IT Operations Manager Job Trends in Northamptonshire

IT Operations Manager
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median IT Operations Manager salary in Northamptonshire is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Operations Manager 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 2.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 -
% change year-on-year +21.05% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 400 452 342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.69% 98.05% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 288 203 272
10th Percentile £26,688 £28,500 £26,325
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,000 £76,125
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

IT Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

IT Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

IT Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Operations Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Operations Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire

IT Operations Manager
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Operations Manager in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Operations Manager in Northamptonshire

IT Operations Manager
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Operations Manager within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 22 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
Northampton - 9 £57,500 - 6
IT Operations Manager
East Midlands

IT Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, IT Operations Manager 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 Northamptonshire region featuring IT Operations Manager in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) BREW
1 3 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (22.22%) OneDrive
2 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 2 (22.22%) Windows
3 1 (11.11%) CRM
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Data Security
3 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
3 1 (11.11%) ISO 22301
3 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
3 1 (11.11%) Line Management
3 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
3 1 (11.11%) Server Virtualisation
3 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) SQL

IT Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 (22.22%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Azure
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (22.22%) OneDrive
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) BREW
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) CRM
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Data Security
3 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
3 1 (11.11%) Line Management
3 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
3 1 (11.11%) Server Virtualisation
3 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (11.11%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) VMware