Operations Research (or Operational Research)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Operations Research skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operations Research | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | - | - | 0.039% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.044% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +22.22% | -19.64% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England
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 the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 3,516 | 3,431 | 4,537 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 88.81% | 84.07% | 88.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,293 | 1,958 | 3,008 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £300 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £585 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £680 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 201 | 180 | 207 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £13.63 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.44 | £17.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.58 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.50% | +27.27% | +37.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | £51.88 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £70.00 | £62.39 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £44.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -2.39% | +51.91% |
Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Operations Research
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Operations Research.
Operations Research
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Operations Research.
