Head of Operations Job Trends in the North East

Head of Operations
England > North East

As of 3 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Operations salary in the North East.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 91 53
Rank change year-on-year +15 -38 +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.20% 0.087% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.093% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £80,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +13.39%
75th Percentile - - £92,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £94,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +5.82% +11.18% -5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 920 1,080 488
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.93% 94.16% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 613 547 418
10th Percentile £25,110 £30,000 £28,175
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,806 £61,445
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% -1.67% -

Head of Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Head of Operations job vacancy trend in the North East

Head of Operations
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Head of Operations job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Operations job vacancies in the North East

Head of Operations
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Operations within the North East region over the 6 months to 3 December 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
Tyne and Wear +8 2 - -
Head of Operations
England

Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Head of Operations 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 North East region featuring Head of Operations in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Operations Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap