Operations Manager Job Trends in South Wales

Operations Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median Operations Manager salary in South Wales is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.055% - 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% - 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £51,000 - £58,750
% change year-on-year - - -16.07%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,720 554 1,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 87.52% 89.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,157 413 794
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,221 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £50,393 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% +0.79% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £71,159
Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -1.52%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in South Wales

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in South Wales

Operations Manager
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
Cardiff - 1 £70,000 - 1
Operations Manager
Wales

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 16 August 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Unisys

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Unisys