Operations Manager Jobs

Operations Manager
UK

The median Operations Manager salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 572 729 778
Rank change year-on-year +157 +49 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 282 158 541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.20% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.21% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 217 119 290
10th Percentile £41,250 £49,950 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,250 £61,250 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +3.70% +17.39%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £91,750 £88,750 £96,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +17.12%

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 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Operations Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Manager in the UK

Operations Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Manager.

Salary trend for Operations Manager in the UK

Operations Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Manager over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Operations Manager in the UK

Operations Manager
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England +128 246 £60,000 -15.49% 66
UK excluding London +46 171 £57,500 -11.54% 54
London +118 95 £60,000 -25.00% 24
Work from Home +29 61 £57,500 -20.69% 19
North of England +22 47 £56,509 -20.69% 12
South East +21 31 £63,750 -8.60% 16
South West +18 31 £60,000 -2.04% 4
North West +19 30 £62,500 - 7
Midlands -16 25 £56,500 -13.08% 10
Yorkshire +44 17 £50,000 -31.03% 3
West Midlands -6 17 £55,000 -15.38% 7
East of England +6 16 £56,250 +18.42% 3
Scotland -33 15 £57,500 - 6
East Midlands -20 8 £90,000 +38.46% 2
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Wales +29 2 £58,750 -16.07% 1

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 Operations Manager in the job title.

1 65 (23.05%) Social Skills
2 62 (21.99%) Microsoft
3 54 (19.15%) Finance
4 46 (16.31%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (15.96%) Azure
6 43 (15.25%) Project Management
7 42 (14.89%) ITIL
8 41 (14.54%) Service Management
9 38 (13.48%) Information Security
10 37 (13.12%) Service Delivery
10 37 (13.12%) Microsoft 365
11 35 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
12 30 (10.64%) Windows
12 30 (10.64%) Line Management
12 30 (10.64%) Data Centre
13 27 (9.57%) Tech Ops
14 26 (9.22%) Security Operations
15 25 (8.87%) Change Management
16 24 (8.51%) Customer Service
17 23 (8.16%) ITSM
18 21 (7.45%) Firewall
18 21 (7.45%) Incident Response
18 21 (7.45%) Mentoring
18 21 (7.45%) Problem-Solving
19 20 (7.09%) Disaster Recovery
20 19 (6.74%) Management Information System
21 18 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
21 18 (6.38%) Data Centre Operations
21 18 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
22 17 (6.03%) Operations Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.35%) Apache
3 1 (0.35%) CMS
3 1 (0.35%) Confluence
3 1 (0.35%) Moodle
3 1 (0.35%) MTS
3 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.06%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.71%) SAP CX
2 2 (0.71%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.35%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.35%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (15.96%) Azure
2 37 (13.12%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (4.96%) AWS
4 8 (2.84%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (2.84%) IaaS
5 6 (2.13%) Mimecast
5 6 (2.13%) PaaS
6 5 (1.77%) GCP
7 4 (1.42%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.71%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.35%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.35%) SaaS
10 1 (0.35%) Slack
10 1 (0.35%) Typeform
10 1 (0.35%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.45%) Firewall
2 11 (3.90%) LAN
3 9 (3.19%) Network Security
4 8 (2.84%) SD-WAN
4 8 (2.84%) VPN
4 8 (2.84%) WAN
4 8 (2.84%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (2.13%) SAN
6 5 (1.77%) BIG-IP
6 5 (1.77%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (1.77%) VoIP
7 4 (1.42%) HTTP
7 4 (1.42%) MQTT
8 3 (1.06%) Internet
8 3 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.35%) 4G
9 1 (0.35%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.35%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.35%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.42%) Big Data
2 4 (1.42%) Power BI
3 3 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.42%) JIRA
General
1 65 (23.05%) Social Skills
2 54 (19.15%) Finance
3 18 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (6.03%) Retail
5 15 (5.32%) Banking
6 14 (4.96%) Legal
6 14 (4.96%) Manufacturing
7 13 (4.61%) Law
8 11 (3.90%) Retail Banking
9 9 (3.19%) Marketing
9 9 (3.19%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.13%) Environmental Health
11 6 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.77%) Advertising
12 5 (1.77%) Electronics
12 5 (1.77%) Games
13 3 (1.06%) Billing
13 3 (1.06%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.13%) .NET
2 5 (1.77%) CSS
2 5 (1.77%) HTML
3 4 (1.42%) EDI
3 4 (1.42%) Node.js
4 3 (1.06%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.35%) Express.js
5 1 (0.35%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.64%) Data Centre
2 19 (6.74%) Management Information System
3 16 (5.67%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.77%) NHS
6 5 (1.77%) Operational Technology
6 5 (1.77%) SCADA
7 4 (1.42%) Cyberattack
7 4 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.06%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.06%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.06%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.71%) CCTV
9 2 (0.71%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.71%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.71%) Reinsurance
9 2 (0.71%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 30 (10.64%) Windows
2 10 (3.55%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.42%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (16.31%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (15.25%) Project Management
3 42 (14.89%) ITIL
4 41 (14.54%) Service Management
5 38 (13.48%) Information Security
6 37 (13.12%) Service Delivery
7 35 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (10.64%) Line Management
9 27 (9.57%) Tech Ops
10 26 (9.22%) Security Operations
11 25 (8.87%) Change Management
12 24 (8.51%) Customer Service
13 23 (8.16%) ITSM
14 21 (7.45%) Incident Response
14 21 (7.45%) Mentoring
14 21 (7.45%) Problem-Solving
15 20 (7.09%) Disaster Recovery
16 18 (6.38%) Data Centre Operations
17 17 (6.03%) Incident Management
17 17 (6.03%) Operations Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.90%) SQL
2 7 (2.48%) Java
3 4 (1.42%) Python
3 4 (1.42%) T-SQL
4 2 (0.71%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (6.03%) Degree
2 8 (2.84%) Azure Certification
3 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (2.13%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (1.77%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.77%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.42%) CTC Cleared
6 4 (1.42%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.42%) MCP
6 4 (1.42%) MCSE
7 3 (1.06%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.71%) CISSP
8 2 (0.71%) HNC
8 2 (0.71%) HND
8 2 (0.71%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.71%) MBA
9 1 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.35%) GCIA
9 1 (0.35%) GCIH
9 1 (0.35%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (3.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (3.90%) GDPR
3 8 (2.84%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.84%) SLA
4 6 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.77%) NEBOSH
6 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.71%) PMO
6 2 (0.71%) QA
6 2 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.71%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.35%) GRC
7 1 (0.35%) ISO 9000
7 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 14 (4.96%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.77%) Firmware
3 3 (1.06%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.84%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (2.84%) Terraform
2 7 (2.48%) WSUS
3 5 (1.77%) QRadar
3 5 (1.77%) SCOM
4 2 (0.71%) Ansible
4 2 (0.71%) CASB
5 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.35%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 62 (21.99%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.32%) Cisco
2 15 (5.32%) VMware
3 12 (4.26%) Salesforce
4 7 (2.48%) Google
5 6 (2.13%) Darktrace
6 5 (1.77%) AppDynamics
6 5 (1.77%) Dynatrace
6 5 (1.77%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.42%) Citrix
7 4 (1.42%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.42%) SAP
7 4 (1.42%) Zscaler
8 3 (1.06%) Reuters
8 3 (1.06%) Siemens
9 2 (0.71%) Forcepoint
9 2 (0.71%) iManage
9 2 (0.71%) Meraki
9 2 (0.71%) QAD
10 1 (0.35%) Aderant