Operations Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Operations Manager
England > London

The median Operations Manager daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 330 362
Rank change year-on-year -40 +32 +92
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Manager 36 28 30
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.20% 0.22% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.24% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 16 17
10th Percentile - £310 £264
25th Percentile £400 £381 £268
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £453 £538
Median % change year-on-year +10.38% -15.72% -10.42%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £775
90th Percentile £745 £688 £800
England median daily rate £475 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +5.56% -7.69% -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 10
10th Percentile £35.25 £32.79 -
25th Percentile £39.40 £35.96 £20.98
Median hourly rate £41.26 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.93% +54.55% -
75th Percentile £44.98 £46.25 £30.25
90th Percentile £46.75 £47.75 £50.08
England median hourly rate £40.50 £42.50 £48.56
% change year-on-year -4.71% -12.48% -46.04%

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 16,509 11,741 16,509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 93.40% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,969 8,053 11,937
10th Percentile £350 £341 £325
25th Percentile £425 £430 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £676 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 145 336
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.33 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.03 £24.00 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.65 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.23% +26.00% -21.99%
75th Percentile £63.32 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.90 £36.50
% change year-on-year +52.09% -15.34% -17.05%

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 6 May 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Operations Manager in London over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Operations Manager 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 6 May 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 -18 5 £450 +5.88% 15
Operations Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 16 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (33.33%) SQL
3 10 (27.78%) Decision-Making
3 10 (27.78%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (25.00%) Agile
4 9 (25.00%) Azure
4 9 (25.00%) Project Management
5 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
6 7 (19.44%) Accounts Payable
6 7 (19.44%) Deadline-Driven
6 7 (19.44%) NetSuite
7 6 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (13.89%) ITIL
8 5 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (11.11%) Google
9 4 (11.11%) Operations Management
9 4 (11.11%) Process Improvement
9 4 (11.11%) Programme Management
9 4 (11.11%) Security Operations
10 3 (8.33%) Active Directory
10 3 (8.33%) Budget Management
10 3 (8.33%) Cloud Operations
10 3 (8.33%) Cost Management
10 3 (8.33%) Cost Optimisation
10 3 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
10 3 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
10 3 (8.33%) FinOps
10 3 (8.33%) Firewall
10 3 (8.33%) FortiGate

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (27.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.33%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (19.44%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 9 (25.00%) Azure
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (8.33%) Google Sheets
4 2 (5.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 2 (5.56%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.78%) Asana
5 1 (2.78%) AWS
5 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.78%) Google Docs
5 1 (2.78%) SaaS
5 1 (2.78%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.33%) Firewall
1 3 (8.33%) SD-WAN
1 3 (8.33%) WAN
2 1 (2.78%) LAN
2 1 (2.78%) Network Security
2 1 (2.78%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) JIRA
General
1 16 (44.44%) Finance
2 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 13 (36.11%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.11%) Marketing
5 3 (8.33%) Legal
5 3 (8.33%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.56%) Publishing
7 1 (2.78%) Automotive
7 1 (2.78%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.78%) Local Government
7 1 (2.78%) Retail
7 1 (2.78%) Spanish Language
7 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (5.56%) Cloud Native
3 2 (5.56%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.78%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.78%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.78%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.78%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.33%) Windows
1 3 (8.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.78%) Android
2 1 (2.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (27.78%) Decision-Making
3 9 (25.00%) Agile
3 9 (25.00%) Project Management
4 7 (19.44%) Accounts Payable
4 7 (19.44%) Deadline-Driven
5 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (13.89%) ITIL
7 4 (11.11%) Operations Management
7 4 (11.11%) Process Improvement
7 4 (11.11%) Programme Management
7 4 (11.11%) Security Operations
8 3 (8.33%) Cloud Operations
8 3 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
8 3 (8.33%) FinOps
8 3 (8.33%) Matrix Organization
8 3 (8.33%) Resource Management
8 3 (8.33%) Service Delivery
8 3 (8.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (5.56%) PowerShell
2 2 (5.56%) Python
3 1 (2.78%) Bash
Qualifications
1 2 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (5.56%) CISM
1 2 (5.56%) CISSP
1 2 (5.56%) Degree
1 2 (5.56%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
2 1 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (2.78%) GIAC
2 1 (2.78%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 1 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.78%) NCSC
3 1 (2.78%) NIST
3 1 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.78%) SLA
3 1 (2.78%) SOC 1
System Software
1 3 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) FortiGate
2 2 (5.56%) Terraform
3 1 (2.78%) CASB
3 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.78%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.11%) Google
3 2 (5.56%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.78%) ServiceNow