Operations Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Operations Manager
England > London

The median Operations Manager daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 332 361
Rank change year-on-year -77 +29 +62
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Manager 41 36 29
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.20% 0.27% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.29% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 26 18
10th Percentile £185 £319 £267
25th Percentile £440 £425 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £486 £563
Median % change year-on-year +7.97% -13.56% -13.46%
75th Percentile £575 £547 £775
90th Percentile £700 £613 -
England median daily rate £525 £500 £523
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.31% -15.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.25 £40.25 £24.75
Median hourly rate £32.50 £41.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.69% +50.91% -
75th Percentile £33.75 £42.75 £30.25
90th Percentile - - £31.75
England median hourly rate £32.50 £41.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -21.69% -36.15% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 18,826 12,356 15,069
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 92.83% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,170 8,283 10,294
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £681
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £506 £525
% change year-on-year +3.75% -3.62% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 369 207 187
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.05 £17.73
25th Percentile £21.93 £23.00 £22.56
Median hourly rate £39.00 £30.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.87% -12.86% -6.47%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.38 £55.50
90th Percentile £80.25 £66.34 £73.13
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £46.87
% change year-on-year +73.20% -46.34% +6.85%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Operations Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in London

Operations Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in London

Operations Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operations Manager in London over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Operations Manager in London

Operations Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Manager job vacancies in London

Operations Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 5 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -26 3 £525 +5.00% 13
South London -8 1 £575 +9.52% 2
East London - 1 £550 - 1
North London - 1 £440 -
Operations Manager
England

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Operations Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the London region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 13 (31.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (29.27%) Service Delivery
3 11 (26.83%) ITIL
4 9 (21.95%) Microsoft
5 8 (19.51%) Azure
5 8 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (19.51%) Security Cleared
5 8 (19.51%) Service Management
6 7 (17.07%) AI
6 7 (17.07%) ITSM
6 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
7 6 (14.63%) AWS
7 6 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (14.63%) Google
7 6 (14.63%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (14.63%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (14.63%) Risk Management
7 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (14.63%) Windows
8 5 (12.20%) Ad Operations
8 5 (12.20%) Incident Response
8 5 (12.20%) Security Operations
9 4 (9.76%) Agile
9 4 (9.76%) CISM
9 4 (9.76%) CISSP
9 4 (9.76%) Firewall
9 4 (9.76%) Incident Management
9 4 (9.76%) Process Improvement
9 4 (9.76%) Supplier Management
10 3 (7.32%) Cost Reduction

Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Endur
2 1 (2.44%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.51%) Azure
2 6 (14.63%) AWS
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.44%) Asana
3 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.44%) Google Sheets
3 1 (2.44%) Power Automate
3 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.76%) Firewall
2 3 (7.32%) DNS
3 1 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (2.44%) MPLS
3 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
3 1 (2.44%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (2.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 12 (29.27%) Finance
1 12 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Public Sector
3 8 (19.51%) Retail
4 6 (14.63%) Local Government
5 4 (9.76%) Banking
5 4 (9.76%) Legal
5 4 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (4.88%) Front Office
7 1 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Investment Banking
7 1 (2.44%) Law
7 1 (2.44%) Marketing
7 1 (2.44%) Military
7 1 (2.44%) Retail Banking
7 1 (2.44%) Spanish Language
7 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) SAP MI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Onboarding
2 3 (7.32%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (4.88%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.44%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.44%) Educational Technology
4 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.44%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.44%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (2.44%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (31.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (29.27%) Service Delivery
3 11 (26.83%) ITIL
4 8 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (19.51%) Service Management
5 7 (17.07%) AI
5 7 (17.07%) ITSM
6 6 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (14.63%) Risk Management
6 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (12.20%) Ad Operations
7 5 (12.20%) Incident Response
7 5 (12.20%) Security Operations
8 4 (9.76%) Agile
8 4 (9.76%) Incident Management
8 4 (9.76%) Process Improvement
8 4 (9.76%) Supplier Management
9 3 (7.32%) Problem Management
9 3 (7.32%) Roadmaps
9 3 (7.32%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (19.51%) Security Cleared
2 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
3 6 (14.63%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (9.76%) CISM
4 4 (9.76%) CISSP
5 2 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.44%) GCIA
6 1 (2.44%) GCIH
6 1 (2.44%) GIAC
6 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.44%) PMP
6 1 (2.44%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) GDPR
2 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (4.88%) NIST
3 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.44%) ITGC
3 1 (2.44%) NCSC
3 1 (2.44%) PMO
3 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.44%) SLA
3 1 (2.44%) SOC 1
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) CASB
1 1 (2.44%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 9 (21.95%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) Google
3 1 (2.44%) Aruba
3 1 (2.44%) Cisco
3 1 (2.44%) Civica
3 1 (2.44%) F5
3 1 (2.44%) Liquidlogic
3 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.44%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.44%) SAP
3 1 (2.44%) Splunk