Operations Engineer
UK > England
The median Operations Engineer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 607 | 648 | 775 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +127 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Engineer | 61 | 197 | 175 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.13% | 0.23% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 150 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,275 | £34,750 | £41,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £58,750 | £58,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.89% | +0.43% | +8.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £71,250 | £72,647 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £88,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £58,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -1.71% | +8.13% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title | 42,728 | 80,514 | 84,327 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.43% | 94.48% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,644 | 60,209 | 53,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,415 | £38,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,915 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Operations Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Operations Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Operations Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Engineer in England.
Operations Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Engineer in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
Operations Engineer
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 6 May 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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| London | +95 | 25 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 24 |
| South West | +113 | 12 | £51,058 | -14.90% | 14 |
| North of England | +11 | 9 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 31 |
| Midlands | +19 | 8 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 7 | £46,250 | +8.82% | 12 |
| South East | +94 | 6 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 29 |
| North West | -28 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | +31 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 8 |
| East of England | +25 | 1 | £39,500 | -43.57% | 14 |
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Operations Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Operations Engineer 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 England region featuring Operations Engineer in the job title.
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Operations Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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