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 to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 596 751 800
Rank change year-on-year +155 +49 -46
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Manager 303 226 482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.23% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.25% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 245 159 200
10th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £45,962
25th Percentile £47,500 £55,903 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% -3.45% +21.85%
75th Percentile £68,750 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £83,400 £87,500 £96,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.30% +3.85% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Operations Manager in the UK

Operations Manager
Top 17 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 20 May 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 +142 255 £57,500 -20.69% 102
UK excluding London +37 185 £56,500 -16.30% 55
London +124 93 £63,300 -15.60% 53
Work from Home +57 63 £57,500 -20.69% 33
South East +38 44 £56,500 -22.07% 18
North of England +20 37 £60,000 -14.29% 11
East of England +29 28 £55,000 +10.00% 7
South West -2 27 £57,500 +15.00% 9
Midlands -18 26 £53,500 -23.57% 9
North West +10 20 £63,750 +10.28% 4
West Midlands -1 19 £53,500 -22.46% 7
Scotland -61 17 £57,500 +4.55% 4
Yorkshire +51 11 £50,000 -31.03% 7
East Midlands -15 7 £60,000 -15.49% 1
North East +3 6 £35,000 -
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Wales +6 2 £58,750 +1.63%

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 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 75 (24.75%) Social Skills
2 67 (22.11%) Finance
3 63 (20.79%) Microsoft
4 48 (15.84%) Project Management
5 46 (15.18%) Service Delivery
6 45 (14.85%) Azure
7 42 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (13.86%) ITIL
8 39 (12.87%) Cybersecurity
9 35 (11.55%) Degree
10 33 (10.89%) Microsoft 365
11 31 (10.23%) Customer Service
12 29 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
13 28 (9.24%) Change Management
13 28 (9.24%) Tech Ops
14 26 (8.58%) Data Centre
14 26 (8.58%) Service Management
14 26 (8.58%) Windows
15 25 (8.25%) Logistics
15 25 (8.25%) People Management
16 23 (7.59%) Line Management
17 21 (6.93%) Retail
17 21 (6.93%) Security Operations
17 21 (6.93%) Onboarding
18 20 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
18 20 (6.60%) Management Information System
19 19 (6.27%) ITSM
19 19 (6.27%) SLA
19 19 (6.27%) AWS
19 19 (6.27%) Project Delivery

