Head of Operations
UK
The median Head of Operations salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 670 | 818 | 896 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +78 | +158 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations | 42 | 83 | 64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.076% | 0.084% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.084% | 0.088% | 0.069% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 53 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,150 | £56,250 | £69,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £90,000 | £95,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.76% | +13.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £95,000 | £118,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £121,000 | £109,000 | £127,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £80,000 | £93,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -14.67% | +20.97% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Head of Operations
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Operations in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Operations
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Operations.
Head of Operations
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Operations over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Head of Operations
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Operations within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | +127 | 41 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +173 | 34 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 14 | £59,250 | -34.17% | 18 |
| North of England | +41 | 11 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 8 |
| South East | +93 | 10 | £80,000 | -8.57% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 10 | £100,000 | +12.68% | 2 |
| London | +82 | 7 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 30 |
| East of England | - | 7 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | +119 | 3 | £50,000 | -13.04% | |
| Midlands | +65 | 3 | £72,500 | -16.43% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 3 | £72,500 | -16.43% | |
| North West | +4 | 1 | £110,000 | +57.14% | 6 |
Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Head of Operations 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 featuring Head of Operations in the job title.
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Head of Operations Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: