The median Operations Engineer salary in the East of England is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title
3,186
3,905
2,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
89.67%
92.78%
95.54%
Number of salaries quoted
1,995
1,994
1,407
10th Percentile
£27,000
£28,500
£26,250
25th Percentile
£31,750
£40,000
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£53,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-15.09%
+0.95%
-
75th Percentile
£60,000
£70,000
£67,500
90th Percentile
£75,000
£85,000
£83,750
England median annual salary
£53,168
£57,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-7.53%
-4.17%
-
Operations Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Operations Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Operations Engineer Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for Operations Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Operations Engineer Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.
Operations Engineer Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 15 November 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.
Operations Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, Operations Engineer 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 East of England region featuring Operations Engineer in the job title.
Operations Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:
