Operations Research Contract Job Trends in Croydon
Operations Research (or Operational Research) South London> Croydon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Croydon requiring Operations Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Croydon.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
73
87
127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon
87.95%
91.58%
84.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
50
51
99
10th Percentile
£308
£380
£378
25th Percentile
£477
£425
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£531
£510
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+4.17%
-2.86%
-8.70%
75th Percentile
£623
£545
£588
90th Percentile
£708
£628
£665
South London median daily rate
£525
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-4.76%
-4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
4
0
Median hourly rate
-
£19.50
-
South London median hourly rate
£16.91
£19.50
£52.19
% change year-on-year
-13.28%
-62.64%
+18.32%
Operations Research Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operations Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.
Operations Research Daily Rate Trend in Croydon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Operations Research.
Operations Research Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operations Research also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Croydon region with a requirement for Operations Research.
Operations Research Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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:
