The median Operations Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title
2,951
5,291
3,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
92.51%
94.77%
95.34%
Number of salaries quoted
1,915
2,810
2,709
10th Percentile
£28,500
£30,000
£26,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£37,500
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£51,224
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-2.39%
+2.45%
-
75th Percentile
£66,250
£65,000
£64,250
90th Percentile
£78,750
£80,000
£77,500
England median annual salary
£55,000
£57,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
-
Operations Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Operations Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Operations Engineer Salary Trend in the West Midlands
Salary distribution trend for Operations Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Operations Engineer Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Engineer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.
Operations Engineer Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 October 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.
Operations Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Operations Engineer 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 West Midlands region featuring Operations Engineer in the job title.
Operations Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:
