Chief Operating Officers

A Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a senior executive tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of a business. The COO typically reports directly to the chief executive officer (CEO) and is considered to be second in the chain of command.

About this Career

Average Salary

£81,022

New workers start at around £40,843. Normal pay is £81,022 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £175,640

Annual Openings

104

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

Directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information of interest to members and other interested parties.
Stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews and organising appeals for a variety of causes.
Studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority.
Negotiates and monitors contracted out services provided to the local authority by the private sector.
Evaluates government/local authority departmental activities, discusses problems with government/local authority officials and administrators and formulates departmental policy.
Plans and controls the allocation of resources and the selection of senior staff.
Prepares, or arranges for the preparation of, reports, budgets, forecasts or other information.
Consults with subordinates to formulate, implement and review company/organisation policy, authorises funding for policy implementation programmes and institutes reporting, auditing and control systems.
Analyses economic, social, legal and other data, and plans, formulates and directs at strategic level the operation of a company or organisation.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills	Importance
Monitoring	83%
Active Listening	78%
Active Learning	74%
Critical Thinking	72%
Reading Comprehension	71%
Speaking	70%
Learning Strategies	70%
Writing	70%
Mathematics	62%
Science	36%