Head of DevOps Job Trends in Leicester

Head of Development Operations
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Head of Development Operations salary in Leicester is £64,359 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of DevOps 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £62,157 - -
25th Percentile £62,631 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,359 - -
75th Percentile £65,444 - -
90th Percentile £65,533 - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £64,359 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 330 165 308
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 91.67% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 255 97 263
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,625 £37,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% +1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,625 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £74,300 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +2.70%

Head of DevOps Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 19 January 2026, Head of DevOps 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 Leicester region featuring Head of DevOps in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DataOps
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SAP ERP
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server

Head of DevOps Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) DataOps
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP