Salary report · 2026 to date
Operations jobs in United Kingdom advertised a median of £53K a year in 2026 (middle half £36K–£86K), from 76 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | £30K – £56K | £34K | £16.36 | 24 |
| Manager | £44K – £66K | £54K | £25.84 | 33 |
| Director | £119K – £150K | £121K | £58.31 | 5 |
| Executive | £85K – £86K | £86K | £41.13 | 7 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | £36K – £86K | £57K | £27.32 | 64 |
| Remote | £38K – £88K | £45K |
JobRipe, "What Operations jobs pay in the United Kingdom, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/gb/operations (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is £53K a year (about £25.66 an hour), from 76 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 9 February 2026 and 23 October 2026. Half of them fall between £36K and £86K.
One in ten postings advertised £106K a year or more; one in ten advertised £30K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: Cardiff £94K; London £78K.
Median advertised pay is £45K for remote postings (12) and £57K for on-site ones (64). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| £21.45 |
| 12 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | £47K – £63K | £53K | £25.48 | 5 |
| Mid-size | £86K – £106K | £100K | £48.08 | 7 |
| Large | £59K – £106K | £101K | £48.56 | 12 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | £61K – £115K | £93K | £44.94 | 6 |
| Fintech | £86K – £100K | £94K | £45.05 | 5 |