Operational Support Analyst Jobs

Operational Support Analyst
UK

The median Operational Support Analyst salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 726 860 958
Rank change year-on-year +134 +98 +242
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Support Analyst 4 39 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.039% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.041% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 3 11 4
10th Percentile £68,000 £28,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £72,500 £29,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £30,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +166.67% -29.41% +21.43%
75th Percentile £83,750 £50,250 £51,563
90th Percentile £86,000 £50,500 £61,125
UK excluding London median annual salary - £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

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 50,706 94,386 91,123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 94.69% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 27,254 67,482 57,423
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Operational Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Operational Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Support Analyst in the UK

Operational Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Support Analyst.

Salary trend for Operational Support Analyst in the UK

Operational Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Support Analyst over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Operational Support Analyst in the UK

Operational Support Analyst
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
London +108 4 £80,000 +70.21% 3
England +108 4 £80,000 +166.67% 6
Work from Home +121 3 £75,000 +150.00% 1

Operational Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Operational Support 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 featuring Operational Support Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) SQL
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (75.00%) Bash
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) Git
2 3 (75.00%) Relational Database
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Unix
3 2 (50.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Windows
4 1 (25.00%) SDLC
4 1 (25.00%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy

Operational Support Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Linux Command Line
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (75.00%) Unix
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC
2 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) Bash
2 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft