Operations Research Contract Job Trends in Central London

Operations Research (or Operational Research)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Operations Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 - 133
Rank change year-on-year - - +31
Contract jobs citing Operations Research 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.038% - 0.044%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.044% - 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - £813
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £825
75th Percentile £538 - £838
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £750 - £550
% change year-on-year - - +57.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,294 1,937 2,091
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 87.93% 93.71% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,558 1,273 1,445
10th Percentile £361 £326 £371
25th Percentile £455 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £789
London median daily rate £550 £543 £550
% change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 33 19
10th Percentile £17.60 £22.15 £18.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £21.25
Median hourly rate £23.16 £31.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.29% +14.81% -22.86%
75th Percentile £54.50 £50.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £64.25 £63.75 £137.50
London median hourly rate £35.61 £29.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +20.69% -15.71% -14.72%

Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operations Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Operations Research job vacancy trend in Central London

Operations Research
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Operations Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Operations Research

Operations Research
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 August 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £525 - 4
Operations Research
London

Operations Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Research Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR