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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Research (or Operational Research) skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Research (or Operational Research)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank168184
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads57
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.184 %0.214 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£31,250-
Average salary£35,625-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,000-
UK excluding London average salary£38,800£40,825
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Operations Research YorkshireOperations Research
Yorkshire

Operations Research
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Operations Research Salary Trend

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Research across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+224£35,625-
Operations Research YorkshireOperations Research
Yorkshire

Operations Research
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

114 (100.00 %)Mathematics
211 (78.57 %)SAS
39 (64.29 %)SQL
48 (57.14 %)Retail
48 (57.14 %)Statistics
57 (50.00 %)Finance
66 (42.86 %)Degree
75 (35.71 %)Marketing
75 (35.71 %)Physics
75 (35.71 %)Economics
84 (28.57 %)Data Analysis
84 (28.57 %)Banking
84 (28.57 %)Fortran
93 (21.43 %)SPSS
93 (21.43 %)C
93 (21.43 %)MATLAB
93 (21.43 %)GenStat
93 (21.43 %)Stata
102 (14.29 %)Computer Science
102 (14.29 %)Econometrics
102 (14.29 %)C#
102 (14.29 %)C++
111 (7.143 %)XML
111 (7.143 %)MSI
111 (7.143 %)S-PLUS
111 (7.143 %)Windows
111 (7.143 %)PhD
111 (7.143 %)Minitab
111 (7.143 %)Statistical Analysis
111 (7.143 %)Monte Carlo Method

Operations Research
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)XML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (78.57 %)SAS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (21.43 %)SPSS
13 (21.43 %)MATLAB
13 (21.43 %)GenStat
13 (21.43 %)Stata
21 (7.143 %)S-PLUS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)MSI
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (57.14 %)Retail
27 (50.00 %)Finance
35 (35.71 %)Marketing
44 (28.57 %)Banking
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (71.43 %)Analyst
24 (28.57 %)SAS Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Senior Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Senior SAS Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Marketing Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Trainee Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Trainee
42 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Graduate
51 (7.143 %)Junior
51 (7.143 %)Risk Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Technical Lead
51 (7.143 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Technical Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Junior Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (100.00 %)Mathematics
28 (57.14 %)Statistics
35 (35.71 %)Economics
35 (35.71 %)Physics
42 (14.29 %)Computer Science
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Data Analysis
22 (14.29 %)Econometrics
31 (7.143 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (7.143 %)Monte Carlo Method
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)SQL
24 (28.57 %)Fortran
33 (21.43 %)C
42 (14.29 %)C#
42 (14.29 %)C++
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (42.86 %)Degree
21 (7.143 %)PhD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.143 %)Minitab