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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 826 | 879 | 1105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +226 | -219 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Operations | 81 | 68 | 157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.077% | 0.072% | 0.093% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.079% | 0.097% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 52 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £72,500 | £61,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £96,500 | £84,992 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.74% | +13.54% | -2.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £120,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £129,750 | £127,375 | £118,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £93,750 | £84,290 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.67% | +11.22% | +2.17% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 2024.
Head of Operations
Top 15 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 1 June 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 | +40 | 64 | £86,000 | -9.71% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 47 | £80,000 | -14.67% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 45 | £90,000 | -21.74% | 8 |
| London | +109 | 21 | £100,000 | -13.04% | 16 |
| North of England | +39 | 19 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 5 |
| South East | -4 | 15 | £86,750 | -8.68% | 1 |
| North West | -1 | 10 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 3 |
| Midlands | -8 | 10 | £86,000 | +4.24% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 9 | £88,750 | -8.97% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 9 | £86,000 | +4.24% | |
| South West | -24 | 3 | £57,500 | -42.50% | |
| Scotland | -67 | 3 | £95,000 | -13.64% | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £88,750 | - | 1 |
| East of England | -1 | 1 | £100,000 | +29.03% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Head of Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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