Target Operating Model Job Trends

Target Operating Model (TOM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Target Operating Model skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	664	533	598
Rank change year-on-year	-131	+65	-49
Permanent jobs citing Target Operating Model	167	117	150
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.14%	0.24%	0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.19%	0.27%	0.26%
Number of salaries quoted	89	62	85
10^th Percentile	£55,000	£52,500	-
25^th Percentile	£62,500	£66,250	£46,713
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£82,500	£85,000	£70,000
Median % change year-on-year	-2.94%	+21.43%	+3.70%
75^th Percentile	£100,000	£109,938	£96,250
90^th Percentile	£120,000	£115,000	£118,750
UK excluding London median annual salary	£74,000	£70,000	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+5.71%	+27.27%	-8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Target Operating Model 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.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	88,011	43,297	57,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	73.51%	88.60%	82.22%
Number of salaries quoted	59,859	24,595	30,556
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,250	£33,500
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£35,750	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£54,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+10.09%	-9.17%	-
75^th Percentile	£77,500	£75,000	£78,750
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£95,000	£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary	£55,000	£46,000	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+19.57%	-14.81%	+1.66%

Target Operating Model Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Target Operating Model relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Target Operating Model Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Target Operating Model.

Target Operating Model Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Target Operating Model over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Target Operating Model in the UK

Target Operating Model Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Target Operating Model within the UK over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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
England	-128	146	£85,000	+6.25%	142
London	-69	100	£90,000	+9.09%	104
Work from Home	-40	63	£70,000	-6.67%	64
UK excluding London	-121	47	£74,000	+5.71%	49
North of England	-48	26	£69,957	-6.41%	22
North West	-31	21	£74,000	+14.73%	13
Midlands	-50	8	£100,000	+48.15%	4
West Midlands	-37	6	£100,000	+48.15%	4
Scotland	+9	4	-	-	4
Yorkshire	-27	3	£65,000	-27.78%	2
South East	-62	3	£76,157	-12.96%	12
East of England	-	3	£87,500	-	2
East Midlands	-36	2	-	-
South West	-84	2	£70,000	+64.71%	2
North East	-	2	-	-	7
Northern Ireland	-	1	-	-	2

Target Operating Model Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, job vacancies citing Target Operating Model also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Target Operating Model.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Stakeholder Management	36.5%	61
2	Roadmaps	32.9%	55
3	Continuous Improvement	24.0%	40
3	Microsoft	24.0%	40
5	AI	23.4%	39
6	Agile	21.6%	36
6	Security Cleared	21.6%	36
8	Degree	19.2%	32
8	Project Management	19.2%	32
10	Business Transformation	18.0%	30
11	Change Management	17.4%	29
11	Coaching	17.4%	29
11	Workshop Facilitation	17.4%	29
14	Azure	16.8%	28
14	Business Analysis	16.8%	28
14	Decision-Making	16.8%	28
14	SC Cleared	16.8%	28
18	Enterprise Architecture	15.0%	25
19	Analytics	14.4%	24
19	Business Development	14.4%	24
21	Business Case	13.8%	23
21	Business Strategy	13.8%	23
21	Entra ID	13.8%	23
21	Process Improvement	13.8%	23
25	Okta	13.2%	22
25	Service Design	13.2%	22
27	Problem-Solving	12.6%	21
27	Risk Management	12.6%	21
29	Mentoring	12.0%	20
29	Service Management	12.0%	20

Target Operating Model Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Stakeholder Management	36.5%	61
2	Roadmaps	32.9%	55
3	Continuous Improvement	24.0%	40
4	AI	23.4%	39
5	Agile	21.6%	36
6	Project Management	19.2%	32
7	Business Transformation	18.0%	30
8	Change Management	17.4%	29
8	Coaching	17.4%	29
8	Workshop Facilitation	17.4%	29
11	Business Analysis	16.8%	28
11	Decision-Making	16.8%	28
13	Enterprise Architecture	15.0%	25
14	Analytics	14.4%	24
14	Business Development	14.4%	24
16	Business Case	13.8%	23
16	Business Strategy	13.8%	23
16	Process Improvement	13.8%	23
19	Service Design	13.2%	22
20	Problem-Solving	12.6%	21