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 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 831 | 899 | 1059 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +160 | -209 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations | 83 | 65 | 177 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.084% | 0.063% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | 0.069% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 56 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £70,000 | £61,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £82,500 | £67,891 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £96,500 | £84,290 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.74% | +14.49% | -0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £118,125 | £98,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,000 | £126,875 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +22.58% | -6.06% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 5 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 5 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 | +112 | 66 | £85,000 | -10.76% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 44 | £80,000 | -15.79% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 42 | £90,000 | -21.74% | 11 |
| London | +121 | 26 | £90,000 | -18.18% | 18 |
| North of England | +54 | 19 | £80,000 | - | 12 |
| South East | +34 | 16 | £87,500 | -7.89% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +95 | 12 | £87,500 | +25.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 9 | £86,750 | +0.58% | 3 |
| Midlands | +22 | 9 | £86,750 | +0.58% | 4 |
| North West | +13 | 7 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 8 |
| North East | -5 | 3 | £90,000 | +84.62% | |
| South West | -24 | 3 | £57,500 | -42.50% | |
| Scotland | -65 | 3 | £95,000 | -13.64% | 1 |
Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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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