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Operations Analyst Career Market Report 2026

862 active jobs. 437 companies. Median salary $80K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

862
Active Job Openings
437
Companies Hiring
$80K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Operations Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $80K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $64K to $132K.

Remote roles pay 6% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 41%

Quality Assurance demand rose +6.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Db leads hiring with 21 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$10K, +13%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 56% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level37$68K$80K$130K
Junior29$64K$80K$125K
Senior26$81K$90K$191K
Entry-Level4$60K$72K$90K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$10K (13%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States83$85KUSD
Remote11$80KUSD
Canada6$56KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.8%
Remote9.9%
Hybrid3.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
41%
SQL
25%
Data Analysis
22%
Python
14%
Project Management
13%
Procurement
9%
Supply Chain
7%
Logistics
6%
Quality Assurance
6%

Skills on the Rise

Quality Assurance ↑+6.5ppLogistics ↑+6.5pp

Declining in Demand

Excel ↓-46.9ppJournalism ↓-43.4ppAttention to Detail ↓-33.3ppSalesforce ↓-14.5ppCustomer Service ↓-12.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Db212.4%
Td192.2%
Nielseniq161.9%
Sabre91.0%
Bah80.9%
Gdit80.9%
Andurilindustries70.8%
Seic70.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States284
India64
Remote58
United Kingdom29
Philippines26
Canada23
Brazil17
Mexico16

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree56.9%369
Bachelor's Degree18.5%120
Master's Degree11.6%75
MBA0.8%5
High School / GED0.2%1

Certifications

MBA (2%)ITIL (1%)

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