Operations Research Jobs in England

Operations Research (or Operational Research)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 824 850 1071
Rank change year-on-year +26 +221 -221
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 41 51 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.045% 0.061% 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.054% 0.063% 0.087%
Number of salaries quoted 10 6 39
10th Percentile £20,000 £50,329 £42,271
25th Percentile £25,375 £52,122 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% -14.29% +21.74%
75th Percentile £61,971 £74,688 £76,194
90th Percentile £71,250 £85,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £51,528 £57,634 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.59% -17.67% +21.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Operations Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Research in England

Operations Research
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Research in England.

Salary trend for Operations Research in England

Operations Research
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Research in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Operations Research in England

Operations Research
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +124 23 £84,000 +51.99% 11
East of England -4 6 £20,000 - 3
South West - 5 £60,000 - 4
South East -24 4 £60,000 -15.79% 2
Yorkshire - 3 £51,528 -
North of England - 3 £51,528 - 3
Operations Research
UK

Operations Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 12 (29.27%) SAS
2 8 (19.51%) Apache Spark
3 3 (7.32%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (9.76%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 6 (14.63%) AWS
2 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
3 3 (7.32%) Amazon EMR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (46.34%) Tableau
2 7 (17.07%) Amazon QuickSight
3 5 (12.20%) Amazon Redshift
3 5 (12.20%) Power BI
4 3 (7.32%) PowerPivot
4 3 (7.32%) QlikView
5 2 (4.88%) Data Mart
6 1 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (2.44%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.44%) Git
General
1 25 (60.98%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (41.46%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Influencing Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Manufacturing
4 4 (9.76%) Military
4 4 (9.76%) Retail
4 4 (9.76%) Social Skills
5 3 (7.32%) Aviation
5 3 (7.32%) Banking
5 3 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (7.32%) Retail Finance
6 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.44%) Law
6 1 (2.44%) Legal
6 1 (2.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 21 (51.22%) Analyst
2 10 (24.39%) Data Scientist
2 10 (24.39%) Senior
3 9 (21.95%) Senior Data Scientist
4 4 (9.76%) Graduate
4 4 (9.76%) Lead
4 4 (9.76%) Lead Data Scientist
4 4 (9.76%) Operations Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Supply Chain Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Business Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Consultant
6 2 (4.88%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Data Analyst
7 1 (2.44%) Digital Analyst
7 1 (2.44%) Research Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.32%) Django
2 2 (4.88%) scikit-learn
3 1 (2.44%) Keras
3 1 (2.44%) NumPy
3 1 (2.44%) PyTorch
3 1 (2.44%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 18 (43.90%) Onboarding
2 5 (12.20%) Semantic Web
3 4 (9.76%) Algorithms
3 4 (9.76%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (7.32%) Credit Risk
5 1 (2.44%) Digital Media
5 1 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (90.24%) Mathematics
2 25 (60.98%) Statistics
3 22 (53.66%) Computer Science
4 19 (46.34%) Analytics
4 19 (46.34%) Economics
5 16 (39.02%) Visualisation
6 15 (36.59%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (36.59%) Project Management
7 13 (31.71%) Data Analysis
7 13 (31.71%) Decision-Making
7 13 (31.71%) Roadmaps
8 12 (29.27%) Machine Learning
9 11 (26.83%) Business Analytics
9 11 (26.83%) Customer Experience
9 11 (26.83%) Data Science
9 11 (26.83%) Data Visualisation
10 10 (24.39%) Artificial Intelligence
11 9 (21.95%) Network Planning
11 9 (21.95%) Process Improvement
11 9 (21.95%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 27 (65.85%) Python
2 20 (48.78%) SQL
3 15 (36.59%) R
4 9 (21.95%) VBA
5 5 (12.20%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 30 (73.17%) Degree
2 9 (21.95%) Security Cleared
3 7 (17.07%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (17.07%) Numerate Degree
4 6 (14.63%) Master's Degree
4 6 (14.63%) SC Cleared
5 3 (7.32%) PhD
6 2 (4.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) CRD IV
1 3 (7.32%) IFRS
1 3 (7.32%) IFRS 9
2 2 (4.88%) ECSS
3 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.76%) Oracle
2 4 (9.76%) SIMUL8
3 3 (7.32%) MicroStrategy
4 1 (2.44%) Facebook
4 1 (2.44%) Snapchat