Operations Analyst Job Trends in the North West

Operations Analyst
England > North West

The median Operations Analyst salary in the North West is £64,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 170 191
Rank change year-on-year -6 +21 +113
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Analyst 3 37 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.047% 0.73% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.80% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 4
10th Percentile £62,075 £34,375 £28,375
25th Percentile £62,563 £38,313 £28,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £40,000 £30,250
Median % change year-on-year +60.63% +32.23% -38.27%
75th Percentile £65,188 £47,961 £32,250
90th Percentile £65,225 £50,051 £33,150
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -2.06% +7.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,451 4,645 4,292
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.92% 92.18% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3,020 2,440 3,380
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,369 £50,146
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.44% -6.27%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,848 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Operations Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Operations Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Operations Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Manchester -1 2 £63,500 +51.98% 1
Merseyside -3 1 £65,000 +62.50%
Operations Analyst
England

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Operations Analyst 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 West region featuring Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Amazon EC2
2 2 (66.67%) AssetCenter
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Data Security
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) FactoryTalk
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) ITSM
2 2 (66.67%) Kepware
2 2 (66.67%) Operations Management
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Monitoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Rockwell
2 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
2 2 (66.67%) Siemens
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 2 (66.67%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (66.67%) WinCC
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Degree

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) FactoryTalk
1 2 (66.67%) WinCC
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Amazon EC2
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Elasticsearch
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Operational Technology
1 2 (66.67%) SCADA
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Smart Energy
2 1 (33.33%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Data Security
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) ITSM
1 2 (66.67%) Operations Management
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) AssetCenter
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
1 2 (66.67%) Kepware
1 2 (66.67%) Rockwell
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Siemens
1 2 (66.67%) VMware