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 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 627 | 642 | 755 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +113 | +63 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Engineer | 59 | 193 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.12% | 0.22% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 144 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,775 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +4.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £72,573 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £87,500 |
| 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 | 44,992 | 81,767 | 80,747 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.03% | 94.55% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,381 | 60,882 | 51,425 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £53,000 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -12.83% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -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 19 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 19 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 | +89 | 26 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 48 |
| South West | +104 | 10 | £51,058 | -11.20% | 12 |
| Midlands | +35 | 8 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 8 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 5 |
| North of England | -9 | 8 | £45,000 | -28.27% | 27 |
| South East | +93 | 6 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | -47 | 4 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 15 |
| East of England | +19 | 1 | £39,500 | -43.57% | 13 |
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Operations Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 19 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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