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Head of HR Operations
Posted 1 day ago by Eclectic Recruitment Ltd
The RoleReporting directly to the HR Director, you will lead a team of three, including two junior HR Administrators who...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
Banking Operations - Cash Processing/Handling Experts - Operating Model design/C...
Posted 3 days ago by Scope AT Limited
Banking Operations - Cash Processing/Handling Experts - Operating Model design/Cash OperationsWe are supporting a bankin...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location London
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Head of Data Operations - London (2 days p/week) - Inside IR35 up to £800/day
Posted 4 days ago by Futureheads
The roleYou'll lead how the organisation looks after its data, making sure it is accurate, clearly owned, easy to find a...
- Rate £800 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London
Head of Operations
Posted 4 days ago by Eclectic Recruitment Ltd
We are delighted to be supporting one of our clients based near Ruislip in their search for an experienced and commercia...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
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Cloud Operations Azure Engineer - SC Cleared
Posted 5 days ago by Synergize Consulting Ltd
We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Cloud Operations Azure Engineer to support a secure, highly regulated UK te...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location Mostly United Kingdom remote, possible ad-hoc meetings in London
Operations & Resource Manager- PR/ Comms Agency (Environmental clients)
Posted 5 days ago by The Industry Club
A growing communications consultancy is looking for an experienced Operations Manager to take ownership of the systems,...
- Rate £60,000 per year
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London Area, United Kingdom
Sales Operations & Enablement Coordinator -payments/financial services - 12 mont...
Posted 5 days ago by Octopus Computer Associates
The roleOur Sales & Operations Processes team keeps the commercial engine running so our Relationship Managers can f...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London
BI & Insight Analyst - Sales Operations (Payments) London- 12 month contract Hyb...
Posted 5 days ago by Octopus Computer Associates
My client are looking for a Senior BI & Insight Analyst - Sales Operations (Payments)Our client, is looking for a Se...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London/Hybrid
Proctor Quality and Learning Manager, Scaling Operations
Posted 7 days ago by LearningDevelopmentJobs
About The RoleThe Duolingo English Test (DET) is a high-stakes assessment used by institutions around the world.Its inte...
- Rate £122,617 per year
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location London, England, United Kingdom
Fund Operations Project Associate (12 month FTC)
Posted 7 days ago by Mayford James
Boutique Asset Manager is looking for an experienced Project Associate to join the team.You will likely have 5 years wor...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Not specified
- Location London, United Kingdom
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About Our Operations Contract Roles in London
What does a operations contractor do?
Operations contracting puts you inside the engine room of an organisation - the warehouses, fulfilment centres, service delivery functions, shared services hubs, and back-office teams where the actual work of the business gets done. Contractors in this space are hired to fix things that are broken, build things that do not yet exist, or run things while the organisation figures out its permanent leadership. In practice, that means leading the consolidation of three regional distribution centres into one automated facility, redesigning a claims processing function that cannot keep pace with volume, standing up a shared services centre in a new location, managing the operational integration of an acquired business, or providing interim COO-level leadership during a restructuring. The work is hands-on and measurable: clients hire operations contractors to move specific metrics - throughput, cost per unit, cycle time, error rate, customer satisfaction - and your success is judged against those numbers.
What is the market like for operations contractors?
The UK operations contracting market is unglamorous but remarkably stable. Operational problems do not disappear during downturns; they intensify. When revenue falls, organisations look to contractors to cut operational costs. When demand surges, they need contractors to scale operations quickly. When acquisitions close, they need someone to integrate two sets of operations into one. This counter-cyclical resilience makes operations one of the more dependable contracting disciplines. Manufacturing and logistics are the largest hiring sectors, driven by automation programmes, warehouse consolidation, and supply chain restructuring following the disruptions of recent years. Financial services operations - payments processing, trade settlement, claims handling - represent a second major demand pool. Retail, particularly e-commerce fulfilment, and healthcare operations round out the top sectors. The market values contractors who have led operational change in a specific sector over those with generalist process improvement credentials. A contractor who has consolidated distribution networks commands more than one who can draw a value stream map but has never run a warehouse.
What is the contracting market like in London?
London dominates the UK contractor market by volume, depth, and rate levels. The capital concentrates the headquarters and major offices of most FTSE 100 companies, the largest global banks, the Big Four professional services firms, and the central government departments that collectively generate the majority of UK contract demand. Every contracting discipline covered on this site has active demand in London, from niche specialisms like threat intelligence and LLM engineering through to high-volume disciplines like project management and business analysis. The sheer density of employers means contractors in London typically have more choice of engagement at any given time than anywhere else in the UK. Day rates carry a premium of 15 to 25 per cent over the national average across most disciplines, reflecting both the concentration of complex, high-value programmes and the cost of operating in the capital.
How much do operations contractors usually earn in London?
Contract rates for operations roles in London typically range from £385 to £715 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many operations vacancies in London are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 400 operations contract roles across the site, with London accounting for roughly one in three of those. Data reviewed up to September 2026.