Target Operating Model Jobs

Target Operating Model (TOM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Target Operating Model skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Target Operating Model over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 624 708 640
Rank change year-on-year +84 -68 +221
Permanent jobs citing Target Operating Model 113 177 258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.18% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.21% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 49 104 132
10th Percentile £57,000 £46,947 £48,750
25th Percentile £64,621 £55,200 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £115,000 £87,625 £92,500
90th Percentile £123,250 £99,625 £114,152
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £59,526
% change year-on-year +12.00% +5.00% -0.79%

All Process and 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 53,944 82,826 80,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 89.68% 82.49% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 28,417 56,101 51,969
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%
75th Percentile £73,886 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Target Operating Model as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Target Operating Model in the UK

Target Operating Model
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Target Operating Model.

Salary trend for Target Operating Model in the UK

Target Operating Model
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Target Operating Model over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Target Operating Model in the UK

Target Operating Model
Top 12 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 17 July 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
England +80 103 £80,000 +10.34% 102
London +106 81 £105,000 +31.25% 85
UK excluding London +74 30 £70,000 +12.00% 38
Work from Home +36 16 £75,000 +3.45% 36
Scotland +90 8 £100,000 +8.11% 7
North of England +45 8 £66,367 +18.51% 9
North West +4 8 £66,367 +10.61% 5
Midlands +53 7 £67,500 +3.85% 1
South East +49 5 £112,500 +65.44% 11
East Midlands +43 3 £64,500 -
West Midlands +37 3 £67,500 +9.14% 1
South West +84 2 £42,500 -27.60% 3

Target Operating Model
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.54%) Confluence
2 3 (2.65%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (5.31%) Aladdin
2 4 (3.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.77%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (1.77%) SAP IBP
3 2 (1.77%) SAP MII
3 2 (1.77%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.77%) SAP PP
3 2 (1.77%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.88%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 36 (31.86%) Azure
2 35 (30.97%) AWS
3 33 (29.20%) GCP
4 12 (10.62%) Cloud Computing
5 7 (6.19%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (5.31%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.77%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.88%) Miro
8 1 (0.88%) SaaS
8 1 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.31%) Power BI
2 4 (3.54%) Tableau
3 3 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.77%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 7 (6.19%) JIRA
General
1 70 (61.95%) Finance
2 53 (46.90%) Social Skills
3 42 (37.17%) Banking
4 29 (25.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 25 (22.12%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (10.62%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (9.73%) Retail
8 10 (8.85%) Billing
9 8 (7.08%) Retail Banking
10 7 (6.19%) Local Government
11 5 (4.42%) Legal
11 5 (4.42%) Marketing
11 5 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (3.54%) Wholesale Banking
13 3 (2.65%) Automotive
13 3 (2.65%) Private Banking
13 3 (2.65%) Public Sector
14 2 (1.77%) Back Office
14 2 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (43.36%) Senior
2 41 (36.28%) Architect
3 39 (34.51%) Solutions Architect
4 34 (30.09%) Senior Architect
4 34 (30.09%) Senior Solutions Architect
5 15 (13.27%) Analyst
6 11 (9.73%) Business Analyst
6 11 (9.73%) Consultant
7 8 (7.08%) Lead
8 7 (6.19%) Senior Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Project Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Resilience Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Data Manager
11 3 (2.65%) AWS Architect
11 3 (2.65%) Insurance Business Analyst
11 3 (2.65%) IT Manager
11 3 (2.65%) Lead Business Analyst
11 3 (2.65%) Scrum Master
11 3 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
11 3 (2.65%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.54%) Middleware
2 2 (1.77%) .NET
2 2 (1.77%) EDI
2 2 (1.77%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.16%) Product Ownership
2 14 (12.39%) Reinsurance
3 12 (10.62%) Distributed Computing
4 10 (8.85%) Cloud Native
5 8 (7.08%) Management Information System
6 5 (4.42%) Security Posture
7 4 (3.54%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.65%) Equities
8 3 (2.65%) N-Tier
9 2 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.77%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 2 (1.77%) Marketing Technology
10 1 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.88%) Derivative
10 1 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.88%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (56.64%) Agile
2 46 (40.71%) Business Development
3 41 (36.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 38 (33.63%) Architecture Governance
5 34 (30.09%) Customer Experience
6 32 (28.32%) Analytics
6 32 (28.32%) Customer-Centricity
7 29 (25.66%) Asset Management
8 26 (23.01%) Project Management
9 25 (22.12%) Software Delivery
10 24 (21.24%) Coaching
11 23 (20.35%) Roadmaps
12 19 (16.81%) CRM
13 16 (14.16%) Cybersecurity
13 16 (14.16%) TOGAF
13 16 (14.16%) Workshop Facilitation
14 14 (12.39%) Data Architecture
14 14 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
14 14 (12.39%) Strategic Roadmap
15 12 (10.62%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.19%) SQL
2 4 (3.54%) Python
3 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.88%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (17.70%) Degree
2 12 (10.62%) Master's Degree
3 5 (4.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 5 (4.42%) CCSP
3 5 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.42%) CISM
3 5 (4.42%) CISSP
4 4 (3.54%) MBA
4 4 (3.54%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.65%) PMP
6 2 (1.77%) APMG
6 2 (1.77%) SAP Certification
6 2 (1.77%) SC Cleared
6 2 (1.77%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.77%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.88%) CBAP
7 1 (0.88%) CFA
7 1 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.88%) CSPO
7 1 (0.88%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.19%) QA
2 5 (4.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.42%) NIST
3 4 (3.54%) PMO
4 3 (2.65%) GDPR
5 2 (1.77%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.77%) GMP
6 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 2 (1.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 14 (12.39%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.85%) Guidewire
3 5 (4.42%) Oracle
3 5 (4.42%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.54%) Charles River
4 4 (3.54%) Google
4 4 (3.54%) Temenos
5 3 (2.65%) Avaloq
5 3 (2.65%) IBM
5 3 (2.65%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.65%) SAP
6 2 (1.77%) Adobe
6 2 (1.77%) eFront
6 2 (1.77%) OneTrust
6 2 (1.77%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.88%) Anaplan
7 1 (0.88%) Sparx
7 1 (0.88%) Workday