Operations Research Jobs in Scotland

Operations Research (or Operational Research)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Operations Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operations Research over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 280 224 245
Rank change year-on-year -56 +21 -
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 3 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.045% 0.021% 0.053%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.048% 0.022% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £64,224
25th Percentile £50,172 - £69,202
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 - £85,000
75th Percentile £52,884 - £93,750
90th Percentile - - £94,500
UK median annual salary £51,528 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.39% -17.86% +21.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Operations Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,233 4,500 5,174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.95% 94.16% 91.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,427 2,259 2,770
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +6.06%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Research in Scotland

Operations Research
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Research in Scotland.

Salary trend for Operations Research in Scotland

Operations Research
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 3 £51,528 -
Operations Research
UK

Operations Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) SAS
2 2 (66.67%) Apache
2 2 (66.67%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) EViews
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) SPSS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Retail
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (66.67%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Economics
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Physics
1 3 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Statistics
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Credit Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) IT Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Statistical Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Stress Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Capital Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) R
2 1 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) CRD IV
1 2 (66.67%) IFRS
1 2 (66.67%) IFRS 9
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations