Senior Operations Engineer Job Trends in Wales
Senior Operations Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Senior Operations Engineer salary in Wales is £45,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Senior Operations Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.029% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,900 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £63,076 | £55,249 | £88,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.17% | -37.75% | +54.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title | 3,099 | 770 | 1,192 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.23% | 85.65% | 97.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,921 | 574 | 757 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,000 | £28,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,871 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.89% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Senior Operations Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Operations Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Senior Operations Engineer Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for Senior Operations Engineer job vacancies in Wales.
Senior Operations Engineer Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Operations Engineer jobs within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wales | - | 1 | £45,900 | - | 2 |
| Senior Operations Engineer UK |
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Senior Operations Engineer Skill Set Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Senior Operations Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Operations Engineer job ads across the Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Operations Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Operations Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior NOC Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOC Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |