Operations Analyst Jobs in the South East

Operations Analyst
England > South East

The median Operations Analyst salary in the South East is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 366 390
Rank change year-on-year +73 +24 +78
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Analyst 8 30 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.085% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.19% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 11
10th Percentile - £26,875 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £32,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -2.17% -8.91%
75th Percentile £66,250 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile - £56,250 £49,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £48,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +28.87% -11.82% +22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,166 15,907 12,818
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.60% 94.00% 90.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,359 11,366 8,079
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,785 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.14% -12.83% +1.33%

Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Analyst in the South East

Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Operations Analyst in the South East

Operations Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Kent +33 3 - - 2
Hampshire +60 2 £57,500 +27.78% 13
Thames Valley +39 2 - - 22
Berkshire +42 1 - - 16
Buckinghamshire +26 1 - - 5
Sussex - 1 - -
Operations Analyst
England

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Operations Analyst 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 South East region featuring Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Documentation Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Business Strategy
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Scenario Testing
2 3 (37.50%) BT
2 3 (37.50%) Test Scripting
3 2 (25.00%) Python
3 2 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (25.00%) Data Science
4 1 (12.50%) Operational Technology
4 1 (12.50%) Static Application Security Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Application Security
4 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
4 1 (12.50%) PowerApps
4 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Darktrace
4 1 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (12.50%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) IBM Domino
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (12.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (12.50%) Cyberattack
1 1 (12.50%) Operational Technology
1 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (37.50%) Business Strategy
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Scenario Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Test Scripting
3 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Data Science
3 2 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (25.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (12.50%) Application Security
4 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (12.50%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) SDLC
4 1 (12.50%) Secure Coding
4 1 (12.50%) Static Application Security Testing
4 1 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
1 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
1 1 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) McAfee ePO
1 1 (12.50%) QRadar
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) BT
2 1 (12.50%) Darktrace
2 1 (12.50%) IBM
2 1 (12.50%) McAfee
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft