Operations Manager Job Trends in Birmingham

Operations Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Operations Manager salary in Birmingham is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
12 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 - 105
Rank change year-on-year - - +41
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 9 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.52% - 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £58,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.97%
75th Percentile - - £73,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £100,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +122.22% -14.29% -26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,607 1,706 1,302
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 94.67% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,163 837 1,108
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,582 £43,500 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Operations Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Birmingham

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Operations Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
2 1 (11.11%) Change Control
2 1 (11.11%) Change Management
2 1 (11.11%) Coaching
2 1 (11.11%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Experience
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
2 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
2 1 (11.11%) ITSM
2 1 (11.11%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
2 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (11.11%) Problem Management
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management
2 1 (11.11%) Service Management
2 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (11.11%) User Experience

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
2 1 (11.11%) Change Control
2 1 (11.11%) Change Management
2 1 (11.11%) Coaching
2 1 (11.11%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
2 1 (11.11%) ITSM
2 1 (11.11%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
2 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (11.11%) Problem Management
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management
2 1 (11.11%) Service Management
2 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (11.11%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Operations Manager jobs