Head of Operations
UK
The median Head of Operations salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 814 | 915 | 1065 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | +150 | -188 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations | 81 | 62 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.062% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.086% | 0.068% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 53 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £68,500 | £61,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £82,500 | £67,891 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £97,500 | £84,290 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +15.67% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £127,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £93,750 | £80,895 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.67% | +15.89% | -1.95% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,908 | 91,208 | 153,609 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 91.47% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,161 | 57,434 | 84,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,950 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
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 15 May 2024.
Head of Operations
Top 13 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 15 May 2024. 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 | +80 | 64 | £85,000 | -10.99% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 44 | £80,000 | -14.67% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +75 | 43 | £90,000 | -21.74% | 8 |
| London | +118 | 24 | £90,000 | -21.74% | 10 |
| North of England | +50 | 19 | £80,000 | - | 6 |
| South East | +10 | 15 | £86,750 | -8.68% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 10 | £87,500 | +25.00% | 1 |
| North West | +6 | 9 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 8 | £86,000 | +4.24% | 3 |
| Midlands | -2 | 8 | £86,000 | +4.24% | 5 |
| South West | -23 | 3 | £57,500 | -42.50% | |
| Scotland | -56 | 3 | £95,000 | -13.64% | 1 |
| North East | -2 | 2 | £88,750 | +82.05% |
Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, 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:
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