Operations Manager
South West > Dorset
The median Operations Manager salary in Dorset is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 78 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -10 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.19% | 0.94% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £41,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £51,250 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.95% | -21.15% | +6.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £75,000 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.66% | -9.62% | +4.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 507 | 1,008 | 410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.66% | 95.09% | 77.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 254 | 573 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £30,675 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,313 | £40,000 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,600 | £60,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £77,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £48,500 | £50,000 | £54,590 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -8.41% | +9.18% |
Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Operations Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Manager in Dorset.
Operations Manager
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 12 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Wimborne | - | 1 | £62,500 | - | |
| Operations Manager South West |
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Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 12 August 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 Dorset region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.
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Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
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