Operations Research Jobs with Work from Home Options

Operations Research (or Operational Research)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Operations Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operations Research over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 566 640 812
Rank change year-on-year +74 +172 -251
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 17 36 32
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.050% 0.085% 0.047%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.055% 0.088% 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 12 8 17
10th Percentile £20,000 £50,329 -
25th Percentile £29,595 £52,895 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.39% -17.86% +21.74%
75th Percentile £52,884 £62,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £63,788 £72,875 £86,250
UK median annual salary £51,528 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.39% -17.86% +21.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Operations Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,001 40,855 65,893
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.62% 96.09% 96.91%
Number of salaries quoted 23,546 28,388 41,415
10th Percentile £33,759 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Operations Research
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Operations Research trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operations Research
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operations Research.

Operations Research salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operations Research
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Operations Research over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Operations Research salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Operations Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (47.06%) SAS
2 6 (35.29%) Apache
2 6 (35.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) EViews
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.76%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) Power BI
1 4 (23.53%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (70.59%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (70.59%) Finance
2 8 (47.06%) Banking
2 8 (47.06%) Retail
2 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (23.53%) Military
Job Titles
1 12 (70.59%) Analyst
2 6 (35.29%) Senior
2 6 (35.29%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (23.53%) Operations Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Consultant
4 2 (11.76%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (47.06%) Credit Risk
2 4 (23.53%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (88.24%) Mathematics
2 11 (64.71%) Economics
2 11 (64.71%) Physics
2 11 (64.71%) Statistics
3 10 (58.82%) Validation
4 8 (47.06%) Agile
4 8 (47.06%) Statistical Modelling
5 7 (41.18%) Mathematical Modelling
6 6 (35.29%) Credit Risk Management
6 6 (35.29%) IT Strategy
6 6 (35.29%) Risk Management
6 6 (35.29%) Roadmaps
6 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (35.29%) Statistical Analysis
6 6 (35.29%) Stress Testing
6 6 (35.29%) Technology Strategy
6 6 (35.29%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
7 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (23.53%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (70.59%) Python
1 12 (70.59%) R
2 4 (23.53%) VBA
3 2 (11.76%) MATLAB
4 1 (5.88%) C++
Qualifications
1 13 (76.47%) Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Security Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
5 2 (11.76%) DV Cleared
5 2 (11.76%) Master's Degree
5 2 (11.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) CRD IV
1 6 (35.29%) IFRS
1 6 (35.29%) IFRS 9
2 2 (11.76%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (11.76%) ECSS
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) SIMUL8