Operations Research (or Operational Research)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Operations Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
69 |
- |
74 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Operations Research |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol |
0.12% |
- |
0.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.14% |
- |
0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
£591 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
- |
£608 |
| 75th Percentile |
£525 |
- |
£624 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£500 |
- |
£566 |
Operations Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
717 |
624 |
841 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
85.87% |
89.53% |
86.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
365 |
346 |
524 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£213 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£400 |
£406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£510 |
£495 |
£536 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.03% |
-7.69% |
+7.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£619 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£721 |
£750 |
£700 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
175 |
82 |
118 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.60 |
£37.15 |
£35.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.26 |
£60.75 |
£56.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£62.50 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£70.00 |
£76.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£75.00 |
£83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£32.75 |
£65.00 |
£60.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-49.62% |
+8.33% |
-7.69% |
Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operations Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Operations Research
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Operations Research.
Operations Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
