Software Optimisation
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Software Optimisation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Optimisation over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 975 1136
Rank change year-on-year - +161 -270
Permanent jobs citing Software Optimisation 0 3 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK - 0.003% 0.051%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.003% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 24
10th Percentile - - £72,500
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.00%
75th Percentile - - £126,250
90th Percentile - - £135,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £75,000

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Software Optimisation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,165 101,093 147,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.12% 95.64% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 59,702 59,212 83,288
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,496
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +2.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Software Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Optimisation in the UK

Software Optimisation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Optimisation.

Salary trend for Software Optimisation in the UK