Optimization Problems Job Trends in Scotland

Optimisation Problems
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland 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 137 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Optimization Problems 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.036% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.043% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £53,500 £67,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year -20.74% -25.00% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,318 2,832 2,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 84.57% 87.17% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,146 1,319 1,768
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,066 £83,225
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Optimization Problems
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Optimization Problems within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Optimization Problems
UK

Optimization Problems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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