Operations Manager Jobs in Chelmsford

Operations Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Operations Manager salary in Chelmsford is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 3.64% - 0.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% - 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £63,500
75th Percentile - - £65,250
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £75,000 - £63,500
% change year-on-year - - +20.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 102 116 125
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 89.92% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 84 103 76
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £45,938 £38,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £55,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +18.28% -15.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £52,144
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,000 £68,421
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.77%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Manager in Chelmsford

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Manager in Chelmsford.

Salary trend for Operations Manager in Chelmsford

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Operations Manager 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 Chelmsford region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations