Operations Director Jobs in London

Director of Operations
England > London

The median Director of Operations salary in London is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 385 501 604
Rank change year-on-year +116 +103 +303
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Director 8 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.063% 0.025% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.027% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 2
10th Percentile - £132,500 £94,000
25th Percentile £72,500 £135,000 £96,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £140,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.64% +33.33% +13.51%
75th Percentile £82,188 £145,000 £116,250
90th Percentile £86,125 - £120,000
England median annual salary £77,500 £117,500 £132,500
% change year-on-year -34.04% -11.32% +30.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

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

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 11,455 22,637 31,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 94.43% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,909 16,798 22,986
10th Percentile £40,971 £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Operations Director
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Director in London

Operations Director
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Operations Director in London

Operations Director
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Director within the London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +23 2 £87,500 -37.50%
Operations Director
England

Operations Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 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 London region featuring Operations Director in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Retail
2 3 (37.50%) Digital Media
2 3 (37.50%) Coaching
2 3 (37.50%) CCAB
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) TikTok
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) E-Commerce
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Advertising
3 2 (25.00%) Adobe
4 1 (12.50%) Six Sigma
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Quality Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Tandem
4 1 (12.50%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (12.50%) Media Streaming
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement

Operations Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 (12.50%) Structured Cabling
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Retail
3 2 (25.00%) Advertising
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Digital Media
2 1 (12.50%) AI Agents
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (12.50%) Media Streaming
2 1 (12.50%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (37.50%) Coaching
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) E-Commerce
3 2 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Business Transformation
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) DevOps
4 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Quality Management
4 1 (12.50%) Six Sigma
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) CCAB
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Adobe
1 2 (25.00%) TikTok
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft