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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Research (or Operational Research) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Research (or Operational Research)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank148180
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads143
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.617 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted143
Average minimum salary£35,000£46,667
Average salary£42,500£46,667
% change on same period last year-8.92 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£46,667
UK excluding London average salary£35,900£38,931
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22682594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.317 %1.116 %
Salaries quoted19602178
Average minimum salary£41,486£40,370
Average salary£45,594£43,807
% change on same period last year+4.08 %
Average maximum salary£49,703£47,243
UK excluding London average salary£42,657£44,229
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Operations Research East of EnglandOperations Research
East of England

Operations Research
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Research across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
WatfordUp+1514£42,500-5.55 %
Operations Research East of EnglandOperations Research
East of England

Operations Research
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

116 (100.00 %)SQL
116 (100.00 %)VBA
116 (100.00 %)MS Office
116 (100.00 %)MS Excel
116 (100.00 %)SAS
116 (100.00 %)Microsoft
116 (100.00 %)SPSS
116 (100.00 %)Banking
116 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
116 (100.00 %)Statistics
116 (100.00 %)Degree
116 (100.00 %)Mathematics
116 (100.00 %)Credit Risk
116 (100.00 %)Base SAS

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (100.00 %)SAS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (100.00 %)MS Office
116 (100.00 %)MS Excel
116 (100.00 %)SPSS
116 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (100.00 %)Base SAS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (100.00 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (100.00 %)Credit Analyst
116 (100.00 %)SAS Analyst
116 (100.00 %)Risk Analyst
116 (100.00 %)Credit Risk Analyst
116 (100.00 %)Analyst
211 (68.75 %)Data Analyst
211 (68.75 %)SAS Data Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (100.00 %)Statistics
116 (100.00 %)Mathematics
116 (100.00 %)Credit Risk
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)SQL
116 (100.00 %)VBA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (100.00 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (100.00 %)Microsoft