The first table below looks at the demand for Operations Research skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Research over the 3 months to 22 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Operations Research (or Operational Research)
Rank 240 - 230
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 8 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.111% - 0.015%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.145% - 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 1
Average salary £69,000 - £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £34,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+39.70% -15.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5530 5261 4620
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 76.56% 73.19% 68.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4642 4605 4061
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -3.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Research across the North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester - 2 £23,500 -
Operations Research
England

Operations Research
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 14 (100.00%) SAS
1 14 (100.00%) Statistics
2 12 (85.71%) Analytics
2 12 (85.71%) Mathematics
3 11 (78.57%) Degree
3 11 (78.57%) SQL
3 11 (78.57%) Finance
4 8 (57.14%) Economics
4 8 (57.14%) Marketing
5 6 (42.86%) Risk Analytics
5 6 (42.86%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (42.86%) CHAID
5 6 (42.86%) Retail
5 6 (42.86%) Credit Risk
6 3 (21.43%) Predictive Modelling
6 3 (21.43%) Statistical Analysis
6 3 (21.43%) KXEN
6 3 (21.43%) SPSS
6 3 (21.43%) Games
6 3 (21.43%) Marketing Analytics
6 3 (21.43%) Customer Insight
6 3 (21.43%) Statistical Modelling
7 2 (14.29%) Customer Analytics
7 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
7 2 (14.29%) Postgraduate
7 2 (14.29%) Web Analytics
7 2 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
7 2 (14.29%) Product Marketing
7 2 (14.29%) Base SAS
8 1 (7.143%) Direct Marketing

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 14 (100.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (21.43%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (42.86%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (14.29%) Base SAS
General
1 11 (78.57%) Finance
2 8 (57.14%) Marketing
3 6 (42.86%) Retail
4 3 (21.43%) Games
5 1 (7.143%) Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (57.14%) Analyst
2 6 (42.86%) Senior Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Insight Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Junior Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Junior
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Data Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) SAS Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Senior SAS Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing Data Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) Pricing Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) MI Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (100.00%) Statistics
2 12 (85.71%) Mathematics
3 8 (57.14%) Economics
4 6 (42.86%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (42.86%) Risk Analytics
2 6 (42.86%) CHAID
3 3 (21.43%) Predictive Modelling
3 3 (21.43%) Statistical Analysis
3 3 (21.43%) Marketing Analytics
3 3 (21.43%) Customer Insight
3 3 (21.43%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (14.29%) Customer Analytics
4 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 2 (14.29%) Web Analytics
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
4 2 (14.29%) Product Marketing
5 1 (7.143%) Direct Marketing
5 1 (7.143%) Logistic Regression
Programming Languages
1 11 (78.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) 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
North West
Ideally you will come from a financial services background with excellent SAS skills and a passion for customer analytics. This role pays up to £35-50K dependant on...
Parallel Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + bonus, pension, benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013