Operations Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Operations Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Operations Analyst salary in the Midlands is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 262 218
Rank change year-on-year +48 -44 +116
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Analyst 6 8 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.11% 0.090% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.095% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 12
10th Percentile £42,850 £31,900 £36,388
25th Percentile £46,000 £40,000 £38,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,003 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.24% -24.52% +19.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £44,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,750 £45,943 -
England median annual salary £63,000 £47,069 £55,000
% change year-on-year +33.85% -14.42% +23.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 5,144 8,383 4,983
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 94.40% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,227 4,311 3,855
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,125 £36,873 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Operations Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Operations Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Operations Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Operations Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operations Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Operations Analyst in the Midlands

Operations Analyst
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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.

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
West Midlands +43 4 £52,500 +26.12% 2
East Midlands +10 2 £67,000 +148.15%
Operations Analyst
England

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, Operations Analyst 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 Midlands region featuring Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) Batch Scripting
1 2 (33.33%) Blue Prism
1 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
1 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Pega
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
1 2 (33.33%) TDD
1 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
1 2 (33.33%) VBA
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 1 (16.67%) CMS
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (16.67%) CRM
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) HND
2 1 (16.67%) HubSpot
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft

Operations Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 2 (33.33%) Banking
1 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Legal
1 2 (33.33%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Mobile App
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
2 1 (16.67%) PMI
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Batch Scripting
1 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
1 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
1 2 (33.33%) TDD
1 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 1 (16.67%) CRM
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
2 1 (16.67%) Product Governance
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (16.67%) Security Management
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) HND
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
1 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Blue Prism
1 2 (33.33%) Pega
2 1 (16.67%) HubSpot
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft