Operations Director Jobs in the City of London

Director of Operations
Central London > City of London

The median Director of Operations salary in the City of London is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 172 229
Rank change year-on-year +35 +57 +65
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Director 2 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.10% 0.15% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.16% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - - £94,000
25th Percentile £86,250 £135,000 £96,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £140,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +33.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £145,000 £116,250
90th Percentile - - £120,000
Central London median annual salary £87,500 £140,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year -37.50% +33.33% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

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

Permanent vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,781 3,214 4,384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 96.14% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,351 2,532 3,665
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,444
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
% change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%

Operations Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Operations Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Operations Director in the City of London

Operations Director
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operations Director in the City of London.

Salary trend for Operations Director in the City of London

Operations Director Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Operations Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Operations Director in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) People Management
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Lean Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting

Operations Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Lean Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) People Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy