Operations Engineer
UK
The median Operations Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 698 | 770 | 840 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +70 | -117 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Engineer | 211 | 178 | 450 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 146 | 223 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £38,837 | £31,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £45,000 | £41,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,168 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.23% | +5.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,938 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £87,500 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.28% | +3.33% | -2.17% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Operations Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Operations Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Operations Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Engineer.
Operations Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Operations Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| England | +67 | 190 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 159 | £55,000 | +18.28% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 79 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 19 |
| North of England | +79 | 61 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 5 |
| London | +76 | 45 | £60,000 | -10.45% | 23 |
| North West | +37 | 45 | £65,000 | +46.07% | 4 |
| Midlands | +14 | 43 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 26 | £48,750 | +2.63% | 4 |
| East of England | +19 | 21 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 17 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 4 |
| South West | -17 | 13 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 7 |
| Scotland | -58 | 13 | £33,000 | -11.74% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 10 | £60,000 | +13.21% | |
| North East | -5 | 6 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 1 |
| South East | -36 | 6 | £53,750 | +19.44% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £28,750 | - |
Operations Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Operations Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Operations Engineer 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:
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