Target Operating Model Job Trends in the City of London

Target Operating Model (TOM)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Target Operating Model skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 161 143
Rank change year-on-year +36 -18 +82
Permanent jobs citing Target Operating Model 9 4 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.39% 0.15% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.16% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 23
10th Percentile £57,750 - £53,100
25th Percentile £61,313 £87,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £90,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% +20.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £95,875
90th Percentile - - £101,750
Central London median annual salary £82,500 £90,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -6.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Target Operating Model falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,992 2,540 2,654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 86.35% 95.67% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,457 1,620 2,368
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £40,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Target Operating Model relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Target Operating Model job vacancy trend in the City of London

Target Operating Model
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Target Operating Model.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Target Operating Model

Target Operating Model
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Target Operating Model in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Target Operating Model in the City of London

Target Operating Model
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Azure
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Data Lake
1 2 (22.22%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Advertising
3 2 (22.22%) Banking
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Local Government
4 1 (11.11%) Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Senior
2 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Insurance Business Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Business Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Business Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (11.11%) Reinsurance
1 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Business Analysis
2 3 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) Change Management
3 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Data Architecture
3 2 (22.22%) Data Governance
3 2 (22.22%) Data Science
3 2 (22.22%) Data Strategy
3 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 2 (22.22%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Internal Audit
4 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
4 1 (11.11%) Post-Merger Integration
4 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
4 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CISM
1 2 (22.22%) CISSP
1 2 (22.22%) CRISC
2 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
2 1 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (11.11%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (11.11%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) GRC
2 1 (11.11%) NIST
2 1 (11.11%) NIST 800
2 1 (11.11%) QA