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The table below looks at the demand for the Operations Manager role in IT jobs within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Operations Manager
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank223262
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads267
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.262 %0.064 %
Salaries quoted206
Average minimum salary£52,040£56,667
Average salary£56,140£60,083
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Average maximum salary£60,240£63,500
UK excluding London average salary£51,269£47,676
% change on same period last year+7.53 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads991210979
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.793 %4.824 %
Salaries quoted86919387
Average minimum salary£32,128£33,140
Average salary£35,153£36,008
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum salary£38,178£38,876
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Operations Manager EnglandOperations Manager
England

Operations Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Operations Manager across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Operations Manager Demand Trend

Operations Manager
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Operations Manager across the South West region.

South West Operations Manager Salary Trend

Operations Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Manager across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West Operations Manager Salary Histogram

Operations Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DorsetNew entry-7£58,500-
BristolNo change06£50,000+42.85 %
WiltshireNew entry-6£65,000-
GloucestershireDown-36£57,500-11.67 %
DevonNew entry-1£38,300-
SomersetNew entry-1--
Operations Manager EnglandOperations Manager
England

Operations Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Operations Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Operations Manager in their job title.

19 (21.95 %)Finance
28 (19.51 %)LAN
28 (19.51 %)WAN
37 (17.07 %)Internet
46 (14.63 %)SLA
55 (12.20 %)Microsoft
55 (12.20 %)Active Directory
55 (12.20 %)SAN
55 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
55 (12.20 %)Project Management
55 (12.20 %)Telecoms
55 (12.20 %)Load Balancing
55 (12.20 %)Clustering
64 (9.756 %)Pensions
64 (9.756 %)Operations Management
73 (7.317 %)Health
73 (7.317 %)ITIL
73 (7.317 %)Banking
82 (4.878 %)Insurance
82 (4.878 %)Online Banking
82 (4.878 %)Marketing
82 (4.878 %)Degree
82 (4.878 %)Mitel
82 (4.878 %)Business Development
82 (4.878 %)Direct Marketing
82 (4.878 %)Database Marketing
82 (4.878 %)SQL
82 (4.878 %)Windows
82 (4.878 %)CRM
82 (4.878 %)Avaya

Operations Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Operations Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Operations Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (19.51 %)LAN
18 (19.51 %)WAN
27 (17.07 %)Internet
35 (12.20 %)SAN
41 (2.439 %)BSS
41 (2.439 %)LLU
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.878 %)Database Marketing
21 (2.439 %)SQL Server
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (21.95 %)Finance
25 (12.20 %)Telecoms
34 (9.756 %)Pensions
43 (7.317 %)Health
43 (7.317 %)Banking
52 (4.878 %)Aerospace
52 (4.878 %)Electric
52 (4.878 %)Online Banking
52 (4.878 %)Marketing
52 (4.878 %)Insurance
61 (2.439 %)Back Office
61 (2.439 %)Retail
61 (2.439 %)Investment Banking
61 (2.439 %)Manufacturing
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (12.20 %)Clustering
21 (2.439 %)Tandem
21 (2.439 %)AS400
21 (2.439 %)Fixed Income
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.878 %)Windows
21 (2.439 %)VMS
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
15 (12.20 %)Project Management
15 (12.20 %)Load Balancing
24 (9.756 %)Operations Management
33 (7.317 %)ITIL
42 (4.878 %)CRM
42 (4.878 %)Six Sigma
42 (4.878 %)Direct Marketing
42 (4.878 %)Service Delivery
42 (4.878 %)Business Development
51 (2.439 %)Quality Management
51 (2.439 %)CMMI
51 (2.439 %)Fund Management
51 (2.439 %)Problem Management
51 (2.439 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.439 %)Migration
51 (2.439 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (2.439 %)Strategic Planning
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.878 %)SQL
21 (2.439 %)C
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.878 %)Degree
21 (2.439 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.439 %)PMP
21 (2.439 %)PMI Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (14.63 %)SLA
21 (2.439 %)ISO27001
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (12.20 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (12.20 %)Microsoft
22 (4.878 %)Avaya
22 (4.878 %)Mitel