Operations Research (or Operational Research)
Central London > City of London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Operations Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operations Research over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 166 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +23 | -33 |
| Contract jobs citing Operations Research | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.11% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.12% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £494 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £514 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £556 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £602 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £623 |
| Central London median daily rate | - | - | £556 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London
Operations Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,960 | 3,251 | 3,866 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 90.45% | 91.55% | 91.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,387 | 2,187 | 2,928 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £354 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £481 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £568 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.42% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £730 | £677 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.39% | +9.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 25 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.92 | £15.10 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.22 | £16.61 | £21.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -12.50% | +122.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £58.75 | £54.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.84 | £88.30 | £65.43 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £27.81 | £35.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.54% | -13.58% | +102.50% |
Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Operations Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operations Research in the City of London.