Operations Research (or Operational Research)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 837 915 1116
Rank change year-on-year +78 +201 -246
Permanent jobs citing Operations Research 53 62 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.063% 0.080%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.062% 0.065% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 20 9 41
10th Percentile £20,000 £49,263 £42,526
25th Percentile £48,004 £50,329 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,528 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.39% -17.86% +26.13%
75th Percentile £52,884 £62,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £81,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,528 £58,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year -12.29% -16.07% +23.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Operations Research
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Research in the UK

Operations Research
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Operations Research in the UK

Operations Research
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Research over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Operations Research in the UK

Operations Research
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Research within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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
England +78 48 £51,528 -12.29% 19
UK excluding London -44 30 £51,528 -12.29% 13
London +120 23 £84,000 +51.99% 6
Work from Home +54 14 £51,528 -10.39% 9
Yorkshire - 9 £51,528 -
North of England - 9 £51,528 - 1
East of England +2 7 £20,000 - 1
South West - 5 £60,000 - 8
South East -21 4 £60,000 -15.79%
Wales +9 3 £51,528 +14.51% 1
Scotland -61 2 £51,528 -

Operations Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 23 (43.40%) SAS
2 17 (32.08%) Apache Spark
3 12 (22.64%) Apache
Applications
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (11.32%) SPSS
3 2 (3.77%) EViews
Cloud Services
1 7 (13.21%) AWS
2 5 (9.43%) Power Platform
3 4 (7.55%) Amazon EMR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (37.74%) Tableau
2 7 (13.21%) Amazon QuickSight
3 6 (11.32%) Amazon Redshift
4 5 (9.43%) Power BI
5 4 (7.55%) PowerPivot
5 4 (7.55%) QlikView
6 2 (3.77%) Data Mart
7 1 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (1.89%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.89%) Git
General
1 37 (69.81%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (54.72%) Finance
3 15 (28.30%) Retail
3 15 (28.30%) Social Skills
4 14 (26.42%) Banking
5 12 (22.64%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (16.98%) Retail Finance
7 6 (11.32%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (11.32%) Manufacturing
8 4 (7.55%) Military
9 3 (5.66%) Aviation
10 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.89%) Law
10 1 (1.89%) Legal
10 1 (1.89%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 33 (62.26%) Analyst
2 19 (35.85%) Senior
3 13 (24.53%) Senior Analyst
4 10 (18.87%) Data Scientist
5 9 (16.98%) Senior Data Scientist
6 4 (7.55%) Business Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Graduate
6 4 (7.55%) Lead
6 4 (7.55%) Lead Data Scientist
6 4 (7.55%) Operations Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Supply Chain Analyst
7 2 (3.77%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 2 (3.77%) Consultant
7 2 (3.77%) Systems Engineer
8 1 (1.89%) Data Analyst
8 1 (1.89%) Digital Analyst
8 1 (1.89%) Research Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) Django
2 2 (3.77%) scikit-learn
3 1 (1.89%) Keras
3 1 (1.89%) NumPy
3 1 (1.89%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.89%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 19 (35.85%) Onboarding
2 14 (26.42%) Credit Risk
3 5 (9.43%) Semantic Web
4 4 (7.55%) Algorithms
4 4 (7.55%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.89%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (92.45%) Mathematics
2 37 (69.81%) Statistics
3 31 (58.49%) Economics
4 26 (49.06%) Analytics
5 23 (43.40%) Computer Science
6 20 (37.74%) Statistical Modelling
7 19 (35.85%) Validation
8 18 (33.96%) Physics
9 17 (32.08%) Agile
9 17 (32.08%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (32.08%) Visualisation
10 16 (30.19%) Statistical Analysis
11 15 (28.30%) Decision-Making
11 15 (28.30%) Project Management
12 14 (26.42%) Data Analysis
13 13 (24.53%) Risk Management
13 13 (24.53%) Roadmaps
14 12 (22.64%) Customer Experience
14 12 (22.64%) IT Strategy
14 12 (22.64%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 39 (73.58%) Python
2 27 (50.94%) R
3 21 (39.62%) SQL
4 10 (18.87%) VBA
5 7 (13.21%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.89%) C++
Qualifications
1 42 (79.25%) Degree
2 9 (16.98%) Security Cleared
3 7 (13.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (13.21%) Numerate Degree
4 6 (11.32%) Master's Degree
4 6 (11.32%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.66%) PhD
6 2 (3.77%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (22.64%) CRD IV
1 12 (22.64%) IFRS
1 12 (22.64%) IFRS 9
2 2 (3.77%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (3.77%) ECSS
3 1 (1.89%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (1.89%) Docker
Vendors
1 7 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.43%) Oracle
3 4 (7.55%) MicroStrategy
3 4 (7.55%) SIMUL8
4 1 (1.89%) Facebook
4 1 (1.89%) Snapchat