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 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 330 354
Rank change year-on-year -92 +24 +47
Contract Operations Manager jobs 40 39 26
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.20% 0.29% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.31% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 29 15
10th Percentile £185 £313 £326
25th Percentile £375 £405 £457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -11.36% -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £775
90th Percentile £658 £753 -
England median daily rate £550 £500 £523
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.31% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £25.50
25th Percentile - £40.25 £26.63
Median hourly rate - £41.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year - +38.33% -
75th Percentile - £42.75 £32.13
90th Percentile - - £32.50
England median hourly rate - £41.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year - -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 adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title 18,967 12,402 14,912
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.84% 92.57% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,322 8,249 9,670
10th Percentile £363 £334 £345
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 433 214 166
10th Percentile £16.71 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £21.25 £24.26
Median hourly rate £41.00 £26.50 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +54.72% -31.61% -4.32%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.88 £59.69
90th Percentile £81.25 £66.92 £80.38
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -6.69%

Operations Manager Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Operations Manager job postings 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 Operations Manager jobs in London over the 6 months to 24 October 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 Operations Manager jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Central London -25 3 £525 +5.00% 15
East London - 1 £550 - 2
North London - 1 £440 -
South London - 1 £575 - 1
Operations Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Operations Manager contract job ads cited 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 Operations Manager job ads across the London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management40.0%16
2Service Delivery27.5%11
3Azure25.0%10
3ITIL25.0%10
5Continuous Improvement22.5%9
5Microsoft22.5%9
5Security Cleared22.5%9
8AI20.0%8
9AWS17.5%7
9Microsoft 36517.5%7
9Risk Management17.5%7
9SC Cleared17.5%7
9Service Management17.5%7
9Windows17.5%7
15ITIL Certification15.0%6
15ITSM15.0%6
15Stakeholder Engagement15.0%6
18Ad Operations12.5%5
18Cybersecurity12.5%5
18Google12.5%5
18Problem-Solving12.5%5
22Agile10.0%4
22Firewall10.0%4
22Incident Response10.0%4
22Process Improvement10.0%4
22Security Operations10.0%4
22Supplier Management10.0%4
28Actionable Insight7.5%3
28BPSS Clearance7.5%3
28Business Continuity7.5%3

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1IT Operations Manager30.0%12
2Infrastructure Operations Manager15.0%6
3Ad Operations Manager12.5%5
3Ad Operations Specialist12.5%5
3IT Infrastructure Manager12.5%5
6Research Manager10.0%4
6Technical Operations Manager10.0%4
8Endur Manager7.5%3
8Insight Manager7.5%3
8OpenLink Manager7.5%3
8Operational Security Manager7.5%3
8Security Operations Manager7.5%3
13ETRM Manager5.0%2
13Operations Project Manager5.0%2
13Senior Manager5.0%2
16Applications Manager2.5%1
16Cloud Infrastructure Manager2.5%1
16CloudOps Manager2.5%1
16Cybersecurity Manager2.5%1
16Data Centre Operations Manager2.5%1
83 Operations Manager jobs in London