Operations Manager Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Operations Manager
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Operations Manager salary in Stoke-on-Trent is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 1.77% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £42,750 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 270 80 287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.74% 98.77% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 174 60 255
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,675 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,625 £60,000
Staffordshire median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -11.11%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 2 April 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) JIRA
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Change Management
1 1 (20.00%) Coaching
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL
1 1 (20.00%) ITSM
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (20.00%) Service Management
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow