Operations Manager Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 42,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£85,735
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 1.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£103,594
Jobs measured
42,000
What a typical operations manager takes home
On the median of £85,735, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£5,024
Take-home a year
£60,284
Income Tax
£21,726
National Insurance
£3,725
What most operations managers actually earn
Half of operations managers in London earn between £64,817 and £148,127. Earning above £148,127 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Functional Managers and Directors” group in London.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of operations managers earn less than this.
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 London?
The median is £85,735 a year and the mean is £103,594, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
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, so there is no separate rate for London.
What is a good Operations Manager salary?
Half of operations managers earn between £64,817 and £148,127. Anything above £148,127 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 £45,320 and the lowest quarter under £64,817 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid operations managers earn?
The top 10% of operations managers earn more than £243,871 a year, and the top quarter more than £148,127. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do operations managers in London earn more than the UK average?
The median in London is £85,735 against £69,996 across the UK, 22.5% higher.
Has operations manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +1.6% for this occupation in London. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many operations managers are there in London?
ASHE counts around 42,000 employee jobs in “Functional managers and directors n.e.c.” (SOC 1139) in London. 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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