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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Research (or Operational Research) skills within the England 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Research (or Operational Research)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank716875
Rank change on same period last yearUp+159
Matching permanent IT job ads13495
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.041 %
As % of the category below0.142 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted11978
Average minimum salary£32,178£36,800
Average salary£36,778£39,800
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Average maximum salary£41,378£42,800
UK excluding London average salary£35,816£39,705
% change on same period last year-9.79 %
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching permanent IT job ads94483120613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled55.74 %52.07 %
Salaries quoted7878196997
Average minimum salary£42,921£44,029
Average salary£46,969£48,040
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum salary£51,016£52,050
UK excluding London average salary£42,625£44,259
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Operations Research UKOperations Research
UK

Operations Research
Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Research across the England region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
LondonUp+12849£40,714-0.75 %
South EastUp+6631£40,813-7.59 %
East MidlandsUp+1523£24,475-35.30 %
East of EnglandUp+4720£40,375-13.48 %
YorkshireUp+138£21,929-
North WestUp+367£22,857-41.76 %
South WestUp+14£49,500+31.63 %
West MidlandsNo change04£35,500+52.14 %
Operations Research UKOperations Research
UK

Operations Research
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

1185 (76.76 %)Mathematics
2184 (76.35 %)SAS
3178 (73.86 %)Statistics
4169 (70.12 %)Degree
5121 (50.21 %)SPSS
696 (39.83 %)Finance
788 (36.51 %)SQL
881 (33.61 %)Marketing
955 (22.82 %)Credit Risk
1053 (21.99 %)Data Analysis
1145 (18.67 %)VBA
1145 (18.67 %)MS Excel
1236 (14.94 %)Statistical Analysis
1334 (14.11 %)Banking
1431 (12.86 %)Base SAS
1530 (12.45 %)Microsoft
1629 (12.03 %)MS Office
1728 (11.62 %)C++
1728 (11.62 %)Datawarehouse
1827 (11.20 %)Physics
1925 (10.37 %)PhD
2023 (9.544 %)Retail
2121 (8.714 %)Minitab
2121 (8.714 %)C#
2220 (8.299 %)CRM
2220 (8.299 %)Business Intelligence
2319 (7.884 %)Project Management
2418 (7.469 %)C
2418 (7.469 %)Economics
2418 (7.469 %)Cluster Analysis

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (4.979 %).NET
22 (0.830 %)XML
31 (0.415 %)XSLT
31 (0.415 %)XHTML
31 (0.415 %)WinForms
31 (0.415 %)AJAX
31 (0.415 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.415 %)CSS
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1184 (76.35 %)SAS
25 (2.075 %)Mathematica
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1121 (50.21 %)SPSS
245 (18.67 %)MS Excel
329 (12.03 %)MS Office
417 (7.054 %)MS PowerPoint
515 (6.224 %)MATLAB
610 (4.149 %)S-PLUS
74 (1.660 %)Stata
83 (1.245 %)GenStat
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.245 %)WAN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (12.86 %)Base SAS
228 (11.62 %)Datawarehouse
315 (6.224 %)Database Marketing
411 (4.564 %)Data Mining
58 (3.320 %)SQL Server
66 (2.490 %)MS Access
75 (2.075 %)BusinessObjects
75 (2.075 %)Crystal Reports
84 (1.660 %)ETL
93 (1.245 %)Oracle Reports
93 (1.245 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (0.830 %)Data Cleansing
111 (0.415 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.245 %)ProC
21 (0.415 %)MSI
21 (0.415 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.415 %)Flash
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
196 (39.83 %)Finance
281 (33.61 %)Marketing
334 (14.11 %)Banking
423 (9.544 %)Retail
512 (4.979 %)Pensions
69 (3.734 %)Health
77 (2.905 %)Insurance
83 (1.245 %)Manufacturing
83 (1.245 %)Education
83 (1.245 %)Government
83 (1.245 %)Telecoms
83 (1.245 %)Online Gambling
92 (0.830 %)Online Games
92 (0.830 %)Financial Institution
92 (0.830 %)Games
101 (0.415 %)Military
101 (0.415 %)Investment Banking
101 (0.415 %)Front Office
101 (0.415 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.415 %)Automotive
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1149 (61.83 %)Analyst
249 (20.33 %)SAS Analyst
338 (15.77 %)Data Analyst
430 (12.45 %)Graduate
529 (12.03 %)Risk Analyst
626 (10.79 %)Credit Analyst
626 (10.79 %)Credit Risk Analyst
723 (9.544 %)Marketing Analyst
820 (8.299 %)Junior Analyst
820 (8.299 %)Junior
919 (7.884 %)Consultant
1016 (6.639 %)Junior Data Analyst
1113 (5.394 %)Senior Analyst
1212 (4.979 %)SAS Data Analyst
1311 (4.564 %)Trainee
1311 (4.564 %)Developer
1410 (4.149 %)Trainee Analyst
158 (3.320 %)Database Analyst
158 (3.320 %)Report Analyst
167 (2.905 %)Java Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1185 (76.76 %)Mathematics
2178 (73.86 %)Statistics
355 (22.82 %)Credit Risk
427 (11.20 %)Physics
518 (7.469 %)Economics
615 (6.224 %)Computer Science
73 (1.245 %)Spread Betting
82 (0.830 %)Fixed Income
82 (0.830 %)Neural Network
82 (0.830 %)Derivative
82 (0.830 %)Data Extraction
91 (0.415 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
91 (0.415 %)Market Risk
91 (0.415 %)Interest Rate Derivative
91 (0.415 %)Equity Derivative
91 (0.415 %)Energy Derivatives
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.415 %)Windows
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (21.99 %)Data Analysis
236 (14.94 %)Statistical Analysis
320 (8.299 %)CRM
320 (8.299 %)Business Intelligence
419 (7.884 %)Project Management
518 (7.469 %)Cluster Analysis
617 (7.054 %)Direct Marketing
714 (5.809 %)Stakeholder Management
811 (4.564 %)CHAID
97 (2.905 %)Risk Management
97 (2.905 %)Validation
106 (2.490 %)Business Analysis
106 (2.490 %)Logistic Regression
106 (2.490 %)Data Modelling
106 (2.490 %)Quantitative Analysis
115 (2.075 %)Unit Testing
115 (2.075 %)Monte Carlo Method
115 (2.075 %)Revenue Management
124 (1.660 %)Financial Modelling
133 (1.245 %)Security Cleared
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
188 (36.51 %)SQL
245 (18.67 %)VBA
328 (11.62 %)C++
421 (8.714 %)C#
518 (7.469 %)C
614 (5.809 %)Java
712 (4.979 %)SAS Macro
87 (2.905 %)VB
94 (1.660 %)Fortran
103 (1.245 %)VB.NET
103 (1.245 %)PL/SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1169 (70.12 %)Degree
225 (10.37 %)PhD
32 (0.830 %)MBA
41 (0.415 %)Sun Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.415 %)Basel II
11 (0.415 %)IAS 39
11 (0.415 %)MiFID
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (12.45 %)Microsoft
221 (8.714 %)Minitab
39 (3.734 %)SIMUL8
47 (2.905 %)KXEN
56 (2.490 %)Oracle
65 (2.075 %)Business Objects
73 (1.245 %)Cognos
82 (0.830 %)Hyperion
82 (0.830 %)MicroStrategy
91 (0.415 %)ILOG