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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Research (or Operational Research) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Research over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Research (or Operational Research)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank225275
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads1511
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.308 %0.163 %
Salaries quoted1511
Average minimum salary£36,667£43,909
Average salary£43,000£46,318
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Average maximum salary£49,333£48,727
UK excluding London average salary£39,286£40,238
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Operations Research South EastOperations Research
South East

Operations Research
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Operations Research across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Operations Research Demand Trend

Operations Research
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Operations Research across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Research across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Operations Research Salary Histogram

Operations Research
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SloughNew entry-7£42,500-
ReadingNew entry-3£47,500-
BracknellUp+303£41,667-13.19 %
Operations Research South EastOperations Research
South East

Operations Research
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Operations Research also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Operations Research.

129 (85.29 %)Statistics
228 (82.35 %)Mathematics
326 (76.47 %)Degree
420 (58.82 %)SAS
519 (55.88 %)SQL
519 (55.88 %)VBA
616 (47.06 %)Banking
616 (47.06 %)MS PowerPoint
616 (47.06 %)Credit Risk
616 (47.06 %)Base SAS
616 (47.06 %)MS Office
616 (47.06 %)MS Excel
616 (47.06 %)SPSS
616 (47.06 %)Microsoft
711 (32.35 %)Java
89 (26.47 %)C++
98 (23.53 %)C
107 (20.59 %)PhD
116 (17.65 %)C#
116 (17.65 %)Finance
125 (14.71 %)Revenue Management
125 (14.71 %)Unit Testing
134 (11.76 %)Financial Modelling
143 (8.824 %)Government
143 (8.824 %)SIMUL8
143 (8.824 %)Vensim
143 (8.824 %)Programme Management
143 (8.824 %)Database Marketing
143 (8.824 %)Physics
143 (8.824 %)Direct Marketing

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Operations Research also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Operations Research. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.941 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (58.82 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (47.06 %)MS Office
116 (47.06 %)MS Excel
116 (47.06 %)SPSS
116 (47.06 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (8.824 %)Vensim
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (47.06 %)Base SAS
23 (8.824 %)Database Marketing
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server
31 (2.941 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.941 %)Data Mining
31 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (47.06 %)Banking
26 (17.65 %)Finance
33 (8.824 %)Government
33 (8.824 %)Marketing
41 (2.941 %)Automotive
41 (2.941 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (61.76 %)Analyst
218 (52.94 %)SAS Analyst
316 (47.06 %)Risk Analyst
316 (47.06 %)Credit Analyst
316 (47.06 %)Credit Risk Analyst
411 (32.35 %)Data Analyst
411 (32.35 %)SAS Data Analyst
59 (26.47 %)Developer
67 (20.59 %)Java Developer
74 (11.76 %)Consultant
83 (8.824 %)Marketing Analyst
83 (8.824 %)Research Consultant
92 (5.882 %)C++/Java Developer
92 (5.882 %)Operations Analyst
92 (5.882 %)Research Analyst
92 (5.882 %)Graduate
101 (2.941 %)Software Developer
101 (2.941 %)C++ Developer
101 (2.941 %)C# Developer
101 (2.941 %)C++/C# Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (85.29 %)Statistics
228 (82.35 %)Mathematics
316 (47.06 %)Credit Risk
43 (8.824 %)Physics
51 (2.941 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.71 %)Unit Testing
15 (14.71 %)Revenue Management
24 (11.76 %)Financial Modelling
33 (8.824 %)Programme Management
33 (8.824 %)Direct Marketing
33 (8.824 %)Data Analysis
42 (5.882 %)CHAID
51 (2.941 %)E-business
51 (2.941 %)CRM
51 (2.941 %)ERP
51 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.941 %)Logistics
51 (2.941 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Information Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (55.88 %)SQL
119 (55.88 %)VBA
211 (32.35 %)Java
39 (26.47 %)C++
48 (23.53 %)C
56 (17.65 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (76.47 %)Degree
27 (20.59 %)PhD
31 (2.941 %)Sun Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (47.06 %)Microsoft
23 (8.824 %)SIMUL8
31 (2.941 %)Hyperion
31 (2.941 %)ILOG
31 (2.941 %)Oracle
31 (2.941 %)Business Objects