Operations Manager Jobs in Manchester

Operations Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Operations Manager salary in Manchester is £53,387 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 204 233
Rank change year-on-year +46 +29 +9
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 6 9 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.26% 0.17% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.18% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 6
10th Percentile £43,139 £52,500 £53,970
25th Percentile £46,366 £55,000 £54,589
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,387 £60,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +3.79% -11.06%
75th Percentile £61,265 £69,375 £63,225
90th Percentile £65,006 £73,750 £70,625
North West median annual salary £41,774 £63,750 £57,810
% change year-on-year -34.47% +10.28% -11.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,069 4,937 4,426
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.36% 92.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 3,807 2,601
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,063 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,125 £82,040 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Manager in Manchester

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Operations Manager in Manchester

Operations Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Operations Manager in Manchester

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 May 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 Manchester region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
2 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (66.67%) CISA
2 4 (66.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 4 (66.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 4 (66.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 4 (66.67%) CISSP
2 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Legal
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Service Continuity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Operations Management
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Change
2 4 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Operations Management
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) Service Continuity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 4 (66.67%) CISA
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (66.67%) CISSP
1 4 (66.67%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (66.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley