Operations Manager Jobs in Kent

Operations Manager
South East > Kent

The median Operations Manager salary in Kent is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 91 74
Rank change year-on-year +19 -17 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.12% 0.079% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.081% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% +1.18% -34.62%
75th Percentile - £45,500 £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £67,684 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +4.13% -3.70% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 658 1,229 693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.50% 96.54% 91.91%
Number of salaries quoted 421 819 452
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,456 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Manager in Kent

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Operations Manager in Kent

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 5 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 Kent region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Facilities Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Facilities Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH