Operations Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 136,000 jobs.
Median salary
£69,996
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 1.5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£75,711
Mean
£80,257
Jobs measured
136,000
What a typical operations manager takes home
On the median of £69,996, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£4,263
Take-home a year
£51,155
Income Tax
£15,430
National Insurance
£3,411
What most operations managers actually earn
Half of operations managers earn between £47,062 and £99,752. Earning above £99,752 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of operations managers earn less than this.
Operations Manager salary by region
5 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £85,735 | £103,594 |
| South East | £76,511 | £88,632 |
| East | £69,486 | £78,278 |
| North East | £49,877 | £55,387 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £49,069 | £55,958 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 code
- 1139
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “operations manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Functional managers and directors n.e.c.”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures a residual group - functional managers and directors it does not name separately.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Operations Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Operations Manager salary in the UK?
The median is £69,996 a year and the mean is £80,257, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £75,711.
How much does a operations manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £39.24 excluding overtime, or £41.56 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Operations Manager salary?
Half of operations managers earn between £47,062 and £99,752. Anything above £99,752 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a operations manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of operations managers earn under £24,851 and the lowest quarter under £47,062 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Has operations manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +1.5% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many operations managers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 136,000 employee jobs in “Functional managers and directors n.e.c.” (SOC 1139) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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