Optimization Problems Job Trends in Edinburgh

Optimisation Problems
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Optimization Problems skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Optimization Problems 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.11% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary - - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 793 1,198 963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.90% 91.45% 94.50%
Number of salaries quoted 359 497 770
10th Percentile £25,737 £35,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £29,375 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,430 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.28% -4.91% +4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £76,385
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -4.55%

Optimization Problems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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%) Weka
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Associate Director
1 1 (100.00%) IT Director
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes