Ad Operations Job Trends in London

Advertising Operations (Ad Ops)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Ad Operations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 431 439
Rank change year-on-year +64 +8 +274
Permanent jobs citing Ad Operations 11 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.081% 0.044% 0.023%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.091% 0.046% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £32,475 - -
25th Percentile £35,813 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 - £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.81%
75th Percentile £52,313 - £60,000
90th Percentile £55,425 - £82,500
England median annual salary £44,250 - £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +2.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Ad Operations 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,049 15,078 16,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 89.17% 94.19% 93.71%
Number of salaries quoted 7,724 8,579 13,315
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £120,000 £117,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Ad Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ad Operations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Ad Operations job vacancy trend in London

Ad Operations
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Ad Operations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Ad Operations

Ad Operations
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ad Operations in London over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Ad Operations in London

Ad Operations
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 4 (36.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (54.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (45.45%) Power Platform
2 4 (36.36%) Google Workspace
3 1 (9.09%) Google Ads
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (45.45%) Power BI
General
1 7 (63.64%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Advertising
2 6 (54.55%) German Language
3 5 (45.45%) Finance
3 5 (45.45%) Games
3 5 (45.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (45.45%) Law
4 4 (36.36%) Marketing
4 4 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (36.36%) Publishing
4 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Ad Operations Manager
2 5 (45.45%) Account Manager
3 4 (36.36%) Coordinator
4 1 (9.09%) Ad Operations Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) Campaign Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (36.36%) CSS
1 4 (36.36%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (45.45%) Customer Experience
2 4 (36.36%) Asset Management
2 4 (36.36%) CRM
2 4 (36.36%) Data Analysis
2 4 (36.36%) Data Collection
2 4 (36.36%) Data Engineering
2 4 (36.36%) Display Advertising
2 4 (36.36%) Performance Optimisation
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 2 (18.18%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (18.18%) Video Advertising
4 1 (9.09%) Analytics
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Google
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) Salesforce
3 1 (9.09%) TikTok
3 1 (9.09%) YouTube