The first table below looks at the demand for Operations Management skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Management over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Operations Management
Rank 713 750 695
Rank change year-on-year
+37 -55
Permanent jobs citing Operations Management 145 146 176
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.135% 0.121% 0.143%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.176% 0.162% 0.194%
Number of salaries quoted 131 133 154
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,400 £35,000 £39,250
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £77,000 £90,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-9.00% -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
82363 90112 90953
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 76.41% 74.51% 73.67%
Number of salaries quoted 67577 76622 76058
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%

Operations Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Operations Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Operations Management Jobs Demand Trend

Operations Management
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Operations Management within the UK.

Operations Management Salary Trend

Operations Management
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Management over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

Operations Management Salary Histogram

Operations Management
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Management within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +37 141 £50,000 -2.43%
London +32 56 £55,000 -12.00%
South East +13 46 £45,250 -9.50%
East of England +13 21 £50,000 -3.38%
City of London +6 12 £65,000 +18.18%
Buckinghamshire - 12 £30,000 -
Suffolk -4 11 £50,000 -
Ipswich -5 11 £50,000 -
East Sussex - 10 £47,500 -
Brighton - 10 £47,500 -
Aylesbury - 8 £30,000 -
Hertfordshire +7 7 £45,000 -35.71%
West Midlands -17 7 £46,250 -33.92%
East Midlands +3 6 £28,000 -10.40%
Oxford - 6 £42,500 -
Hampshire - 6 £50,500 -
Oxfordshire - 6 £42,500 -
Warwickshire - 6 £42,500 -
Surrey -1 5 £55,000 +29.41%
Berkshire +6 4 £55,000 +2.32%
Reading +4 4 £55,000 +10.00%
Kent -16 3 £37,500 -25.00%
Yorkshire -21 3 £35,000 -41.66%
Derbyshire - 3 £28,000 -
Cambridgeshire - 3 £34,000 -
Nuneaton - 3 £50,000 -
Cambridge - 3 £34,000 -
Aberdeen 0 2 - -
North West -8 2 £90,000 +157.14%
Scotland -8 2 - -

Operations Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Operations Management also 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 that cited Operations Management.

1 100 (33.90%) ITIL
2 86 (29.15%) Finance
3 83 (28.14%) Windows
4 78 (26.44%) Project Management
5 68 (23.05%) Degree
6 64 (21.69%) VMware
7 56 (18.98%) Service Delivery
8 54 (18.31%) Service Management
9 50 (16.95%) Microsoft
10 43 (14.58%) Linux
11 42 (14.24%) VMware Infrastructure
12 40 (13.56%) SQL
12 40 (13.56%) SQL Server
13 38 (12.88%) Management Information System
14 34 (11.53%) Marketing
15 32 (10.85%) Change Management
15 32 (10.85%) MCITP
16 31 (10.51%) MS Office
16 31 (10.51%) VoIP
17 30 (10.17%) DNS
17 30 (10.17%) Banking
17 30 (10.17%) PowerShell
17 30 (10.17%) Capacity Planning
18 29 (9.831%) Disaster Recovery
19 28 (9.492%) SLA
20 27 (9.153%) Oracle
20 27 (9.153%) Configuration Management
20 27 (9.153%) Business Continuity
20 27 (9.153%) Release Management
21 25 (8.475%) Windows Server 2008

Operations Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Operations Management also 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 that cited Operations Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 20 (6.780%) .NET
2 11 (3.729%) Middleware
3 4 (1.356%) Web Services
4 3 (1.017%) WebSphere
4 3 (1.017%) EDI
5 2 (0.678%) HTML
5 2 (0.678%) CSS
5 2 (0.678%) ASP
5 2 (0.678%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.339%) COM
6 1 (0.339%) XML
6 1 (0.339%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 21 (7.119%) IIS
2 18 (6.102%) MS Exchange
3 17 (5.763%) SharePoint
4 12 (4.068%) SharePoint Server
5 11 (3.729%) Lync
6 5 (1.695%) MS Project Server
7 4 (1.356%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (1.356%) MQSeries
8 3 (1.017%) Apache
8 3 (1.017%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (1.017%) Windows Azure
8 3 (1.017%) Amazon AWS
9 2 (0.678%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.678%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.678%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.678%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.678%) SAS
9 2 (0.678%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.678%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.678%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (10.51%) MS Office
2 25 (8.475%) MS Excel
3 4 (1.356%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.678%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.017%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.678%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.678%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.678%) SAP MII
2 2 (0.678%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.339%) SmartPlant
3 1 (0.339%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.339%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 31 (10.51%) VoIP
2 30 (10.17%) DNS
3 24 (8.136%) Firewall
4 18 (6.102%) SAN
5 13 (4.407%) Intranet
5 13 (4.407%) TCP/IP
5 13 (4.407%) DHCP
6 10 (3.390%) WAN
7 8 (2.712%) VPN
7 8 (2.712%) Internet
7 8 (2.712%) Unified Communications
8 7 (2.373%) NAS
9 6 (2.034%) Network Security
10 5 (1.695%) Broadband
11 4 (1.356%) LAN
11 4 (1.356%) Wireless
12 3 (1.017%) SSH
12 3 (1.017%) LDAP
13 2 (0.678%) PABX
13 2 (0.678%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (13.56%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.407%) Oracle Reports
3 12 (4.068%) MySQL
4 5 (1.695%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (1.356%) Oracle 8/8i
6 3 (1.017%) SQL Server 2008
7 2 (0.678%) Sybase ASE
7 2 (0.678%) Oracle BI EE
7 2 (0.678%) OLTP
7 2 (0.678%) OLAP
8 1 (0.339%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.339%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.339%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.339%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.339%) Big Data
8 1 (0.339%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 1 (0.339%) Visual Studio
1 1 (0.339%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 86 (29.15%) Finance
2 34 (11.53%) Marketing
3 30 (10.17%) Banking
4 24 (8.136%) Telecoms
5 15 (5.085%) Manufacturing
6 14 (4.746%) Investment Banking
7 9 (3.051%) Law
8 7 (2.373%) Legal
9 6 (2.034%) Publishing
10 5 (1.695%) French Language
10 5 (1.695%) German Language
11 4 (1.356%) Advertising
11 4 (1.356%) Back Office
11 4 (1.356%) Billing
12 2 (0.678%) Retail
12 2 (0.678%) Local Government
12 2 (0.678%) Mandarin Language
13 1 (0.339%) Italian Language
13 1 (0.339%) Russian Language
13 1 (0.339%) Music
Job Titles
1 42 (14.24%) Service Manager
2 40 (13.56%) Analyst
3 38 (12.88%) Operations Manager
4 33 (11.19%) Consultant
5 22 (7.458%) Project Manager
6 17 (5.763%) Service Analyst
7 16 (5.424%) Delivery Manager
8 15 (5.085%) Services Delivery Manager
9 13 (4.407%) Virtualisation Consultant
10 12 (4.068%) Applications Manager
10 12 (4.068%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (4.068%) Infrastructure Manager
11 11 (3.729%) Network Manager
12 9 (3.051%) Field Engineer
12 9 (3.051%) Systems Manager
12 9 (3.051%) Technical Manager
12 9 (3.051%) Business Analyst
12 9 (3.051%) Mitel Engineer
13 8 (2.712%) Voice Engineer
13 8 (2.712%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.88%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.068%) PKI
3 11 (3.729%) Derivative
3 11 (3.729%) Fixed Income
3 11 (3.729%) Cryptography
4 9 (3.051%) Replication
4 9 (3.051%) Computer Science
5 7 (2.373%) EqualLogic
6 5 (1.695%) SaaS
6 5 (1.695%) Data Integration
7 4 (1.356%) Client/Server
7 4 (1.356%) Mainframe
8 3 (1.017%) Blackberry
9 2 (0.678%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.678%) Statistics
9 2 (0.678%) SWIFT
10 1 (0.339%) New Media
10 1 (0.339%) Mobile Banking
10 1 (0.339%) Social Media
10 1 (0.339%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 83 (28.14%) Windows
2 43 (14.58%) Linux
3 25 (8.475%) Windows Server 2008
4 19 (6.441%) UNIX
5 11 (3.729%) CentOS
5 11 (3.729%) Ubuntu
6 6 (2.034%) Windows 7
6 6 (2.034%) Solaris
7 5 (1.695%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (1.017%) Windows Server 2003
8 3 (1.017%) SUSE
8 3 (1.017%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (33.90%) ITIL
2 78 (26.44%) Project Management
3 56 (18.98%) Service Delivery
4 54 (18.31%) Service Management
5 32 (10.85%) Change Management
6 30 (10.17%) Capacity Planning
7 29 (9.831%) Disaster Recovery
8 27 (9.153%) Configuration Management
8 27 (9.153%) Business Continuity
8 27 (9.153%) Release Management
9 23 (7.797%) Migration
10 22 (7.458%) ITSM
11 21 (7.119%) BCP
11 21 (7.119%) Change Control
12 20 (6.780%) Process Management
13 19 (6.441%) Logistics