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 13 (4.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.66%) Confluence
4 1 (0.33%) Apache
4 1 (0.33%) CMS
4 1 (0.33%) Moodle
4 1 (0.33%) MTS
4 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (5.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (4.29%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.33%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.65%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (1.32%) SAP CX
3 3 (0.99%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.99%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.66%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.66%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.33%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.85%) Azure
2 33 (10.89%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (6.27%) AWS
4 10 (3.30%) Cloud Computing
4 10 (3.30%) IaaS
5 8 (2.64%) PaaS
6 6 (1.98%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.98%) GCP
7 5 (1.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 4 (1.32%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.32%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 2 (0.66%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.66%) Boomi
10 2 (0.66%) Datadog
10 2 (0.66%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.66%) Prefect
10 2 (0.66%) Serverless
10 2 (0.66%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.62%) Firewall
2 12 (3.96%) VoIP
3 11 (3.63%) LAN
3 11 (3.63%) Network Security
4 9 (2.97%) VPN
4 9 (2.97%) WAN
5 8 (2.64%) SD-WAN
5 8 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.65%) BIG-IP
6 5 (1.65%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (1.65%) Wireless
7 4 (1.32%) DNS
7 4 (1.32%) HTTP
7 4 (1.32%) MQTT
8 3 (0.99%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.99%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.66%) SMS
10 1 (0.33%) Broadband
10 1 (0.33%) Internet
10 1 (0.33%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.30%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.32%) Power BI
3 3 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.66%) Parquet
4 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.65%) JIRA
General
1 75 (24.75%) Social Skills
2 67 (22.11%) Finance
3 21 (6.93%) Retail
4 20 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (4.29%) Banking
6 11 (3.63%) Law
6 11 (3.63%) Manufacturing
6 11 (3.63%) Marketing
7 9 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.64%) Legal
8 8 (2.64%) Retail Banking
8 8 (2.64%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.31%) Local Government
10 5 (1.65%) Environmental Health
10 5 (1.65%) Games
11 4 (1.32%) Billing
11 4 (1.32%) Electronics
11 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.99%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.98%) .NET
1 6 (1.98%) HTML
2 5 (1.65%) CSS
3 4 (1.32%) Node.js
4 3 (0.99%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.66%) JSON
5 2 (0.66%) RESTful
6 1 (0.33%) Express.js
6 1 (0.33%) Flash
6 1 (0.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.58%) Data Centre
2 21 (6.93%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.60%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.30%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (2.64%) NHS
7 6 (1.98%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.65%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.65%) SCADA
8 5 (1.65%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.99%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.99%) Cyberattack
9 3 (0.99%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.99%) Reinsurance
10 2 (0.66%) BYOD
10 2 (0.66%) PMI
10 2 (0.66%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.66%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 26 (8.58%) Windows
2 5 (1.65%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.32%) Linux
4 3 (0.99%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (15.84%) Project Management
2 46 (15.18%) Service Delivery
3 42 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 42 (13.86%) ITIL
4 39 (12.87%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (10.23%) Customer Service
6 29 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (9.24%) Change Management
7 28 (9.24%) Tech Ops
8 26 (8.58%) Service Management
9 25 (8.25%) Logistics
9 25 (8.25%) People Management
10 23 (7.59%) Line Management
11 21 (6.93%) Security Operations
12 19 (6.27%) ITSM
12 19 (6.27%) Project Delivery
13 18 (5.94%) Customer Experience
13 18 (5.94%) Mentoring
14 17 (5.61%) Roadmaps
15 16 (5.28%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.62%) SQL
2 7 (2.31%) Java
3 4 (1.32%) Python
3 4 (1.32%) T-SQL
4 2 (0.66%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.66%) Scala
5 1 (0.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 35 (11.55%) Degree
2 8 (2.64%) Azure Certification
3 7 (2.31%) ITIL Certification
3 7 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (1.98%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.32%) HNC
5 4 (1.32%) MCP
5 4 (1.32%) MCSE
6 2 (0.66%) HND
6 2 (0.66%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.66%) MBA
6 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.66%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.33%) AAT
7 1 (0.33%) CASP
7 1 (0.33%) CISSP
7 1 (0.33%) GCIA
7 1 (0.33%) GCIH
7 1 (0.33%) GIAC
7 1 (0.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.27%) SLA
2 16 (5.28%) GDPR
3 15 (4.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.63%) NEBOSH
5 9 (2.97%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (2.31%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.98%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.99%) PMO
9 3 (0.99%) QA
9 3 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.66%) NIST
10 2 (0.66%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.66%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.33%) GRC
11 1 (0.33%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.30%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.32%) Firmware
5 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.31%) WSUS
2 6 (1.98%) Terraform
3 5 (1.65%) QRadar
3 5 (1.65%) SCOM
4 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.99%) Ansible
6 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 63 (20.79%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.61%) Cisco
3 15 (4.95%) Salesforce
4 11 (3.63%) VMware
5 9 (2.97%) SAP
5 9 (2.97%) Siemens
6 8 (2.64%) Citrix
7 7 (2.31%) Google
8 5 (1.65%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.65%) Darktrace
8 5 (1.65%) Dynatrace
8 5 (1.65%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.32%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.99%) QAD
10 3 (0.99%) Reuters
10 3 (0.99%) Xero
11 2 (0.66%) Adobe
11 2 (0.66%) Dataiku
11 2 (0.66%) Forcepoint
11 2 (0.66%) Tanium