Operational Technology Jobs in England

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 547 634 988
Rank change year-on-year +87 +354 -207
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 306 334 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.36% 0.36% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.04% 0.83% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 185 104 78
10th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £42,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,563 £83,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% - -6.67%

All Generic Skills
England

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,443 40,387 60,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.72% 43.32% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 20,757 21,802 30,475
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,422 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,650 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +67 86 £52,084 -19.87% 9
London +149 69 £73,750 -13.24% 27
North West +26 60 £52,084 -22.84% 4
Midlands +9 48 £49,750 -8.07% 35
West Midlands +20 39 £57,500 +6.25% 32
East of England +42 38 £45,000 -35.71% 12
South East +21 33 £65,000 +23.81% 22
South West -4 28 £40,000 -44.83% 9
Yorkshire +88 19 £51,000 +13.33% 3
East Midlands -8 8 £40,000 - 2
North East - 7 £71,250 - 2
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.61%) CMS
3 5 (1.63%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.33%) Apache
4 1 (0.33%) IIS
4 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 23 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.27%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.31%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.33%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Primavera
2 1 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 17 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (4.25%) Azure
3 11 (3.59%) SaaS
4 7 (2.29%) IaaS
4 7 (2.29%) PaaS
5 6 (1.96%) AWS
6 5 (1.63%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.65%) GCP
8 1 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.88%) Network Security
2 15 (4.90%) Firewall
3 14 (4.58%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.27%) WAN
5 9 (2.94%) MPLS
6 8 (2.61%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.61%) VSAN
7 5 (1.63%) NAS
7 5 (1.63%) SAN
7 5 (1.63%) VoIP
8 3 (0.98%) Wireless
9 2 (0.65%) DMZ
9 2 (0.65%) Internet
9 2 (0.65%) LAN
9 2 (0.65%) Modbus
10 1 (0.33%) Broadband
10 1 (0.33%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.33%) MQTT
10 1 (0.33%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.63%) Oracle Database
2 5 (1.63%) Power BI
2 5 (1.63%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.65%) Metadata
4 1 (0.33%) Big Data
4 1 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.33%) GIS
4 1 (0.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.98%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.65%) JIRA
3 1 (0.33%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.33%) Git
3 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 63 (20.59%) Manufacturing
2 26 (8.50%) Finance
3 25 (8.17%) Aerospace
3 25 (8.17%) Social Skills
4 18 (5.88%) Marketing
5 17 (5.56%) Telecoms
6 15 (4.90%) Games
6 15 (4.90%) Legal
7 14 (4.58%) Pharmaceutical
8 13 (4.25%) Automotive
9 9 (2.94%) Retail
10 8 (2.61%) Analytical Skills
11 6 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.63%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.98%) Electronics
13 3 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.98%) Law
13 3 (0.98%) Police
13 3 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.65%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 54 (17.65%) Consultant
2 50 (16.34%) Security Consultant
3 30 (9.80%) Analyst
4 24 (7.84%) SCADA Engineer
4 24 (7.84%) Senior
5 18 (5.88%) Lead
5 18 (5.88%) Software Engineer
6 16 (5.23%) Data Engineer
6 16 (5.23%) Security Engineer
7 15 (4.90%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 15 (4.90%) Security Specialist
8 14 (4.58%) Security Operations Specialist
9 13 (4.25%) Cybersecurity Specialist
9 13 (4.25%) SCADA Software Engineer
9 13 (4.25%) Systems Analyst
10 12 (3.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (3.92%) Security Manager
10 12 (3.92%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (3.59%) Hardware Engineer
11 11 (3.59%) Managing Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.96%) Middleware
1 6 (1.96%) Web Services
2 2 (0.65%) REST
3 1 (0.33%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.33%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.33%) XML
3 1 (0.33%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 71 (23.20%) SCADA
2 34 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 33 (10.78%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 20 (6.54%) Cyber Threat
5 19 (6.21%) IoT
6 12 (3.92%) Cyber Defence
7 9 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
7 9 (2.94%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.61%) Clustering
9 7 (2.29%) Driving Licence
9 7 (2.29%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.96%) Cyberattack
10 6 (1.96%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.96%) Smart Energy
11 5 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (1.63%) Smart Meter
12 4 (1.31%) Life Science
12 4 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.98%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 44 (14.38%) Windows
2 33 (10.78%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.59%) Linux
4 8 (2.61%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.98%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (60.78%) Cybersecurity
2 68 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 59 (19.28%) Incident Response
4 39 (12.75%) Change Management
5 34 (11.11%) Mentoring
6 33 (10.78%) Information Security
7 30 (9.80%) Problem-Solving
8 27 (8.82%) Systems Engineering
9 26 (8.50%) Data Acquisition
9 26 (8.50%) Project Delivery
10 25 (8.17%) Software Engineering
11 24 (7.84%) Security Architecture
12 22 (7.19%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (6.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 21 (6.86%) Line Management
14 20 (6.54%) Agile
14 20 (6.54%) Vulnerability Management
15 19 (6.21%) Penetration Testing
15 19 (6.21%) Security Operations
16 18 (5.88%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.58%) Python
1 14 (4.58%) SQL
2 12 (3.92%) Bash
3 6 (1.96%) Java
3 6 (1.96%) VB
4 3 (0.98%) C#
4 3 (0.98%) C++
4 3 (0.98%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.65%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (0.65%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 79 (25.82%) Security Cleared
2 71 (23.20%) Degree
3 51 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 30 (9.80%) CISSP
5 28 (9.15%) CISM
6 19 (6.21%) CRISC
7 17 (5.56%) DV Cleared
8 16 (5.23%) CEH
9 15 (4.90%) CASP
10 9 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.61%) A+ Certification
11 8 (2.61%) HND
12 7 (2.29%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.96%) Chartered Engineer
13 6 (1.96%) MCSE
13 6 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (1.63%) CCNA
14 5 (1.63%) GIAC
14 5 (1.63%) HNC
15 4 (1.31%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.80%) NCSC
1 30 (9.80%) NIST
2 21 (6.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (3.27%) SLA
4 9 (2.94%) QA
5 7 (2.29%) COBIT
5 7 (2.29%) NIST 800
6 6 (1.96%) GDPR
6 6 (1.96%) GRC
6 6 (1.96%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.98%) ISO 31000
9 2 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.65%) IEC 61131
9 2 (0.65%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.65%) PMO
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 32 (10.46%) Hyper-V
2 24 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (6.54%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.61%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.94%) QRadar
2 8 (2.61%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (2.29%) Nessus
4 3 (0.98%) Nmap
5 2 (0.65%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.33%) Ansible
6 1 (0.33%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.33%) SCCM
6 1 (0.33%) SCOM
6 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.84%) VMware
3 9 (2.94%) Darktrace
3 9 (2.94%) Qualys
4 8 (2.61%) Meraki
5 7 (2.29%) Siemens
6 6 (1.96%) Oracle
7 5 (1.63%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.63%) EMC
7 5 (1.63%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.98%) OneTrust
9 2 (0.65%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.65%) Forcepoint
9 2 (0.65%) LogRhythm
9 2 (0.65%) NEC
9 2 (0.65%) SAP
9 2 (0.65%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.65%) Varonis
9 2 (0.65%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.33%) MathWorks