14 18 (6.102%) Asset Management
14 18 (6.102%) Incident Management
15 16 (5.424%) Network Design
15 16 (5.424%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 40 (13.56%) SQL
2 30 (10.17%) PowerShell
3 16 (5.424%) Python
4 15 (5.085%) Java
5 11 (3.729%) Perl
5 11 (3.729%) PHP
5 11 (3.729%) Ruby
6 7 (2.373%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.695%) Bash shell
8 2 (0.678%) WebLogic Scripting Tool
8 2 (0.678%) Korn
8 2 (0.678%) C#
9 1 (0.339%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.339%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 68 (23.05%) Degree
2 32 (10.85%) MCITP
3 20 (6.780%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (6.102%) ITIL Certification
5 14 (4.746%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 12 (4.068%) CISA
6 12 (4.068%) CISSP
7 11 (3.729%) MCSE
8 10 (3.390%) SC Cleared
8 10 (3.390%) Security Cleared
9 7 (2.373%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.373%) CCNP
10 6 (2.034%) CCIE
11 5 (1.695%) MCTS
11 5 (1.695%) HP AIS
11 5 (1.695%) HP ASE
11 5 (1.695%) VCAP
11 5 (1.695%) CCEE
11 5 (1.695%) CCAA
11 5 (1.695%) CCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.492%) SLA
2 14 (4.746%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.407%) COBIT
3 13 (4.407%) ISO 9001
4 8 (2.712%) QA
5 4 (1.356%) ISO 14001
5 4 (1.356%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.017%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.678%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 42 (14.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 25 (8.475%) vSphere
3 15 (5.085%) VMware ESXi
3 15 (5.085%) Active Directory
4 9 (3.051%) VMware ESX
5 7 (2.373%) Terminal Services
5 7 (2.373%) Hyper-V
6 6 (2.034%) vCloud
7 5 (1.695%) XenApp
7 5 (1.695%) XenServer
7 5 (1.695%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.678%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 17 (5.763%) SCCM
2 16 (5.424%) Nagios
3 11 (3.729%) AppManager
3 11 (3.729%) Opalis
3 11 (3.729%) Puppet
4 9 (3.051%) Backup Exec
5 7 (2.373%) NetBackup
5 7 (2.373%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.695%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 5 (1.695%) MOM
6 5 (1.695%) Splunk
7 4 (1.356%) WSUS
8 3 (1.017%) HP Data Protector
9 2 (0.678%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.678%) Tivoli
9 2 (0.678%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 1 (0.339%) OpenView
10 1 (0.339%) OVSD
10 1 (0.339%) Cisco UCCE
10 1 (0.339%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 64 (21.69%) VMware
2 50 (16.95%) Microsoft
3 27 (9.153%) Oracle
4 24 (8.136%) Cisco
5 22 (7.458%) HP
6 19 (6.441%) Red Hat
7 12 (4.068%) Symantec
8 11 (3.729%) Mitel
8 11 (3.729%) NetIQ
8 11 (3.729%) IBM
8 11 (3.729%) SolarWinds
9 9 (3.051%) Citrix
9 9 (3.051%) Remedy
10 8 (2.712%) Veeam
11 7 (2.373%) FalconStor
11 7 (2.373%) Dell
12 6 (2.034%) EMC
13 5 (1.695%) SAP
13 5 (1.695%) NetApp
13 5 (1.695%) Nimsoft
City, London
You will be overseeing a team of 12 people based across various locations Service Delivery Functions * Ensuring that service delivery meets agreed service levels. * Diagnose service delivery problems...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Championing the incident management process across the business... * Provide SLA and KPI reporting to the management teams. * Motivate and develop a team of staff within a NOC environment...
Crimson Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55001 per annum + Attractive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Experience of Monitoring system tools for example Nimsoft, Nagios or Splunk would also be of interest... Key skills & Experience - Experience in an IT management position within a 24/...
Pertemps IT
Salary: £40-50k + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Buckinghamshire
Your project management skills will be put to use on the delivery of technology based projects, varying in size. Key responsibilities include: Project Execution/Operations - Management of the...
Greythorn
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
Working within a small team reporting to the Engineering Manager, the focus of this role will be taking a B2B, hands-on approach to project managing and physically...
Futureheads Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum DOE + Extensive Travel Opportunity
Posted: 15 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Project Management / Operational experience of device and software integration and service implementation at multiple NHS sites. - Project Management experience of engaging with multiple PCTs... - Business Development Experience - Equipment...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
You must be able to understand and manage change and understand the business impact of change.Essential skills/knowledge required:- Proven Network operations management skills preferably with an...
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + bonus and bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Avon Somerset Wilts Bristol, South West
You will also provide specialist network security support to other teams within Technical Operations (including the second line Technical Operations Shift Engineering team) as well as a number...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: £45 -50k plus 5% bonus and 10% on-call allowance.
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
A Traffic Manager with strong data, CRM and SQL Server skills and previous experience as in a Marketing Bureau / Campaign environment is required for a market-leading data...
Venturi
Salary: £35000 - £43000 per annum + 10% bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013