IT Operations Manager
UK
The median IT Operations Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 659 | 828 | 879 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +169 | +51 | +247 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Operations Manager | 33 | 68 | 110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.063% | 0.069% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.073% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 51 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,150 | £47,788 | £48,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £52,500 | £53,970 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -10.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £87,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £95,000 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £57,810 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +3.79% | -11.06% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Operations Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Operations Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Operations Manager.
IT Operations Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Operations Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
IT Operations Manager
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Operations Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +138 | 31 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 17 |
| London | +95 | 20 | £65,000 | -11.86% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +188 | 11 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 14 |
| North of England | +73 | 6 | £62,500 | +2.04% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 5 | £62,500 | +13.65% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +183 | 4 | £70,000 | +23.89% | 7 |
| South East | +107 | 3 | £35,000 | -36.94% | |
| Midlands | +75 | 2 | £67,500 | +19.47% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 2 | £67,500 | +19.47% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £51,500 | - |
IT Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT Operations Manager 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 featuring IT Operations Manager in the job title.
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IT Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: