Operations Research Jobs in the UK excluding London

Operations Research (or Operational Research)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 738 716 829
Rank change year-on-year -22 +113 -149
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 33 46 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.047% 0.075% 0.051%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.056% 0.078% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 21 7 18
10th Percentile £20,000 £50,250 -
25th Percentile £50,172 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.39% -17.86% +23.89%
75th Percentile £52,884 £61,875 £72,500
90th Percentile - £74,000 £93,250
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,360 58,686 66,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.34% 95.63% 94.02%
Number of salaries quoted 41,074 30,149 41,547
10th Percentile £27,041 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Research in the UK excluding London

Operations Research
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Research in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Operations Research in the UK excluding London

Operations Research
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Research in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Operations Research in the UK excluding London

Operations Research
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Yorkshire - 10 £51,528 -
North of England - 10 £51,528 - 2
East of England +20 7 £20,000 -
South West - 5 £60,000 - 3
Wales +16 4 £51,528 +14.51% 1
South East -8 4 £60,000 -15.79%
Scotland -62 3 £51,528 - 1
Operations Research
UK

Operations Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 17 (51.52%) SAS
2 15 (45.45%) Apache
2 15 (45.45%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.06%) EViews
2 2 (6.06%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.12%) Amazon EMR
1 4 (12.12%) AWS
1 4 (12.12%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (33.33%) Tableau
2 4 (12.12%) Amazon Redshift
2 4 (12.12%) Power BI
2 4 (12.12%) PowerPivot
2 4 (12.12%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Rational DOORS
General
1 25 (75.76%) Analytical Skills
1 25 (75.76%) Finance
2 17 (51.52%) Banking
2 17 (51.52%) Retail
2 17 (51.52%) Social Skills
3 15 (45.45%) Presentation Skills
4 9 (27.27%) Retail Finance
5 4 (12.12%) Military
6 3 (9.09%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 25 (75.76%) Analyst
2 15 (45.45%) Senior
2 15 (45.45%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Operations Analyst
4 3 (9.09%) Graduate
5 2 (6.06%) Consultant
5 2 (6.06%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 17 (51.52%) Credit Risk
2 4 (12.12%) Onboarding
2 4 (12.12%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (93.94%) Mathematics
2 24 (72.73%) Economics
2 24 (72.73%) Statistics
3 22 (66.67%) Validation
4 20 (60.61%) Physics
5 18 (54.55%) Statistical Analysis
6 17 (51.52%) Agile
6 17 (51.52%) Statistical Modelling
7 16 (48.48%) Analytics
8 15 (45.45%) Credit Risk Management
8 15 (45.45%) IT Strategy
8 15 (45.45%) Risk Management
8 15 (45.45%) Stress Testing
8 15 (45.45%) Technology Strategy
9 11 (33.33%) Data Analysis
10 8 (24.24%) Business Case
10 8 (24.24%) Decision-Making
10 8 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (21.21%) Computer Science
11 7 (21.21%) Mathematical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 28 (84.85%) Python
2 25 (75.76%) R
3 8 (24.24%) VBA
4 4 (12.12%) SQL
5 2 (6.06%) MATLAB
6 1 (3.03%) C++
Qualifications
1 29 (87.88%) Degree
2 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 7 (21.21%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (18.18%) SC Cleared
5 3 (9.09%) Numerate Degree
6 2 (6.06%) DV Cleared
6 2 (6.06%) Master's Degree
6 2 (6.06%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (45.45%) CRD IV
1 15 (45.45%) IFRS
1 15 (45.45%) IFRS 9
2 2 (6.06%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (6.06%) ECSS
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft
1 4 (12.12%) MicroStrategy
1 4 (12.12%) Oracle
1 4 (12.12%) SIMUL8