Head of DevOps Job Trends in Leicestershire

Head of Development Operations
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Head of Development Operations salary in Leicestershire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 March 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of DevOps 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £64,052 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £81,431 - -
90th Percentile £85,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 801 313 746
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.99% 92.33%
Number of salaries quoted 529 170 540
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £31,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,000 £65,500 £72,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £44,100
% change year-on-year -5.26% +7.71% -11.80%

Head of DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of DevOps' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Head of DevOps job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Head of DevOps
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Head of DevOps job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Head of DevOps job vacancies in Leicestershire

Head of DevOps
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of DevOps in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 26 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of DevOps in Leicestershire

Head of DevOps
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of DevOps within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 26 March 2026. 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
Leicester - 8 £65,000 - 2
Head of DevOps
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 26 March 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 Leicestershire region featuring Head of DevOps in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) DataOps
1 8 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (25.00%) ERP
2 2 (25.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (25.00%) Line Management
2 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (25.00%) SAP
2 2 (25.00%) SAP ERP
2 2 (25.00%) SQL Server

Head of DevOps Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 2 (25.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (25.00%) Finance
1 2 (25.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) DataOps
1 8 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (25.00%) ERP
2 2 (25.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (25.00%) Line Management
2 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (25.00%) SAP