Head of IT Operations Jobs in the Midlands

Head of Information Technology Operations
England > Midlands

The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in the Midlands is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 324 312 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.023% 0.023% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.026% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £79,750 -
25th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £87,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £93,750 -
90th Percentile - £95,250 -
England median annual salary £85,000 £105,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +50.00% -15.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 12,357 7,658 10,690
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 89.51% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 9,004 4,510 7,073
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,650
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,250 £67,425 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Head of IT Operations in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Operations in the Midlands

Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Operations in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Head of IT Operations in the Midlands

Head of IT Operations
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Operations within the Midlands 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
West Midlands -14 2 £75,000 -14.29%
East Midlands - 1 - - 2
Head of IT Operations
England

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Head of IT Operations job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Head of IT Operations in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Deadline-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Control
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Deadline-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP