Head of Operations Job Trends in Sunderland

Head of Operations
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

As of 3 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Operations salary in Sunderland.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 2.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary - £80,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 73 57 29
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.05% 98.28% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 35 36 19
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 -
25th Percentile £39,331 £37,813 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +53.85% -13.33%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,000 £75,000 £64,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £51,028
% change year-on-year -10.00% -2.01% -7.22%

Head of Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Head of Operations job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Head of Operations 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 Sunderland region featuring Head of Operations in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Operations Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap