Operations Director Job Trends in Bristol

Director of Operations
South West > Bristol

The median Director of Operations salary in Bristol is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 August 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Director 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £82,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £107,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £95,000 - £130,000
% change year-on-year - - +52.94%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 2,676 1,005 2,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.20% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,000 760 1,855
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,375 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,875 £70,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%

Operations Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Operations Director job vacancy trend in Bristol

Operations Director
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Operations Director job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Director job vacancies in Bristol

Operations Director Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 10 August 2026, Operations Director 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 Bristol region featuring Operations Director in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Accounting
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management

Operations Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Accounting
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO