736
988
1,079
10th Percentile
£31,500
£32,500
£32,500
25th Percentile
£42,034
£42,500
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£57,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
+4.55%
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£71,250
£72,500
£70,000
90th Percentile
£83,125
£85,375
£82,500
West Midlands median annual salary
£50,000
£54,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-7.41%
+2.86%
+5.00%
Optimization Problems Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Optimization Problems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Optimization Problems Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Optimization Problems.
Optimization Problems Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 23 September 2025, job vacancies citing Optimization Problems also mentioned 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 across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Optimization Problems.
Optimization Problems Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
