Operations Research (or Operational Research)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Operations Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Operations Research | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | 0.35% | - | 0.25% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.39% | - | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £44,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | - | - | £44,000 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff
Operations Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 254 | 410 | 381 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 87.89% | 72.82% | 95.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 179 | 284 | 329 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,900 | £28,950 | £33,341 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,537 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.07% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,500 | £78,708 | £75,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -1.96% |
Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Operations Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Operations Research
Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Operations Research.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: