The first table below looks at the demand for Operations Research skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Research over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Operations Research (or Operational Research)
Rank - 164 170
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 0 2 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands - 0.059% 0.055%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.081% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
Average salary - - £36,250
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £34,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+39.70% -15.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2369 2471 2727
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 77.44% 72.48% 75.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1992 2162 2304
Average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £59,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Operations Research
England

Operations Research
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Operations Research across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East Midlands Operations Research Jobs Demand Trend

Operations Research
Salary Trend

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

East Midlands Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1 4 (100.00%) Statistics
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Economics
3 1 (25.00%) Business Development
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Physics
3 1 (25.00%) SAS

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SAS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
2 3 (75.00%) Solutions Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Credit Risk Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Credit Risk Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Credit Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Statistics
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (25.00%) Economics
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Business Development
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree