The first table below looks at the demand for Operations Research skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Research over the 3 months to 23 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Operations Research (or Operational Research)
Rank 187 - 170
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 2 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.049% - 0.025%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.064% - 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Average salary £23,500 - £44,500
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £34,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+39.70% -15.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3144 2660 2766
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 77.19% 73.04% 68.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2699 2331 2495
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Operations Research
North West

Operations Research
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 6 (100.00%) SAS
1 6 (100.00%) Retail
1 6 (100.00%) Statistics
1 6 (100.00%) Marketing
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 5 (83.33%) SQL
3 4 (66.67%) CHAID
3 4 (66.67%) Mathematics
3 4 (66.67%) Analytics
4 3 (50.00%) Marketing Analytics
4 3 (50.00%) Customer Insight
4 3 (50.00%) KXEN
4 3 (50.00%) Predictive Modelling
4 3 (50.00%) SPSS
4 3 (50.00%) Finance
4 3 (50.00%) Games
5 2 (33.33%) Postgraduate
5 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
5 2 (33.33%) Product Marketing
6 1 (16.67%) Statistical Modelling
6 1 (16.67%) Banking
6 1 (16.67%) Direct Marketing
6 1 (16.67%) Logistic Regression
6 1 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 6 (100.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) SPSS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Retail
1 6 (100.00%) Marketing
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Insight Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Junior
2 3 (50.00%) Junior Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing Data Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) Pricing Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) MI Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Statistics
2 4 (66.67%) Mathematics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) CHAID
1 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Marketing Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Customer Insight
2 3 (50.00%) Predictive Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Product Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Direct Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Logistic Regression
4 1 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) KXEN
Greater Manchester, North West
25,000 - £32,000 per annum Data analysis; marketing analytics; statistical modelling; data mining; segmentation; regression; SAS Overview A rare and fantastic opportunity for a SAS Marketing Analyst...
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + excellent benefits package
Posted: 12 May 2013