Operations Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Operations Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Operations Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 512 572 704
Rank change year-on-year +60 +132 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Analyst 68 207 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.17% 0.28% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.29% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 13 110 36
10th Percentile £24,990 £29,000 £35,375
25th Percentile £27,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,500 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.37% +1.57% +30.82%
75th Percentile £46,261 £50,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £54,500 £58,750
UK median annual salary £58,750 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +21.13% -7.62% +17.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,218 70,245 51,745
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.32% 94.92% 89.08%
Number of salaries quoted 17,732 49,603 29,711
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Operations Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Analyst in the UK excluding London

Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Operations Analyst in the UK excluding London

Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Operations Analyst in the UK excluding London

Operations Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 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
Scotland +141 23 £24,990 -36.21% 8
North of England +35 22 £35,000 +12.90% 10
North West +8 19 - - 4
South East +77 10 £57,500 +35.29% 20
East of England +33 6 £33,995 +20.34% 9
South West +82 3 £56,000 +15.46% 2
Midlands -23 3 £44,810 -7.61% 8
Yorkshire +51 2 - - 3
West Midlands -17 2 £44,810 -7.61% 1
North East +43 1 £35,000 -6.67% 3
East Midlands +24 1 £41,500 +3.75% 6
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Operations Analyst
UK

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 29 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 UK excluding London region featuring Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (55.88%) Finance
1 38 (55.88%) Social Skills
2 32 (47.06%) Customer Service
3 29 (42.65%) Banking
4 12 (17.65%) Agile
4 12 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (14.71%) Operational Technology
7 9 (13.24%) Data Analysis
8 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
9 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
9 7 (10.29%) Data Visualisation
9 7 (10.29%) Coaching
9 7 (10.29%) Test Scripting
9 7 (10.29%) Degree
9 7 (10.29%) Visualisation
9 7 (10.29%) Scenario Testing
10 6 (8.82%) Decision-Making
10 6 (8.82%) Security Operations
10 6 (8.82%) Data Collection
10 6 (8.82%) DataOps
10 6 (8.82%) Performance Metrics
11 5 (7.35%) Anti-Money Laundering
11 5 (7.35%) User Experience
11 5 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (7.35%) Change Management
11 5 (7.35%) Requirements Gathering
11 5 (7.35%) Analytical Mindset

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.47%) Confluence
2 1 (1.47%) IBM Domino
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.47%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.41%) Azure
2 3 (4.41%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.94%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.47%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.47%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.47%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.47%) IaaS
4 1 (1.47%) PaaS
4 1 (1.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.94%) Software-Defined Networking
2 1 (1.47%) DHCP
2 1 (1.47%) DNS
2 1 (1.47%) Firewall
2 1 (1.47%) Network Security
2 1 (1.47%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.41%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) JIRA
General
1 38 (55.88%) Finance
1 38 (55.88%) Social Skills
2 29 (42.65%) Banking
3 12 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (5.88%) Retail
5 3 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (4.41%) Financial Institution
6 2 (2.94%) Police
7 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.47%) Legal
7 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.71%) Operational Technology
2 5 (7.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (2.94%) Cyberattack
3 2 (2.94%) Interest Rate Derivative
3 2 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.47%) Educational Technology
4 1 (1.47%) PMI
4 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.94%) Windows
1 2 (2.94%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.47%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (47.06%) Customer Service
2 12 (17.65%) Agile
3 11 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (13.24%) Data Analysis
5 7 (10.29%) Coaching
5 7 (10.29%) Data Visualisation
5 7 (10.29%) Scenario Testing
5 7 (10.29%) Test Scripting
5 7 (10.29%) Visualisation
6 6 (8.82%) Data Collection
6 6 (8.82%) DataOps
6 6 (8.82%) Decision-Making
6 6 (8.82%) Performance Metrics
6 6 (8.82%) Security Operations
7 5 (7.35%) Anti-Money Laundering
7 5 (7.35%) Change Management
7 5 (7.35%) Requirements Gathering
7 5 (7.35%) User Experience
8 4 (5.88%) Critical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.41%) Python
2 2 (2.94%) VBA
3 1 (1.47%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (10.29%) Degree
2 4 (5.88%) CBAP
3 2 (2.94%) CCNA
3 2 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.94%) DV Cleared
3 2 (2.94%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.94%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.94%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.47%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.47%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.47%) CREST Certified
4 1 (1.47%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.47%) HND
4 1 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.47%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 3 (4.41%) SLA
2 1 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.47%) GDPR
2 1 (1.47%) PCI DSS
2 1 (1.47%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.94%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.47%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (1.47%) McAfee ePO
1 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.47%) QRadar
1 1 (1.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.41%) Bloomberg
2 3 (4.41%) BT
3 2 (2.94%) Cisco
3 2 (2.94%) F5
3 2 (2.94%) Fortinet
3 2 (2.94%) LogicMonitor
3 2 (2.94%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.94%) SolarWinds
4 1 (1.47%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.47%) Google
4 1 (1.47%) IBM
4 1 (1.47%) McAfee
4 1 (1.47%) Okta
4 1 (1.47%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.47%) VMware