Operations Manager Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Operations Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Operations Manager daily rate in Scotland is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 117 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Manager 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.052% 0.063% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.066% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -9.09%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,780 1,509 1,994
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.37% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 896 886 1,237
10th Percentile £295 £253 £200
25th Percentile £400 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £568
90th Percentile £675 £600 £645
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 56 122
10th Percentile £12.62 £15.81 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.78 £16.00
Median hourly rate £25.77 £19.05 £22.91
Median % change year-on-year +35.28% -16.85% +15.24%
75th Percentile £61.50 £24.66 £59.38
90th Percentile £77.50 £44.01 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.99 £37.18
% change year-on-year +51.84% -24.72% -17.38%

Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Operations Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Operations Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 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
Glasgow - 1 £488 - 2
Operations Manager
UK

Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 29 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 Scotland region featuring Operations Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management