Operations Manager Job Trends in Wales

Operations Manager
UK > Wales

The median Operations Manager salary in Wales is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 6 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.23% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £45,125
25th Percentile £30,000 - £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £58,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.07%
75th Percentile £34,000 - £69,063
90th Percentile - - £73,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -17.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 2,501 695 1,514
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 85.49% 91.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,636 520 1,172
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -2.17%
75th Percentile £65,750 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% - -8.33%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in Wales

Operations Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 August 2026. 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
North Wales - 5 - -
West Wales - 1 £32,000 -
Operations Manager
UK

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, Operations Manager 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 Wales region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (83.33%) Incident Response
1 5 (83.33%) Security Operations
1 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Quality Management
2 1 (16.67%) SharePoint

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (83.33%) Incident Response
1 5 (83.33%) Security Operations
1 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (16.67%) Quality Management
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft